Horizon expands help to students in need
JOHNSTON, IA. (Jan. 21, 2022) — It’s a way that Horizon Elementary students and families take care of their own — a place they can go if they’re cold or hungry, or in need of toiletries such as...
Johnston Baseball Program GIVES BACK! #JohnstonServes
The Johnston Baseball Program, composed of over 120 players and 15 coaches, decided to GIVE BACK in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and a national day of service. The Baseball Coaches collaborated with the Johnston Partnership,...
Coaches vs. Cancer Game Night – February 1
The Johnston Middle School and Johnston High School Student Council are hosting a Coaches vs. Cancer night on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. The event will be at the home girls’ and boys’ basketball game. All proceeds will be...
New school board members sworn in, mask mandate lifted
Clint Evans, Deb Davis and Derek Tidball were sworn in Nov. 22 as new members of the Johnston Board of Education. The board then elected Katie Fiala as board president and Alicia Clevenger as vice president. The district...
Mask Mandate Effective Sept. 23
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Johnston Board of Education held a special board meeting to vote on the implementation of a PreK-12 mask mandate indoors, during instructional hours, for students, staff and visitors. The vote passed and masks...
Reminder: Masks are Mandatory on Buses
At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, there had been conflicting state and federal guidance on how the CDC mask order applied to school buses. With a federal judge’s ruling in a larger case on Sept. 13,...
Special Board Meeting Update & Transportation Changes
On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the Johnston Board of Education held a special meeting with the purpose to vote on the required use of masks as an additional mitigation effort for all PreK-12 students and staff when indoors. The...
Ten JHS Students Named NMSC Semifinalists
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the...
Students Learn, Remember Accounts of 9/11
As the nation approaches the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, students throughout the district are learning about the impact of the day’s events and how it changed the course of American history going...
Eight Johnston Schools Earn Prestigious “Apple Distinguished School” Awards
Johnston, IA – September 09, 2021 – Eight schools in the Johnston Community School District have been recognized as Apple Distinguished Schools for 2021-2024 for their integration of 1:1 iPad learning devices across PreK-12 classroom learning environments. Schools...