JOHNSTON, Ia. (Nov. 10, 2022) — Coming to a theater near you! This new video from the Johnston Community School District will soon be appearing in local movie theaters. Want to make a difference in students’ lives? We’re...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Oct. 26, 2022) — The Johnston Community School District applauds all of the students who tried out for All-State Choir or Band, and the more than two dozen accepted this year. Students will perform at the...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Oct. 25, 2022) — Winter Break will start a little earlier this year! During a recent Employee Relations Committee meeting, it was discussed that having a 3-hour early out on Friday, Dec. 23 would be appreciated...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Oct. 18, 2022) — Johnston is playing a leadership role in an upcoming national conference on student wellness. Illuminate: Student Summit on Wellness will convene school teams across the country to advance groundbreaking, student-led ideas for...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Oct 10, 2022) — The Johnston Community School District tonight inducted its first group of 37 students into iJAG, Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates, as the program begins its inaugural year at Johnston High School. Iowa...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 28, 2022) — Siddarth Rajkumar, a junior at JHS, recently earned a perfect score on the ACT — the standardized test used for college admissions. This is rare. Less than one half of...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 22, 2022) — Seventeen Johnston paraeducators are participating in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship Grant Program. The program, just launched in the 2022-23 school year, is a new model of teacher preparation. It...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 15, 2022) — Yami Dik today became the first graduate this year of Johnston’s new Drop-In School! The program, which began in the spring, promotes student success by re-engaging students in school with a safe,...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 14, 2022) — Five Johnston High School students were today named among 16,000 semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The Johnston semifinalists are Eshaan Chandani, Anita Dinakar, Aarushi Gupta, Jackson Liu and...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 9, 2022) — Johnston is implementing a clear-bag policy at Dragon Stadium in an effort to improve safety and make it easier for those checking bags at the gate. Regular backpacks or other bags will NOT...