School News

(Submitted by the Dragon Scholarship Fund) Dragon Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to every graduating Johnston senior who completes our simple, 6-step scholarship process. The annual phone-a-thon is our largest fundraiser of the year. Since inception in 1987, we...

Johnston, IOWA – The Johnston Community School District (JCSD) has received the results of the 2018-2019 ACT tests. The 361 students who completed the exam had a composite average of 24.4 (out of a possible 36) and scored...

As the Johnston Foundation Dragon Patrol made their rounds through Johnston schools on October 18, they carried balloons, band instruments, and big checks. Big checks for Johnston educators to purchase extra equipment, supplies, or software to enhance student...

Progress continues on the Johnston High School Outdoor Learning Environment as a new wave of students integrate the project within their classes. The Outdoor Learning Environment (OLE) represents a collective effort by the Johnston Community School Foundation, numerous...

Following board approval in August 2019, all Johnston Community School District sites are having radon testing conducted by Terracon as a proactive measure. Radon testing at school sites has been discussed legislatively for several years, but has not...

(Submitted by the Iowa Department of Education) DES MOINES – In the first year since the state of Iowa launched its Biliteracy Seal aimed at high school students who are proficient in more than one language, 775 students...

Johnston High School principal Ryan Woods announced that JHS senior Owen Smith has been named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC),...

As you plan your October calendars, please keep these dates in mind:

The Polk Co. Health Department encourages everyone to get a flu shot  (Des Moines, IA) – I don’t need the flu shot, I never get sick. I got the flu shot last year so I am fine.  Every...