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...
The Johnston Community School District would like to warn parents, community members, and business owners of a scam involving people impersonating someone from Johnston High School. Scammers are calling people and businesses in the city asking them to...
Due to the prediction of heavy rain and severe weather in Saturday’s forecast, the Sept. 21 Johnston Marching Band Competition at Dragon Stadium has been cancelled.
The district office will be moving locations over the weekend of Sept. 20. The office will be open for business through Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the current location of 5608 Merle Hay Rd., Johnston. The office is...
DES MOINES, IA: Two-hundred-thirty-five high school seniors from 23 area high schools were selected by their schools to attend the National Council on Youth Leadership’s 27th annual Youth Salute on September 9, 2019, at Drake University. Fourteen Johnston...
Johnston High School math teacher Danielle Pippert has been named the September Teacher of the Month by the Huntington Learning Center. Each month, Huntington students nominate teachers in their own school districts who go above and beyond for...