(submitted by the office of Paul D. Pate) JOHNSTON – Teachers at Johnston Community School District were recognized for organizing the district’s participation in the statewide Iowa Youth Straw Poll for the 2016 general Election. Students voted on...
Members of the JHS Math Club competed in mathleague.org’s Mathematics Championship against teams from AZ, CA, MO, IA, and the country of Saipan on May 20 in Kansas City, MO. Participants were Anh Tran, Chris Yao, Haley Dostalik,...
Story by Rylee Robinson Ever heard of a high school English class doing yoga together? In Kristen Gidel’s “Pushing the Limits” class, her students are learning about the importance of stress management and options they have for responding to...
The JCSD Online Registration system will be shut down Wednesday, May 31 at 4 p.m. and re-open on Thursday, June 1 at 9 a.m. for system updates. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Questions can be...
Submitted by JHS Spanish teacher Peggy Fox The community around us has never been more global. Johnston High School students who have studied Spanish or are interested in the Spanish culture are encouraged to attend an informational meeting,...
Following a search and interview process, the Johnston Community School District will welcome Leigh Goldie as the new English Language Arts/Social Studies coordinator along with Karen Carroll, Melissa Grinstead, and Wendy Quam as the district’s respective Teacher Leadership...
(submitted by Kathy Paul) Johnston students had a very successful State History Day on May 8, and were represented by 40 outstanding students whose entries represented months of historical research, Students in grades 7 through 11 were able...
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced this year’s National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2017 National Merit...
Christopher Billings has been selected as the new principal of Summit Middle School in the Johnston Community School District. Billings is the principal of Gilbert Middle School, a nationally identified high-performing school in the Gilbert Community School District,...
Anyone looking to skies over Johnston on Friday, May 5, around 10:30 a.m. may have noticed a large, white balloon floating through the air. Like most balloons, it was filled with helium, made of latex, and the movement...