May is School Board Recognition Month and an opportunity for local schools and communities to honor Iowa’s more than 2,000 locally elected school board members for their dedication to children and schools. “Providing our community’s children with a...
(Submitted by Summit TSA advisor Ben Chadwick) The Summit Middle School Technology Student Association had 20 students attend the 2017 State Competition held at the Adventureland Inn in Altoona, Iowa. The attending students placed in five of the...
Story by Rylee Robinson The Johnston Community School District has partnered with the Johnston Police Department to provide the School Resource Officer (SRO) program since the 2007-08 school year. The SRO program provides students with positive law enforcement...
Johnston High School students and faculty hosted 25 French students and two teachers from France from April 13-21 as part of an ongoing exchange (since 1992) that allows for students and teachers to visit the sister high school....
The Cat in the Hat, along with all of his friends, will invade the Johnston High School auditorium this weekend for the production “Seussical the Musical.” The musical is directed by Jeremy Fitzgerald and features stories, songs, and...
At 7 p.m. on April 28 and 29, the Johnston High School auditorium will transform into an [outer] space unlike any other. “Moonboy” is an adapted play from the book by Carolyn Grace Garcia. The story highlights the...
Herff Jones, provider of graduation and educational products and services, has named the Johnston High School yearbook as a featured student publication in their “Ideas That Fly” showcase of the best yearbook design, photography, and writing the company publishes....
(Submitted by TSA advisor Joe Hubbe) The Johnston Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) traveled to Adventureland Inn in Altoona to compete at the annual state conference, April 10-11, 2017. While at the conference, students competed in a...
(Shared with express permission from the Iowa Department of Education) Input Sought on Fine Arts Standards April public forums scheduled; online survey opens today Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise today announced he’s seeking public input on...
A familiar face will move from Summit Middle School to the Administrative Resource Center this summer. Joy Wiebers has been hired as the Johnston Community School District’s Director of Student Support and Equity. She has been the principal...