Tara Djukanovic sat amongst hundreds of other students from the Des Moines metro, waiting to hear who would be picked. Even as they read a description of her to the crowd, she didn’t believe it to be true...
Schools in the Johnston Community School District will be ringing in 2017 with new websites. On Tuesday, January 3, users visiting any of the eight Johnston school websites will experience a totally new interface. The websites feature similar...
The Johnston Community School District has released a new (and improved) version of e-flyers – the Digital Backpack. The goal of the Digital Backpack is to share community events with Johnston families in a convenient and eco-friendly way....
When it comes to driving a Johnston school bus, there’s a lot of preparation that goes into sitting behind the wheel. Forty-one hours of preparation, in fact. Student Transportation of America (STA) is the transportation service provider for...
Perfection has occurred not once, but twice at Johnston High School. JHS seniors Afshan Chandani and Tyler Ingebrand achieved what few others have – a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT. According to prepscholar.com, out of...
All schools in the Johnston Community School Distinct will follow the schedule below during winter break: December 22: Last day before winter break – normal schedule at all schools December 23-January 2: No school, all school offices closed....
When it comes to school lunch menus, who better to select the items than the kids themselves? In Johnston and in schools across the state, students are being tapped for their taste buds, specifically for taste-testing potential new...
As the year draws to a close, so does the 2016 United Way of Central Iowa campaign within the Johnston Community School District. This year, employees opened their hearts and pocketbooks to support more than 150 programs related...
The Dow Jones Fund named Johnston High School teacher Leslie Shipp a Distinguished Newspaper Adviser at the National Journalism Convention in Indianapolis, Nov. 12. Six other advisers were also recognized as well as the National Newspaper Adviser of...
The face of mental health awareness in Johnston is changing. For the first time, the Johnston Community School District will offer an evening devoted to educating parents, community members, and the public about the emotional well-being and mental...