JOHNSTON, IA. (April 8, 2022) —Erica Whittle has been selected as the Johnston Community School District’s new Learning Coordinator of Secondary Schools and PK-12 Math Supports. She will fill the vacancy created by Mary Cooksley’s retirement at the...
JOHNSTON, IA (March 23, 2022) — We understand how important the availability and consistency of the school bus is for our students and families. Riding the bus is a rite of passage for some students, and our ability...
Students, parents, teachers, city, police join forces in a show of kindness JOHNSTON, IA (March 8, 2022) – The power of kindness is awe-inspiring. It can make someone’s day; it can even save a life. Years from now,...
Preschool and school registration in the Johnston Community School District is starting soon! It all kicks off 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 for 2- and 3-year-olds who can reserve a spot by registering online at johnston.ce.eleo.com/. There’s a...
The Johnston Baseball Program, composed of over 120 players and 15 coaches, decided to GIVE BACK in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and a national day of service. The Baseball Coaches collaborated with the Johnston Partnership,...
The Johnston Middle School and Johnston High School Student Council are hosting a Coaches vs. Cancer night on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. The event will be at the home girls’ and boys’ basketball game. All proceeds will be...
JOHNSTON, IA (Jan. 10, 2022) — Even the school district’s youngest children have something to teach those already in high school. Students in Laura Bertroche’s child development class at Johnston High School recently visited preschoolers at the Johnston...
Clint Evans, Deb Davis and Derek Tidball were sworn in Nov. 22 as new members of the Johnston Board of Education. The board then elected Katie Fiala as board president and Alicia Clevenger as vice president. The district...
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Johnston Board of Education held a special board meeting to vote on the implementation of a PreK-12 mask mandate indoors, during instructional hours, for students, staff and visitors. The vote passed and masks...
At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, there had been conflicting state and federal guidance on how the CDC mask order applied to school buses. With a federal judge’s ruling in a larger case on Sept. 13,...