Recently, we have encountered email deliverability issues for messages that go out via Blackboard from the district (such as the E-Connection) and schools (such as daily announcements). After checking on this with Blackboard, they’ve informed us the problem...
Congratulations to the Johnston High School Competition Cheer Team for their recent achievement at the NCA High School Cheerleading National Competition, February 1-2, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. JHS competed in the Advanced Small Game Performance division with 11...
(Submitted by the Iowa Department of Education) Eighty-six students from Iowa have been named 2020 candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Two of those students are from Johnston High School. Congratulations to JHS seniors Matthew Ding and...
Plan now for the 2020-21 school year! Two of the things that can be done before a new school starts are ensuring physicals and vaccines are up to date and having an updated action plan if your child...
(Submitted by Academic Decathlon coach Sue Cline) Congratulations to the Johnston Academic Decathlon teams for a great performance at Regional competition on January 20 and 21! The three Johnston teams garnered a total of 29 ribbons and two...
Due to the snow day on Jan. 17, the elementary 6-day related arts schedule has been updated. This information is also posted within the JCSD app and emailed to parents. View, download, and/or print the updated schedule here:...
On January 20, parents and kids are invited to join us for a fun, free family concert with Eric Litwin, the best-selling author of the original four Pete the Cat books, The Nuts and Groovy Joe. Litwin brings...
Dan Loy’s fifth grade students have a lot of questions. And not just any questions – these questions come from some critical thinking about the earth, the sun, elements, and the list goes on. Loy, who is now...
The Dragon Scholarship Fund will be hosting a Family Bingo Night on Monday, Dec. 30. Cost is $5 per person. Check-in begins at 6 p.m.; games run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This is event is open to the community...
(Submitted by the Iowa Dept. of Education) DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Department of Public Health, and the Iowa Department of Education launched a new vaping awareness and prevention campaign aimed at informing teens about...