GRIMES, Ia. (April 28, 2023) — JHS senior Hannah Paustian thought she was just going out to get pizza with her boyfriend Friday night. But instead, she opened the front door of her house to find a whole...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 11, 2023) — Cole Van Vark is slated to become the first assistant principal at Johnston High School, pending board approval April 24. Van Vark is currently an associate principal at Lincoln High School in...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 11, 2023) — The Johnston Community School District will save taxpayers nearly $8.5 million at a time when homeowners are reeling over the dramatic increases in property tax reassessments. The school district is scheduled to...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 7, 2023) — The JELA Little Lending Library is officially open! The Johnston Early Learning Academy now has its own library, thanks to a $7,900 grant from the Johnston Community School Foundation. The grant helped...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 7, 2023) — The Johnston High School Student Council has been named a 2023 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council (NatStuCo) for its exemplary record of leadership, service and activities that...
ALTOONA, Ia. (April 6, 2023) — Johnston students, who lead both the state and national branches of the Technology Student Association (TSA), were successful at the organization’s state conference this week. Twenty-seven middle and high school students qualified for...
JOHNSTON, IA. (April 5, 2023) — Luke Dillon has been named the principal of Johnston Middle School beginning in fall 2023, pending April 24 approval by the school board. Dillon will succeed Brent Riessen, who is resigning effective...
CORALVILLE, Ia. (April 3, 2023) — Seven Johnston High School students have qualified for the 2023 FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) National Leadership Conference, which will be held June 27 to 30 in Atlanta, Georgia. Their qualification...