DES MOINES, Ia. (May 29, 2023) — JHS student Brileligh Erickson recently placed 5th in the women’s division among 25 women and a total 106 welders at the statewide high school weld competition. Erickson was among five Johnston...
JOHNSTON, IA. (May 22, 2023) — Heather Semelmacher has been selected as the Johnston Community School District’s new athletics and activities director, pending board approval June 12. She will officially start her new role July 1 and will...
DES MOINES, Ia. (May 20, 2023) — The Johnston Boys Track & Field team won their first ever Class 4A state championship at Drake Stadium today with 84 points, beating Ankeny (80) and Iowa City High (77). The...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 17, 2023) — Johnston High School art teacher Tyler Kirkholm was today awarded $1,000 as the winner of this year’s Daniel Weiss “Get Your Good Out” Memorial Award during a JHS staff meeting. The award by...
JOHNSTON, IA (May 17, 2023) — The Johnston Board of Education has named Dr. Nikki Roorda as Interim Superintendent of the Johnston Community School District for the 2023-2024 school year. Since July 2021, Dr. Roorda has served as...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 12, 2023) — Johnston High School students Piper Stansbury and Advija Jusufovic today became the inaugural recipients of the Ken and Rosie Jarvis Scholarship. In a surprise presentation, the two students were each presented with...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 11, 2023) — The Johnston High School Drama Department’s spring 2023 production of Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical has received the Outstanding Musical Production Award, the state’s highest honor in high school musical theater. In...
The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union & The Iowa High School Athletic Association recognizes those teams and cheerleading squads which collectively have excelled in the classroom. Each student-athlete on the team will receive a certificate for their...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 10, 2023) — JHS senior Eshaan S. Chandani is one of four Iowa high school students named to the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. The program...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 10, 2023) — Shawna Shanahan has been selected as the Johnston Community School District (JCSD)’s new Director of Special Education, pending approval by the school board. She succeeds Vickie McCool, who is retiring after 34...