By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 12, 2025) — Johnston High School has for a second consecutive year been named a “Capturing Kids’ Hearts® National Showcase School.” The 2024-2025 national award recognizes and celebrates...
By Lynn Meadows and Clara Toot, JCSD Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 9, 2025) — Adonawit Meshesha and Reagan Dammeier this week became the first two Johnston students to ever receive their Associate of Arts (AA) 2-year college degree...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 7, 2025) — The Johnston High School Drama Department has received eight awards for its spring 2025 production of “Mean Girls,” including the Outstanding Overall Performance Award — one of the program’s highest honors —...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May, 5 2025) — Claire Anderson, a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at Johnston High School, has been named the 2025 Iowa ProStart® Educator of Excellence by the Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation (IRAEF). Selected from...
DES MOINES, Ia. (May 3, 2025) — A team of nine Johnston High School students took 2nd place in Division IV of United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) Nationals 2025, held over the past three days at the Community...