By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (June 24, 2025) — Robert Kinney has been selected as the new assistant principal of Summit Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year, following Monday night’s approval by the...
By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (June 13, 2025) — Thousands of students from across the nation will be here next week when Johnston High School will once again be a host school for the...
By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (June 4, 2025) — Ryan Dixon has been selected as the new assistant principal of Timber Ridge Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year, pending board approval June 9. He...
By Clara Toot, JCSD Communications Specialist JOHNSTON, Ia. (June 12, 2025) — Brooke Hakert has been selected as assistant principal of Lawson Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year, pending board approval June 9. She will step into the...
By Clara Toot, JCSD Communications Specialist JOHNSTON, Ia. (June 10, 2025) — Dr. Stephanie Ingle has been selected as principal of Lawson Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year, following board approval Monday night. She will replace Nikki Heidemann,...
By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (June 10, 2025) — Kevin Tow has been selected as the Johnston Community School District’s new Director of Secondary Teaching & Learning, following board approval Monday night. He will...
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 —...
Story by Lynn Meadows. Photos by Clara Toot, JCSD Communications GRIMES, Ia. (April 22, 2025) — Katie Carr’s drive to succeed in school and have a future helping others, despite a difficult childhood with financial barriers, impressed the...
By Clara Toot, JCSD Communications Specialist Johnston, Ia. (April 18, 2025)— Thirty-nine Johnston High School seniors will be recognized at graduation this year for earning the Seal of Biliteracy in one of six languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese, Bosnian,...
By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 9, 2025) — Johnston Middle School won the middle school state championship this week at the Iowa TSA (Technology Student Association) spring state conference, while 14 Johnston High...