JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 26, 2024) — The Johnston High School chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) has received the national Service Award of Excellence — a recognition of the chapter’s exemplary record of leadership, service and efforts to...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 16, 2024) — Johnston is playing a leading role in helping students statewide learn about the importance of civic engagement and voting in elections. Patrick Hennes, a government teacher at Johnston High School, was selected...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 13, 2024) — Ten Johnston High School students have been named semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, giving them an opportunity to compete for 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (August 28, 2024) — The Johnston Community School District has been named one of 17 school districts in the nation and one of two in Iowa recognized as an Apple Distinguished School District. This recognition is...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 8, 2024) — The Johnston High School Drama Department has received six awards for its spring 2024 production of “The Fiddler on the Roof,” the 2023-2024 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards announced today. “I...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 6, 2024) — In a surprise staff meeting after school, JHS Principal Ryan Woods excitedly announced Monday that Johnston High School has been named a “Capturing Kids’ Hearts® National Showcase School” for the first time....
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 1, 2024) — A website about Watergate developed by four Johnston High School juniors — Kathir Kalyanaraman, Andrew Bogue, Aydean Bejtovic and Shreyas Shrestha — will be one of two Group Websites representing Iowa at the National...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 24, 2024) — In a surprise announcement, Johnston High School senior Maanit Sheth was on Wednesday named the recipient of the 2024 Raymond and Marie Schlenker Scholarship — a $10,000 scholarship awarded to one JHS...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 11, 2024) — For its exemplary record of leadership, service and activities that improve the school and community, the Johnston student council has been recognized as a 2024 National Gold Council of Excellence by the...
ALTOONA, Ia. (April 10, 2024) — JMS students won the middle school chapter championship at the Iowa Technology Student Association (TSA) spring state conference at Adventureland Resort this week, while 10 JHS students competing in nine events qualified for...