Johnston’s Lawson Elementary and Beaver Creek Elementary have been awarded the Honor Plus Level of Recognition from the Iowa Department of Education for their respective implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in the 2018-19 school year!...
(Submitted by Julie Probst) The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) is pleased to announce the results of the twenty-second Annual High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM). A total of 791 teams, with up to four...
The Johnston High School Math Club participated in a competition at the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 1. The team places second overall and individuals Mathew Ding and Pranav Sharma placed as well. The team is...
Congratulations to the Johnston High School Competition Cheer Team for their recent achievement at the NCA High School Cheerleading National Competition, February 1-2, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. JHS competed in the Advanced Small Game Performance division with 11...
(Submitted by the Iowa Department of Education) Eighty-six students from Iowa have been named 2020 candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Two of those students are from Johnston High School. Congratulations to JHS seniors Matthew Ding and...
Congratulations to the Johnston High School Jazz Syndicate for being selected to perform at this year’s Iowa Bandmasters Conference! This is a huge honor for our students as only one jazz band across the state is selected for...
(Submitted by Academic Decathlon coach Sue Cline) Congratulations to the Johnston Academic Decathlon teams for a great performance at Regional competition on January 20 and 21! The three Johnston teams garnered a total of 29 ribbons and two...
(Submitted by Meghan Zierke and Envision Experience) Johnston, Iowa – This summer, Johnston Middle School student Reagan Zierke will join middle school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career-oriented development experience,...
Over the weekend, Johnston High School junior Kate McAlister participated in the Young Artist Competition with the Central Iowa Symphony. As part of the competition, she memorized and performed a trumpet concerto for a panel of auditors and...
Dan Loy’s fifth grade students have a lot of questions. And not just any questions – these questions come from some critical thinking about the earth, the sun, elements, and the list goes on. Loy, who is now...