The Des Moines Register’s All-Iowa Sports Awards Night brings together the best in student athletics and coaches from across the state. The contest recognizes individual male and female high school prep student athletes in all Iowa High School...
(Submitted by Kathy Paul) Thirteen Johnston students competed in the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland, June 14-16, in College Park, MD. Sophomores Angela Cai, Parul Srivastava, Obsee Abbajabal, Marianne Aldrich, and Lauren Fergus received...
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced more than 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the Finalists in the...
For the past ninth months, students in the new JHS Entrepreneurship class have been dreaming up ideas for new businesses, services, and products. For incoming senior Julia Cavanah, all that dreaming has paid off. Students are taught the...
It’s no secret that middle school-age students have strong opinions and ideas about life. The New York Times has challenged teens across America to put their thoughts to paper in the annual “Student Editorial Contest.” This year, 7,895...
Submitted by Amy Winkler Five teams of Johnston Community School District students competed at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Michigan State University, May 24-27. The Johnston teams were among the 800 teams representing more than...
The Des Moines Register has selected JHS teacher and cross country coach Patrick Hennes as one of three finalists for the All-Iowa Coach of the Year award. Hennes was named the Register’s All-Iowa Cross Country Coach for the...
(submitted by the office of Paul D. Pate) JOHNSTON – Teachers at Johnston Community School District were recognized for organizing the district’s participation in the statewide Iowa Youth Straw Poll for the 2016 general Election. Students voted on...
Members of the JHS Math Club competed in mathleague.org’s Mathematics Championship against teams from AZ, CA, MO, IA, and the country of Saipan on May 20 in Kansas City, MO. Participants were Anh Tran, Chris Yao, Haley Dostalik,...
(submitted by Kathy Paul) Johnston students had a very successful State History Day on May 8, and were represented by 40 outstanding students whose entries represented months of historical research, Students in grades 7 through 11 were able...