By Lynn Meadows, JCSD Director of Communications JOHNSTON, Ia. (March 28, 2024) — Twenty-four Johnston High School seniors will be honored at graduation this year for earning the Seal of Biliteracy in one of nine languages: Spanish, Japanese, Bosnian, Burmese,...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (March 7, 2024) — Johnston will be represented by four teams at the 2024 Iowa High School Mock Trial Tournament, March 28-29 in Des Moines. The teams advancing are: The Mockingjays led by Captain Audrey Allen...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (March 3, 2024) — Johnston Academic Decathlon team has come home with substantial awards from the state tournament! Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School hosted the two-day event, where each student competes in 10 different events: speech,...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Feb. 12, 2024) — Five Johnston High School students were today named among 15,000 finalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The Johnston finalists are Peyton Brown, Owen Ferguson, Siddarth Rajkumar, Maanit Sheth and...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Jan. 31, 2024) — In an auditorium packed with Johnston High School seniors who will soon be first-time voters, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today presented JHS with the Carrie Chapman Catt Award. The award,...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Jan. 28, 2024) — Johnston’s Academic Decathlon had a stellar showing at the Regional tournament on January 25 and 26, taking home a total of 40 individual ribbons, four Overall Individual awards, and the Regional championship....
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Oct. 6, 2023) — Today on #NationalCoachesDay, we recognize all of our coaches who have made a positive impact on so many students. We are especially grateful to have had ELEVEN Coaches of the Year in...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 19, 2023) — Johnston High School is proud to announce the 10 students selected to be 2023 Dragon Royalty! Members of this year’s Johnston homecoming court are: Huda Anglo, Maggie Burry, Mari Campbell, Aubrey Clark, Ellie...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 13, 2023) — Five Johnston High School students were today named among 16,000 semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The Johnston semifinalists are Peyton Brown, Owen Ferguson, Siddarth Rajkumar, Maanit Sheth and...
Des Moines, Ia. (June 3, 2023) — Two overtime wins. Two state soccer championships. One magical night for the Johnston Dragons at the James W. Cownie Soccer Park. The Johnston varsity girls and boys soccer teams both won state...