MASON CITY, Ia. (March 11, 2022) — Johnston Academic Decathalon placed 2nd at the state meet in Mason City on March 4 and 5, amassing a total of 31,393 points and earning 14 individual medals. Johnston’s team also...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (March 7, 2022) — Ten Johnston High School seniors have been named National Merit finalists, bringing them one step closer to consideration for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million. The Johnston finalists are Adam...
JOHNSTON, IA (Feb. 14, 2022) — Two Johnston robotics teams have qualified for the 2022 FIRST Tech Challenge-Iowa Championship, to be held Feb. 18-19 at The Xtream Arena at Coralville. Thor (in green) and Disco Duckbots (in yellow) qualified for state...
JOHNSTON, IA. (Feb. 11, 2022) — The Johnston High School Wind Symphony, the top ensemble out of three at the high school, has been selected to participate as a clinic band at the 2022 Iowa Bandmasters Convention. The...
Johnston High School speech students Sophie Etnier and Riesa Kongshaug have qualified for the all-state festival for large group speech events, Feb. 19 at Iowa State Center in Ames. The duo was among five Johnston groups competing at...
JOHNSTON, IA. (Feb. 4, 2022) — A Johnston High School choir has been selected to participate in the prestigious Iowa Choral Showcase this spring. Cantus is the top choir of five at JHS and is 53 members...
Johnston High School Principal Ryan Woods announced today that JHS seniors Anthea Cheng, Matthew He, and Jenna Woodsmall have been named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and...
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the...
Johnston, IA – September 09, 2021 – Eight schools in the Johnston Community School District have been recognized as Apple Distinguished Schools for 2021-2024 for their integration of 1:1 iPad learning devices across PreK-12 classroom learning environments. Schools...
Johnston High School junior Esha Bolar has been named a national Technology Student Association (TSA) officer, serving as the organization’s secretary for the 2021-22 school year. In her officer’s bio, Bolar recounts her formidable experiences in TSA, such...