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May 11, 2022

JHS production of Cinderella wins top statewide awards

JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 11, 2022) — The Johnston High School Drama Department’s spring 2022 production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version) is the recipient of the state’s Outstanding Musical Production Award — one of the highest honors...
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May 9, 2022

Johnston teachers awarded grants for heart rate monitors, Academic Decathlon

JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 9, 2022) — With purple shirts, purple-and-gold balloons and a large check in hand, the “Dragon Patrol” from the Johnston Community School Foundation went into the classroom to surprise two Johnston teachers with grants today....
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May 4, 2022

Nguyen, La Rota named 2022 Iowa Governor’s Scholars

JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 5, 2022) — Johnston High School students Andrew Nguyen and Beatriz La Rota are among 419 Iowa high school seniors honored this year as 2022 Iowa Governor’s Scholars. Iowa’s top academic students are chosen by...
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Apr 26, 2022

Eight Johnston students qualify for National History Day national competition

JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 26, 2022) — Eight Johnston Middle School and Johnston High School students have qualified for the national competition of National History Day, which will be held virtually in June. They are: —Kathir Kalyanaraman, Shreyas Shrestha, Andrew...
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Apr 14, 2022

JHS teacher nominated for national Teacher of the Year award

JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 14, 2022) — Johnston High School teacher Sue Cline is this year’s Iowa nominee for the National History Day’s Teacher of the Year award. The award is sponsored by Patricia Behring in recognition of the...
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Apr 6, 2022

Johnston High School Student Council earns top national award

JOHNSTON, IA. (April 6, 2022)— The Johnston High School Student Council has been recognized as a 2022 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council (NatStuCo). Winning this award is testament to the highest standards of...
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Mar 18, 2022

Congratulations to 2021-22 winter sports on Academic Achievement Awards

The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union & The Iowa High School Athletic Association recognizes those teams and cheerleading squads which collectively have excelled in the classroom. Each student-athlete on the team will receive a certificate for their...
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Mar 11, 2022

Johnston Academic Decathlon 2nd in state, qualifies for nationals

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...
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Mar 7, 2022

Ten JHS students named National Merit Finalists

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...
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Feb 14, 2022

Two Johnston robotics team advance to state championship

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...
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