JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 16, 2022) — For years, Wallace Elementary fifth grader Eric Matheson didn’t want to read and had difficulty meeting the benchmark in the FAST reading assessment. “Eric has really struggled with meeting that benchmark year...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 12, 2022) —Johnston High School senior Allison Zahn returned home on her 18thbirthday to a wonderful surprise — she learned that she is the winner of a $10,000 scholarship that will help her attend the...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 12, 2022) — Eleven Johnson High School seniors were honored this week at the sixth annual Stepping Toward Success banquet. This banquet is held to recognize students who were nominated by a faculty member for...
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...
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....
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 6, 2022) — Johnston Middle School has been named a “Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School” for a fourth consecutive year. The national award recognizes and celebrates schools that go the extra mile each day...
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...
JOHNSTON, IA. (April 28, 2022) — Chris Wilson will become the Johnston Community School District’s new Director of SEBMH (Social-Emotional, Behavior, Mental Health), under a reorganization of the district’s leadership following the departure of one of its executive...
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...
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...