Johnston Academic Decathlon wins 3rd in State

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,...
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Five JHS Students named National Merit Finalists

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...
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Registration for 2024-2025 begins next week

JOHNSTON, Ia. (Jan. 29, 2024) — The Johnston Community School District’s registration for the 2024-25 school year begins next week. Please register your student before spring break this year! Preschool for 2- and 3-year-olds Registration for 2- and 3-year-olds...
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Q & A on the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar

The proposed 2024-2025 Academic Calendar is the agreed-upon result of many discussions and negotiations over the past two years between school district and building administrators, teachers, staff, the school board and others about what’s best for both families and...
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