On January 20, parents and kids are invited to join us for a fun, free family concert with Eric Litwin, the best-selling author of the original four Pete the Cat books, The Nuts and Groovy Joe. Litwin brings...
Dan Loy’s fifth grade students have a lot of questions. And not just any questions – these questions come from some critical thinking about the earth, the sun, elements, and the list goes on. Loy, who is now...
The Dragon Scholarship Fund will be hosting a Family Bingo Night on Monday, Dec. 30. Cost is $5 per person. Check-in begins at 6 p.m.; games run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This is event is open to the community...
Johnston Middle School ninth grader Braeden Gierstorf got a surprise during his Thursday morning Small Engines class. Just a few weeks ago, Gierstorf, along with 300 other teens from across Iowa, attended the Associated Builders and Contractors of...
On December 7, the Johnston High School Math Team competed at the Iowa City City High math competition. Three students qualified for the State Math Competition: Owen Smith, Kunal Singhal, and Matthew He. Congratulations to the students and...
(Submitted by the Iowa Dept. of Education) DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Department of Public Health, and the Iowa Department of Education launched a new vaping awareness and prevention campaign aimed at informing teens about...
(Submitted by the Johnston Lions Club) In late November, 14 trained volunteers from the Johnston Lions Club photo screened 246 children at the Johnston Early Learning Academy in Johnston as part of the KidSight program. The KidSight program...
Last week, three out of the four JMS mock trial teams qualified for state competition, which was held Nov. 19-21 in Des Moines. Team Dragon finished in 15th place and Firestorm took 17th place overall on Wednesday. Team...
On Monday, Nov. 11, students from Summit Middle School and Johnston Middle School made up four of the 46 teams that competed in the regional mock trial competition at Franklin Junior High Event Center. All four of the...