Johnston football fans will have two opportunities to catch the teams in pre-season action on Thursday, August 17 and Friday, August 18. Due to areas of the high school athletic complex still being under construction, scrimmages on both...
The start of the 2017-18 school year is rapidly approaching! Grades kindergarten through seven start on Thursday, August 24 and grades eight through twelve start on Friday, August 25. Below are the dates and times for various back-to-school...
JHS Dragon Days are August 17, 18 Parents and/or students are invited to visit Johnston High School on August 17th from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and August 18th from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for Dragon Days....
Today’s student faces a world beyond high school that demands skills in critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and content mastery. Employers and higher education institutes are looking for these skills to be developed at earlier ages, preparing students...
New Immunization Required for Enrollment in Iowa Schools The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Bureau of Immunization, has completed the administrative rules process to require meningococcal meningitis vaccine for students enrolling in 7th and 12th grades. The...
After a thorough search and interview process, a new athletic and activities director for the Johnston Community School District has been selected. Joe Nelson has accepted the district’s offer and is expected to begin on August 1. Nelson...
This summer, the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council matched teachers from schools across Iowa with local STEM workplaces for the ninth year of the Iowa STEM Teacher Externships program. Two Johnston High School teachers are spending six weeks...
Families and community members are invited to the annual Sundae in the Park social on August 6, starting at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Johnston Commons, between the Johnston Public Library and the Historical...
The Johnston Parents Band Association invites the Johnston community and all music lovers to the Drum Corps International “Celebration in Brass” show, July 11 at 7 p.m. at the Johnston Middle School stadium. Seven drum corps from around...
The Johnston High School wrestling team was represented well this past week in the Wisconsin Dells at the 2017 World Wrestling Camps Teams from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa competed over the the course of three days in a...