JOHNSTON, Ia. (Jan. 19, 2023) — Class meetings were held today with both 8th and 9th graders at Johnston Middle School to outline schoolwide expectations as we kick off the 2nd semester. The meetings covered building goals for the...
JOHNSTON, Ia (January 12, 2023) — The impact that educators have on students’ lives is immeasurable. Two dozen Johnston educators were recognized this week for the impact they’ve had on students’ lives. Educator’s Impact Night was a time...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Dec. 20, 2022) — Johnston High School head football coach and teacher Brian Woodley has been named The Iowa Football Coaches Association (IFCA)’s Class 5A Coach of the Year. Woodley took the Johnston varsity football team to...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Dec. 16, 2022) — Today the Johnston Community School District opened its doors to legislators, city council members and other policymakers for a Legislative Showcase. Our guests came to Johnston High School where they spoke with...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Dec. 15, 2022) — Timber Ridge fifth graders waited with anticipation for Thursday’s big announcement. Their eyes grew wide as they saw the purple-and-gold balloons, then the big check. The fifth-grade class at Timber Ridge received this...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Dec. 5, 2022) — Johnston High School senior Esha Bolar was today named one of two Iowa delegates to the prestigious United States Senate Youth Program, which comes with a $10,000 scholarship and an all-expense-paid, weeklong...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Dec. 2, 2022) — Johnston’s Team Dragon is the 2022 Iowa Middle School Mock Trial State Champions! Johnston beat Regis Middle School of Cedar Rapids in the final round at the state mock trial tournament today,...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Dec. 1, 2022) — Students in Johnston High School’s new iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) program took part in mock interviews this week to help prepare for their future. Several Johnston school board members, the...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Nov. 28, 2022) — Fifteen Johnston students have been selected to perform at the Drake University Honor Band Festival, scheduled for Dec. 2 and 3. The festival provides outstanding high school musicians with the opportunity to...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Nov. 23, 2022) — If you see a truck with the Johnston Dragon emitting a big fireball, it’s our new HVAC team! The Johnston Community School District welcomed a new HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning)...