JMS Course Registration Meeting Postponed
Due to the poor weather conditions, the 7th and 8th grade course registration meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 20 has been moved to Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the JMS Auditorium.
Kosovo’s Minister of Education Visits Johnston
On Wednesday. February 14, representatives from Camp Dodge, The Johnston Police Department, City of Johnston, and Johnston Community School District welcomed The Kosovo Minister of Education, Science, and Technology Shyqiri Bytyqi to Johnston. Bytyqi, along with two members...
February 12 Commendations
It’s a Dragon Nation Out There! Many of our student athletic/activity organizations are kicking their competitive spirits into high gear as seasons come to a close. Congratulations to all of our students in Dragon Nation on jobs well...
Local Finance Guru Visits JHS Students
When it comes to talking dollars and cents, local author, speaker, and finance guru Adam Carroll has the lockdown on what makes sense to students. As part of an awarded grant from Next Gen Personal Finance, Johnston High...
Buryanek, Shepherd Honored by Johnston Chamber
The Johnston Chamber of Commerce has announced their 2017 Businessperson, Citizen, and Ambassador of the Year. Two of the award recipients are Johnston Community School District employees. The Johnston Chamber Citizen of the Year is Nancy Buryanek, who...
JCSD board members, citizens lobby legislators during IASB Day on the Hill
Des Moines — Johnston Community School District board members and community members attended the Iowa Association of School Board’s (IASB) annual Day on the Hill on Jan. 30, 2018. This is the first year that IASB has collaborated...
Temperatures over testing: Please keep children home when they are sick
This year’s cold and flu season has hit our schools hard. If your child(ren) have had any kind of upper respiratory virus, stomach bug, or otherwise, you know just how miserable they can be. Although this is prime...
January 29 Commendations
Great Work, Dragons! It was another weekend of outstanding student accomplishments in Dragon Nation. If you have group or individual commendations, please send them to Laura Sprague, JCSD Director of Communications. The following commendations and photos were submitted...
Book Inspires Students to Fundraise for Refugees
It all started with a story. Not just any story, but a book entitled, “My Name is Sangoel” by Karen Lynn Williams, read to – and by – students at Timber Ridge Elementary. The story focuses on Sangoel,...
1/22 CANCELLATIONS: JHS Bowling and Swimming
Due to weather conditions in the areas of visiting teams, the following high school sporting events have been cancelled for Monday, January 22: Girls Bowling – JV and Varsity – meet against Mason City @ Mystic Lanes Boys...