Story by Rylee Robinson On Thursday, May 18, the third annual Dragon Games will take over the Johnston Stadium, providing students with disabilities the opportunity to showcase their talent and skills on the field. Dragon Games is for...
Story by Rylee Robinson Ever heard of a high school English class doing yoga together? In Kristen Gidel’s “Pushing the Limits” class, her students are learning about the importance of stress management and options they have for responding to...
The JCSD Online Registration system will be shut down Wednesday, May 31 at 4 p.m. and re-open on Thursday, June 1 at 9 a.m. for system updates. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Questions can be...
Story by Rylee Robinson Summit students in Colleen Ites’ Physics and Design class recently completed a project improving and changing everyday items – but it doesn’t stop there. The next step for the students’ completed products is to...
Submitted by JHS Spanish teacher Peggy Fox The community around us has never been more global. Johnston High School students who have studied Spanish or are interested in the Spanish culture are encouraged to attend an informational meeting,...
Following a search and interview process, the Johnston Community School District will welcome Leigh Goldie as the new English Language Arts/Social Studies coordinator along with Karen Carroll, Melissa Grinstead, and Wendy Quam as the district’s respective Teacher Leadership...
(submitted by Kathy Paul) Johnston students had a very successful State History Day on May 8, and were represented by 40 outstanding students whose entries represented months of historical research, Students in grades 7 through 11 were able...
(Evanston, Illinois) Today, National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced this year’s National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2017 National Merit...
A water main break occurred at the Johnston Community Education site on Tuesday, May 9, forcing all preschool classes to be cancelled for that day. At this time, the Community Education offices are being relocated to temporary spaces...
On Monday, May 8, Johnston Community School District officials learned Johnston High School sophomore Trevor Churchill died unexpectedly. The district will be providing school counselor services at the high school for any student, staff member, parent, or community...