Johnston High School students in Kayla Bousum’s Graphic, Sound & Animation Design course recently completed an assignment with an all-too-real application to their own lives: create a filter for the Snapchat app. “On a scale of one to...
(Submitted by the City of Johnston) Attention Johnston drivers! Have you noticed these new stop signs near Johnston schools? They’re here for a very important reason: to keep our kids safe. The City of Johnston, Johnston Police Department...
(submitted by Julie Probst, JHS Math) Each year, thousands of students across the nation apply their problem-solving skills in the annual Mathematical Association of America’s American Mathematics Competitions (MAA AMC) 10/12 for high school students. The AMC program...
(Submitted by Kathy Paul) Nine teams of high school students from the Johnston Community School District recently competed in the district mock trial competition held in early March. Four teams: All-American Redirects, Squadra, Big Mock Candy Mountain, and...
Twelve Johnston students and three volunteers traveled to Cedar Rapids March 3-4 to compete in the 30th annual State Academic Decathlon competition. They returned with a record-high point total, 20 individual medals and their third consecutive second-place finish....
Staff and students at Summit Middle School recently raised more than $1400.00 to donate to Amanda The Panda. Additionally, each base camp collected teddy bears and permanent markers that benefit the summer camp with Amanda The Panda. Team...
This year, the Johnston Community School District is beginning a discussion with parents, students, and staff members to determine whether changes should be made to the school day start and end times. Separate surveys were administered to parents,...
It’s testing season in the Johnston elementary buildings. Understanding those long days of questions can wear a student out, Lisa Tegels, Wallace Elementary teacher librarian, modified the traditional library time to become a Makerspace/STEAM exploratory unit, giving students...
Story by Rylee Robinson It’s not everyday adjudicated young men are found sewing their own creations, but with an innovative class centered around project-based learning this is a reality at Youth Home of Mid-America (YHMA). Maren Scharf, the...
Call it a three-peat. The Johnston High School Girls Bowling Team took home the Class 3A State Championship title on Wednesday, February 22. This is the third year in a row the Johnston team has taken home top...