JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 27, 2023) — The Johnston Board of Education would like your feedback! Go to https://tinyurl.com/JohnstonSupt between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11 to take a brief survey to let us know what’s important to you in the search...
Des Moines, Ia. (June 3, 2023) — Two overtime wins. Two state soccer championships. One magical night for the Johnston Dragons at the James W. Cownie Soccer Park. The Johnston varsity girls and boys soccer teams both won state...
JOHNSTON, IA. (May 22, 2023) — Heather Semelmacher has been selected as the Johnston Community School District’s new athletics and activities director, pending board approval June 12. She will officially start her new role July 1 and will...
DES MOINES, Ia. (May 20, 2023) — The Johnston Boys Track & Field team won their first ever Class 4A state championship at Drake Stadium today with 84 points, beating Ankeny (80) and Iowa City High (77). The...
JOHNSTON, IA (May 17, 2023) — The Johnston Board of Education has named Dr. Nikki Roorda as Interim Superintendent of the Johnston Community School District for the 2023-2024 school year. Since July 2021, Dr. Roorda has served as...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (May 11, 2023) — The Johnston High School Drama Department’s spring 2023 production of Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical has received the Outstanding Musical Production Award, the state’s highest honor in high school musical theater. In...
The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union & The Iowa High School Athletic Association recognizes those teams and cheerleading squads which collectively have excelled in the classroom. Each student-athlete on the team will receive a certificate for their...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (April 7, 2023) — The Johnston High School Student Council has been named a 2023 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council (NatStuCo) for its exemplary record of leadership, service and activities that...
ALTOONA, Ia. (April 6, 2023) — Johnston students, who lead both the state and national branches of the Technology Student Association (TSA), were successful at the organization’s state conference this week. Twenty-seven middle and high school students qualified for...
CORALVILLE, Ia. (April 3, 2023) — Seven Johnston High School students have qualified for the 2023 FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) National Leadership Conference, which will be held June 27 to 30 in Atlanta, Georgia. Their qualification...