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. 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. (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...
AMES, Ia. (Nov. 17, 2022) — Fifteen Summit and Johnston Middle School students are participating in the 36th annual OPUS Honor Choir Festival, being held at 4 p.m. today at C.Y. Stephens Auditorium in the Iowa State Center...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Oct. 26, 2022) — The Johnston Community School District applauds all of the students who tried out for All-State Choir or Band, and the more than two dozen accepted this year. Students will perform at the...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Oct. 25, 2022) — Winter Break will start a little earlier this year! During a recent Employee Relations Committee meeting, it was discussed that having a 3-hour early out on Friday, Dec. 23 would be appreciated...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Oct. 18, 2022) — Johnston is playing a leadership role in an upcoming national conference on student wellness. Illuminate: Student Summit on Wellness will convene school teams across the country to advance groundbreaking, student-led ideas for...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 9, 2022) — Johnston is implementing a clear-bag policy at Dragon Stadium in an effort to improve safety and make it easier for those checking bags at the gate. Regular backpacks or other bags will NOT...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 9, 2022) — Johnston High School is the only school in Iowa given exclusive rights to perform “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” as its spring musical. JHS was chosen from nearly 300 schools that applied to...
JOHNSTON, Ia. (Sept. 1, 2022) — The Johnston Community School District proudly introduces its new mascot, JD (Johnston Dragon)! Welcoming him is the JHS varsity marching band and representatives of JCSD Admin, cheerleaders, dance team, school board, the Johnston...