Congratulations to Courtney Sweet, a JHS senior who has been named a Regional Finalist for the Coca-Cola Scholars Program! Courtney is one of two high school seniors from Iowa (along with Andrew Dong from Iowa City) and one of 250 nationwide selected from more than 103,800…

Due to the winter storm, all Johnston schools will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 9. There will be no Developmental Kindergarten or preschool. KTC child care will be closed. Community Education activities are canceled. The Activities/Athletic Director will communicate the status of…

Cole Van Vark will become the first assistant principal at JHS, pending April 24 board approval. Van Vark is an associate principal at Lincoln High School who worked for a decade as a math and business teacher and basketball coach in Des Moines and Waukee. johnstoncsd.org/news/2023/04/c…

The Johnston High School Student Council has been named a 2023 National Gold Council of Excellence for its exemplary record of leadership, service and activities that improve the school and community. Read more: johnstoncsd.org/news/2023/04/2…

Speaking up and reporting your school safety concern, you may help a student who is in crisis or at risk for violence before they harm themselves or others. Learn more at SafeandSoundIowa.gov

It's that time of year for the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP)! Testing will begin Monday and continue for the next three weeks, April 3-21. Each building will send out individual building schedules for testing. Practice tests at iowa.pearsonaccess.com/test-prep/

Due to an anticipated winter storm, JHS basketball games on Thurs Dec. 22 are canceled. Varsity games are moved to 5 & 6:30 pm Wed Dec. 21. At this time, school is still scheduled to be in session through Friday. Families are encouraged to take necessary precautions to stay safe

We still need cookies!! The JHS Cookie Walk is Monday Dec. 12th. We need cookies for the staff to pick out. You can bake, buy, or donate money for the PTO to order. signup.com/go/nGZCfUX or donate at paypal.me/JHSPTO.
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The Iowa Department of Education is featuring JHS senior Esha Bolar for being named a delegate to the United States Senate Youth Program! Read more: bit.ly/3VD4ahR

JHS senior Esha Bolar was named one of two Iowa delegates to the U.S. Senate Youth Program, which comes with a $10,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington, D.C. She will join Andrew Dong from Iowa City West at Washington Week, March 4–11, 2023. johnstoncsd.org/news/2022/12/e…

The annual Santa Pancake Breakfast will be held this Saturday, Dec. 3 from 8 to 11 a.m. in the JHS cafeteria. Bring a free will donation or unwrapped toy. All proceeds benefit the Johnston Partnership. #JohnstonServes

A record-breaking senior season earned Johnston's Olivia Swalley the Register's 2022 swimmer of the year honors. desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/h…

Support Dollars for Dragon Scholars campaign on Nov 15! Goal is to replenish fund that support JHS students education beyond high school. dragonsf.org/donate

Get your tickets starting at NOON TODAY to cheer on our Johnston Dragons at the UNI Dome this Friday! Link to purchase: unitix.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncomme…
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Congrats to JCSD_Swim for winning the regional swimming and diving meet!!! #rolldrags

Destination DMACC - November - great JHS Dragons planning their bright futures! Amazing opportunities and facilities! 📚

This Weekend! JHS presents its fall play, MacBeth by William Shakespeare. There will be two shows: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, at the JHS auditorium. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased by scanning the QR code or clicking here: vancoevents.com/us/events/land…

Happy Beggars’ Night! Don’t forget about Bingo Night tomorrow, 6 p.m. at JHS. The event is a fundraiser for the Dragon Scholarship Fund.
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Congrats to six Johnston students accepted into the 2022 Iowa All-State Band! They are freshmen Anna Lu and Chloe Liang, juniors Margi Skinner (2nd alternate) and Peyton Brown, and seniors Eric Qi and Anita Dinakar. They’ll perform 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

Congratulations to Johnston's Olivia Swalley. She reached the state standard in every individual event for the second-straight year.