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Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

Jahir Guitierrez plays his trumpet at half time show on October 11th
Playing Overtime During Halftime
Lauren Egan, Staff Writer and Designer

Jahir Guitierrez 26’ has spent the first quarter of junior year under stadium lights, performing with the Johnston Marching Band and hustling...

Beating the Clock
Beating the Clock
Ahana Devadas, Staff Writer

Almost all students have come into contact with procrastination before, whether typing the first word of an essay a couple of hours before its...

World According to Mark Augspurger
World According to Mark Augspurger
Dory Holms, Print Editor-in-Chief

When walking in the main office doors every Friday morning, you’re greeted with a fist bump and hear Mr. Augspurger telling you, “Happy Friday!” Mark...

Carr is joined by his dad John Carr and his grandfather Gary Carr during driver introduction prior to the IMCA Mod Lite feature event on N 3rd Ave Dairy Larry Wollam Season Championship night at Marshalltown Speedway.
1/1800 Jaxon Carr
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

Ask a three-year-old what their dream job is and many will tell you it is becoming a race car driver. For senior Jaxon Carr, this dream is already...

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SRG Not Meeting our Needs
SRG Not Meeting our Needs

Johnston High School traditional letter grading is being replaced by an SRG grading scale. The SRG scale is a system in which students are graded...

America: A Theocracy in Disguise 
America: A Theocracy in Disguise 
Sam McAlister, Staff Writer

“The legitimate powers of government reach actions only and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American...

A Country Past its Prime
A Country Past its Prime

The members of the political class running America are getting to an age where they can no longer properly govern the country, a national concern...

Bryce Beachem ’27 hugs a JHS coach
#8 Johnston Dominates #6 SEP
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

07 Oct 24 - The Dragons (4-2) welcomed the Rams of Southeast (3-3) into Dragon Stadium Friday evening, decided by halftime with a final score...

Johnston falls in triple overtime to Cedar Falls 37-34
Johnston falls in triple overtime to Cedar Falls 37-34
Kaden Krebs, Staff Writer

Johnston  IA 06 SEP 24 The Dragons (1-1) welcomed the Tigers of Cedar Falls (2-0) into Dragon Stadium Friday evening which ended in triple...

J-Town Weekly Recap
J-Town Weekly Recap
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

      Saturday afternoon Thriller 11 MAY 24 Johnston IA, What more could you ask for in the final regular season...

Kadin Nguyen ‘25 throws the ball in play by the Dowling sideline
Johnston Soccer- Thursday night thriller
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

25 APR 24  Johnston IA, In the final game of April, the Dragons were looking to end the month on a high note. Newly ranked #1, Dowling was...

Welcome to the NFL
Welcome to the NFL
Paxton Myers, Staff Writer • October 24, 2024

Fantasy Football has taken the nation by storm over the last ten years. What started as a group of Oakland Raiders fans in the nineteen sixties...

Behind the Curtain: Stage Management
Behind the Curtain: Stage Management
Maddie Lehman, Staff Writer • October 23, 2024

The life of stage managers Ty Plante ‘26, Cecelia Freeman ‘27, and Finn Gould ‘25 can be described in two words ‘organized chaos’....

Events in Des Moines
Events in Des Moines
Emma Lokmic and Reagan Zahn October 4, 2024

Love on the Podium
Love on the Podium
Ahana Devadas, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

This summer, the Olympics occurred in Paris, France, the iconic “City of Love”. While the periodic games commemorated the world’s most...

Zero or Bust
Zero or Bust
Cecelia Freeman, Staff Writer • October 1, 2024

Karl Lagerfeld, one of the world's most influential fashion designers, died at the age of 85. His designs helped to create the house of Chanel...

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Humans of JHS: Tyler Phi and Show Choir
Ike Venter, Online Editor • May 6, 2024

Tyler Phi ‘24 was inspired to join the show choir after watching his cousin, a senior at the time, perform on stage. Despite having not taken...

Sidny Pohlman
Sidny Pohlman
Copy Editor

Sidny Pohlman is a Senior in her third year of newspaper. This year she works as the copy editor for...

Maddie Lehman
Maddie Lehman
Staff Writer

Maddie Lehman is a sophomore in her first year in Newspaper. She is a part of Theater and Student Council....

Emma Lokmic
Emma Lokmic
Staff Writer

Emma Lokmic is a sophomore in her first year of newspaper. She is also a part of cross country, track,...

Cecelia Freeman
Cecelia Freeman
Staff Writer

Cecelia Freeman is a sophomore in her first year of newspaper. She is involved in Color Guard and Theatre....