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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

Mr. Bousum teaching Algebra 1
World According to Grant Bousum
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

Bousum has always had a passion for football. He played high school football for Marshalltown and would then go on to play D3 football at Buena...

Spotlight on Award Shows
Spotlight on Award Shows
Reagan Zahn, Staff Writer

Award shows are the backbone of the Entertainment Industry. Each year these shows are aired live and broadcasted to the world. Fans across the...

Grape Beginnings
Grape Beginnings
Emma Lokmic, Staff Writer

For many people across the world, the first few moments of 2025 were spent racing to eat 12 grapes before the clock hit 12:01. An old tradition...

Climate Change
Climate Change
Anna Allison, Staff Writer

The topic of climate change has been at the forefront of media, politics, and the minds of individuals for decades. Its increasing prevalence...

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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...

Johnston players huddled together during a timeout
No. 2 Valley survive a late push by No. 13 Johnston
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

Johnston IA  31 JAN 25 The Dragons were scorching hot before heading into winter break, posting a record of 6-1 before the break and 5-1...

Making Waves
Making Waves
Cate Taylor, Social Media Editor

Enter the pool at 5:30 AM, and you’ll see three time state champion, Faith Frantum ‘25 swimming, come again at 4:45 PM and you will see Frantum....

Johnston Cross Country Qualifies for Nationals
Johnston Cross Country Qualifies for Nationals
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

10 NOV 24 Sioux Falls SD It was a very emotional race day for Johnston XC. They qualified for the National meet in Oregon for the first...

Sophomore RB Emri Jones celebrates following a touchdown
Johnston Advances to the Round of 8
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

November 01 2024 The Johnston Dragons (7-2) hosted Waterloo West (6-3) Friday in the round of 16 in the IHSAA State Playoffs.  After ending...

A Musical Snapshot
A Musical Snapshot
Cate Taylor, Social Media Editor • January 6, 2025

Every year, avid music fans all across the world look forward to one special day. The widely used music platforms, Spotify and Apple Music, release...

Zedric McCorkel playing on his electric guitar during Jazz Syndicate rehearsal.
Playing the Strings
Maddie Lehman, Staff Writer • December 3, 2024

Zedric McCorkel and his family take pride in keeping their instruments well-polished and their strings always tightened. Aside from the strings,...

JHS teacher superlatives
Johnston High School Teacher Superlatives
Anna Allison, Staff Writer • November 7, 2024

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

Dory Holms
Dory Holms
Print Editor-In-Chief

Dory is a senior in her third year of newspaper and is currently the Print Editor-In-Chief. When she...

Lauren Egan
Lauren Egan
Staff Writer

Lauren Egan is a junior in her first year of Newspaper. At school you can find her playing the french...

Ena Basic
Ena Basic
Photo & Data Manager

Ena Basic is a junior in her second year of newspaper. Apart from her position in photo & data management,...

Reagan Zahn
Reagan Zahn
Staff Writer

Reagan Zahn is a sophomore in her first year of newspaper. She’s involved in cross country, track,...