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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

A Legacy of Exellence
A Legacy of Exellence
Paxton Myers, Staff Writer

Aravind Balaji, a senior at Johnston High School, frequently appears on television screens around the school. As it turns out he's one of the...

Fly like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
Fly like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
Arian Kantarevic, Staff Writer

“Fly like a butterfly sting like a bee, fly like a butterfly sting like a bee, fly like a butterfly sting like a bee.” Melvin Ayewaou 25’...

Nails By Midnight
Nails By Midnight
Anna Catlett, Online Editor in Chief

JHS senior Hunter Bloom turned her self taught passion project of designing nails into a successful Etsy business. With her previous experience...

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...


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Oligarchy in America
Oligarchy in America
Cecelia Freeman, Staff

Democracy in America being ruled by the rich is common knowledge, what few know is what system this creates. As it stands now, America is an...

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...

Working The Rust Off. Photos of Johnston Girls & Boys Soccer teams huddled together
Working The Rust Off
Kaden Krebs, Sports Reporter

31 MAR 25 Grimes IA The Lady Dragon’s were looking to get off on the right foot following finishing the 2024 campaign with a 9-7-1 record...

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...

Trends for Dummies
Trends for Dummies
Cecelia Freeman, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025

Wanting to fit in is human nature, but the cookie cutter keeps changing shapes over years, months, and even weeks. These flowing social changes...

Gen Z Slang Bee
Gen Z Slang Bee
March 11, 2025

 

It Ends With Us...In Court
It Ends With Us…In Court
Ahana Devadas, Staff writer • March 3, 2025

This past fall, the eagerly anticipated movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, It Ends With Us, was released to the public....

How to Talk Tuah
How to Talk Tuah
Lauren Egan, Staff Writer and Designer • March 3, 2025

From your average yapper, here are three things I have learned in my high school career about yapping. As an observationalist I have heard and...

Top Books of 2024
Top Books of 2024
Lilly Bresson, Staff Writer • January 25, 2025

Johnston students have read many books in this past year. The books were chosen by avid book readers who have read a variety of books this year.  Where...

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...

River Hartschen
River Hartschen
Staff Writer

River Hartschen is a sophomore and this is her first year in newspaper. She loves school but that's a...

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,...

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...

Kaden Krebs
Kaden Krebs
Sports Reporter

Kaden is a Junior and in his first full year of newspaper, Kaden is also in DragonTV+. Kaden does sports...