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

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

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

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Wendy Avalos 21 setting up her phone on the window in the commons, preparing to Renegade in front of passing students.

TikTok Fame Affects Students

Parker Anderson, Staff Writer February 29, 2020

Sarah Linder ‘22 never thought she would wake up to 300 thousand views on a TikTok of her dancing on top of her stairs with her dog right up close to the camera. Linder's video reached 60 thousand likes,...

A screenshot of the TikTok account for the business and media teachers. Their most viewed video has over 1000 views.

Teachers on TikTok

Parker Anderson, Staff Writer November 20, 2019

Students have been using TikTok since it was Musical.ly. Recently, teachers have been using the social media app as a way to connect with students. TikTok is an app where people record themselves...

Joy Nyamu ‘22 and Julia Manyame ‘22 teaching part of their dance to the rest of the club members.

STEP Club

Parker Anderson, Staff Writer November 14, 2019

Clubs are an important part to the high school experience. The school has a lot of clubs, which is great for the student body. Students participate in after school activities to get to know peers and teachers....

Choir Students practicing in the auditorium commons during Dragon Time.

Choir in the Commons

Parker Anderson and Marandah Mangra Dutcher October 2, 2019

Julia Fergus '21, Rachel Vandenover '20, Marshawn Gunn '20, Eduardo Teixeria '21 and Sydney Ronkar '21 in the All-State Choir Dragon Time practicing in the Atrium. They were heard all the way upstairs...

Kendal Butin 21 showing off her VSCO girl materials. Each of her arms have 20 scrunchies on them.

VSCO Girls Are Taking Over

Parker Anderson, Staff Writer October 2, 2019

Around the school, a lot of students have been hearing the sayings "And I Oop" and "sksksksksk" starting the 2019 school year. Along with the weird phrases people have noticed girls say, they also have...

Cole Palmisano 21 making a TikTok of him hitting the woah during Lehmans fifth hour chemistry class. Students will make TikToks in any class at any time of the day.

TikTok

Parker Anderson, Staff Writer May 17, 2019

Last August, a company called ByteDance bought over the very popular app, Musical.ly. The app was for videos of mainly lip-singing but was also a creative outlet for everyone. As musical.ly, a lot of people...

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