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

Junior Maddy Bradley begins to pass an Urbandale runner during the state meet. Urbandale finished second behind Johnston by 18 points.

Potential lawsuit pushes association to change

Myles Glandorf, Staff Writer January 26, 2015

It's common knowledge within the Iowa running community that the distance girls run shorter races than their male counterparts. However, that will change next fall. It has been decided that the cross...

English teacher Mark Schillerstroms pineapple plant took 10 years to bloom a fruit, rather than the normal time, which is only two years.

Pineapple plant finally blooms fruit

Myles Glandorf, Staff Writer December 19, 2014

Walking into English teacher Mark Schillerstrom's room, one may be surprised to see that there may be just as many plants as there are students in the room. "I just don't have enough room to keep them...

515 band members hang out while discussing their music.

515 and Not by Blood perform at same venue

Myles Glandorf, Staff Writer December 3, 2014

Two of Johnston's musical talents performed on Black Friday. 515 and Not by Blood all performed at Vaudville Mews. Not by Blood is a musical duet of juniors Grant Ganzer and Joe Thatcher. Ganzer was...

Yearbook excels at state convention

Yearbook excels at state convention

Myles Glandorf, Staff writer November 10, 2014

The yearbook won many awards at the state journalism convention held in Iowa City Oct. 23. "They had the awards flashing on the projector screen," senior Seth Andrews said. "And we just kept seeing Johnston's...

Four seniors become National Merit Semifinalists

Myles Glandorf, Staff Writer October 12, 2014

Four students at the high school qualified as a National Merit Semifinalists for the 2014 year. Those students were seniors Josh Borwick, Shuda Jarboe, John Krone, and Ruchira Shekar. The National...

Senior Sandra Kromminga does homework during her free period. Kromminga had a free period during her junior year as well.

Juniors earn free periods

Myles Glandorf, Staff Writer October 2, 2014

Instead of study halls, all seniors have late arrivals or early dismissals on their schedules. Free periods, however, are not limited to only seniors as of late. Juniors who meet certain requirements are...

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