The annual Purple Party event took place Jan. 30, an event hosted at the high school every year by PTO. Things such as games, food and a silent auction are available throughout the day. There were also...

The annual show choir invitational Showzam! celebrated the 20 year anniversary Jan. 22-23 bringing more than 30 choirs to participate in the event. Friday night began by hosting all middle school...

Dueling against both Ottumwa and Waukee Jan. 7 starting at 5:45 p.m., varsity and JV ended the night with two victories. The varsity team was won with a final score of 42-18 against Ottumwa and then...

In possession of the first Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, is a brown pen made by sophomore Jesse Balmer. “The whole city of Johnston presented [Thaci with] a gift for coming, so they chose...

A community forum about suicide prevention was held Nov. 18. The event invited speaker, Dr. Jeff Kerber of Unity Point Health to come and talk about the signs of suicide and depression. The forum also...

This semester there was a new course added to the school day to help students recover credits known as the Success Center. Lisa Noe was hired to teach the course. Noe had been substituting in the district...