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

Senior Hannah Miedema, who played Rusty Rodriguez in Footloose, belts out a song during the Friday night performance. Miedema also received a recognition for an outstanding performance in a leading role.

Musical rewarded for hard work

Anna Toot, Staff Writer May 23, 2016

The school musical "Footloose"cast gained the attention of the Iowa Musical Theater Awards, which are presented by Des Moines Performing Arts. A panel of judges travels to schools within 125 miles...

Rivett smiles with friends she met at the MIT conference. I got to meet a lot of cool people that are my age or seniors, and then I got to look at their projects, Rivett said.

Junior Lexi Rivett selected to attend conference at MIT

Anna Toot, Staff Writer April 26, 2016

Walking into an office Junior Lexi Rivett  waits to be judged by an expert professor in comparative media studies. This happened to be exactly what Rivett wrote her 20 page research paper on. "My first...

Junior Nicole Hobson chose to portray her project through a website. Hobson chose to research Nellie Bly, a pioneer for womens rights in the workplace. The website received ninth place at the National History Day competition in Washington D.C.

History on the national stage

Anna Toot, Staff Writer March 10, 2016

Working tirelessly on a paper until four o'clock in the morning, junior Brooke Thacker, most assume it would be for a class. However it wasn't for a class, scholarship, or something that people usually...

Members of the Polk County 4-H chapter pose while at a retreat at Iowa State University. At the retreat, members learned all of the different duties they had to do at the 4-H building at the Iowa State Fair.

4-H, not just for farmers

Anna Toot, Staff Writer January 13, 2016

When people think of 4-H, they think of farm animals, corn and the Iowa State Fair. However, the "farmer" stereotype doesn't even come close to what 4-H really is. "Basically you take projects, and...

Bacon stickers were handed out at lunch on a day that the entree was a bacon cheeseburger. They show the love that students share for bacon all throughout the school.

Bacon joins cigarettes on list of cancer causes

Anna Toot, Staff Writer December 1, 2015

According to a press release Oct. 26 released by the World Health Organization, if one eats (at least) one 50 gram portion of processed meat a day, one's risk of colorectal cancer increases by 18 percent....

Erin Kohlsdorf, the new school security officer, patrols the hallways of the school. She looks forward to forming relationships with the students and staff through her job.

School security officer adjusts to new position

Anna Toot, Staff Writer September 29, 2015

A new face now occupies the desk right by the commons doors and is often spotted by the main doors, catching a few students eyes. Erin Kohlsdorf, the new security officer, happens to play a role in student...

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