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

Haley Radke 18 orders Panda Express while holding an open umbrella. Radke was doing a sociology assignment that requires students to break social norms.

Students carry unlucky umbrellas

Molly Hauser, Staff Writer December 20, 2016

The sociology classes are known for their norm breaking assignment. The projects are meant to help students understand social norms and how they effect people. Teacher Kelly Coleman assigns it for this...

Teacher Kyla Burns holds on to her new python, Buzz, as he slithers across her hand. Buzz is one of the 2 new animals used in  Burns science classes.

New animals arrive in classroom

Sophie Cordaro, Staff Writer December 19, 2016

Science teacher Kyla Burns' classroom is filled with nearly every type of animal in the world. Lizards, geckos, guinea pigs, turtles and many more surround the lab tables and student work spaces. Burns...

Teacher honors students in service

Teacher honors students in service

Grace Ballesteros, Staff Writer December 19, 2016

Down the hall from the cafeteria and next to the trophy cases, is the birthplace of Eagles' Heroes, an all metal tribute, from a teacher to his former students in public safety. Many of the students have...

Obsee Abbajabal uses Family Connections during  her advisory. Family Connections can be really useful for people who know what they want to do with their lives after high school, Abbajabal said.

Family Connections is not I Have A Plan

Grace Ballesteros, Staff Writer November 30, 2016

In 2005, the new mandated law, HF 2392, requiring schools to have a program to get the career ready, was put into place. As a result, the free program, I Have A Plan Iowa (IHAPI),  began using up students'...

Amra Smajlovic fangirls next to her favorite singer, Shawn Mendes. Smajlovic is a first generation in her family, and was born in the United States.

First generation students

Kennedy Stone, Staff Writer November 29, 2016

Now that we are a few months into the year, most students have gotten used to the school life. Yet some students are doing something their parents may not have gotten the chance to do. These students,...

Construction continues at 6300 Pioneer Parkway. Construction originally started in May 2014.

Terra Park under construction

Will Reiher, Design Editor November 28, 2016

Around $5 million dollars of tax revenue and just over $1.5 million dollars of fundraising money are being put towards a new park at 6300 Pioneer Parkway. In May 2014 work began on Terra Park, a 200...

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