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

Brent Riessen transfers to middle school building

Brooklynn Ginsberg, Staff Writer March 27, 2015

Principal Brent Riessen will be transitioning to the middle school principal's position in the fall of 2015. Riessen has been at the the high school for four consecutive years. Due to beginning his...

Online chat room provides more voice for students

Online chat room provides more voice for students

Matthew Berry, Staff Writer March 12, 2015

With the expanding use of different technology services through out schools, some teachers have began using online discussion services during class. According to teachers and students alike, one particular...

Innovation guys preform at their competition at Southeast Polk Feb. 28.  Innovation won grand champion for the fifth time this season.

Show choirs overcome challenges to succeed

Kathryn Ikeda, Staff Writer March 12, 2015

Show choirs Synergy and Innovation concluded their competitive seasons Feb. 28 at the Southeast Polk RAM Showcase with first place wins. Prep choir Synergy placed first in their division and competed in...

Student suceeds in speech, will attend national competition

Student suceeds in speech, will attend national competition

Eileen Lagerblade, Staff Writer March 12, 2015

For four months, sophomore Tara Djukanovic has been practicing for her dramatic interpretation speech. Just two weeks before the qualifying competition Feb. 13-14 she received her speech from "Sickened"...

AP Chemistry teacher Dave Oldham plays his drum in the journalism lab as he announces that senior Anne Rogers is the Iowa Journalist of the Year.

Mystery surrounding Oldham’s new uniform

Natalie Larimer, Online Sub-Editor March 12, 2015

Every three years for spring break, band director Patrick Kearney takes the whole band on a trip to Orlando, FL. This year the band will leave March 12. In support of sending them off, science teacher...

Team Litig8 is an all freshman team who made it to the state competition. It is made up of freshmen Will Gavin, Mark Nagel, Sean Reddick, Anika Schmitt, Harshini Abbaraju, Hailey Abbey, Kathryn Ikeda, Prakhyath Bujimalla, Andrew Janni and Jack Lucas. Four other teams made it to the state competition March 24-26.

Mock trial moves to state

Anne Rogers, Head Editor-in-chief March 12, 2015

Mock Trial teams competed at the district competition March 9, and all eight teams moved on to the district run-offs March 10. Five of those eight teams won during the run-offs, resulting in them being...

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