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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

The Trained Power of Double Meanings

The Trained Power of Double Meanings

Maddie Lehman, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

A paper lies on the desk in front of me. A haiku, simple enough in meaning, but I know what it truly hides. My English teacher walks into class, and my least favorite unit begins: text analysis. Do imaginary...

Oligarchy in America

Oligarchy in America

Cecelia Freeman, Staff March 11, 2025

Democracy in America being ruled by the rich is common knowledge, what few know is what system this creates. As it stands now, America is an oligarchic nation, officially declared or not.  The word...

SRG Not Meeting our Needs

SRG Not Meeting our Needs

October 25, 2024

Johnston High School traditional letter grading is being replaced by an SRG grading scale. The SRG scale is a system in which students are graded based on their overall mastery of a certain subject instead...

America: A Theocracy in Disguise 

America: A Theocracy in Disguise 

Sam McAlister, Staff Writer May 23, 2024

“The legitimate powers of government reach actions only and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their ‘legislature’ should...

A Country Past its Prime

A Country Past its Prime

May 3, 2024

The members of the political class running America are getting to an age where they can no longer properly govern the country, a national concern hitting headlines everywhere. The country is growing with...

The Death of Public Schools

The Death of Public Schools

Sam McAlister, Staff Writer March 23, 2024

Iowa is consistently ranked among the best states in the country for education, but recent legislation targeting our Area Education Agency (AEA) system puts our quality of education in jeopardy. AEAs were...

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