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

Students stonewalled by slow cellular signal in state-of-the-art school

Students stonewalled by slow cellular signal in state-of-the-art school

Natalie Lloyd and Taryn Kauffman December 18, 2017

Amber Petrak, '18 strolls into her fifth-period math class just as the bell rings. Exhausted, she begins setting herself up for her eighty minute block period. She plugs her dying phone into a wall outlet...

Track six students cook pasta with different supplies they brought.

Cooking in the cold

Shabana Gupta, Staff Writer December 13, 2017

In the freezing cold, students were bundled around small fires waiting for food. Track six, outdoor pursuits, challenged students to cook outside and bring their own ingredients to use. The school provided...

Boston Grimes 18 makes a jump shot at Johnston vs. Valley Basketball game. This game took place Dec. 5 at Johnston High School.

Boys’ varsity basketball wins first home game

Kara Green, Staff Writer December 12, 2017

The varsity boys' basketball team beat Valley 65-42 on Dec. 5 at Johnston.  This win increased the team's streak to 4-0 and earned them the #1 ranking in the state. During the second quarter, the team...

Aidan Cooley, 18 tosses down the ball for the 2nd throw. He was able to hit the final pin down, getting a spare.

Men’s bowling team loses to Valley, 2617 – 2776

Kyle Deutsch, Staff Writer December 11, 2017

The boys' varsity had a close game against Valley High School Dec. 7, but took a loss and went home defeated, adding to the varsity score of 1-5-0. Many of the top scores got strikes and Owen Smith, '20...

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“Howard the Duck,” ridiculously funny, or just ridiculous?

Joe Kronberg, Staff Writer December 10, 2017

The year was 1986, and with the end of the original Star Wars trilogy, George Lucas apparently needed something to fill his time. And for some reason, Howard the Duck seemed the most appealing at the...

Josie Barsness 18 watches as Anika Schmitt 18 signs the petition she created for the handprint wall.

Petition on a mission

Megan Walker, Staff Writer December 9, 2017

As the Black & White reported in Oct., the tradition of the handprint wall will not be continuing this year. Since that news broke, students Josie Barsness, 18' and Abby Watkins, 19' came together...

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