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

Photo by: Julia Merrit

Athlete Hall of Fame: Peyton Williams

John Kirkpatrick, Sports Editor March 7, 2023

  If you take a walk along the indoor track in the JHS gym, the words Hall of Fame in purple and gold stand out amongst the slate gray of the track and walls. The large glass display holds the...

Jacob Helgeson caps perfect season with state title victory

Jacob Helgeson caps perfect season with state title victory

John Kirkpatrick, Sports editor February 27, 2023

Jacob Helgeson '25 ended his perfect season with the class 3A state wrestling title. Helgeson won at 152 pounds. "I felt confident pretty much the whole year. And I got a little banged up with injuries...

Senior Night Basketball

Theron Luett, Editor-in-Chief February 15, 2023

On Friday, February 10, boys and girls basketball faced South East Polk as the Johnston seniors were recognized before each game. Girls Varsity won 82-77, finishing their season 20-1. The girls team will...

Boys Golf Wins First Ever State Title in Johnston History

Allison Christensen, News-Brief-Editor October 18, 2022

On Saturday, October 8, 2022, Johnston took home the school’s first ever class 4A boys state golf championship at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa . With a score of 595, the team won by a...

The Johnston student section celebrates kickoff while a cloud of baby powder lingers overhead.

Dragons fall to Dowling 42-19

Catherine Reiher, Print Editor October 2, 2022

On Friday, Sept. 30, the Johnston Dragons (3-2) took on the #2 ranked Dowling Maroons (4-1) at Valley Stadium. Dowling scored a touchdown in the first quarter marking the first points on the board. Sean...

Middle school cross country boys wait on the starting line for the first heat to kick off.

XC Postal Nationals 2022

Lily Fleming, Copy Editor September 23, 2022

On Thursday, cross country runners took to the local track to host the 2022 edition of HOKA Postal Nationals. In a revived tradition from the 1970s, cross country teams all across the nation participate...

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