JHS Weekly Newsletter

The Junior-Senior Board is a student leadership opportunity during the Spring at JHS. The JrSr Board is responsible for planning and hosting the Senior Recognition Event in May. We coordinate with seniors, scholarship and award presenters, and other outside groups to celebrate and recognize this year's graduating class. Are you organized? Are you ready to help lead? This might be an opportunity for you!

Juniors or Seniors that are interested in participating can complete the application using this link. Please apply by 3/10.

The staff sponsor is Mr. Griffin. You can contact him with any questions. thomas.griffin@johnston.k12.ia.us

Ava Kimpson has been selected to be the Best Buddies Ambassador Representing Johnston High School and the State of Iowa. Congratulations Ava. We are so proud of you!

Go Dragons!!!

The After Prom committee is partnering with two companies for tuxedo rentals this year --- Skeffington's Formal Wear and Men's Wearhouse. Both companies are giving a portion of the rental proceeds back to the JHS After Prom. You must remember to mention that you are with Johnston High School in order for the kickbacks to happen. Please see below for additional information.

Visit Skeffington's Formal Wear at 2600 University Avenue, West Des Moines.

Visit Men's Wearhouse at 1540B Valley West Drive #1 and 3, West Des Moines.

Do you wish to donate to the JHS After Prom? If so, click here: https://jhsafterpromcommittee. square.site/product/donate-to- the-after-prom-party-on-may-6- 2023/2

Johnston was well-represented at the Historic Highways NHD Regional in Pella on March 29. Thirteen students worked to create seven entries to demonstrate their interpretation of the theme "Frontiers in History". All thirteen Johnston competitors have qualified for State NHD on April 24 at the Community Choice Conference Center in Des Moines.

Students and their projects are listed below. Congratulations to all and good luck at State!

Entries included:

Senior Individual Documentaries

Anna Lu (9) : Pixar’s Founders Bring Film industry into New Era

Ahana Devadas (9): How Jazz Became the Soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement

Akshara Eswar (11): How Jazz Crossed Ideological Frontiers During the Cold War

(Akshara is not pictured in photos. She had to leave to join her Mock Trial team at State Semifinals.)

Senior Group Documentary

Adonawit Meshesha (10) and Lauren Weber (10): A Deep Dive into the New Wave

Senior Individual Performance

Riona Butler (11): Figure Skating and Its Impact on American Sports

Senior Group Website

Kathir Kalyanaraman (10), Aydean Bejtovic (10), Andrew Bogue (10), and Shreyas Shrestha (10):

The Genius of Robert Noyce

They also won a special award for Best Use of a Local Topic

Junior Group Documentary

Hannah He (8) and Abbie Tu (8): The Accomplishments of the United Farm Workers

JHS team Courtnite: Trial Royale ended its run in the state mock trial tournament at today's semifinals. Congratulations to all JHS mock trial students on a great season!

A team of students from the Johnston iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates) program, in its first year in Johnston, took 1st place in the PBL (Project-Based Learning) Showcase at the state iJAG Career Development Conference this week! They won an all-expense paid trip to Florida to compete with other JAG schools across the nation at the National Career Development Conference (NCDC), April 20-22 in Orlando.

The team of three students were among 16 from Johnston who qualified for the state conference held Thursday.

Congratulations to the students, instructor Brenna Suntken, Jyll Johnson-Miner, the school board and everyone involved in making this program a success in Johnston. Links to the news coverage below.

Each year, the Iowa Department of Education, in conjunction with Iowa College Aid and Iowa Workforce Development, evaluates programs at Iowa community colleges for eligibility for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship.

The 2023-24 eligible programs have been finalized and over 600 programs at 15 community colleges are considered high-demand. To qualify for the scholarship, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and enroll in an eligible program of study.

Awards for Last-Dollar Scholarship in the 2023-24 academic year will be authorized after appropriations for the upcoming academic year have been enacted. Programs are evaluated each year based on shortages identified by Iowa Workforce Development, and eligible college programs must be two years in length or less. The directory of eligible programs can be found at the Future Ready Iowa's website.

Monday, April 3

- TSA Conference

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

- Girls Tennis JV/V Meet 4pm Waukee NW

- Boys Tennis JV/V Meet 4 pm vs Waukee NW @ JHS

- Girls JV Invitational Track Meet @ Waukee NW 4pm

- Boys JV2 Soccer vs Urbandale 4:45 pm

- Boys JV3 Soccer at Hoover 4:45 pm

- Boys JV1 Soccer vs Urbandale at JHS 6 pm

- Boys Varsity Soccer vs Urbandale at JHS 7:30 pm

Thursday, April 6

- Girls/Boys Track Invitational @ Northview MS 4:30 pm

- Boys Soccer at Valley Stadium 6/7:15 pm

Friday, April 7

- Boys JV/V Tennis @ Ames 4 pm

- Girls JV/V Soccer @ Waukee NW 4:45/6:00/7:30 pm

- Boys JV/V Soccer @ JHS 4:45/6:00/7:30 pm

Saturday April 8

- Boys Varsity Tennis Invitational @ JHS 9 am

- Boys Varsity Track Invitational @ Valley 11:00 am

Johnston Innovation National Champions at Fame Nationals in Branson

Also won: Best Vocal, Best Choreography, Best Band, Best Crew, Best Show Design, Best Diction, Most Original Arrangement (Tightrope) Best Male Soloist Cameron Capalbo

Johnston Synergy got 5th Runner Up with best Male performer Kyron Pope.

We would love to have you join the Vocal Music Department!!

Auditions will take place during the school day or after school the week of April 10 - 13. Students will sign up for an individual audition time. Current 9th graders signup sheets will be posted in the JMS Choir Room. High School signup sheets will be posted on the bulletin boards in the choir hallway. If you are interested in show choir you will need to attend the choreophy session on Monday April 10th at 6:00pm.

All details for auditions can be found on the JHS Vocal Music Moodle Page

If you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Grimm or Mrs. Ryan

Enrollment for Community Education programs is now open. Boys interested in playing high school tennis should consider signing up for our tennis camp. It runs June 13-23, 9-11 am.

Here is a description of the camp and the enrollment link:

The Johnston Boys tennis camp is designed for Grades 8-12 planning on playing high school tennis. Emphasis will be placed on singles and doubles match strategy and advanced stroke development. Deadline to register and receive a t-shirt is May 21st. Campers should bring a racket, water bottle and sun screen each day.

Please visit the Community Education website to enroll.,

Contact Coach D with any questions or concerns.

• Online ticketing option only for baseball and softball (all levels). No cash will be available.
• Card readers and QR codes will be available on site for those needing to purchase at the gate.
• Spectators are encouraged to purchase in advance to avoid lines and delays at the gate.
• Grandparents' passes will still be accepted but at no charge.
• Tickets can be purchased a week in advance at: https://www.cimltickets.com/
• SAT's and JBC passes will still be accepted for regular season games.

Monday

· Robotics Club 3-5 pm in Room 221

· TSA 3-3:30 Room 236

· Science Olympiad 3-4 pm Room 521

Tuesday

· Student Council 7 am in LMC

· Chess Club Room 307 3-3:45 PM

· Key Club 3 pm Room 105

· Hyperstream 3-4:30 Room 607

· Science Olympiad 3-3:30 pm Room 521

Thursday

· Robotics Club 3-5 pm in Room 221

· HOSA Room 3 pm in Room 521

· Dragon Gaming Club/GSA at 3 pm Room 327

· Photography/Art Club at 3-4pm Room 722

· Drama Club in Auditorium 3 pm

Friday

· CORE 3-3:45 pm in Room 409/411

Email: jhsjcsd@jdragonmail.us
Website: https://www.johnstoncsd.org/school/johnston-high-school/
Location: 6500 Northwest 100th Street, Johnston, IA, USA
Phone: (515)278-0449