Claire Anderson, JHS Family and Consumer Sciences teacher, has been named the 2025 Iowa ProStartยฎ Educator of Excellence by the Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation (IRAEF)! Selected from over 40 educators, she will be honored at the Iowa Restaurant Associationโs annual awards gala this November. Congratulations Claire! Read more: https://t.co/v9fNzDwDDr
Ice Cream Wars in ProStart II finishing out a cold week! ๐ฅถ๐จ
1st Dulce de Leche
2nd Mint Oreo
3rd Birthday Cake
4th Cotton Candy
#ProStart#SayYesToFCS#JohnstonLearns ๐ฉโ๐ณ๐จโ๐ณ
Break day for me means family lunch in my Momโs first grade classroom! Pizza Party and a fun sight words game! ๐ฅฐ๐She is lucky enough to have her great nephews in her class! Their Aunt and baby cousin also got to join us! ๐ฅฐ
JHS ProStart students this week got to learn and create culinary dishes with Chef Anthony Nace, the Executive Chef at Hilton Downtown Des Moines and winner of the 2023 Iowa Restaurant Association Culinary Competition. Chef Anthony took the time to remake his winning dish with the ProStart Students! Students got to make and eat Seared Beef Strip Loin with Roasted Golden Beets, Purple Street Potatoes, Sauteed Brussels Sprouts, Agave Pumpkin Butter, Aged Cheddar Cheese, and Micro Cilantro. Students enjoyed cooking and plating their own food while being mentored by a professional, well renowned chef!s
Johnston ProStart students Corey Suckow, Davis Cope and Jasmine Newman served guests at the Inaugural Legislative Reception on Tuesday at Centro Restaurant in Des Moines. Students got the unique opportunity to learn a little about the legislative process, whatโs important to Iowaโs hospitality industry in this arena, and the chance to meet some elected officials while working at this event. The reception was "A Taste of Iowa" with food prepared by Centroโs culinary team, featuring some unique Iowa items: pork tenderloin sliders, scotcheroos, sour cream raisin pie and Steak De Burgo, to name a few. Students enjoyed the opportunity!
Celebrate the Cyclone win by heading to your local grocery store to pick up some FRESH PORK!
Did you know: Pork is packed with PROTEIN and many cuts are as lean as a skinless chicken breast!
#Porktober23#purchasemoorehamannbacon#IowaPork
Final: 1A fifth-ranked @bcluwvolleyball defeats 1A third-ranked North Tama 25-18, 26-24, 25-18. Comets set a clear path to the Iowa Star South title and pick up a major win in terms of postseason potential #iahsvb
As the new school year gets underway, Johnston is celebrating some success. Student attendance increased between 1 and 5 percentage points last school year at all eight of the districtโs school buildings. The increase represents about 90 students at JHS alone. Contributing to the boost is a new rule at JHS that requires attendance at all classes for students to participate in @JCSD__Athletics and activities that day. https://t.co/Ik5dDKgO40
๐จEveryone needs to give this a listen!
Randall Zimmerman from Junction City, Kansas gives coaching 101.
๐ฅ โ7.6% of kids will play college sports, but 100% of them will be adults.โ
How are we using our platform to prepare them for adulthood?
Country music is still alive as long as weโve got this man. Proud to have the one and only @codyjohnson on my show yesterday at @CheFrontierDays. Check out my all-time favorite song that he wrote called โBy Your Grace.โ
@Cowboy_Channel @Resistolhats #weliveiteveryday#CFD
I was blessed with a Dad who could always see the difference I was making as a teacher even in hard times. That difference shined through when my ProStart students drove over an hour to attend his services and helped set up the luncheon. I miss you Dad! ๐
#ProStart#CowboyStrong
Shout out to @mitchLgearhart and his Pit Crew for saving me on the last day of school. Thankful for kind students and coworkers helping me out. What a way to end year 7! ๐ ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
JHS ProStart students Trey Sedlar, McKenna Crowder and Piper Standsbury received their National Certificate of Achievement this week for passing and completing the exam and the program! ProStart is new to JHS so these are the first students in JHS history to receive this award.