Johnston Community Education

Once a Dragon, Forever a Dragon The Johnston Alumni Association is committed to growing and maintaining the relationships between JCSD alumni and the school district. It also aims to build school pride among alumni and the community. Donations to the Johnston Alumni Association are used in one of two ways: To provide a $500 scholarship awarded annually to a graduating JCSD student who is the child of JCSD alumni To support Johnston Alumni Association events and outreach The Johnston Alumni Association is operated by the Community Education Department of the Johnston Community School District. It is not an independent 501(c)3 not for profit organization and donations are not tax deductible. You have a couple of different options to make a donation: Option 1: Select one of the predetermined donation amounts Option 2: If you would like to donate a different amount, please contact the Johnston Community Education office to set up a custom amount 515-278-0552 commed@johnston.k12.ia.us Thank you and Go Dragons!

Course Description: Thinking of becoming a home owner? Come learn from experienced experts in this class designed to educate participants on the home-buying process. Participants will learn how to move towards the goal of home ownership. Topics include lending, credit scores, down payments, market conditions, value of a Realtor, and much more. Logistics: None Instructor: Julie Larson & Susan Tinker Susan Tinker with Community Choice Credit Union has over 25 years of experience in Home Lending and offers information, knowledge and experience to explain the home buying process. Julie Larson, Realtor, with Legacy Realty of Iowa, LPT represents buyers, sellers and builders and works to help you find and make home ownership dreams a reality.

Course Description: Trust is vital for true success. The instructor will present a summary of Stephen M.R. Covey's book "The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything", detailing how trust is crucial in all levels of relationships. All participants are encouraged to have their own copy of 'The Speed of Trust' book, available for purchase online. Logistics: None Instructor: Kathryn Armstrong Kathryn Armstrong is a certified teacher and taught middle and high school classes for many years. Kathryn currently substitute teaches in the Metro area.

Course Description: In what could be the most enlightening webinar you’ve ever taken, our instructor and professional voice coach will show you how you can actually begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, videos, and more. Most people go about it the wrong way. In this introductory class, you will learn about a unique, outside the box way to break into this creative, fulfilling, and potentially lucrative industry. Voice-overs can be managed on your own terms, on your own turf, in your own time, and with minimal overhead! Whether you choose to pursue voice-overs part-time or full-time, this could be the game changer you’ve been looking for. In addition to online instruction, you will be given the opportunity to book a 1-on-1 script read and voice evaluation via telephone with your instructor for the following day. Logistics: This class will be presented via Zoom. You will receive a link 24 hours prior to the class. Instructor: Lisa Foster, with 18 years of experience in voice-overs and broadcasting, has one of the most versatile voices in the industry. She has written and voiced live and recorded commercials for dozens of businesses and corporations including Crest Toothpaste, Olay, Café Appassionato, LA Weight Loss, Advanced Laser Clinics and Sleep Train. Foster has done numerous local and national spots, from website narratives and computer games to commercials and even comedy bits! She is a well-known on-air radio personality in the Seattle broadcast market, and with her state-of-the-art home recording studio, she is now being heard all over the world! Lisa loves to talk, especially about voice-overs! Won’t you join her? Lisa is a member of SaVoa, the Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists.

Course Description This class is for beekeepers with some experience. Topics are continually updated to include latest research on best practices and include fall mites, disease management, winter nutrition, evaluation, fall feeding, winter protection, emergency winter and spring feeding, and if there is time, a brief preview of Beekeeping 201, swarm management, spring flow, "supering", and making splits. After the 4 Winter Beekeeping pre-scheduled class dates, Julia will work with the class to schedule a hive inspection. Date, time, and location to be determined with class input. Logistics Instructor notes available for purchase (optional) Instructor: Julia McGuire Julia McGuire helps beginning beekeepers master basic skills and advanced beekeepers learn niche topics. She's kept bees in central Iowa since 2011 with a high rate of winter survival, has experience in filing ELAP due to tornado loss, and has recently taught beekeeping through the Farmer-to-Farmer program to rural populations in Jamaica and Honduras.

Winter Beekeeping Notes: If you would like to purchase the presentation content delivered by our Beekeeping instructor, this is your option to do that. The presentation slides will be emailed to you 48 hours prior to the start of the Beekeeping class by Johnston Community Education. The presentation consists of approximately 75 PowerPoint slides. You will receive the file in a fillable-PDF format so that you have the option to print the notes and bring them with you OR bring a laptop to class and take notes right on the slides. This presentation was created by our instructor, Julia McGuire, for the Beekeeping class. She hopes that the notes will be a great resource for participants after the class ends, but also requests that you not share the notes with others who have not taken the class.