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Johnson Senior High School
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Location
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Saint Paul
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Minnesota

USA
Information
TypePublic school
MottoPride of the East Side
Established1897
PrincipalKathleen Arndt
Faculty127
Grades9-12
Enrollment1647
CampusUrban
Color(s)Maroon and White
MascotGovernors
Websitehttp://governors.spps.org/

Johnson Senior High School is a comprehensive high school for grades 9–12 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Originally named Cleveland High School, the school was renamed after Minnesota governor John A. Johnson in 1911. Johnson is the second oldest high school in the Saint Paul Public Schools district and is only surpassed in age by Central High School. The school has operated in three difference buildings since 1897, all located on the East Side of Saint Paul.

Johnson is the third largest high school in the district and enrolls 1647 students.[1] The school offers Advanced Placement classes as well as the University of Minnesota affiliated College in the Schools program. In 2002 the school received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which led to the introduction of eight Small Learning Communities.

Johnson offers over 40 extracurricular clubs and organizations including an Air Force JROTC unit one of only three in the state. The school was a founding member and currently competes in the Saint Paul City Conference. The school's hockey team has had success, winning 4 state titles, but in the last decade has suffered from low participation.

History

This building was home to Johnson High School from around 1911 to 1963.

Johnson High School was established in 1897, making it the second oldest high school in the Saint Paul Public Schools district and the oldest on the East Side of Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school was originally named Cleveland High School, after the U.S. President Grover Cleveland, although some sources state the school was named after Horace Cleveland, a local landscape architect.[2]

In 1910, increasing enrollment and overcrowding led to the construction of a second school building at 740 York Ave.[3][4] The school was renamed John A. Johnson High School in honor of the recently deceased Minnesota governor John Albert Johnson (1861–1909). Students attended class at the second location from 1911 to 1963.[5][4]

By 1959, overcrowding as a result of the post-World War II baby boom forced the construction of a third school building. Land was purchased in 1960 at the former site of Hastings Pond, which had been filled in during construction of Interstate 94 through Saint Paul, and the building was completed at a cost of $3,663,529.78.[6][7][4] Johnson High School has been located at the third school building since the fall of 1963.

Enrollment

Students are able to enroll from throughout the city, however most students live on the East Side.[8] Johnson is the third largest high school in the Saint Paul Public Schools district with 1647 students attending in the 2006–2007 school year.[1] The plurality of students identified as Asian, with 31%, while students identifying as Black and White composed 29% and 26% of the student body respectively. Finally 12% of students identified as Hispanic and 2% American Indian. The majority of students, 76%, qualified for Free and Reduced Price Lunch, a measure of poverty. 36% of students have limited English Proficiency and 15% qualify for special education.[9][10]

Education

Small Learning Communities[11]

  • Arts, Communication & Humanities Academy
  • Business, Marketing & Management Academy
  • Architecture, Construction & Engineering Academy
  • Education & Human Services Academy
  • Health Sciences Academy
  • Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation Academy
  • Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences Academy

Johnson's average score on the ACT exam was 18.3 compared to a state average of 22.5 and a national average of 21.2.[12][13][14] 45.43% of students were considered proficient in reading while only 13.21% were proficient in math. The school is currently meeting 81.3% of the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements but is not meeting AYP due to low proficiency in mathematics. Johnson has a AYP graduation rate of 88% and a National Governors Association rate of 65.9%.[9] Johnson is a participant of the Advanced Placement (AP) program for students seeking to be challenged while improving their résumé for getting accepted into college. Johnson also participates in the University of Minnesota's College in the Schools program.[15] Language classes in Spanish and French are offered.[1]

In 2002 Johnson received $1.1 million in grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. Johnson used the money to create 8 smaller learning communities for the 2003–2004 school year. In the first five years the graduation rate at Johnson increased 19% with state required 10th grade reading and writing tests also seeing double digit increases.[16][17][18][19][20] The money from the grants ran out before the 2006–2007 school year.[21] Currently, there are eight smaller learning communities within the school. All students start in the Freshmen FOCUS Academy and then choose one of seven other academies for the remainder of the their high school career based on their interests.[11] Beginning with the class of 2006, graduating seniors are required to engage in the Senior Project, a program designed for students to showcase the skills they have developed during their stay at Johnson and as a practice for building a résumé or portfolio when applying for jobs.[22][23]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Outside view of Johnson Senior High School

Johnson athletic programs compete in class AAAA of the Minnesota State High School League.[24] The school was a founding member of the Saint Paul City Conference in 1898 when the school was still Cleveland High School.[25]

In 2004, the boys basketball team placed fourth in the class AAAA state tournament. They made another state tournament appearance in 2007, but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual state AAAA champion Buffalo.[26] The Governors have won the Saint Paul City Conference title for football 13 times, their last conference title coming in 2006. Its chief rival is Harding Senior High School, and the two football squads play each other annually for the Hatchet trophy.[27] The rivalry is the oldest continuous one in the Saint Paul City Conference with the teams meeting each year since 1932.[28]

Hockey

Johnson also has a history of success in ice hockey including 4 State Championships (1947, 1953, 1955, 1963), 3 second place finishes, and 3 third place finishes in 22 State Tournament appearances.[29] Johnson was the only Twin Cities high school to win the Minnesota high school boys hockey tournament for the first 25 years.[30][31] Herb Brooks, who coached the Miracle on Ice gold medal winning team, played on the school's 1955 state championship winning team.[32] Brooks' number five jersey was retired following his death in 2003.[33] During the 1950s students shoveled off parts of Lake Phalen because there were no enclosed ice arenas.[34] Most of the bantam hockey team players from the East Side attend either Johnson or Hill-Murray School.[35] During the 1950s and 1960s Johnson was considered a feeder school for the University of Minnesota's ice hockey team.[36] Recently the school's teams have suffered from lack of enrollment in the sports teams. Johnson is along with Como Park the only Saint Paul City Conference team to field a hockey team.[29][37][38]

Clubs and organizations

Johnson's literary magazine the Gleam was first published in 1912 but stopped publishing in 1926. In 1992 the magazine began again to help students improve scores on writing tests.[39] Johnson is one of only three high schools in Minnesota to have an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC).[40] There are over 40 extracurricular clubs or organizations for students.[41]

Notable alumni

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