Sol C. Johnson High School

Johnson High School
Sol C. Johnson High School
Address
3012 Sunset Blvd
Savannah, Georgia 31404
United States
Coordinates 32°01′56″N 81°03′31″W / 32.032204°N 81.058597°W / 32.032204; -81.058597Coordinates: 32°01′56″N 81°03′31″W / 32.032204°N 81.058597°W / 32.032204; -81.058597
Information
Type Public high school
Motto "Not to Equal but Excel."
Established 1959
School district Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools
Principal Bernadette Ball-Oliver
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 801 (2014-15)[1]
Campus urban
Color(s) Blue and orange
         
Athletics GHSA Class AAA Region 3
Nickname Atom Smashers
Website Johnson High School

Sol C. Johnson High School is a public high school located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. A unit of the Savannah-Chatham County School System,[2] it has been ranked number 819 among Newsweek magazine's top 1,500 U.S. secondary schools based on advanced placement and International Baccalaureate test scores.[3] According to the Savannah Morning News, Johnson High students have been "taking strides forward" in their recent performance on the statewide Georgia High School Graduation Test.[4]

Johnson High was named in the "America’s Best High Schools 2010" edition of Newsweek.[5]

History

Johnson High was originally named Powell Laboratory School when it opened on Savannah's eastside in 1959. With an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students, it consisted of grades nine through twelve and was administered by Savannah State College (now Savannah State University). In 1960 the school was renamed after Sol C. Johnson, a prominent local journalist, philanthropist, educator, and founder of the Savannah Tribune, the nation's oldest newspaper catering to African-Americans.

Academics

Academic programs at Johnson High include the ninth-grade academy and the International Baccalaureate. Like most large high schools, Johnson includes a range of special education and advanced placement courses.[6]

Student activities

Clubs and organizations


References

  1. ↑ "Johnson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "History of Sol C. Johnson High School". Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  3. ↑ "The Top of the Class". Newsweek.com. Newsweek, Inc. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Savannah-Chatham students improving on graduation tests". SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Sol C. Johnson High School Named One of America's Best High Schools". Savannah Tribune. Savannah Tribune. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  6. ↑ "Departments". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-09.


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