Sol C. Johnson High School, known as Johnson High School, is a public high school located in
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later t ...
, United States. A unit of the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County School System, it has been ranked number 819 among ''Newsweek magazine, Newsweek'' magazine's top 1,500 U.S. secondary schools based on advanced placement and International Baccalaureate test scores. 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.
Johnson High was named in the "America’s Best High Schools 2010" edition of ''Newsweek''.
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 Solomon C. Johnson, 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.
Student activities
Clubs and organizations
* Future Business Leaders of America
* National Junior Classical League
* National Honor Society
* NJROTC
* Flag Team
* Spanish Club
* Mock Trial
* Jobs for Georgia Graduates
* Foreign Media Studies Club
*Danceline
*Majorette
Notable alumni
*Raphael Warnock, pastor and United States Senate, U.S. senator
References
External links
*
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System website
Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Educational institutions established in 1956
Schools in Savannah, Georgia
1956 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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