Governor Thomas Johnson High School
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| Governor Thomas Johnson High School | |
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| Address | |
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| 1501 N. Market St. Frederick, MD, Maryland, 21701 USA |
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| School number | (240) 236-8200 |
| School district | Frederick County Public Schools |
| Principal | Marlene A. Tarr |
| Vice principal | Jack R. Bentley Michael H. Chavez Drew Kibler Jet Reid Monica Shuman |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus | Small town |
| Campus size | 40 acres |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Homepage | Governor Thomas Johnson HS website |
Governor Thomas Johnson High School (GTJHS) is a four-year public high school in Frederick, MD, Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
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[edit] Thomas Johnson
The school is named after former Maryland Governor Thomas Johnson who was the first post-colonial Governor of the state. He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress and an Associate Justice with the Supreme Court. Governor Johnson himself received no formal education and taught himself the law while working for an attorney and qualified aged 28.[1]
[edit] Buildings
The school is located on Maryland Route 355, north of 14th Street, and southeast of U.S. 15. The building has 292,940 square feet (27,215 m²) of space located on 40 acres (16 ha) of land.[2]
[edit] Students
Governor Thomas Johnson High School's graduation rate has been steadily rising over the past 12 years. In 2007 the school graduated 93.85%, the highest rate in the past 12 years. The school had a low of 84.91% in 1999. [3]
The school's population had been steadily rising and is creeping ever closer to 2000 students.
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| 1,339 | 1,375 | 1,396 | 1,407 | 1,457 | 1,503 | 1,548 | 1,689 | 1,743 | 1,858 | 1,953 | 1,925 | 1,987 | 1,994 | 1,995 |
[edit] Sports
State Champions
- 2006 - Boys' Soccer [5]
- 2002 - Baseball [6]
- 2001 - Girls' Soccer [7]
- 2000 - Boys' Track & Field [8]
- 1999 - Boys' Basketball [9]
- 1997 - Boys' Basketball
- 1997 - Girls' Soccer
- 1997 - Wrestling 189 lb Class
- 1996 - Wrestling 189 lb Class [10]
- 1995 - Wrestling 275 lb Class
- 1994 - Softball [11]
- 1992 - Baseball
- 1989 - Girls' Basketball [12]
- 1988 - Boys' Basketball
- 1986 - Boys' Basketball
- 1985 - Boys' Basketball
- 1983 - Baseball
- 1983 - Girls' Basketball
- 1982 - Boys' Basketball
- 1982 - Football [13]
- 1975 - Boys' Basketball
- 1972 - Wrestling Heavy Weight
State Finalist
- 2007 - Boys' Swimming [14]
- 2002 - Boys' Basketball
- 2001 - Boys' Basketball
- 1998 - Boys' Indoor Track [15]
- 1998 - Girls' Volleyball [16]
- 1997 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1997 - Football
- 1996 - Girls' Volleyball
- 1995 - Boys' Basketball
- 1995 - Girls' Volleyball
- 1994 - Baseball
- 1990 - Girls' Basketball
- 1988 - Girls' Basketball
- 1986 - Boys' Track & Field
- 1978 - Boys' Basketball
State Semi-Finalist
- 2007 - Football
- 2005 - Girls' Basketball
- 2004 - Baseball
- 2004 - Boys' Soccer
- 2004 - Girls' Volleyball
- 2003 - Girls' Volleyball
- 2001 - Boys' Soccer
- 2000 - Girls' Soccer
- 2000 - Girls' Volleyball
- 1999 - Girls' Soccer
- 1999 - Girls' Volleyball
- 1998 - Boys' Basketball
- 1996 - Football
- 1996 - Softball
- 1994 - Boys' Basketball
- 1994 - Football
- 1993 - Boys' Basketball
- 1993 - Softball
- 1987 - Girls' Basketball
- 1985 - Softball
- 1984 - Filed Hockey [17]
- 1979 - Baseball
State Quarter-Finalist
- 1995 - Football
- 1993 - Football
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Virginia Cha, reporter for CNN, and
- Terence Morris, NBA basketball player.
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Thomas Johson on the U.S.Supreme court site accessed 2 March 2008
- ^ Maryland Property Database
- ^ Maryland Report Card
- ^ Maryland State Department of Education
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Soccer
- ^ MPSSAA Baseball
- ^ MPSSAA Girls' Soccer
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Track & Field
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Basketball
- ^ MPSSAA Wrestling
- ^ MPSSAA Softball
- ^ MPSSAA Girls' Basketball
- ^ MPSSAA Football
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Swimming
- ^ MPSSAA Boys' Indoor Track
- ^ MPSSAA Girls' Volleyball
- ^ MPSSAA Field Hockey
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Governor Thomas Johnson High School website
- Map of School from Google Maps
- Governor Thomas Johnson HS Alumni site
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