Facility Opened: 1966
Additions/Renovations: 2002
School Capacity: 2,091
(Does not include portable classrooms)
Total Enrollment: 1,994
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Facility Opened: 1966 Additions/Renovations: 2002 School Capacity: 2,091 (Does not include portable classrooms) Total Enrollment: 1,994 |
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Mobility: 6.6% Entrants, 7.3% Withdrawals |
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Welcome to Our School |
| A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and one of two high schools in the City of Frederick, GOVERNOR THOMAS JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL educates students drawn from rural, suburban and urban communities. SAT and other test scores are consistently high, and 87% of our graduates continue their education following graduation. In the late 1980s, TJ began offering a countywide visual and performing arts magnet program, now called the Arts and Communications Academy. In addition, TJ was one of the first public high schools in Maryland to pioneer the creative 4-period day scheduling model in the early 1990s. With the opening of the new Governor Thomas Johnson Middle School in 2000, the building began a transformation from a combined middle and high school serving grades 6-12 to a high school for grades 9-12. The school has gone through many physical changes in recent years, with the 2002-03 school year bringing the final phase to a major renovation and producing a state-of-the-art learning facility in which students and staff take enormous pride. During school year 2006-2007, TJ celebrated its 40th anniversary with special activities recognizing 40 years of pride.
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Accomplishments |
| * National Blue Ribbon Schools Award, 1990-91 * Consistently ranked by Newsweek magazine in the top 5% of all high schools in the United States * 2001-2002 girls soccer and boys baseball teams both won state titles * $500,000 Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Grant award from the Maryland State Department of Education in partnership with The John’s Hopkins University * Principal Marlene A. Tarr was selected as a Washington Post Principal of Excellence, 2005-2006 * Maryland School of Character, 2005-2006 * 2006 boys soccer state title * Top 10 Finalist - Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships, 2007, 2008 * Superior ratings in County and State Concert Band Adjudications * 1st Place - Class IAA Concert Band Music in the Parks, Williamsburg, VA * Chapter V Tournament of Bands Chapter Champion, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 * 1st Place - Keystone Indoor Drill Association Color Guard, 2005 and 2006 * Band participated in New York City's St. Patrick Day Parade, 2008 * 2007-08 State Indoor & Outdoor Shotput Champion * 2007-08 County & Regional Doubles Tennis Champions * 2007-08 County, Conference & Regional Champions - Girls Indoor & Outdoor Track * 2007-08 County Champions - Boys Swimming * 2007-08 Regional Champions - Football * Student winner of the 2008 Intel International Science & Engineering Fair * Student winner of the 2008 Library of Congress Letters about Literature Contest * 2008 Girls Soccer - 4A North Region Champions and State 4A Semi-Finalist * 2008 Boys Cross Country - Chesapeake Conference, Frederick County and 4A North Region Champions * 2008 Girls Cross Country - Chesapeake Conference and Frederick County Champions * 2008 Volleyball - Chesapeake Conference and 4A North Region Champions, State 4A Finalist * 2009 Boys Swimming - Frederick County and 4A Central Region Champions * 2009 Boys Indoor Track - Chesapeake Conference and Frederick County Champions, State 4A Indoor Co-Champions * 2009 Girls Indoor Track - Chesapeake Conference and Frederick County Champions * 2009 Boys Outdoor Track - Chesapeake Conference, Frederick County, 4A North Region and 4A State Champions * 2009 Girls Outdoor Track - Chesapeake Conference and 4A North Region Champions * 2008 1st Place Marching Band Colorguard - U.S. Scholastic Band Association National Championships * 2009 World Guard International Scholastic A Finalist Indoor Colorguard * 2009 2nd Place Keystone Indoor Drill Association-Blue Division Colorguard * 2009 Superior (1) Ratings at County Adjudication Festival * 2009 Superior (1) Ratings at the Maryland State Adjudication Festival
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Special Programs |
| * Arts and Communications Academy countywide magnet program * Freshman topic seminars * Advisement seminars * Extended learning after school program * AP Scholars recognition program * Comprehensive athletic and activity programs
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