Notified this September, the school had seven National Merit Semi-Finalists, nine National Merit Commended Scholars, and 63 College Board National Recognitions Honors.
It’s that time of year, the basketball teams are leaving districts and entering playoffs. Coming in first in districts, the lady Jaguars 2016-2017 team might be the best yet. With having not one but two starters nominated for the McDonald’s All-American basketball games.
As senior Caroline LaChance counts up the amount of time she spent volunteering at various places within the community, she makes sure everything is accounted for on her application form. As April comes to a close, LaChance and other students who have earned a PVSA award prepare to get recognized for their contributions to their community.
On October 19, AP World History teacher Justin Felux recently received an award that, “recognizes Texas classroom teachers who have made exemplary contributions in teaching, curriculum development and extracurricular programming,” according to an article published by NEISD.
If you volunteer in the community or spend time doing community service, you can be awarded for your efforts. Senior Amanda Coursey won the gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award given to people who have participated in certain amounts of community service within one calendar year.
“I was working with the pep squad last year, and just really enjoyed doing that, so I would spend my time with them, and like my Fridays I would go with them to the football games and stuff like that,” Coursey said. “Outside of that, I would be volunteering at a vet, because I want to become a veterinarian later on.”
Artists across the Johnson campus have been sending in their genres of pieces to the Scholastic Art & Writing competition. Over the break, 24 art students' pieces were presented with “Honorable Mention”, 14 pieces with “Silver Key”, and 10 pieces with the “Golden Key” award.