Arthur L. Johnson High School

Infobox_School
name = Arthur L. Johnson High School

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established = 1972
grades = 9 - 12
district = Clark Public School District
type = Public high school
principal = Dr. Charles Serson
enrollment = 988 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 72.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 13.7
nickname = Crusaders
conference = Mountain Valley Conference
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location = 365 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
information = 856-779-2880
website = [http://alj.clarkschools.org/home.asp School website]

Arthur L. Johnson High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Clark, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Clark Public School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 988 students and 72.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.7. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403150&ID=340315000205 Arthur L. Johnson High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 23, 2008.]

Students from Garwood, attend the high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Garwood Public Schools. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/39/0850/39-0850-000.html Clark Township Public Schools 2007 report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed [{April 14] , 2008. "The Clark Township Public Schools, a K-12 district, educates 2361 students, housed in four buildings, and includes a very positive and collaborative sending/receiving relationship with the Garwood Public Schools."]

Awards and recognition

In "Newsweek's" May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Arthur L. Johnson High School was listed in 1137th place, the 37th-highest ranked school in New Jersey. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=State&count=1257&search=&start=700&limit=100&year=2007& "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools"] , "Newsweek", May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.]

The school was the 95th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 91st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Athletics

The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders compete in the Mountain Valley Conference, which consists of public and parochial high schools covering Union County and Essex County in northern New Jersey, operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Teams compete in Central Jersey Group II.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://alj.clarkschools.org/site_user_directory.aspx?type=DA Administration] , Arthur L. Johnson High School. Accessed July 28, 2008.]
*Richard Delmonaco, Principal
*Dr. Charles Serson, High School Principal

Notable alumni

* Todd Burger (born 1970), former professional football player for the Chicago Bears and New York Jets. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BURGETOD01 Todd Burger player profile] , Football Database. accessed January 13, 2007.]
* Dave Durante, US Men's Olympic Gymnastic Alternate. [ [http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-gym/mtt/durante_dave00.html Dave Durante] , CSTV. Accessed July 31, 2008.]
* Kenneth Ham (born 1964), piloted the Discovery space shuttle as a member of the STS-124 mission which delivered components to the International Space Station.
* Jeffrey Lichtman, defense attorney in New York City who represented John Gotti Jr. and managed to secure a dismissal of three charges of murder conspiracy, an acquittal of a $25 million securities fraud charge, and a hung jury on every remaining count brought against him.
* Ray Megill (born 1985), four-year letterman in lacrosse at the University of Maryland earning All-America honors who now plays for the MLL Boston Cannons. [ [http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/megill_ray00.html Ray Megill] , CSTV. Accessed June 23, 2008.] [ [http://www.bostoncannons.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=21 #12 Ray Megill, D] , Boston Cannons. Accessed June 23, 2008.]
* Matt Poskay, set the national high school lacrosse scoring record with 362 career goals. [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1022502/index.htm "Faces In The Crowd"] , "Sports Illustrated", May 14, 2001. Accessed June 23, 2008. "Matt, a junior attackman at Arthur L. Johnson High, became New Jersey's leading career boy scorer after he had six goals and three assists in a 19-5 defeat of North Hunterdon High. Matt, who had 250 goals and 77 assists as of Sunday, also broke the state career goals mark of 187 this year."]
* Deborah Zoe, actress who has appeared in "Angel".Fact|date=February 2008

References

External links

* [http://alj.clarkschools.org/home.asp Arthur L. Johnson High School]
* [http://www.clarkschools.org/ Clark Public School District]
*NJReportCard|39|0850|0|Clark Public School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3403150 Data for the Clark Public School District] , National Center for Education Statistics