Hiram W. Johnson High School

Posted June 16, 2009

I am an incoming senior at Hiram Johnson High School and i have no regrets about coming here. When i started out my freshmen year, i had the opportunity to go to CKM or Christian Brothers, however, i ended up coming to Hiram Johnson. At first, i was like man i dont want to go there. However, after settling in for a couple of weeks, i realized that it wasnt such a bad school over all.. The Staff are really inspring and motivating role models. There are man unique teachers here. However, one bad thing about this school is the lack of desire students have to succeed. They were born raised in struggling conditions. What i dont like is how Hiram Johnson is criticized for being such a bad school when we are the ones that have to deal with the most adversities.
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Posted December 18, 2008

My daughter is a senior at HJHS. There are many teachers that are horrible, and a few really good teachers. I am very active in her life, and try to interact regularly with staff/admin. Many welcome this, but a few resent my participation. There should be better standards for the school administration, including teachers. There should be ongoing training and screening not just for current teachers, but substitutes as well. Just because you received your teaching credentials 20 years ago doesn't necessarily mean you are up to date and capable of interacting with the youth of today.
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Posted May 17, 2007

My daughter is currently a junior at HJHS. Although the administration clearly has good intentions, some of the most academically challenged kids are still falling through the cracks. There is virtually no parent communication and absolutely no parent participation. Some of the staff have a complete and total disregard for underachievers. If you are located in this school's boundaries, I would think long and hard before I decided to send my child to HJHS.
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Posted April 28, 2007

I graduated from Johnson high 2 years ago. The school was undergoing alot of changes my last two years there, but overall I had a good experience, and I am currently going to a university. I will be honest, the school can definately use some improvement,in both the curriculum and the individuals they staf, but people are not perfect. The one thing I can say is that I do not regret my decision to stay at Johnson insteat of transferring when we moved out of the district
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