J.O. Johnson High School
| J.O. Johnson High School | |
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| Address | |
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6201 Pueblo Drive Huntsville, Alabama, Madison 35810 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto |
Sum Quae Credo ("I am what I believe I am.") |
| Established | 1972 |
| Opened | 1972–73 school year |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 2016 |
| School district | Huntsville City Schools |
| Principal | Roderick Tomlin (acting) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus | Suburban (42 acres) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | AHSAA Class 5A |
| Sports | Basketball, Football, Cheer, Dance, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, and Volleyball |
| Mascot | Jaguars |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Jaguar Journal |
| Yearbook | Harmony |
| Website | JOJ Official Website |
Coordinates: 34°47′57.4″N 86°36′33.56″W / 34.799278°N 86.6093222°W
James Oliver Johnson High School, more commonly referred to as J.O. Johnson High School or J.O.J., was a public high school located in the northwest area of Huntsville, Alabama. The school served grades 9 through 12. It was home to an International Education Magnet Program, and the school also featured a Marine JROTC program.
The school was named for former Huntsville educator James Oliver Johnson, and served as a Brigadier General in the United States Army. Johnson commanded one of the first all black combat battalion in WW II, leading to the integration and racial diversity of the US Army. Johnson led men who constructed airplane infrastructure on the ground in North Africa and Mediterranean region, for Army Air Forces including the Tuskegee Airmen.
True to the legacy of its namesake, JO Johnson was the first new High School in Huntsville, Alabama built as a racially integrated high school. Black and White Students had no strife, and became the model High School throughout the state shortly after the Civil Rights era.
The road leading to the campus, Cecil Fain Drive, was named after another long term educator. J.O.J. opened in 1972 at 6201 Pueblo Drive, Huntsville, Alabama, to ease the overcrowding of Lee High School and to meet the needs of an area of Huntsville that had just begun to grow in population. Its primary feeder schools were the Academy for Science and Foreign Language, Edward H. White Middle School, and Davis Hills Middle School.
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