:Johnson Senior High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

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{{Infobox school

|name = Johnson Senior High School

|logo = File:Johnson Senior High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota) logo.png

|image = Johnson Senior High School 2018.jpg

|caption = Main entrance of the current Johnson Senior High School

|motto = "Pride of the East Side"

|street = 1349 Arcade Street{{cite web |title=Johnson Aerospace & Engineering High School / Homepage |url=https://www.spps.org/johnsonsr |access-date=21 November 2020 |language=en}}

|city = Saint Paul

|state = Minnesota

|zipcode = 55106

|country = US

|established = 1897

|type = Public school

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|staff = 61.47 (FTE)

|ratio = 17.85

|faculty = 127

|principal = Jamil Payton

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|enrollment = 1,097 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2733840&SchoolPageNum=5&ID=273384001603|title=JOHNNSON SENIOR HIGH|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 21, 2024}}

|grades = 9 to 12

|campus = Urban

|colors = {{color box|maroon}} Maroon
{{color box|white}} White

|mascot = Governors

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|website = {{URL|https://www.spps.org/johnsonsr}}

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Johnson Senior High School is a comprehensive high school for grades 9 to 12 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Originally named Cleveland High School, the school was renamed after Minnesota governor John A. Johnson in 1911. Johnson is the second oldest high school in the Saint Paul Public Schools district and is only surpassed in age by Central High School. The school has operated in three different buildings since 1897, all located on the East Side of Saint Paul.

Johnson is the third largest high school in the district, and enrolls 1647 students. The school offers Advanced Placement classes as well as the University of Minnesota-affiliated College in the Schools program. In 2002 the school received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which led to the introduction of eight Small Learning Communities.

Johnson offers over 40 extracurricular clubs and organizations including an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC) unit, one of only three in the state. The school was a founding member and currently competes in the Saint Paul City Conference. The school's hockey team has had success, winning four state titles.

History

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Johnson High School was established in 1897, making it the second oldest high school in the Saint Paul Public Schools district and the oldest on the East Side of Saint Paul. The school was originally named Cleveland High School, after the U.S. President Grover Cleveland, although some sources state the school was named after Horace Cleveland, a local landscape architect.{{cite news|last=Karlson|first=Karl J.|date=2003-08-01|title=Does This East Side Story Ring A Bell ? - One Said To Come From Old Johnson High|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press| page=B1}}

In 1910 increasing enrollment and overcrowding led to the construction of a second school building at 740 York Avenue.{{cite news|last=Tosto|first=Paul|date=2000-09-06|title=School Opens With Promise, Construction // New Elementary Warmly Embraced On The East Side|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|page=A1}} The school was renamed John A. Johnson High School in honor of the recently deceased Minnesota governor John Albert Johnson (1861{{spaced ndash}}1909). Students attended class at the second location from 1911 to 1963.{{cite book|title=From the Past to the Present: An Inventory of Saint Paul Public School Facilities. |last=Sigvertson |first=Jene T |publisher=Saint Paul Public Schools |url=http://www.spps.org/sites/dd77441e-b117-423c-90a1-6fcbdcc68b6f/uploads/SPPSF.pdf |pages=212, 258, 288 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001234904/http://www.spps.org/sites/dd77441e-b117-423c-90a1-6fcbdcc68b6f/uploads/SPPSF.pdf |archive-date=2006-10-01 }}{{cite web | title =A History of Johnson Senior High and the Surrounding Community | publisher =Johnson High School | url =http://governors.spps.org/8ecaccc3-4a7c-4271-83c1-39ada97a70c4.html | date=2007-10-10| access-date =2008-07-08}}

By 1959 overcrowding as a result of the post-World War II baby boom forced the construction of a third school building. Land was purchased in 1960 at the former site of Hastings Pond, which had been filled in during construction of Interstate 94 through Saint Paul, and the building was completed at a cost of $3,663,529.{{cite book |last=Empson |first=Donald |author2=Don Boxmeyer |title=The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-8166-4729-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/streetwhereyouli0000emps/page/120 120] |url=https://archive.org/details/streetwhereyouli0000emps/page/120 }}{{cite news|last=Mohr|first=Elizabeth|date=2008-04-07|title=Organizing A 70-Year Reunion Takes A Special Person, And The Johnson High School Class Of 1938 Has One In Tenacious Dorothy Lynch.|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press}} Johnson High School has been located at the third school building since the fall of 1963. Extensive renovations and expansion of the front part of the building were completed in 2017.[https://schooldesigns.com/Projects/johnson-aerospace-and-engineering-high-school-addition-and-renovation/ Johnson Aerospace and Engineering High School Addition and Renovation]

Enrollment

Students may enroll from throughout the city, but most live on the East Side.{{Cite web|url=https://mis.spps.org/REA/rea_custom_reports/230/230-07.pdf|date=2006-10-01|title=Johnson High School student enrollment|publisher=Saint Paul Public Schools|access-date=2008-10-05}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Johnson is the third largest high school in the Saint Paul Public Schools district, with 1647 students attending in the 2006–2007 school year. The plurality of students identified as Asian, with 46%, while students identifying as Black and White composed 29% and 14% of the student body respectively. 10% of students identified as Hispanic and 2% American Indian. 81% qualified for free or reduced price lunch and 34% of students had limited English proficiency.{{cite web | title =Johnson Senior High School | publisher =Saint Paul Public Schools | url =http://choicecatalog.spps.org/johnson_sr.html | access-date =2008-07-08 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080907095624/http://choicecatalog.spps.org/johnson_sr.html | archive-date =2008-09-07 }}{{cite web | title =JOHNSON SENIOR HIGH (230) | publisher =Minnesota Department of Education | url =http://education.state.mn.us/ReportCard2005/schoolDistrictInfo.do?SCHOOL_NUM=230&DISTRICT_NUM=0625&DISTRICT_TYPE=01 | access-date=2008-07-08 }} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}

Education

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  • Arts, Communication & Humanities Academy
  • Business, Marketing & Management Academy
  • Architecture, Construction & Engineering Academy
  • Education & Human Services Academy
  • Health Sciences Academy
  • Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation Academy
  • Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences Academy

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Johnson participates in the Advanced Placement (AP) program, offering college-level courses in twelve subject areas.{{cite web |url=http://enroll.spps.org/johnson_sr.html |title=Johnson Senior High School |access-date=2010-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618151539/http://enroll.spps.org/johnson_sr.html |archive-date=2011-06-18 }} Students can also earn college credit through College in the Schools (CIS) classes offered by the University of Minnesota, and Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) classes at area colleges and universities.{{cite web|title=College in the Schools - Participating Schools |publisher=University of Minnesota: College in the Schools |url=http://www.cce.umn.edu/cis/schools/index.html |access-date=2008-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009152442/http://www.cce.umn.edu/cis/schools/index.html |archive-date=2008-10-09 }} Language classes in Spanish and French are offered.{{cite web|title=High School Comparisons |publisher=Saint Paul Public Schools|url=http://choicecatalog.spps.org/All_High_Schools.html |date=2008-06-05 |access-date=2008-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708142147/http://choicecatalog.spps.org/All_High_Schools.html |archive-date=2008-07-08 }}

In 2002 Johnson received $1.1 million in grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. Johnson used the money to create eight smaller learning communities for the 2003–2004 school year. In the first five years the graduation rate at Johnson increased 19%, with state-required 10th grade reading and writing tests also seeing double digit increases.{{cite news|url=http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/csc-in-the-news/st.-paul-pioneer-press-editorial-3.html |title=School Progress - Backed By Gates, Earned With Sweat |date=2006-06-27 |newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press |access-date=2008-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123043803/http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/csc-in-the-news/st.-paul-pioneer-press-editorial-3.html |archive-date=November 23, 2008 }}{{Cite book | author=Ramsey, Robert D. | title=Don't Teach the Canaries Not to Sing: Creating a School Culture That Boosts Achievement | year= 2007 | place=Thousand Oaks, CA| publisher=Corwin Press | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjLMUEvbTrIC | isbn=978-1-4129-4893-7 | page=119}}{{cite news|url=http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/csc-in-the-news/minneapolis-star-tribune-editorial-4.html |title=Improving St. Paul's public high schools |date=2006-06-24 |newspaper=Star Tribune |access-date=2008-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123042045/http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/csc-in-the-news/minneapolis-star-tribune-editorial-4.html |archive-date=November 23, 2008 }}{{cite news|last=Walsh |first=James |date=2006-06-22 |url=http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/csc-in-the-news/minneapolis-star-tribune-news-story-3.html |title=Restructuring brings gains for 3 St. Paul high schools |newspaper=Star Tribune |access-date=2008-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123034618/http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/csc-in-the-news/minneapolis-star-tribune-news-story-3.html |archive-date=November 23, 2008 }}{{cite news | first=Joe | last=Nathan | title=Possible Lessons from an Inner City High School | date=2006-02-26 | publisher=Center for School Change | url =http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/2006/possible-lessons-from-an-inner-city-high-school-4.html | access-date = 2008-10-04 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}} The money from the grants ran out before the 2006–2007 school year.{{cite news|last=Belden |first=Doug |title=Schools picking up where grants left off - They seek ways to sustain improvements |newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press |date=2006-06-23 |url=http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/csc-in-the-news/st.-paul-pioneer-press-news-story-3.html |access-date=2008-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123045510/http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/csc-in-the-news/st.-paul-pioneer-press-news-story-3.html |archive-date=November 23, 2008 }}

Currently, there are eight smaller learning communities within the school. All students start in the Freshmen FOCUS Academy and then choose one of seven other academies for the remainder of their high school career, based on their interests.{{cite web | title =Smaller Learning Communities | publisher =Johnson Senior High School | url =http://governors.spps.org/Smaller_Learning_Communities.html |date=2005-05-06| access-date =2008-07-08 }}

Beginning with the class of 2006, graduating seniors are required to engage in the Senior Project, a program designed to showcase the skills students have developed during their stay at Johnson and as a practice for building a résumé or portfolio.{{cite web | title =Senior Project information | date= 2008-08-08 |publisher =Johnson Senior High School | url =http://governors.spps.org/Senior_Project.html | access-date =2008-07-08 }}{{cite news | first=Joe | last=Nathan | title=Senior projects make high school more effective | date=2006-05-30| publisher=Center for School Change| url =http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/2006/senior-projects-make-high-school-more-effective-4.html | access-date = 2008-10-04}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}} The project consists of four main Ps: project, paper, portfolio and presentation. The students are required to work on a project outside of class that takes at least 15 hours. Their paper has to relate to their project, so if the project is creating a birdhouse, the paper could be about the best type of birdhouse. The portfolio then brings everything together with evidence to prove that the project was completed. The presentation is given at least three times and ties all of the items together. The projects are judged throughout the year, and the top four students receive a partial college scholarship.{{cite web | url=http://johnsonsr.spps.org/uploads/handbook_class_of_2011.pdf | title=Senior Project Student Survival Guide Class of 2012 John A. Johnson Senior High School | work=johnsonsr.spps.org }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Extracurricular activities

=Athletics=

Johnson athletic programs competed in class AAAA of the Minnesota State High School League{{cite web | title =Saint Paul Johnson High School | publisher =Minnesota State High School League | url =http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/schoolpage2.asp?school=409 | access-date =2008-07-08 | archive-date =2009-07-15 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090715210103/http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/schoolpage2.asp?school=409 | url-status =dead }} until the 2007–08 school year, when the school was moved to class AAA. The school was a founding member of the Saint Paul City Conference in 1898, when the school was still Cleveland High School.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stpaulathletics.org/history.html|title=History|publisher=Saint Paul City Conference|access-date=2008-03-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908065024/http://www.stpaulathletics.org/history.html|archive-date=2008-09-08}}

The Governors have won the Saint Paul City Conference title for football 13 times, their last conference title coming in 2006.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

Johnson's chief rival is Harding Senior High School, and the two football squads play each other annually for the Hatchet trophy.{{cite news|last=Long|first=Hank |date=2003-09-25| title=High Schools - East Side Rivalry Has City Title Implications|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|page=D1}} The rivalry is the oldest continuous one in the Saint Paul City Conference with the teams meeting each year since 1932.{{cite news|last=Wells|first=Jim |date=2003-09-23|title=Harding, Johnson Still At It|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|page=D10}}

In 2010, the Governors won their first boys' basketball state title, beating out Grand Rapids High School and capping off an undefeated season. Johnson made another state tournament appearance in 2006, but lost in the semi-finals to eventual state AAAA champion Hopkins.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

==Hockey==

Johnson also has a history of success in ice hockey, including four state championships (1947, 1953, 1955, 1963), three second-place finishes, and three third-place finishes in 22 state tournament appearances.{{cite news|last=Richardson|first=Ray|date=2006-12-21|title=High School Boys' Hockey - Battling Extinction - Johnson And Como Park, The Sole Hockey Participants In The St. Paul City Conference, Don't Want To See Their Programs Fade|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|page= D1}} Johnson was the only Twin Cities high school to win the Minnesota high school boys' hockey tournament for the first 25 years.{{Cite book | last1 = Rippel | first1 = Joel A. | last2 = Killebrew | first2 = Forewords by Harmon | last3 = Hartman | first3 = Sid | year = 2003 | title = 75 memorable moments in Minnesota sports | isbn = 0-87351-475-0 | publisher = Minnesota Historical Society Press | location = St. Paul, Minn. | oclc = 52312367 |page= 129 }}{{Cite book | last = Rippel | first = Sid Hartman With Joel | year = 2006 | title = Sid Hartman's great Minnesota sports moments | isbn = 0-7603-2656-8 | publisher = Voyageur Press | location = St. Paul, MN | oclc = 69734400 | page = [https://archive.org/details/sidhartmansgreat0000hart/page/172 172] | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/sidhartmansgreat0000hart/page/172 }}

Herb Brooks and Warren Strelow, who coached the Miracle on Ice gold medal-winning team, played on the school's 1955 state championship-winning team.{{cite magazine|last=Dohrmann|first=George|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/minnesota/story/|title=High School Heaven: Never mind the Twins, Vikings, T-Wolves and Wild -- there's nothing in Minnesota to match the state hockey tournament|access-date=2008-10-24|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=2004-03-22|archive-date=2014-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214072702/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/minnesota/story/|url-status=dead}} Brooks' number five jersey was retired following his death in 2003.{{cite news|last=Donovan|first=Lisa|title=Brooks' Number Retired - Hockey Great Honored| newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=2004-04-26| page=C1}}

During the 1950s the team played at Phalen Playground.{{cite news|last=Kelly|first=Sean|title=Johnson School Reborn As Administration Center| newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=1988-06-08|page=CE1}}

Most of the bantam hockey team players from the East Side attend either Johnson or Hill-Murray School.{{cite news|last=Fermoyle|first=Mike|title=Line With Lineage // Reuniting Childhood Linemates Has Catapulted Johnson Into Hockey Prominence| newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=1992-01-27|page = F1}} During the 1950s and 1960s Johnson was considered a feeder school for the University of Minnesota's ice hockey team.{{cite news|last=Wong|first=Gregg|title=U's Lyons Living A Moose-Sized Dream| newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=1996-11-22|page =C1}}

Recently the school's sports teams have suffered from lack of enrollment. Along with Como Park, Johnson is the only Saint Paul City Conference school to field a hockey team.{{cite news|last=La Vaque|first=David| date=2008-03-19|title=Past and present: St. Paul Johnson Hockey- Grasping For Glory - The Governors Are Reflected Well In The Course Of High School Hockey History. The Coach Is Pushing To Keep It From Ending There| newspaper=Star Tribune}}{{cite news|last=Shefchik|first=Rick | date=2006-02-17| title=Room to grow - Johnson's 5-Foot-6 Captain, A Defenseman Who's The Govs' Leading Scorer, Has Lofty Goals For Himself And His Team| newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press}} Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, Johnson will combine with other Saint Paul Public Schools high schools to form one hockey team.{{cite news |last1=Vaque |first1=David La |title=St. Paul high schools to fold into one boys hockey team |url=https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-johnson-highland-park-high-schools-boys-hockey-co-op-one-team/601228655 |access-date=5 March 2025 |work=Star Tribune |date=27 February 2025 |language=en}}

= Clubs and organizations =

Johnson's literary magazine the Gleam was first published in 1912 but stopped publishing in 1926. In 1992 the magazine began again to help students improve scores on writing tests. The current literary annual is titled the Mirror.{{cite news|last=Walsh| first=James|date=1992-05-12|title=Righting how students write - Low test scores prod St. Paul officials to renew effort|newspaper=Star Tribune}}

Johnson is one of only three high schools in Minnesota to have an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC).{{cite web | title =Air Force JROTC Units Across the Nation | publisher =Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps | url =http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/holmcenter/AFJROTC/AFJROTCunits.asp | access-date =2008-07-08 }}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} There are over 40 extracurricular clubs or organizations for students.{{cite web | title =Johnson Organizations and Clubs | publisher =Johnson High School | url =http://governors.spps.org/Johnson_Organizations_and_Clubs.html | date=2005-05-06| access-date =2008-07-08 }}

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  • 3M Step
  • Anime Club
  • Band
  • Bible Study (AGAPE '11-'13, Son Seekers '13-'14)
  • Billiards and Bard Club
  • Choir
  • College Possible (CP)
  • Color Guard/AFJROTC
  • Debate
  • Drill Team/AFJROTC
  • Educational Talent Search
  • Flag Detail/AFJROTC
  • Fresh Force, Service Learning, and Leadership Program
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual Transgender (GLBT) Support Group
  • Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
  • Habitat for Humanity Global Village
  • Hangul Club
  • Hip Hop Dance Club (HDC)
  • Indian Education Program
  • Jazz Band
  • Johnson Asian Culture Club (JACC)
  • Johnson Mirror (arts magazine)
  • Johnson's K-pop Dance Crew (JKDC)
  • Junior Class Board
  • Latino Culture Club
  • Link Crew
  • Marching Band
  • Math Team
  • Multicultural Excellence Program (MEP)
  • Multicultural Festival
  • National Honor Society
  • Newspaper
  • Orchestra
  • Ordway Honors Concert
  • Pep Band
  • Pit Orchestra
  • Robotics Club
  • Rocket-Model Club/AFJROTC
  • Solo/Ensemble Contest
  • Speech
  • Sports Club
  • Stage/Tech Crew
  • Student Council
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
  • Theater/Drama
  • Upward Bound
  • Yearbook

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Notable alumni

  • Louie Anderson, comedian and actor{{cite news|last=Justin|first=Neal|title=Mike Bodnarchek makes a name for himself - Ex-Minnesotan works with stars in videos, commercials in L.A.| newspaper=Star Tribune|date=1995-12-05}}
  • Wendell Anderson, former Minnesota Governor and Olympic medalist{{cite web|title =Anderson, Wendell Richard| publisher = Minnesota Legislative Reference Library| url =http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10020| access-date = 2008-10-24}}
  • Les Auge, hockey player{{cite news|title=Former U Star Auge, 49, Dies| newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=2002-09-15|page =B8}}
  • Tony L. Bennett, St. Paul Police Officer, Minnesota state legislator[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10042 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Tony L. Bennett]
  • Alana Blahoski, Olympic Gold medalist in hockey{{cite news|last=Blount|first=Rachel |title=MINNESOTA ICE - ALANA BLAHOSKI // One's 23; one's 19. One's from St. Paul; one's from Edina. One has finished college; one has delayed her dream of being a Gopher. Starting Sunday, Minnesota hockey players Alana Blahoski and Jenny Schmidgall will be Olympic trailblazers.|newspaper=Star Tribune|date=1998-02-07|pages=section: Sports}}
  • Herb Brooks, hockey coach of the "Miracle on Ice" gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team,{{cite web | title =Hall of Fame | publisher =Johnson Senior High School | url =http://governors.spps.org/93b2c04f-a5c5-4d80-ba81-60fca71af903.html | date=2008-10-05| access-date =2008-07-08 }} former NHL hockey coach
  • Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1969–1986
  • Jean Follett, assemblage artist{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Kathryn A.|date=1993|title=Jean Follett and Family Papers|url=http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00118.xml|access-date=17 June 2021|website=Minnesota Historical Society}}
  • Robert J. Ferderer, Minnesota state legislator and businessman[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10177 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Robert J. Ferderer]
  • Jim Hau, hockey player{{cite news|last=Augustin|first=Mike |title=American Hockey Association Suspends Operations.|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=1993-01-30| page = C3}}
  • Ray Hitchcock, professional football player, formerly for the Washington Redskins{{cn|date=February 2025}}
  • G. Edward Larson, Harold Stassen’s aide and also special assistant to Under Secretary Elmer BennettGovernment Printing Office. U.S. Government Organization Manual 1953-1954. Washington, DC: GPO. p. 434.
  • Emmanuel Matadi, sprinter who represented Liberia at three Olympic games{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Jace |title=From St. Paul to Rio, track opened doors for Emmanuel Matadi |url=https://www.twincities.com/2016/08/12/from-st-paul-to-rio-track-opened-doors-for-emmanuel-matadi/ |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press |date=12 August 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Jace |title=St. Paul sprinter Emmanuel Matadi advances into 100-meter semifinals for first time in three Olympic trips |url=https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/03/st-paul-sprinter-emmanuel-matadi-advances-into-100-meter-semifinals-for-first-time-in-three-olympic-trips/ |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press |date=3 August 2024}}
  • Amy Peterson, three-time Olympic medalist{{cite news|author=Staff |title=Johnson High Hall Of Fame Adds Peterson.|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=1992-02-22|page = C7}}
  • Jerry Rusch, jazz trumpeter{{cn|date=February 2025}}
  • Warren Strelow, ice hockey goaltending coach{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Brian|title=Warren Strelow 1934-2007 - Guru To Goalies Dies - Pioneering Position Coach Influenced Many Careers.|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=2007-04-12|page= D9}}
  • Arnold Sundgaard, playwright{{cite news|last=Fox|first=Margalit|title =Arnold Sundgaard, Lyricist and Playwright, Is Dead at 96| newspaper = The New York Times|date=2006-10-31| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/obituaries/31sundgaard.html| access-date = 2008-10-24}}
  • Barry Tallackson, hockey player{{cite news|last=Brother|first=Bruce|title=It's Tallackson Time- The Gophers ' Big Forward Is At His Best In Playoffs, Which Is Why He's Headed To His Third Frozen Four.|newspaper=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=2005-04-05|page = D4}}
  • Thomas Tapeh, professional football player, formerly for the Minnesota Vikings{{cite web | title =Thomas Tapeh | publisher =philadelphiaeagles.com | url =http://assets.philadelphiaeagles.com/assets/team/bio-tapeh-070720.pdf | access-date =2008-07-08 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • Bruce Vento, U.S. congressman

References

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