About Our School

Community

Johnsburg Central School District is located mainly in the Town of Johnsburg and includes seven hamlets in the northeast corner of Warren County. The district has within its borders about 200 square miles and a population of approximately 2500. The garnet mines, lumbering and Gore Mountain Ski Center provide employment for some residents.

The school, located in the village of North Creek, provides modern educational facilities for students in grades K-12. It was registered as a high school by the New York State Education Department in 1904.

Curriculum

Johnsburg Central School provides a broad, diversified program for its students. Basic Skill development is emphasized K-12, along with adequate opportunity to stretch the bounds of the abilities and talents of the student body. Vocational students attend the regional Southern Adirondack Educational Center (BOCES) on Dix Avenue in Hudson Falls. Both resource room and regular classroom settings serve students with a disability. A complete list of course offerings is listed below.

Marking System

Numerical grades with 65 passing, 85 Honor Roll, 93 High Honors.

College Attendance

Rank in Class

Computed at the end of 11th grade and end of first semester in 12th grade. Includes all students in the class and all courses from grade 9 on up that have a final mark. Also, includes any course taken in 8th grade that has a credit. Repeated course(s) use higher grade. Courses weighted by unit value.

Enrollment

School Report Card

Our report card this year shows exceptional performance from last year's graduates with 96% graduating and 80+% planning on going to college at the end of last year. We also have demonstrated strengths on Regents exams and in 4th and 8th grade testing.

Eighth Grade Math Assessment falls below State Standard:
One notable exception to our strong school report card showing is in the 8th grade math test. We have had lower scores than the State reference point for the past two years. Our curriculum has been revamped and our students are receiving a more intense math program than in the past. The results of this year's testing should provide an accurate picture for us and I am sure that we will exceed the State reference point wit the changes we have made.

The complete report card and CIR report may be obtained during normal school hours at the district office. It is also available on the internet at: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/.

Course Offerings

Art - Studio in Art I and II, Computer Graphics, Art History I, II, 2 & 3D Art

Business - Business Law, Keyboarding

Driver Education

English - English 9,10,11,12, Irish Literature and Cultures, AP English

Foreign Language - French 9, 9A, 10, 11, University in the High Schools IV

Health- Grade 10

Home Economics - Clothing and Textiles, Food and Nutrition, Housing and Environment, Human Development
Human Connection, Parenting, Career and Financial Management

Mathematics - Math A, Integrated Algebra I, Math AB, Integrated Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, AP Calculus, Financial Applications

Music - Senior Band, Senior Chorus, Comprehensive Foundations of Music

Occupational Education (at Southern Adirondack Educational Center)

(Occupational Courses for 1/2 day and 1/2 day at local school)
Auto Technology, Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance,
Construction Trades, Horticulture and Landscaping,
Early Childhood Education, Machine Tool Technology,
Health Occupations, Conservation,
Heavy Equipment Operation and Maintenance, Nurse Assisting,
Office and Computer Technology, Cosmetology, Practical Nursing, Culinary Arts, Criminal Justice Studies, Motorcycle, Marine and Recreational Vehicle Repair, Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Graphic & Visual Communications, Welding, Construction Trades, Network Technician, New Visions

Physical Education- Grades 9-12

Science- Earth Science (2 labs/wk), Living Environment (2 labs/wk), Chemistry (2 labs/wk),
Physics (2 labs/wk), Environmental Science, Marine Science

Social Studies - Grade 9 and 10: Global History, Grade 11: US History and Government, Grade 11: Honors US History and Government, Grade 12: Participation in Government, Economics

Electives - Adirondack, Sociology, Psychology

Technology - Design and Drawing for Production, Manufacturing, Production Systems, Power, Materials Processing

Distance Learning - History of the Holocaust, Human Development, Equine Studies, Broadway Performances, Sports and Entertainment Marketing