About Coach Johnson

• About Me: Hello! My name is Courtney Johnson. I have the pleasure of being one of your health/physical education teachers at Westside High. The purpose of this section is to give you a brief snippet of my background.  
  • I was born & raised in Hephzibah, GA. I am a product of the Richmond County School system, and I am a proud graduate of Hephzibah High school.
  • My husband, Marion, and I have been married for 8 years, and we have three beautiful children who are the loves of our lives. 
  • My favorite things to do in my spare time are spending time with my family, reading, listening to music, watching sports & binge-watching my favorite TV shows. 
  • Teaching and coaching is my passion & I look forward to each school year with enthusiasm as it offers me an opportunity to get to know and build connections with my students, athletes and their families. 
• Education: As previously stated, I grew up in the Hephzibah area, and I am a proud graduate of Hephzibah High School. In 2013, I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences (magna cum laude) from, then, Armstrong Atlantic State University (Savannah, GA). Then in 2014, I graduated from Georgia College and State University (Milledgeville, GA) with a Master’s of Arts in Teaching: Kinesiology degree.  
• Teaching/Coaching Experience: In 2015, I began my teaching career at Jackson High School (Jackson, GA) and taught there for 2.5 years as well as head coached women's basketball and men's & women's track & field. In 2017, my husband and I relocated back to the Hephzibah area. In July 2017, I accepted a health/physical education job at the Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics (Hephzibah, GA) where I taught K-9 health and physical education and coached middle school softball for 2 years. In July 2019, I decided that I had a desire to work for RCSS and accepted a position at Butler High School, where I also served as head volleyball coach, assistant softball coach, and assistant track & field coach. In May 2022, I was afforded the opportunity to go back to my alma mater, Hephzibah High, to teach Health & Physical Education, head coach women's flag football, and assist with the track & field program. In May 2024, I was honored to be considered for the head varsity girl's basketball coach and health/PE position at Westside High School and gladly accepted the chance to be a part of the Patriot Family.