by Viet Vu &Michelle Nhi Nguyen, Staff Writers & Photographers
Craig Johnson has been a part of the supervision staff for six years, however, before becoming a part of supervision, he worked in law enforcement in several areas and cities.
Johnson started off his law enforcement career in the Los Angeles Police Department Academy and immediately became a police officer for the city of Newport and Orange. In addition, Johnson became a member of the Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team for the same cities.
While in the city of Orange, Johnson had the opportunity to be a sniper in the SWAT team for the largest drug bust in the history of the United States; a grand total of 14 tons of marijuana.
During his time with the law enforcement career, he met his wife, Diane. They have been married for 48 years and she is the reason why he became interested in supervision. They met at a local poker game and their relationship started with simple coffee date.
“I asked her out for coffee the next morning. We were together for the next six months every single day until we were married,” said Johnson.
After his tenure with the law enforcement career, he bought a trucking business. Johnson decided to stay with the trucking business for 30 years before finally retiring.
However, he was not in retirement for very long, deciding that he needed to do something to occupy his time. His wife had been a part of Edison High School’s supervision staff for a while and suggested that he should join as well.
Johnson eventually landed a job with Fountain Valley High School and has been heavily involved with students. He loves working with kids and their interactions with him is the most gratifying part of his job.
“I’ll tell you the most gratifying moment I had. Graduation, last year…I had about 50, 60 kids yells out ‘Thanks Craig! Thanks for helping us,'” said Johnson.
He wishes to continue his supervision career for as long as time will take him and is truly here for the students.
“I just want to be part of the campus and part of what helps kids go on,” said Johnson.
