Hermosa Beach Schools Superintendent Johnson leaves district with lasting legacy
by Kevin Cody “Don’t donate,” Hermosa Beach School Superintendent Jason Johnson pleaded with families of the 200 students lined up for the Eighth Annual Dolphin Dash last year. The run was $14,000 short of its $120,000 fundraising goal. Each year, Johnson agrees to take a pie in the face if the run’s fundraising goal is reached. The preceding year he actually took 50 pies in the face after that year’s $100,000 goal was reached. Johnson lined up at the starting line wearing aviator sunglasses, running shoes, red white and blue socks, wristbands and headband, white shorts, and a blue Dolphin Dash T-shirt. Principal Hillary Overbeck wrestles for starting line position with Superintendent Jason Johnson at the 2023 Dolphin Dash. Photo by Kevin Cody His Dolphin Dash T-shirt, unlike any of the other runners, was tucked into his shorts. In Hermosa, where a Hawaiian shirt is cocktail attire, Johnson’s casual attire is a suit without a tie. He traces his fastidious dress to his mom, who taught him to “dress for success,” and later to when he began teaching special ed at Markham Middle School in Watts for Teach for America. Its teachers are encouraged to dress as both role models and…
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