Candis Johnson

CANDIS JOHNSON

Candis Johnson is a native of Camden NJ. She graduated from Creative Arts High School as a Creative Writing Major. She graduated from Delaware State University with a BA Degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Political Science. She earned her MA Degree from Strayer University in Business Administration. The author of several poetry books including, Splurging on Poetry, Somebody Had to Say It, and the Literary Magazine anthology series S.O.U.L Say on Universal Languages.

Articles by CANDIS JOHNSON

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September 4, 2024

‘A two-way street’

After 41 years as an educator, Margaret Fanourgakis – known affectionately as Ms. Fan – is still learning from her students. She credits them with teaching her “not to judge…

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September 4, 2024

‘This award reinforces why I became a teacher’

Veteran educator Jennifer Alvarado has come a long way from the days of “panicked uncertainty” at the start of her career. “Something I wish I knew in my first year…

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May 25, 2024

‘Nothing beats playing’

Shawnee High School senior Aidan Kehoe, 18, is the guitarist for the band Wring Me Out, a group making a name for itself in the local hard rock music scene.…

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March 2, 2024

Shawnee alum starts her own publishing house

Sophia R. Westfall is the founder of The Secret Society of Poetry, an online publishing house designed for young and aspiring writers. It publishes more than just lyric literature. The…

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January 16, 2024

Coming full circle: Delran resident is Governor’s Education Service Professional of the Year

It all starts with the “relationship.” After the 25 years Joseph Brogan has worked as a school social worker, those relationships are plenty. Twenty of those years were spent with…

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December 19, 2023

YMCA exec certified in sexual abuse prevention

YMCA of the Pines Chief Operating Officer Greg Keresztury has been appointed a Certified Praesidium Guardian (CPG) by a national leader in risk management of sexual abuse in vulnerable populations.…

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November 26, 2023

Celebrating ‘life, love and loss’ through music

Singer-Songwriter Nicolena Cronin knows all too well the hurt that a loss of a loved one brings during the holiday season. She lost her grandfather on Christmas Day when she…

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September 24, 2023

Where reading counts

Fifth graders at Delran Intermediate School are pumped – thanks to the Scholastic Classrooms Count Campaign. The campaign has teachers Jen Hunter and Jenna Alesiani instructing their students on the…

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September 2, 2023

Letting kids be kids

The YMCA of the Pines in Medford hosts Camp Bright Feathers, a free overnight summer camp to support children 6 to 17 in the area affected by HIV/AIDS or community…

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August 12, 2023

Making ‘hands wave and heads nod’

Delran native performs at Lollapalooza festival in Chicago Performing at the same festival with headliners like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Billie Eilish was a dream come true for…

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