On May 19, one student athlete from Arthur L. Johnson High School was designated as the recipient of the New Jersey State Interscholastic AthleticAssociation’s ScholarAthlete Award. The NJSIAA is an organization run by the state of New Jersey, who has a great tradition of honoring student athletes at a statewide function called the Scholar Athlete Luncheon. Over the years the luncheon, organized and run by the NJSIAA, has grown in size and has given out hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship money.

The award is presented to one student athlete from each school to celebrate not only the athletic success of the athlete, but honors the countless hours spent in the classroom.

ALJ Senior Student Athlete Elisabeth Brighouse was honored as the recipient. Elisabeth had a stellar career at ALJ High School participating in Soccer and both Winter & Spring Track & Field all four years. Elisabeth was able to be a stellar athlete for the Crusaders, as well as being a tremendous student throughout her time at ALJ.

Gus Kalikas, ALJ Athletic Director, said “Elisabeth was an integral part of the success of our athletic programs at Arthur L. Johnson High School, allowing us to have success throughout her career on the fields and track. More importantly, she has been a model student athlete that did things the right way both in athletics and in the classroom. She is truly deserving of being named our recipient of the NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award, and we wish her well as she embarks on her collegiate career.”