As a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School, she won the Denver City and Colorado State science fair competition, and placed second in the Physics division and a first place award from the Air Force at the International Science Fair for her project entitled, "Holographic Study of the Sporangiophore Phycomyces". Johnson grew up in a large, athletic family.
As a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School, she achieved success in the Denver City and Colorado State science fair contest, securing second place in the Physics division and first prize from the Air Force at the International Science Fair for her project "Holographic Study of the Sporangiophore Phycomyces". Johnson was raised in a large, athletic family.