FREE summer learning opportunities for rising 6-12 graders are here!😎
Join JCPS Career & Technical Education for the 2024 Summer Career Accelerator program. Experiences include career exploration, skill development, and networking opportunities for students in rising grades 6-12.
Learn more and register here: https://cteinjoco.info/summer_programs/
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Carolina Romero is our April 2024 Classified Employee of the Month!🎉
Romero is a teacher assistant at Princeton Elementary and spends her day ensuring that all families feel a part of the school community. Her ability to translate and communicate with Spanish-speaking families has transformed relationships and increased communication throughout the building.
Thank you for all you do!
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Grant Johnson is our April 2024 Certified Employee of the Month!🏆
An assistant principal at Smithfield-Selma High, Johnson is in his first year as an administrator and has has enthusiastically joined in the pride of SSS. He is an educator who is passionate about all aspects of education and programs that benefit kids' development.
Congratulations!
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JCPS held a groundbreaking celebration for Swift Creek Elementary!🏫
It was a momentous occasion filled with excitement and high hopes for the children of Johnston County, and their futures. Community members, local stakeholders, and JCPS team members were on hand for the historical event.
The school is slated to open in Fall of 2024 and will serve just over 900 students from Pre-K through fifth grade. It will also make an immediate impact on overcrowding due to the county's exponential growth.
As part of the 2022 Bond Referendum, voters approved the new construction. JCPS is proud to partner with JC Board of Commissioners and other stakeholders in this latest endeavor.
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Anna Marbry has been named a JCPS 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame inductee!
A South Johnston High alum, dominated in several sports during her four years. During her career at UNC-Wilmington she set ten school records and became the first NCAA Division I All-American in school history.
Congratulations!🏆
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Today is National Library Workers Day! 📚
It's a time to recognize library professionals for their expertise and leadership skills in transforming lives and communities through education and lifelong learning. Thank a library worker today!
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Neal Lancaster was named a JCPS 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame inductee!
A native of Smithfield, Lancaster was a Professional Golf Association professional with more than 25 top 10 finishes.
Congratulations!⛳
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It's National Library Week!
This week is a time to celebrate our nation's libraries, library workers' contributions and promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2024 is "Ready, Set, Library!"
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Congratulations to Chris Archer for being named a JCPS 2024 Hall of Fame inductee!
From a very young age, Archer played competitive sports, and was an exceptional baseball and football player at Clayton High from 2002 to 2006. He played Major League Baseball and was a two-time MLB All Star.
Congratulations! ⚾
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JCPS will host the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Swift Creek Elementary on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 1 PM.
The event will be held at the future site of Swift Creek Elementary, 4188 Cleveland Rd., Smithfield, NC.
Join us as we celebrate this momentous occasion!
Congratulations to Riverwood Elementary!
They won the JCPS Elementary Battle of the Books, and will represent JCPS at the regional competition on April 13th at Corinth-Holders Elementary School. River Dell Elementary and Wilson's Mills Elementary took home second and third respectively.
Good luck and we're rooting for you!🥇
Johnston County Early College student Ashley Jara is an inspiration to everyone she comes into contact with! Her passionate, caring, and authentic personality is contagious and partly the reason she is the success she is today.
In this month's Student Spotlight, the North Carolina Governor's Page Program participant, 2024 JCPS Student Leaders Cohort member, and JC Early College student shared details about her journey, her future hopes to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and more.
Learn more about Ms. Ashley Jara here: https://bit.ly/49qdxrg
Today is International Children's Book Day!
Since 1967, April 2 is International Children's Book Day (ICBD). This day is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books. The keyword for 2024 is "Imagination".
Grab a book and let your imagination soar!📖
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JCPS invites you to join us in recognizing our many military-connected children this April during the Month of the Military Child!
April is School Library Month!📚
School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians' celebration of school librarians and school libraries.
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April is National Occupational Therapy Month!
This month we celebrate and honor JCPS occupational therapists and the meaningful differences they make in the lives of children. Occupational therapy is a science-driven, evidence-based profession that enables people of all ages to participate in daily living or live better with injury, illness, or disability.
A big round of applause for our occupational therapists!👏
It's National Autism Awareness Month!
JCPS wants to thank our Autism (AU) teachers who move from a place of love and understanding. These teachers assist their students with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.
We cannot thank these wonderful educators enough for the work they do in school and behind the scenes for the children and their families!✨
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Have a Happy Easter!🐣
Congratulations to Ashley Holloman, 2024 JCPS Career & Technical Education Teacher of the Year!
Holloman has been an agriculture education teacher & FFA Advisor at Corinth Holders High for nine years, and a JCPS team member for 10. With this award, she is now one of 24 finalists for NC CTE Teacher of the Year. The winner will be announced at a celebration event in the fall.
JCPS is so proud, and we wish her the best of luck! 🌟
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Brad Betterton, Athletic Director at Archer Lodge Middle was awarded with the Middle School Athletic Director of Excellence by the North Carolina Athletic Director Association!
Betterton was recognized at the North Carolina Athletic Directors State Conference for his significant contributions on the middle school level in the field of athletic administration in the state. The inaugural year for the Athletic Director of Excellence Award, Betterton was one of only six middle school athletic directors from around North Carolina to be recognized.
Congratulations and keep up the amazing work!
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