Johnston County Public Schools

Character Education is a priority for Johnston County Public Schools. Through a variety of means, schools in the district promote character education through rewards, bulletin boa...

Congratulations to Carrie Tolar, the JCPS Classified Employee of the Month for October! Tolar is the attendance secretary for student services at West Johnston High. Eight years ...

This year’s annual Unified basketball game at Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS) was full of excitement, not only to watch the SSS Spartans compete with the North Johnston High Sc...

Since 2023, students in the JoCo TEACH (Johnston County Teaching Educators and Coming Home) program at Smithfield-Selma High have had the opportunity to attend the annual Educator...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) has released its 2024-2025 school year performance data, as reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), noting t...

Congratulations to Stephanie Beasley the JCPS Certified Employee of the Month for September 2025! Mrs. Beasley shares her passion for all things health related and her love of te...

Congratulations to our September Character Education Award recipients! Character Education is a priority for Johnston County Public Schools. Through a variety of means, schools...

NC State University Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Garey Fox, visited West Smithfield Elementary for a tour of the school’s newly renovated vegetable and fl...

Congratulations to Kristiina Long, the JCPS Classified Employee of the Month for September 2025! Long has worked with Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) for nine years, begin...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) is proud to announce that Reno Palombit, Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE), was recently recognized as the 2024-2025 North Car...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) has released its 2024-2025 school year performance data, as reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), noting t...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) is celebrating the start of the 2025-2026 academic year with another historic milestone. The innovative Johnston County Teaching Educators an...

The 2025-2026 school year was ushered in with enthusiasm and optimism for the thousands of Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) students and staff. On Monday, August 25, 2025, th...

On Sunday, August 17, 2025, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) officially opened the new 115,877 square-foot Swift Creek Elementary School with a grand opening ceremony event t...

Johnston County Early College Academy (JCECA) and Johnston County Career & Technical Leadership Academy (JCCTLA) students were welcomed back into the buildings on the Johnston Com...

Dr. Dorothy Holley, a chemistry teacher at West Johnston High, recently expanded her educational influence as she visited Senegal, Africa, through the Fulbright Teachers for Globa...

Letitia Lee, Director of Licensure, has been named Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) 2025 Central Office Employee of the Year. Lee joined the JCPS family in 2017 as a licensur...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) principals, assistant principals, and Central Office staff gathered at Corinth Holders High for the annual three-day Leadership Conference h...

Corinth-Holders Elementary School’s (CHES) Melissa Waring has been named the Johnston County Public Schools 2025 Media Specialist Employee of the Year. Waring’s initiatives and f...

Ernie Woodard has been named the Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) 2025 Facilities and Construction Employee of the Year. Woodard has been employed with JCPS since 2019, begin...