Johnston County Public Schools

Cheerleading squads from all Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) high schools competed in the 2025 Johnston County Cheerleading Championships at West Johnston High. Every varsit...

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 Garfield Baker, our December Certified Employee of the Month! A native of Jamaica, Baker has been teaching in Johnston County Public Schools for 21 years. He ...

During its December 9, 2025, regular session meeting, the Johnston County Board of Education recognized the 2025-2026 Living Legends, including Mrs. Debra Avery, Mr. Keith Beamon,...

Congratulations to Carmen Young on being chosen as the November Certified Employee of the Month! For the entirety of Young's 25-year career, she has been an educator at Wilson's ...

Congratulations to Allison Garris on being chosen as the November Certified Employee of the Month! Garris is a teacher assistant at West Clayton Elementary, where her two childre...

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...

The Johnston County Education Foundation delivered grant checks to nine JCPS educators throughout the school district to be used for further enhancing their students' learning env...

Veterans from across Johnston County gathered together at Smithfield-Selma High (SSS) for the Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) 21st annual Veterans Day Celebration. The yearl...

The air may have been chilly, but Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) eighth-grade students were fired up for the Triangle East Chamber’s 2025 JOCO WORKS World of Works (WOW). ...

Pine Level Elementary wrapped up Red Ribbon Week with its 13th annual parade. Students and staff were joined by members of the Parent-Teacher Association, community members, local...

During its October 28, 2025, Special Session meeting, the Johnston County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the plans for the highly anticipated Clayton High School r...

Benson Elementary Principal Dr. Takicey Dunston is a force powered by a laser focus on creating the best learning environment for every student. With that focus and buy-in from he...

Congratulations to Kaye Menjivar on being chosen as the October Certified Employee of the Month! Menjivar is the digital learning & media specialist for Johnston County Public Sc...

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...