
September 12, 2025
Thank you to all the families who joined us for 3rd Grade Parent Night on Thursday, September 11 ! It was a wonderful evening filled with helpful information, great questions, ...

September 10, 2025
Thank you to all the families who joined us for 2nd Grade Parent Night on Tuesday, September 9 ! It was wonderful to see so many of you there, and we appreciate your time an...

September 9, 2025
We had a fantastic turnout for our First Grade Parent Night on Monday, September 8 ! Thank you to all the families who joined us—it was a great opportunity to connect, share im...

September 5, 2025
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...

September 5, 2025
Bronco Families- Mark Your Calendars! We will be hosting grade level family nights this September. Each grade level, from 1st-5th, will host a parent night where we ask our fam...

August 27, 2025
Say Cheese! A photographer from Strawbridge Studios will be at Benson Elementary School on 9/16/2025 to photograph Fall pictures! Order forms will be coming home soon. You c...

August 25, 2025
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...

May 27, 2025
EXCITING NEWS If your child will be attending Kindergarten at Benson Elementary for the 25-26 school year you will be receiving a phone call within the next few days to s...

April 29, 2025
Help support our students who will be taking their End of Grade assessments with a Spirit Week next week!

April 23, 2025
On April 22, 2025, William Marshall, an American History and Economics and Personal Finance teacher at West Johnston High, was named Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) 2025 Tea...

April 10, 2025
On Thursday, April 10, 2025, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held its second annual teacher signing day. The event, mirrored after a sports contract signing ceremony, recogn...

April 8, 2025
It is time for our annual BES Blood Drive! The American Red Cross needs our help! The drive will be held in our BES Gym on April 22nd. Appointments are available between 1:00-6...

March 31, 2025
Please help proctor for our End of Grade (EOG) assessments! All our third through fifth grade students will take an assessment for Reading, Math, and Science (5th grade only). T...

March 13, 2025
Spring Pictures are March 27th!! A form will be going home with your student. If you'd like your student to get their spring pictures taken, please return with form with the exa...

March 5, 2025
On Saturday, March 1, 2025, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held its annual job fair at Smithfield-Selma High. The event welcomed more than 200 people from as close as John...

March 1, 2025
Johnston County Public Schools is pleased to announce graduation ceremony dates for our high schools for the 2024-2025 school year. For questions regarding a specific ceremony, pl...

February 28, 2025
Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) is proud to announce that Benson Elementary has been recognized as a 2025 North Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Developm...

February 27, 2025
A flyer went home on Feb. 25 in Tuesday folders explaining the rules for this optional contest. Participating students will decorate a new unopened tissue box to look...

February 27, 2025
Read Across America week is from March 3 - March 7. Dress up days next week: Monday - “Read My Shirt Day” - Wear clothes with words Tuesday - “Hats off to Reading” -...

February 12, 2025
We are proud to announce the 54 recipients of the 17th annual Leading with the Heart Award! The award, inspired by legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski’s book, “Leading with the He...