We're just FIVE days from the first day of school! Can you believe it?! Be sure to check the Johnston County Public Schools mobile app off of your school supplies list! Parents, teachers, and students will use the mobile app for our two-way communication tool this school year! Download it in the Apple or Google Play store today so you're ready for the first day!
One week until the first day! Our Weekly Updates are ready! This year, you will access them weekly at bit.ly/chhs_cb
Come visit Open House on Tuesday Night to get your schedule and meet teachers!
Thank you to those who were able to attend Freshman Orientation yesterday! As promised, here are the links to all materials presented:
Student Services Presentation: https://bit.ly/3YBNh9x
Administration Presentation: https://bit.ly/456S6Kp
Dress Code Flyer: https://bit.ly/3OVAviW
Freshman Survival Guide: https://bit.ly/3s57gkO
We look forward to welcoming you to CHHS and don't forget about Open House on Tuesday, August 22: Juniors and Seniors come anytime between 4:00 - 5:30, and Sophomores and Freshman come anytime between 6:00 - 7:30.
Athletics and back-to-school events are well underway! Freshman - we look forward to seeing you tomorrow for Orientation! This year we will share the weekly update through the Cannon Blast! Check out this week's events by navigating to bit.ly/chhs_cb
Freshman Orientation (for Students and Parents) is Monday, August 14, 2023. Last Names A - K attend from 9:00 - 12:00. Last Names L - Z attend from 1:00 - 4:00. Park and enter at the auditorium side.
Our families seemed to like the one-stop-shop format for Orientation Information on our website - so we thought we'd make school supply lists just as convenient! Supply lists for our elementary and middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year are available now at: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/schoolsupplies
We hope this makes you getting ready for the first day of school - August 28th - a little bit easier!
We look forward to parking pass distribution day tomorrow! Make sure you have read all the information on the website and have all documentation. We will be distributing in the auditorium lobby to the right side of the school!
Pirates! The time has finally come! Parking passes are on sale! Please follow all the below information to secure your parking pass for the 2023-2024 school year!
You will have the opportunity to come to campus and pick your parking spot on August 9th. Seniors get priority with early selection from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 9th. All other parking pass pickups begin at 1:00 PM. Parking passes must be picked up by 3:00 PM.
Please have the following items ready before you come to campus:
1) You must purchase your parking pass online at http://bit.ly/CHHSpayments BEFORE you come to campus to pick your spot. The cost is $80.00. Alternately, students may pay at pick up on Wednesday by check or exact change.
2) You must pay any overdue fees and fines to the school. You can do this in person on August 9th. Please remember! Even if you have already paid for a parking pass, if you owe fees or fines, you will not be able to pick your spot until fees and fines are cleared up.
3) You must bring copies of: Parking Pass Form with Parent Signature (found online), Driver’s License, Vehicle Registration, and Alive at 25 Certificate (Please have copies already made. We cannot make copies for you).
We look forward to a successful parking pass distribution on Wednesday!
JROTC hosts their annual Orientation this week! Students will meet in the JROTC Room from 8:00 - 12:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Rising 9th grade students interested in learning more about this program are welcome to attend JROTC Orientation Camp this week!
Good Evening JCPS Families,
We hope you will join us at one of our Summer Information Fairs, happening this Monday and Tuesday.
We’re hosting a Summer Information Fair at eight of our schools on July 31 and August 1st. We invite families to attend the information fair in their student’s feeder pattern.
The Information Fair will provide parents an opportunity to request, verify, and ensure your student has bus transportation and receive meal service information prior to the opening of school. While students won’t receive their bus number at the Information Fair, attending and signing up for transportation guarantees that the student will have transportation on the first day of school. Bus information is expected to be shared at Orientation. If your student does not ride a bus, back to school information will be provided at Orientation.
We’ll also have staff on hand for families who need assistance with enrolling their student for the upcoming school year.
The Summer Information Fair will be held from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Monday, July 31st at North Johnston Middle, Cleveland High, Corinth Holders High, and South Johnston High.
We will hold Information Fairs the following day, Tuesday, August 1st from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Clayton Middle, Smithfield-Selma High, Princeton High, and West Johnston High schools.
You can find more information by visiting the home page of our website. We hope to see you there!
The 2023-2024 school year is just one month away! Orientation information is available now! Find your school's orientation information by visiting: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/orientation
We're so excited to introduce our new and improved mobile app to our JCPS community! We've been hard at work to overhaul our mobile app and offer our users an even better experience. We're offering a NEW app in the Apple and Google Play store - that our parents and students alike will want to download before the start of the school year!
We'll use our mobile app to send you important information about your school, share athletic schedules, and post our lunch menus every day!
The most important feature: our mobile app is going to house our new two-way communication tool for students, teachers, and parents. It's called Rooms - and you're going to love it! Download the JCPS mobile app today so you're ahead of the game!
Fall Sports Tryouts are right around the corner! Students interested in trying out for any fall sports should verify tryout times on the athletics (main page) under menu. To tryout, make sure all paperwork is in DragonFly. You can find more information by clicking on "Athletic Eligibility" under Athletics.
Welcome to Pirate Nation! This week, rising freshman and new students are invited to have their Student ID cards made! This photo ID will be needed all four years at CHHS! To sign up for an ID card appointment, fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/JznCRd37kbPdT6ie9
Just because our students in the class of 2023 have graduated - that doesn't mean we've forgotten about them! Our amazing Student Services staff has partnered with JCC to offer a really amazing event this summer - Free Coffee, Donuts, and Tuition! They held an event earlier this summer where recent high school grads were invited out to Dunkin Donuts, where JCPS and JCC staff helped with applications to JCC (which is offering FREE tuition!!) - and there was free coffee and donuts, to boot!
It was so successful that they're holding another event - this Monday, July 17th at the Smithfield Dunkin Donuts Location from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. We hope to see our recent grads there!
Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) will hold its second annual Summer Information Fair for families on Monday, July 31 and Tuesday, Aug. 1.
In preparation for the 2023-2024 school year, JCPS Transportation Services, School Nutrition, Communication, and Student Information will host a Summer Information Fair at schools throughout the Johnston County community. The information fair will provide parents an opportunity to enroll their student, and request, verify, and ensure your child has bus transportation and receive pertinent back to school information from school nutrition and communication services.
The summer information fairs will be held on July 31 and Aug. 1 from 1:00 - 7:00 PM. Please see below for dates and locations.
Monday, July 31st
North Johnston Middle (Cafeteria)
Cleveland High (Cafeteria)
Corinth Holders High (Cafeteria)
South Johnston High (Cafeteria)
Tuesday, August 1st
Clayton Middle (Cafeteria)
Smithfield-Selma High (Cafeteria)
Princeton Middle/High (Cafeteria)
West Johnston High (Cafeteria)
Families are invited to attend the Summer Information Fair at the school and date that is most convenient for their schedule, and are not required to attend the fair in their student’s feeder pattern.
Our wonderful custodial staff were hard at it and learning new strategies to keep our schools environments in tip-top shape. Last week's team building and training exercises were informative, interactive, and a great opportunity for the entire team to grow closer.
Way to go team! ✨
Free summer meals for students provided by JCPS School Nutrition
As part of its efforts to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, JCPS School Nutrition is pleased to announce its summer meals sites that will be serving kids and teens.
Beginning June 19, all kids and teens 18-years-old and under can receive meals free of charge, no registration needed. Meals will be served from June 19 through July 13. Breakfast will be served from 7:00 AM- 8:00 AM and lunch will be served from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Please note that times may vary depending on the site and participation and that additional locations may be announced after July 13.
Locations opening on June 19 are:
Archer Lodge Middle
Benson Elementary
Benson Middle
Clayton High
Clayton Middle
Four Oaks Middle
McGee’s Crossroad Elementary
Micro Elementary
North Johnston Middle
River Dell Elementary
Selma Elementary
Selma Middle
Smithfield Middle
Smithfield-Selma High
South Johnston High
West Clayton Elementary
West Smithfield Elementary
For kids who rely on school meals, summer can be the hungriest time of year, and hunger has short- and long-term consequences for a child’s health, education and well-being. Making sure kids and teens have access to nutritious summer meals is especially important this summer.
The Summer Meals program is funded by the USDA and run by school districts and local organizations, and sites can be found throughout the community. We’re always happy to see you at various locations throughout Johnston County, but there may be more convenient locations closer to you. Families can text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 304-304 and type in a zip code to find nearby summer meals sites, along with operating days and times. No application, registration or proof of residency or citizenship is required at sites.
