Clayton High School

Greensboro, NC – Members of the Clayton High School chapter of North Carolina DECA joined over 6,000 high school business, finance, hospitality and marketing students at the annua...

Students from the Interact Club volunteered at the Harbor's Black & White Gala. These were the words from Dr. Eddie Price to describe these students' work: "It is quite impressive...

The 2026 Showcase of Stars was, once again, a year to remember as 1,229 students from 40 Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) took to the stage over four performances at the John...

Our hard working CHS Battle of the Books team competed in competition of 16 books pre-selected by NC School Library Association. The competition took place in Smithfield, NC and w...

On Saturday, March 7, 2026, Clayton NJROTC competed at their first Drill Meet of the season. The Comets placed in the following Drill Events: 2nd Place - Regulation Platoon Armed...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) honored 26 employees in various roles throughout the school district at the inaugural Spotlight on Excellence Employee of the Year Ceremony o...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 Summer Feeding Program. The JCPS School Nutrition Program will, once again,...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held its annual job fair at Smithfield-Selma High, with nearly 450 pre-registrations and applicants from as far as Ohio, Minnesota, Washingto...

The Navy NJROTC Area 5 Manager, LCDR Landis USN(Ret), conducted his annual Area Manager Inspection at Clayton High School on February 10th. This inspection is required annually ...

Congratulations to our newest National Technical Honor Society inductees! The inductees were: Molly Airington, Alethea Baildon, Ezekiel Balderrama, Karma Bowles, Ethan Collier, Ka...

On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at its regular monthly meeting, the Johnston County Board of Education recognized 11 exemplary educators of Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) wh...

On Saturday, 21 February 2026, Clayton NJROTC's Orienteering Team competed in the Cliffs of the Neuse Orienteering Meet. Cadet Mason Minger won 1st place in the Yellow Course Fema...

Students in Ms. Fraser's class worked on a project to represent federalism in cake format. Did you know that you can use types of cake to describe different types of Federalism? B...

Construction on the new Clayton High School has officially begun as the first foundations have been poured. The Johnston County Board of Education hosted a groundbreaking ceremony...

Johnston County Public Schools held its 18th annual Leading with the Heart Celebration, recognizing 54 staff members for exceeding expectations, inside and outside of the classroo...

The Harlem Wizards wowed the sold-out crowd at Smithfield-Selma High with their interactive family show, featuring incredible ball-handling, jaw-dropping trick shots, and high-fly...

On February 10th, during the Clayton NJROTC Area Manager Inspection, LCDR Landis (Area 5 Manager) presented c/MCPO Evan Talley with his Drone Wings. These wings are awarded only wh...

From debut to champions this past weekend, CHS Dance entered their first ensemble competition and danced their way to being the 2026 NCASA Dance Ensemble High School Contemporary ...

We are so happy to announce our 2025-2026 CHS Leading With the Heart recipient is Mrs. Mandy Chalk! She puts her heart into all she does and we are very proud that she is a Comet!...

Two Clayton High School NJROTC cadets, Ensign Balderrama and Ensign Miller, competed in the Riverfront Drill Competition. The pair won 1st Place in the Armed Exhibition Duo categ...