Clayton High School

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...

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...

JCPS Superintendent, Dr. Pearce visited Clayton High School today. We were honored to have been his first school visit on the first day of school!

The senior class of Clayton High School’s AVID program amassed over $23 million dollars in scholarship offers for their postsecondary educational endeavors in the upcoming year! S...

Cadet Ensign Aubrey Warlow was sworn into the United States Navy delayed entry program. Captain Ed Eder, the Clayton NJROTC Senior Naval Science Instructor, was the officiating of...

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...

Mrs. Wood's and Mrs. Chalk's students worked together to beautify our school with a planted flower bed all while learning about plant care. What a beautiful collaboration!

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...

Our Unified Track team had their first meet of the season at Cleveland High School. They participated in the 100m dash, shot put, and long jump. We are excited with their amazing ...

On March 19th, c/Ensign Andrew Miller was awarded the NJROTC Meritorious Achievement Ribbon. It is the highest NJROTC award and can only be awarded by the NJROTC Area 5 Manager wh...

Our Young Women's Careerist Club wanted to celebrate Women's History Month by writing inspirational messages on the sidewalk and entrance to CHS. What a creative and expressive wa...

On March 8, 2025 our cadets competed at the Cary Classic Drill Meet. They have continue to perform at a high degree of excellence with the following results: 1st Place - Unarmed ...

JCPS CTE and JCC collaborated to hold a Health Science Camp in the Health Science Department at Johnston Community College. 8th graders planning to enroll in the Academy of Health...

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...

Clayton High School has received the North Carolina Academic Growth Award for the 2023-2024 school year. Let's continue to Go For Great and have another year of success at CHS!

On February 26, 2025, c/LTJG Ezekiel Balderamma was awarded the NJROTC Drone Wings Breast Insignia to wear on his uniform. Drone Wings are earned by obtaining an FAA Drone Certifi...

Congratulations to our CHS wrestling team for placing 3rd overall in the 2025 Greater Neuse River 4A Wrestling Conference! Additionally, the following individual students placed i...

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...

Volunteers worked together to package boxes between 3 sites to be distributed in Durham, Orange, Wake, and Johnston Counties through the Interfaith Food Shuttle. This project is a...

Our CHS Track Team has recently broken multiple school records this year. These include: Londyn Atkinson in the 55m Dash with a time of 6.97 Manny Martin in the 60m Dash with a...