
November 11, 2026
Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) welcomed veterans from across Johnston County to Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS) for its 22nd Annual Veterans Day Celebration, continuing ...

November 10, 2026
In observance of Veterans Day, the Clayton High School Administration and NJROTC Cadets honored 6 Veterans on the staff of Clayton High School. Each Veteran was presented with a g...

October 30, 2026
On October 21st, the United States Navy JROTC program inspected the Clayton H.S. NJROTC unit. The guest of honor was the unit Area Manager, Mr. Landis. The unit conducted a pass i...

October 26, 2026
NJROTC Clayton High School cadets Travis Soler, Karma Bowles, and Grace Reece present Principal Hubbard with a copy of our capstone leadership textbook, “Make Your Bed” by Admiral...

October 23, 2026
On October 17, 2026 Clayton High School NJROTC attended an All Army JROTC Drill Meet. The weather that day was horrible; it was cold and very windy. The cadets persevered through, ...

October 1, 2026
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) celebrated a historic milestone in the rebuild of Clayton High School (CHS) as students, alumni, community memb...

September 25, 2026
On September 12th, the cadets participated in an orienteering match held at Umstead Park in Raleigh. Orienteering is a timed race where competitors navigate to different markers i...

September 3, 2026
Johnston County Public Schools has released its 2025-2026 school year performance data, as reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), noting that the...

August 25, 2026
On Monday, August 24, 2026, students returned to 48 of the 50 Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) campuses for the first day of the 2026-2027 academic year. The traditional cale...

August 24, 2026
As Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) prepares for the 2026-2027 school year, parents and families are encouraged to take advantage of the district’s Back to School Basics webp...

July 22, 2026
Johnston County Public Schools will host a Summer Information Fair to help families prepare for a successful start to the 2026-2027 school year. On Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, ...

July 16, 2026
On July 14-16, 2026, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) principals, assistant principals, and central office staff attended the 2026 Leadership Conference at Cleveland High. ...

June 30, 2026
Submitted by Kristen Martin, East Carolina University Public Communications Specialist, martinkr19@ecu.edu For three days, almost 100 rising high school juniors, seniors and r...

May 19, 2026
North Carolina is home to a large population of active duty, guard, reserve, and veteran armed services members, and the state’s public schools reflect that. In 2019, The North Ca...

April 24, 2026
On Friday, April 24, 2026, 220 athletes competed in the 2026 Special Olympics Johnston County Spring Games for middle and high schools. Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) had a...

April 23, 2026
The CHS NTHS recently hosted a clothing drive as their Spring act of community service. They collected several gently used clothing items and donated to Horne Memorial United Met...

April 22, 2026
On April 21, 2026, James Johnson was named Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) 2026 Teacher of the Year during the 32nd Annual Flame for Learning Award Ceremony. Johnson was one ...

April 16, 2026
Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held its third annual Early Contract Signing Celebration on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. This year’s celebration hosted 18 JCPS educators sign...

April 15, 2026
FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) club had 38 students compete at the state level in March. Each student planned and developed projects that addressed impo...

March 31, 2026
Clayton High School hosted the All County Unified Track Meet. Our Clayton Comet Team won the meet earning 26 points overall. This is the 3rd Year in a row that the Comet Unified T...
