
July 23, 2025
Mark your calendars now for the 11th Annual Back to School Youth Explosion Event hosted by Clayton High School on August 10, 2025 from 2:00-5:00pm. There will be free backpacks,...

July 8, 2025
A HUGE thank you to our students/staff, representatives from the Poe Center and volunteers from Novo Nordisk for planting our community garden this spring in our raised beds! The...

July 8, 2025
We're so excited to shared that part of the ongoing addition and renovation project at Cooper Academy includes some updates to our landscaping at the front of the school to addres...

July 1, 2025
Greetings Cooper Academy families! We’re looking forward to meeting our new Cooper Academy Rocket students and families in the 2025-2026 school year. Here is some important inf...

June 19, 2025
Click here to access the Cooper Academy School Supply Lists for 2025-2026

June 9, 2025
The Cooper Academy Addition & Renovation Project will add 22 additional classrooms spaces for our students & teachers along with establishing connector hallways to enclose our cam...

April 27, 2025
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 JCPS held the annual Flame for Learning reception to recognize the 20 teachers selected as Semi-Finalists for JCPS Teacher of the Year. Congratulations...

April 27, 2025
On Friday, April 25th students at Cooper Academy were engaged with Career Exploration stations coordinated by our school counselor with community partners. Some of the learning s...

April 27, 2025
Students enjoyed planting seeds and plants in our raised garden beds at Cooper Academy in the courtyard with our tremendous community partners from Novo Nordisk & the Poe Center. ...

April 27, 2025
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Clayton High School conducted their annual Senior Walk at the Clayton area feeder schools. We wish the 2025 Senior Class the best!

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 22, 2025
Cooper Academy students learned about some Town of Clayton history today during the puppet show presented by our Clayton Woman's Club. We appreciate this group of volunteers spen...

April 11, 2025
Congratulation to Olivia Creech for being selected by JCPS to attend the Early Contract Signing Event! We're excited for Ms. Creech to join the Cooper Academy team!

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...

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 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...

February 9, 2025
Whether you’re rooting for the Chiefs or Eagles we loved seeing our students & staff dressed up in their favorite Super Bowl Spirit Week gear during our theme days. Mon, Feb...

February 9, 2025
Cooper Academy students are researching and creating hallway displays for important historical figures in celebration of Black History Month. A huge thank to our school counselor...

February 9, 2025
Our students and staff are excited about the progress being made with our renovation and new addition projects at Cooper Academy that are scheduled to open in the 2025-2026 school...