Johnston County Public Schools

On Thursday and Friday, April 18-19, 2024, the Johnston County Special Olympics Spring Games were held at Smithfield-Selma High. The Spring Games is an annual event offering trac...

Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) inducted its 16th class of dedicated athletes, coaches, and support personnel to the school district’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Ap...

Character Education is a priority for Johnston County Public Schools. Through a variety of means, schools in the district promote character education through rewards, bulletin boa...

On Thursday, April 11, 2024, James Faggart, Jr., a teacher at Corinth Holders High was named JCPS 2023-2024 Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year. The celebration was held at...

This is Carolina Romero’s first year at Princeton Elementary School, and someone recently asked, “What did we do before Carolina?” A more telling question is “What were we not doi...

Assistant Principal Grant Johnson is an amazing administrator at Smithfield-Selma High (SSS), and an overall asset to Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS). Johnson is an educator...

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) broke ground on the school district’s newest project, Swift Creek Elementary, located at 4188 Cleveland Road, Smit...

Johnston County Early College Academy (JCECA) senior Ashley Jara was chosen to take part in the North Carolina’s Governor’s Page Program. Jara and around 10 other high school stud...

On March 18, 2024, Archer Lodge Middle Schools (ALMS) Athletic Director Brad Betterton was recognized as a recipient of the Middle School Athletic Director of Excellence Award at ...

Congratulations to Ashley Holloman, the 2024 JCPS Career & Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Holloman has served as an agriculture education teacher and FFA Adv...

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) presented a mock car crash at Clayton High as part of the S.A.F.E. Mock Car Crash Program. This year the school ...

On Monday, March 25, 2024, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) and Campbell University signed documentation for the expansion of the TA (Teacher Assistant) to Teacher Program. S...

On Monday, March 18, 2024, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held a Community Town Hall at Swift Creek Middle focused on incorporating community feedback and weighing in on th...

Character Education is a priority for Johnston County Public Schools. Through a variety of means, schools in the district promote character education through rewards, bulletin boa...

Erika Santos serves as the Cafeteria Manager at Selma Elementary, and goes above and beyond ensuring the smooth operation of cafeteria operations. She exhibits outstanding leaders...

Amy Wellbrook is a 6th grade Math teacher at Riverwood Middle School, and helps Johnston County Public Schools move from good to great every single day. As the Sixth Grade Tea...

Children all across Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) celebrated Read Across America Week March 4-8, 2024. Festivities were held throughout the week across the school district...

Brandy Peters, the 12th grade counselor at South Johnston High, was named 2023-2024 Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) School Counselor of the Year. The award was presented to ...

On Saturday, March 2, 2024, Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) Human Resources Department held its annual job fair at Smithfield-Selma High. The event welcomed nearly 150 hundr...

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) held its second annual teacher signing day. The event, mirrored after a sports contract signing ceremony, recog...