Smithfield-Selma High School

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...

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...

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...

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, ...

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. ...

On June 20 through June 23, 2026, eighteen students from Smithfield-Selma High School's JoCo TEACH program represented Johnston County and North Carolina with distinction at the E...

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...

On Monday, May 11, 2026, four Smithfield-Selma High seniors were surprised to learn they had each been awarded a Johnston County Teaching Educators and Coming Home (JOCO TEACH) Sc...

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...

On April 26, 2026, Smithfield-Selma High School history teacher Sigmund Daniels' World History students conducted a simulation of a United Nations summit meeting at the Smithfield...

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 ...

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...

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...

On March 26,2026, Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS) students participated in a Job Shadow Day with The Rotary Club of Central JoCo, offering exposure to career fields including F...

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...

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...

Clayton High senior Y’Zana Lee Randle received the inaugural Marlon Lee Scholarship on Senior Night during halftime at the Girls’ Varsity basketball game. The $1500 scholarship wa...

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...