
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 24, 2026
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...

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 17, 2026
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...

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...

March 27, 2026
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...

March 12, 2026
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...

March 6, 2026
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...

March 4, 2026
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,...

March 4, 2026
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...

February 25, 2026
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...

February 24, 2026
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...

February 18, 2026
Johnston County Public Schools held its 18th annual Leading with the Heart Celebration, recognizing 54 staff members for exceeding expectations, inside and outside of the classroo...

February 16, 2026
The Harlem Wizards wowed the sold-out crowd at Smithfield-Selma High with their interactive family show, featuring incredible ball-handling, jaw-dropping trick shots, and high-fly...

December 11, 2025
Cheerleading squads from all Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) high schools competed in the 2025 Johnston County Cheerleading Championships at West Johnston High. Every varsit...

December 9, 2025
Unified pair Lillian Mizner and Nathaniel Beliveau, students at Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS), delivered a powerful presentation on December 4 to the North Carolina State Boa...

December 3, 2025
Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS) students Luke Donaldson, Odis LeBron, Eli Pilkington, and Jairo Hernandez-Coreas participated in the on-the-spot Bridge Building Contest during ...

November 13, 2025
Veterans from across Johnston County gathered together at Smithfield-Selma High (SSS) for the Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) 21st annual Veterans Day Celebration. The yearl...

October 22, 2025
This year’s annual Unified basketball game at Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS) was full of excitement, not only to watch the SSS Spartans compete with the North Johnston High Sc...

September 22, 2025
On Thursday, September 11, 2025, Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS) held a ceremony to remember and honor the innocent lives lost on September 11, 200 Firefighters, local law enf...
