Schools

Governor: Schools Will Not Reopen For 2019-2020 School Year
Remote Learning To Continue Cooper proposes $1.4 billion COVID-19 relief package using federal funds RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina K-12 public schools will continue remote…

State Board Approves Year-End Grading Policy, Other COVID-19-Related Measures
RALEIGH – Responding to continuing challenges caused by the COVID-19 school closure, the State Board of Education on Thursday approved measures addressing student grading for the remainder of the school…

JCPS Shares Remote Learning and Grading Guidelines with Parents
The following letter was shared with all JCPS students and families Tuesday evening. The letter details the district’s updated remote learning plan and grading guidelines. Dear Parents, Families, and…

Campbell Research Center Creates Hand Sanitizer To Defend Against COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting supplies of items, the Campbell University Pharmaceutical Education & Research Center (PERC) team took action to make a batch of hand sanitizer. “Our team felt called…

2020-2021 Capped School List Released
The Johnston County Public School Board has approved a list of 22 schools that will be capped during the 2020-2021 school year. The list includes 14 elementary, 4 middle and…

Johnston Community College Transitions Courses To An Online Format
Earn your degree or certificate entirely online The outbreak of COVID-19 has abruptly changed every aspect of our lives. Individuals across our community are trying to find a new “normal,”…

Fayetteville Woodpeckers & Piedmont Natural Gas Unveil STEM Scholarship Program
Program will provide three $1,000 college scholarships to qualifying local high school seniors FAYETTEVILLE – The Fayetteville Woodpeckers announced Wednesday they are teaming up with Piedmont Natural Gas to provide…

Former Johnston County School Employee Arrested For Embezzlement
CLAYTON – A former Johnston County Public Schools employee was arrested Tuesday on embezzlement charges. On February 11th, an internal audit uncovered financial irregularities at West Clayton Elementary School at…

Cleveland High Football Stadium Renamed John Jacobs Stadium
CLAYTON – In 2016, Cleveland High Coach John Jacobs was diagnosed with melanoma. The skin cancer had gone undetected for more than a year. Coach Jacobs was Cleveland High School’s head…

Corinth Holders High Hosts ‘We Are One: A Unity Forum’
Corinth Holders High students, Johnston County Public Schools staff, and a community representative shared their personal experiences and shed light on the obstacles and roadblocks they have faced due to…

JCPS Board Narrows List Of Superintendent Candidates To Seven
Johnston County Public School Board Chairman Todd Sutton said Tuesday he is confident a new superintendent can be hired and in place by July 1st. Thirty-one candidates applied for the vacancy…

JCPS Principals Complete Distinguished Leadership Program
Johnston County Public Schools had two principals recently complete the Distinguished Leadership Program (DLP), a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals. Cleveland Middle Principal Sarah Reynolds and West…








