Schools
JCPS Names Principal And Assistant Principal Of The Year
Melissa Hubbard, principal of Archer Lodge Middle, was selected as the 2022-2023 Principal of the Year for Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS). Igor Gorbatovski, assistant principal of Cleveland Elementary, was…
School Board Approves Property Lease For Cell Phone Tower
The Johnston County School Board has entered into a lease agreement with a company to locate a cell tower on the campus of Corinth Holders High School. The board agreed…
Clayton Youth Council Launches Community Service Initiative
CLAYTON – Clayton Youth Council members from Johnston County high schools have committed to volunteering 1,000 hours by the end of the 2022-2023 school year through their community service initiative,…
School Board Member Censured For Inappropriate Texts About Female Employee
SMITHFIELD – In a special called meeting Thursday afternoon, the Johnston County Public School Board voted to censure board member Ronald Johnson for inappropriate text messages he made about a…
Wilson’s Mills Elementary’s New Principal Brings Expertise To Johnston County
Written by Robin Koppen JCPS Communication Specialist Wilson’s Mills Elementary’s new principal, Dondi Pate, is one of the latest additions to Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) for the 2022-23 school…
JCC Sees Increase In Enrollment For Fall 2022 Semester
Enrollment was up more than six percent SMITHFIELD – Curriculum enrollment at Johnston Community College (JCC) is up this semester with nearly 4,300 students enrolled in classes. That is an…
WCPS Receives $500,000 Grant For New Mandarin Chinese Program
GOLDSBORO – Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) has learned that it will receive a half million dollar grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to implement a Mandarin…
9 Johnston County Elementary Schools Selected For Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
RALEIGH – A record-setting 232 elementary schools across North Carolina, including 9 public schools in Johnston County, have been selected and approved by the State Board of Education to participate in the…
Brookside Christian Academy Graduates To 13-Acre Campus
By Rudy Coggins Dunn Daily Record Local academy acquires new property Enrollment has tripled since Brookside Christian Academy opened its doors in 2020 and the non-public, privately-funded school has outgrown…
New Riverwood Middle Principal Comes Home To Johnston County
By Robin Koppen JCPS Communication Specialist Monica Sawyer moved to Smithfield when she was 10 years old. As an only child growing up in rural eastern North Carolina, she promised…
New East Clayton Elementary Principal Values Community Engagement
By Robin Koppen JCPS Communication Specialist A 22-year veteran with Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS), Lauren Sabo has been recognized for just about everything in the world of education. Now…
LGC Approves $177 Million Johnston County School Bond Financing
Property tax increase not anticipated to pay for bond financing RALEIGH – The Local Government Commission (LGC) tabled a Guilford County request to approve $1.7 billion in bonds for school…
