Sarah Poling of McGee’s Crossroads Elementary School was named the 2019 Johnston County Public Schools Adult Volunteer of the Year at the annual PTA/PTO Council Meeting Banquet, held at Smithfield-Selma High School.
Poling has been known as a student cheerleader and a child advocate for several years at McGee’s Crossroads Elementary.
She has worked with the PTA for three years and helps organize events such as Breakfast with Santa, Boosterthon, Daddy Daughter Dance, Mother Son Event, and quarterly meals that are served to staff.
The first runner-up for the Volunteer of the Year Award was Cindy Cole from River Dell Elementary. The second runner-up for the award was Angela Clinard from West Clayton Elementary. Billy Lassiter from Smithfield-Selma High and Edward Olive from South Johnston High tied for third runner-up for the award.
Adult and youth volunteer of the year candidates who were recognized at the banquet are:
| SCHOOL | ADULT | YOUTH |
| Archer Lodge Middle | Cassandra Neal | Preston Styons |
| Benson Elementary | Marina Mendoza | Tyrone Crothamel |
| Benson Middle | Melissa Allen | Jason Hines |
| Clayton High | Terry Kallam | Kasey Wilkins |
| Clayton Middle | Jennifer Dusenburg | Madison Valadez-Montenegro |
| Cleveland Elementary | Laura Barefoot | Corbett Hiatt |
| Cleveland High | Laura Lee | Noah Autry |
| Cleveland Middle | Susan White | Ryan Joseph Klimp |
| Cooper Academy | Dee Farmer | Mark Williams |
| Corinth Holders High | Alison Boswell | Isabelle Pettit |
| Corinth-Holders Elementary | Melissa Waring | Edwards Evans |
| Dixon Road Elementary | Dana Dillon | Amelia Anderson |
| East Clayton Elementary | Nina McLauren | Anaya Smith |
| Four Oaks Elementary | Casey Johnson | Evey Ruth Parker |
| Four Oaks Middle | Dennis Durham | Joshua Eason |
| Glendale-Kenly Elementary | Emily Lawhorn | Maritza Diaz Coyt |
| Innovation Academy | Charles Brewer | Sarah Beth Williamson |
| JC Career & Tech Leadership | Patrick & Kay Morgan | Princess Kate Brown |
| JC Early College Academy | Steve Prince | De’Ante Taylor |
| McGee’s Crossroads Elementary | Sarah Poling | Sadie Sharp |
| McGee’s Middle | Richard Rozman | Matthew Engelmohr |
| Meadow School | Courtney Barefoot | Jordyn Brown |
| Micro Elementary | Penny Metcalf | Athziri Arteaza Gonzalez |
| North Johnston High | Teresa Richardson | Andrew Bruton |
| North Johnston Middle | Lisa Holland | Joshua Meacomes |
| Pine Level Elementary | Debbie Sanders | Emily Holland |
| Polenta Elementary | Jenny Cavallaro | Gavin Bledsoe |
| Powhatan Elementary | Mary Beck | Evan Gaiter |
| Princeton Elementary | Sharon Batkoski | Morgan Gaster |
| Princeton Middle/High | Robert Boyatt | Haylie Heller |
| River Dell Elementary | Cindy Cole | Lola Hansley |
| Riverwood Elementary | Rachel Kennedy | Delaney Morgan |
| Riverwood Middle | Jill Evans | Henley Bess Daily |
| Selma Elementary | Katherine Batten Parrish | Christian McFarland |
| Selma Middle | Mary Betts | Jesus Caldera Ortiz |
| Smithfield Middle | Janet Costa | Aniya Williams |
| Smithfield-Selma High | Billy Lassiter | Brittany Stanley |
| South Johnston High | Edward Olive | Margaret Gabrielle Godwin |
| South Smithfield Elementary | Aly Carey | Rafael Fuentes-Reyes |
| Swift Creek Middle | Michelle McCombs | Jarrell Bethea |
| West Clayton Elementary | Angela Clinard | Jake Robertson |
| West Johnston High | Dallas Bowden | Jenny Huynh |
| West Smithfield Elementary | Lisa Bombardier | Diana Herrera-Hernandez |
| West View Elementary | Meagen Phillips | Lauren Oeltjenbruns |
| Wilson’s Mills Elementary | Shannon Macedo | Alex Torres Diaz |
Johnston County Public Schools recognized its Volunteers of the Year at the annual PTA/PTO Council Meeting Banquet on April 16. Photographed (from left) are Johnston County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ross Renfrow, third runner-up Billy Lassiter from Smithfield-Selma High, first runner-up Cindy Cole from River Dell Elementary, 2019 JCPS Adult Volunteer of the Year Sarah Poling from McGee’s Crossroads Elementary, second runner-up Angela Clinard from West Clayton Elementary, and third runner-up Edward Olive from South Johnston High.
Sarah Poling (right) of McGee’s Crossroads Elementary School was named the 2019 Johnston County Public Schools Adult Volunteer of the Year at the annual PTA/PTO Council Meeting Banquet, held at Smithfield-Selma High School on April 16. Standing with Poling is Johnston County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ross Renfrow (left).
