JCPS CLOSED FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
Due to the impending inclement weather conditions caused by Hurricane Idalia, Johnston County Public Schools will be closed for all students, staff, and visitors tomorrow, Thursday, August 31. This includes all after school activities on Thursday. The district will operate under Condition 1 of our Inclement Weather Procedures. Weather Conditions can be found online by visiting www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions.
This decision has been made out of an abundance of caution and per the guidance of local and state emergency service officials.
We hope that all of our students, staff, and families stay safe, and we thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate this severe weather event.
We had a wonderful first day back to school and want to thank all of our students, staff, and families for working together to make today a success. We want to share a few reminders to keep things running smoothly in the days and weeks ahead.
In the first few weeks of school, it’s typical for our bus routes and carpool lanes to run a bit slower than normal. Our drivers are getting used to new routes, there are more drivers on the road, our students are getting into a routine, and most importantly - we are focused on keeping everyone safe at all times. We ask that you keep these things in mind if our arrival and departure procedures are moving more slowly than we anticipate. If your student is a bus rider, we encourage you to download the EduLog Parent Portal App, for real time information on where your student's bus is on their route.
We also want to remind our families that the majority of our schools are offering free breakfast and lunch this school year. All schools, with the exception of Clayton High, Cleveland Elementary, Cleveland High, Corinth Holders High, and Powhatan Elementary, will offer free breakfast and lunch through the Community Eligibility Provision. Families with students attending non-qualifying schools are encouraged to complete a Free and Reduced meal application to receive benefits for this school year. This form, which can be found on the district website, assists our schools in many other services throughout the year, and can be beneficial for our families and students.
Lastly, please be reminded that all of our school campuses now have a weapons detection system in place at the entrances of our school. All students, staff, and guests will be expected to pass through the system upon arrival to our campuses.
This first week of school is a busy time, with a lot of excitement for our students. Please be reminded that attendance will be taken daily. However attendance calls for students who are marked tardy or absent will not resume until next week.
We thank you in advance for your help in making this a great school year.
Just one more sleep until we welcome our students back to school!! We hope all of our students get a good night's rest and are excited to take on the day tomorrow! We can't wait to see you in the morning! ❤️📚🍎
Just one more sleep until we welcome our students back to school!! We hope all of our students get a good night's rest and are excited to take on the day tomorrow! We can't wait to see you in the morning! ❤️📚🍎
We're just FIVE days from the first day of school! Can you believe it?! Be sure to check the Johnston County Public Schools mobile app off of your school supplies list! Parents, teachers, and students will use the mobile app for our two-way communication tool this school year! Download it in the Apple or Google Play store today so you're ready for the first day!
All students enrolled in a qualifying Johnston County Public School (with the exception of 5 non-qualifying schools) will receive a healthy Breakfast and lunch at no cost to the household this upcoming school year through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
Households of students that attend a qualifying CEP school will no longer need to submit a Free and Reduced Meal Benefit Application for the upcoming school year. Students that attend a non-qualifying school will still have the opportunity to submit a meal benefits application in order to qualify for free, reduced, or paid eligibility status. Applications for the 2023-2024 school year will be accepted starting July 10, 2023.
For more information, click here: https://bit.ly/3P10t3J
Our families seemed to like the one-stop-shop format for Orientation Information on our website - so we thought we'd make school supply lists just as convenient! Supply lists for our elementary and middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year are available now at: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/schoolsupplies
We hope this makes you getting ready for the first day of school - August 28th - a little bit easier!
Good evening Mustang families! Happy Thursday! This is Larkeysha Sheppard, principal calling to share some important back to school information with you. I hope you all are well and enjoying summer break! In just a few weeks the 2023-2024 school year will begin. The official first day of school is scheduled for Monday, August 28. All back to school information to include Open House, supply lists, grade level welcome information, and school meals information is located on our school website’s banner and virtual lobby. Also, please visit our school website for fall sports information and eligibility requirements. Several of our community partners are hosting Back to School events to support back to school needs. Please visit our school website’s banner, news, and live feed sections to access this information. A special thanks to our wonderful community partners for supporting the needs of our school, students, and community!! Our school website has been updated to a new platform to support our goals to communicate with you more efficiently and effectively online and via mobile devices. Thanks in advance for your patience as we work to rebuild our website with the information and news you need. Also, please visit our school or district website to access instructions on how to download our JCPS mobile app. Our district app is a wonderful way to stay connected to district and school information and news. Download the app today from the iOS app store or the Android Play Store and enable notifications.Feel free to visit our school website and virtual lobby for more information and updates by clicking on the School Information stand. You may also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for information or feel free to contact us at 919.894.6003 Monday-Thursday from 8:00 am-4:00 pm if you have questions or need assistance. We will be happy to assist you! Thanks and have a great evening Mustangs. We are Mustang Proud. We are Mustang StrongER!
Overflow Church and Restoration Church are hosting Back to School events this month. Please see the information posted and visit these wonderful community partners for some free school supplies, and other awesome services and treats.
Mandated Tdap and Meningococcal Vaccines for Rising 7th Grade Students Reminder
The North Carolina Immunization Law requires all children entering the 7th grade or 12 years of age, whichever comes first, receive the Tdap and Meningococcal Conjugate vaccines. Tdap covers your child for Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough. Meningococcal vaccine is given to help prevent Meningitis.
Please provide proof of vaccinations from your healthcare provider with the date the vaccines were received. Proof of vaccination is due on or before the first day of the 2023-2024 school year which is August 28.
Effective September 26, 2023 your child will not be permitted to attend school until proof of immunization for both vaccines is received by our school nurse or myself. Letters have been mailed to specific 7th grade parents from our school nurse with specific information regarding your child’s vaccine deficiencies. Please contact our school nurse, Bonny Morley, via email at bonnymorley@johnston.k12.nc.us if you have questions and/or need assistance.
Please be reminded that these immunizations are required of all students enrolled in NC public schools.
Feel free to visit our school website and virtual lobby for more information and updates by clicking on the School Information stand. You may also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for information or feel free to contact us at 919.894.6003 Monday-Thursday from 8:00 am-5:00 pm if you have questions or need assistance. We will be happy to assist you! Thanks and have a great evening. We are Mustang Proud. We are Mustang StrongER!
Good Evening JCPS Families,
We hope you will join us at one of our Summer Information Fairs, happening this Monday and Tuesday.
We’re hosting a Summer Information Fair at eight of our schools on July 31 and August 1st. We invite families to attend the information fair in their student’s feeder pattern.
The Information Fair will provide parents an opportunity to request, verify, and ensure your student has bus transportation and receive meal service information prior to the opening of school. While students won’t receive their bus number at the Information Fair, attending and signing up for transportation guarantees that the student will have transportation on the first day of school. Bus information is expected to be shared at Orientation. If your student does not ride a bus, back to school information will be provided at Orientation.
We’ll also have staff on hand for families who need assistance with enrolling their student for the upcoming school year.
The Summer Information Fair will be held from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Monday, July 31st at North Johnston Middle, Cleveland High, Corinth Holders High, and South Johnston High.
We will hold Information Fairs the following day, Tuesday, August 1st from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Clayton Middle, Smithfield-Selma High, Princeton High, and West Johnston High schools.
You can find more information by visiting the home page of our website. We hope to see you there!
The 2023-2024 school year is just one month away! Orientation information is available now! Find your school's orientation information by visiting: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/orientation
We're so excited to introduce our new and improved mobile app to our JCPS community! We've been hard at work to overhaul our mobile app and offer our users an even better experience. We're offering a NEW app in the Apple and Google Play store - that our parents and students alike will want to download before the start of the school year!
We'll use our mobile app to send you important information about your school, share athletic schedules, and post our lunch menus every day!
The most important feature: our mobile app is going to house our new two-way communication tool for students, teachers, and parents. It's called Rooms - and you're going to love it! Download the JCPS mobile app today so you're ahead of the game!
Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) will hold its second annual Summer Information Fair for families on Monday, July 31 and Tuesday, Aug. 1.
In preparation for the 2023-2024 school year, JCPS Transportation Services, School Nutrition, Communication, and Student Information will host a Summer Information Fair at schools throughout the Johnston County community. The information fair will provide parents an opportunity to enroll their student, and request, verify, and ensure your child has bus transportation and receive pertinent back to school information from school nutrition and communication services.
The summer information fairs will be held on July 31 and Aug. 1 from 1:00 - 7:00 PM. Please see below for dates and locations.
Monday, July 31st
North Johnston Middle (Cafeteria)
Cleveland High (Cafeteria)
Corinth Holders High (Cafeteria)
South Johnston High (Cafeteria)
Tuesday, August 1st
Clayton Middle (Cafeteria)
Smithfield-Selma High (Cafeteria)
Princeton Middle/High (Cafeteria)
West Johnston High (Cafeteria)
Families are invited to attend the Summer Information Fair at the school and date that is most convenient for their schedule, and are not required to attend the fair in their student’s feeder pattern.
Our wonderful custodial staff were hard at it and learning new strategies to keep our schools environments in tip-top shape. Last week's team building and training exercises were informative, interactive, and a great opportunity for the entire team to grow closer.
Way to go team! ✨
Free summer meals for students provided by JCPS School Nutrition
As part of its efforts to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, JCPS School Nutrition is pleased to announce its summer meals sites that will be serving kids and teens.
Beginning June 19, all kids and teens 18-years-old and under can receive meals free of charge, no registration needed. Meals will be served from June 19 through July 13. Breakfast will be served from 7:00 AM- 8:00 AM and lunch will be served from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Please note that times may vary depending on the site and participation and that additional locations may be announced after July 13.
Locations opening on June 19 are:
Archer Lodge Middle
Benson Elementary
Benson Middle
Clayton High
Clayton Middle
Four Oaks Middle
McGee’s Crossroad Elementary
Micro Elementary
North Johnston Middle
River Dell Elementary
Selma Elementary
Selma Middle
Smithfield Middle
Smithfield-Selma High
South Johnston High
West Clayton Elementary
West Smithfield Elementary
For kids who rely on school meals, summer can be the hungriest time of year, and hunger has short- and long-term consequences for a child’s health, education and well-being. Making sure kids and teens have access to nutritious summer meals is especially important this summer.
The Summer Meals program is funded by the USDA and run by school districts and local organizations, and sites can be found throughout the community. We’re always happy to see you at various locations throughout Johnston County, but there may be more convenient locations closer to you. Families can text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 304-304 and type in a zip code to find nearby summer meals sites, along with operating days and times. No application, registration or proof of residency or citizenship is required at sites.