Daniel Kornegay of Princeton High School has placed first in the tractor operator's competition in the Johnston FFA Federation. The son of Owen and Abby Kornegay, he will compete in the state contest in February 2010 in Raleigh. At Princeton, Kornegay's advisers are Julie Capps and Bryant Wellons.

Honor students

Sisters Clair and Danielle Williams have been named winners of the U.S. National Honor Student Award. They attend Four Oaks Middle School. Clair and Danielle are the daughters of Eddie and Geralyn Williams of Four Oaks. They are the granddaughters of JoAn Klisiewecz of Benson, the late Roland Klisiewecz Jr., Norma Williams of Hope Mills and the late Paul Williams.

South High reunion

The South Johnston High School class of 1974 will hold its 35-year reunion Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Preston Woodall House, 201 E. Hill St., Benson. The cost is $40 per person and includes hors d'oeuvres at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7. Make checks payable to SJHS Class of 1974 and mail them, with address, telephone number and e-mail, to P.O. Box 1258, Benson, N.C. 27504. Mail checks no later than Oct. 15. For more information, send an e-mail to classof74sjhs@gmail.com or go to Facebook and search ClassofSeventyfoursjhs.

Four Oaks reunion

The Four Oaks High School class of 1969 will hold its 40-year reunion Saturday, Oct. 31, in the gym at Four Oaks School. The reunion will be part of the Cardinal reunion. The cost is the same.

For more information, call 938-6156 or send an e-mail to clee278@nc.rr.com

AP honors

Eighteen South Johnston High School students earned honors this past year for their performance on advanced-placement exams.

They were Elizabeth Cater, Hanna Dunn, Joshua Godwin, Ercilia Hernandez, Reed Johnson, Catherine Lee, David Lee, Eric Lee, Priscilla Martinez, Jensen McLamb, Carla Parker, Michelle Parker, Sandra Ross, Nathan Slaughter, Russell Thornton, Michael Westbrook, Zachary Williams and Qicong Zhang.

Top math teacher

Kimberle Aycock, who teaches fourth-grade math, is Johnston County's Outstanding Elementary Math Teacher. The award is given by the N.C. Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Aycock will receive her award Oct. 29 in Greensboro.

Three semifinalists

Three West Johnston High School students have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarships. They are James Pearson, Kate Pearson and Stephanie Tolar. They will compete for 8,200 scholarships worth more than $36 million.

The Pearsons are the children of Robert and Nancy Pearson of Smithfield. Tolar is the daughter of Steve and Donna Tolar of Willow Spring.

A SSS reminder

The Smithfield-Selma High School class of 1974 will hold its 35-year reunion at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Country Club of Johnston County. The cost is $25. For more information, visit sssclassof74.com.

Race at Powhatan

The Parent Teacher Association at Powhatan Elementary School will hold its second annual 5K RACE and Health & Safety Expo on Saturday, Oct. 10. (RACE is short for Run to Accelerate our Children's Education.) The event will feature a 5-kilometer race, a 5K walk, a one-mile fun run for children 12 and younger and a kids' dash for children 5 and younger. The races will begin at 8:30 a.m. For more information, or to register, visit powhatanpta.org or fsseries.com. From 8 a.m. till noon, the Health and Safety Expo will feature flu shots, food sampling for local restaurants, checks of car safety seats, face painting and blood-pressure checks. The flu shots, available to adults, will be $24.99. The PTA will serve a spaghetti supper from 5:30 till 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in the school cafeteria. The cost is $5 per plate. For tickets, contact Laura Kell at 333-9614 or at kell5@nc.rr.com.

Top Employee

The Johnston County school system has named its Employee of the Month for September. She is Juanita Taylor, who works in the school system's business office.

Her nomination form read: "She is always there to help, whether it's a job within her department or just a favor to help complete a task for a co-worker."