Undaunted by the heavy rains and flooding of the past two weeks, 96 rubber ducks raced down the creek on Atkinson Elementary’s campus Thursday, as 2nd-graders cheered them on. Each rubber duck was numbered and assigned to a student, who earned a duck for reading different genres of books throughout the year. On Thursday, each […]

“Do you text and drive?” “Do you ever pick up your child from the car rider line at school?” These are just a couple of the questions Upward Elementary parents recently answered in a survey administered by the school’s Student Lighthouse Team in their research on the dangers of texting and driving. Consisting of 5th-graders […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (May 31, 2018) — Sixty-six of Henderson County Public Schools’ highest-achieving graduating seniors were honored May 31 during the 2017-18 Top Scholars Banquet at Blue Ridge Community College. Held annually for 14 years, the Top Scholars ceremony recognizes the academic and athletic successes and strong leadership of seniors at the top of their […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (May 29, 2018) — Kent Parent has been named the Director of Capital Projects & School Safety for Henderson County Public Schools, a new administrator position serving under the direction of the Associate Superintendent for Administrative Services Dr. John Bryant at Central Office. Effective July 1, 2018, Parent’s new position will provide overall […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (May 25, 2018) — Katie McCrary, a 7th grade English/Language Arts teacher at Rugby Middle School, was named Henderson County Public Schools’ 2018 Teacher of the Year on Friday at the Teacher of the Year luncheon sponsored by Park Ridge Health at the Hendersonville Country Club. McCrary has spent the last four of […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (May 17, 2018) — The 22nd Annual Career & Technical Education Scholars’ Reception sponsored by Pardee Hospital recognized 121 graduating students Thursday, for their academic mastery in Career & Technical Education courses. Each scholar completed at least four Career & Technical Education credits, maintained a 3.25 GPA in CTE courses and overall 3.0 […]

Henderson County Career Academy earned 1st Place in the “Display Boards” competition category at the the Jobs for North Carolina’s Graduates (JNCG) inaugural statewide Student Leadership Summit held last month at N.C. State University. The Student Leadership Summit, bearing the theme, “When Opportunity Knocks,” was the first event which brought together students from each of the […]

What do decorating cupcakes, bending conduit, and shaping prosthetic noses have in common? Students at the Henderson County Career Academy got to try their hands at each of these job skills Thursday, at the first annual “School-to-Work Expo.” The Career Academy’s School Counselor Kim Lopez and Career Development Coordinator Darlene Parent designed the career fair […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (May 10, 2018) – Master Sgt. Doug Draper and Major Kevin Den Boer from the North Henderson High School Air Force JROTC staff are very proud to announce that the NHHS Air Force JROTC has unit been recognized as an Air Force JROTC Distinguished Unit with Merit. The highest honor that can be […]