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Chad Auten Named 2017-18 HCPS Principal of the Year

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 15, 2017) – Chad Auten, principal at Mills River Elementary, was named the 2017-18 Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools this morning. He was surprised with the news in front of the entire student body in a staged assembly, where he gave credit to his school family. ā€œI’m Principal […]

HCPS is 6th in the state

District Maintains Academic Proficiency and Student Growth

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 7, 2017) – Henderson County Public Schools are celebrating continued excellence in student and school performance, following today’s release of the N.C. Department of Instruction’s 2017 state accountability results – which measure academic proficiency and growth, as well as assign school grades. Henderson County Public Schools is ranked 6th out of 115 […]

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Biogen Foundation Grant to Fund Hillandale’s BMX Summer STEM Camp

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (March 11, 2016) – Hillandale Elementary has been awarded a grant of $2,500 from the Biogen Foundation’s ā€œIgnite the Power of STEMā€ grant program, and will be used to help fund the school’s summer BMX bike STEM camp. Hillandale held its first STEM camp in August 2015, in which 30 rising 4th- and […]