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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 16, 2022) –Described as an exceptional educator, Jennifer Abel, the media and technology coordinator at North Henderson High School, is Henderson County Public Schools’ Media Coordinator of the Year. Abel was made aware of the honor in a surprise visit to North Henderson High School this morning by HCPS Superintendent Mark Garrett, […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (September 14, 2022)–Following approval by the Henderson County Board of Public Education in August and September, Henderson County Public Schools announces the following administrative changes for the 2022-23 school year: Dr. Marsha Justice has been named the Director of Elementary Education, filling the office vacated by Dr. Shannon Marlowe who is now the […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (August 26, 2022) – Out of an abundance of caution, local Law enforcement officials placed Innovative High School on a Code Yellow (precautionary) lockdown Friday morning. At approximately 10:40 am the lockdown went into place and was lifted at 10:45 am. The precautionary lockdown was requested by the Sheriff’s Department due to a […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 23, 2022) – Out of an abundance of caution, local Law enforcement officials placed Hendersonville Elementary and Hendersonville Middle School on a Code Yellow (precautionary) lockdown Tuesday morning. At approximately 10 am the lockdown went into place and was lifted at 10:40 am.. The precautionary lockdown was enacted following a traffic stop […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (July 26, 2022) – Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) and Henderson County Commissioners will officially celebrate the opening of the new Hendersonville High School campus on August 3 in time for the start of the 2022-2023 traditional school year. The ribbon cutting is the culmination of a 4-year-long school construction and renovation project […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (July 1, 2022) – Dr. Shannon Marlowe, NBCT, will succeed Dr. Wendy Frye as the district’s Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, effective August 1, following Dr. Frye’s retirement. Marlowe currently serves Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) as Director of Elementary Education & Title I. “I’m thrilled to have Dr. Marlowe by my side […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (June 15, 2022) – Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) and the Henderson County Education Foundation (HCEF) are thrilled to announce that two schools – North Henderson High and Apple Valley Middle – have been certified and named as Leader in Me Lighthouse Schools by FranklinCovey Education. Not only are North Henderson High and Apple […]

Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) will continue serving the health and wellness of its students over the summer months through the Summer Food Service Program, which begins Monday, June 13. From Monday, June 13, 2022, through Friday, August 12, 2022, the HCPS Child Nutrition Department will operate 19 open sites, consisting of the 17 stops […]

The road to a high school diploma starts long before senior year. In fact, as early as elementary school, teachers and administrators are on the lookout for signs of students at risk of dropping out in high school. That’s why administrators at East Henderson High and feeder school Hillandale Elementary are working together to build […]