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During a bright and sunny pre-autumn day at the Hendersonville YMCA, 8-year-old Coa Myers proudly announced that he had learned how to cup water with his hands to swim back to safety. His classmate, Lauren Miller chimed in, “It’s really important to know because it helps you tread water if you get tired.” These students from […]

Paraded through a cheering crowd of Edneyville Elementary students and staff on Friday, Dr. Marsha Justice was surprised with the news that she’s been named the 2021-22 Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS). As bus driver Ken Potter played his bagpipes down the walkway to the playground, Justice was high fived, […]

Described as an emerging rock star of the teaching profession, Haley S. Staton, an Exceptional Children teacher at Edneyville Elementary School, is Henderson County Public Schools’ (HCPS) nominee for the 2022 NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) Beginning Teacher of the Year recognition. A homegrown educator who grew up in the HCPS district, […]

On the morning of Friday, September 10, students at East Henderson High filed out from their classrooms to gather solemnly around their school’s entryway, to the sound of Taps being played by a classmate. In the grass at the center of the school’s entrance, 2,977 small wooden crosses bore hand-written names of the casualties of […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (July 6, 2021) – New in the 2021-2022 school year, Dena Wolfe will be leading the pack at Clear Creek Elementary and Upward Elementary’s Eagles will be led by Michael Gates. Up until July 1, Wolfe had been serving as Assistant Principal at Flat Rock Middle and Gates was Assistant Principal for the […]

**UPDATE: At the request of private property management, the Henderson County Public Schools’ “Meals On the Bus” will no longer be stopping at the Leisure Lane site as part of the district’s 2021 Summer Food Service Program. Effective Tuesday, June 29, 2021, the previously scheduled 1:50 p.m. stop at Leisure Lane along Route 1 will […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (June 16, 2021) – Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) has once again been acknowledged by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) as a National Board Accomplished District, which recognizes districts in which at least 20% of teachers have achieved National Board certification. Henderson County Public Schools is one of 79 districts […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (June 14, 2021) – The Henderson County Board of Public Education is moving forward in naming a new administration team at Bruce Drysdale Elementary (BDS), following Principal Eric Gash’s decision to take a one-year leave of absence to pursue a political career. Effective July 1, Jason Joyce will be Bruce Drysdale’s new full-time […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (June 11, 2021) – Beginning this summer, Dr. Marcie Wilson will join the Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) Instructional Services Team as the district’s first Director of Student Achievement. On July 1, Wilson will transition from her role as Principal of Clear Creek Elementary, where she’s led the Cubs for 7 years. As […]