Dear Henderson County Public School families, The Henderson County Department of Public Health has notified us that to date, 5 staff and students at Apple Valley Middle have lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are epidemiologically linked, meeting the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) definition of a “cluster.”  We are working in […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (August 31, 2021) – Effective Wednesday, Sept. 1, all Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) students, staff, and visitors will be required to wear face coverings in all indoor settings, including indoor extracurricular activities on school grounds. This is a change to the Henderson County Board of Public Education’s Aug. 9 decision, which required […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (August 9, 2021) – The school board voted Monday afternoon to overturn its August 2 decisions that had made face coverings optional effective August 23, and to provide virtual learning options based on students’ grade level. Face Coverings Required in School Facilities Following the Henderson County Board of Public Education’s decision this afternoon, […]

Henderson County Public School families, The Henderson County Department of Public Health has notified us that to date, 5 individuals at Hendersonville Elementary have lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 that are epidemiologically linked, meeting the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) definition of a “cluster.” We are working in close coordination with the Henderson County Department of […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (August 2, 2021) – Following the Henderson County Board of Public Education’s decision at a specially called meeting Monday morning, face coverings will be optional for all students and staff in Henderson County Public Schools, effective August 23, 2021. Virtual learning options will also be offered for students beginning Aug. 23, if not […]

Our high school communities and district leaders are excited to be able to plan graduations in-person this year! High school graduations are scheduled at each high school for Friday, May 28, as in-person events, which we communicated to our families in the April 1 edition of “R2L Weekly.” As in years past, the graduation commencement […]

Following this morning’s approval by the Henderson County Board of Public Education, Henderson County Public Schools will welcome its middle and high school students back on campus Tuesday, March 23, 2021, under Plan A – the fully in-person learning model. This planned transition follows Wednesday’s announcement of the NC General Assembly’s compromise legislation to reopen […]

Following Monday’s approval by the Henderson County Board of Public Education, grades 4 and 5 will transition to Plan A on Thursday, February 18, meaning that all elementary schools will be operating under Plan A. This transition is once again part of the district’s continuing efforts to reintroduce more students to the traditional face-to-face learning […]

The Plan B Hybrid learning schedule will be slightly different for middle and high school students the week of March 8-12, to accommodate the state-mandated ACT testing schedule and requirements. The ACT® is a curriculum- and standards-based assessment that evaluates 11th-graders’ general learning outcomes in English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. Used as a college admissions […]