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Thirteen accomplished high school musicians from Henderson County Public Schools have been selected to the distinguished 2022 Western Region Honors Orchestra, hosted this weekend by the NC Music Educators Association. Competition across the region is fierce, with high school students from Asheville to Greensboro auditioning for spots in just two orchestras. Under the leadership of […]

February 18 was a vibrant day at Hendersonville Middle School. Students decked out in blue and gold, instead of Bearcat red and white, huddled around a neon-streaked Dodge Challenger parked in front of their school, awestruck by its bold style, vivid colors, and dancing geometric patterns. Seated on top of the car was nationally recognized […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (February 14, 2022) – The most nationally respected professional certification available in K-12 education, National Board Certification is an optional intensive certification process with extremely high standards for teachers. This winter, Henderson County Public Schools celebrates 4 educators who have just earned the credential from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 11, 2022) – February 14 will be a sweet day indeed, for the up-and-coming Class of 2035! On Monday, Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) opens online kindergarten registration for the 2022-2023 school year. Once the convenient online enrollment form is live and accepting registrations on Feb. 14, the link to register will […]

‘Even after all this’: School Counselors Remain the Behind-the-Scenes ‘Nurturers of Dreams, Finders of Hope’ As the world approaches the second anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, school counselors everywhere continue to soldier through its repeated impacts on students. Locally, the team of 35 school counselors […]

Students at Hillandale Elementary School are responding to a literal wall of questions this month, all centered on honoring the triumphs and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history. To explore the lives of important leaders during Black History Month, ESL Teacher Lisa DeWitt is bringing to life the walls outside of her classroom with […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 20, 2022)  – For the second time in four months, the Edneyville Elementary School Yellow Jackets are buzzing with pride over their principal, Dr. Marsha Justice. Justice has been named the 2022 Western Region Principal of the Year, surprised Friday by state and local leaders, her family, and bagpipes. In October, Justice […]

An East Henderson High School teacher has been selected as a state finalist in mathematics for the prestigious 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. Maggie McDade, NBCT, is one of three math teachers and six teachers overall tapped as a state finalist out of 145 North Carolina nominees for the national […]

HCPS Superintendent, Dr. John Bryant, was one of five public school superintendents in the Western North Carolina region to receive the “Extraordinary Public Service Award” from the Land of Sky Regional Council, as part of their Annual Awards conferred last month. Dr. Bryant was surprised with the award on Monday, Dec. 13, during the regularly […]