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During what is one of our biggest surprise projects each year for HCPS, more than 1,000 kindergarten students were greeted this week with ‘Class of 2035’ T-shirts to inspire thoughts about their future graduation date. While college and career plans are probably the last things on the mind of a kindergartener in their first-ever days […]

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 […]

Amid many cheers, a few tears, and the impromptu singing of the school’s alma mater, HCPS, along with city and county leaders, held a ribbon cutting this week for Hendersonville High School’s comprehensive renovation project. After several of the project’s leaders spoke, Bobby Wilkins, a 1975 HHS graduate, was the last speaker of the ceremony […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sixty-seven of Henderson County Public Schools’ highest-achieving graduating seniors were honored Thursday, May 26, during the 2021-22 Top Scholars Banquet at Blue Ridge Community College. Held annually for 18 years, the Top Scholars ceremony recognizes the academic and athletic successes and strong leadership of seniors at the top of their classes. Last year, Top Scholars […]