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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (November 5, 2021) – Henderson County Public Schools and her Falcon Family at West Henderson High celebrate recent graduate Caroline Maxon for earning a rare perfect score on an Advanced Placement® (AP®) Exam in the spring. Currently studying chemistry at UNC–Chapel Hill, Maxon was one of only 375 students in the world to […]

Through the midday mist of a light falling rain on Friday, Oct. 29, 10-year-old Carson watched in silence as a large green medic’s helicopter descended on the Etowah Elementary field where he and his classmates usually play sports. “My grandfather had to be taken to the hospital in that helicopter last year,” said Carson, a […]

9:57 a.m. We are exceedingly sad to confirm that after a bus accident early this morning, Henderson County Public Schools lost one of our beloved bus drivers from East Henderson High. Tina Gordon, 53, has been part of the HCPS Family for 10 years, and our hearts are heavy as we mourn her loss. The […]

Whether it’s their first year on the job or they have decades of school leadership experience, principals face a unique set of challenges each and every new school year – even without a global pandemic thrown in the mix. So how do they do it? What can rookie principals learn from their veteran colleagues? And […]

Amanda Glover, speech language pathologist for Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS), has been named district representative for the North Carolina’s Exceptional Children’s Educator of Excellence, and will represent HCPS at the statewide annual conference November in Greensboro. A homegrown educator and East Henderson High alum, Glover began her career in 2017 as a speech language […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 8, 2021) – After a hiatus last year due to the pandemic, the excitement of Henderson County Public Schools’ annual Berrian All-County Orchestra is having its comeback Tuesday, Oct. 12 in the East Henderson High School gymnasium, thanks to ongoing funding support from the Henderson County Education Foundation (HCEF). Featuring middle school […]

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, […]