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The week of Feb. 10-14 is North Carolina’s School Bus Driver Appreciation Week (or “Love the Bus” Week), and each day one of our dedicated drivers will be introduced to the HCPS family.  When it comes to serving students, Patricia Bentley is all in. Drive them to school? Check. Prepare their nutritious food? Check. Serve those […]

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (Feb. 6, 2020) – 2019 marked the first year of the Made in Henderson County Apprenticeship Program, where 21 Henderson County graduating seniors were accepted into the program. Through an ongoing partnership with Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS), Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC), the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development (HCPED), and […]

In the midst of learning one of Dr. Rollo Dilworth’s choral pieces, chorus students at East Henderson High had the unique opportunity to chat with the world renowned composer himself, through video on Monday. A prolific composer with more than 150 choral compositions and arrangements published, Dilworth serves as Vice Dean and Professor of Choral Music Education […]

Talk about taking it to the source: on Monday, Henderson County Career Academy students told Gov. Roy Cooper how the Jobs for North Carolina’s Graduates (JNCG) program has impacted their personal growth in transitioning into the workforce or post-secondary education. The Career Academy’s JNCG officers welcomed Cooper to their regular meeting Monday afternoon, where they […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 23, 2020) – With the New Year, Henderson County Public Schools expanded its Universal Breakfast programming to three secondary schools, and is offering “Second Chance Breakfast” opportunities at no cost to students at Apple Valley Middle, North Henderson High, and East Henderson High. Universal Breakfast means breakfast is available in the cafeteria for any and all students, […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 16, 2020) – Through a state “Community Partners Safety Grant” secured by HCPS, district student services staff are offering Youth Mental Health First Aid USA (YMHFA) and Trauma-Sensitive Schools (TSS) training to community members for the second year in a row, and will be expanding its reach and impact. The four trainings […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 14, 2020) – 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 are celebrating 12 educators who have earned the credential from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and […]

Henderson County Public Schools’ Child Nutrition Department served a total of 2,270 hot lunches and 250 holiday meals to local children facing food insecurity during the winter break. Students were out of school from Dec. 23, 2019 to January 3, 2020, meaning children who depend on free and reduced-meals through the district’s school lunch program […]

“All Belong! All Achieve! All Lead! All N!” The entire North Henderson High student body shouted their mission statement in the gym Wednesday morning, during the school’s first ever LEAD Showcase. A year into implementing FranklinCovey’s Leader In Me model, the event was an opportunity to introduce the community to the student leadership nurtured in the school in […]