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Following the recent outbreak of pertussis in Henderson County, our schools are following the guidelines and recommendations from the NC Department of Health Communicable Disease Center, in coordination with the Henderson County Department of Public Health,  to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. These recommendations include sending schoolwide notifications to parents […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 29, 2017) – Five students from each of Henderson County Public Schools’ 13 elementary schools will be paired with a local or regional first responder Monday, Dec. 4, and given $100 to spend at the Wal-Mart store in Hendersonville during the city’s fourth “Shop With A Hero” event. The event and its […]

On the Thursday before Thanksgiving break, Upward Elementary students and staff counted 400 reasons to be thankful. Four hundred parents, grandparents, siblings and other family members joined their Upward Eagles for a Thanksgiving meal and the school’s first “Lunch ‘n Learn.” A popular parent engagement activity, Lunch ‘n Learns invite family members into their children’s […]

As part of homecoming Spirit Week festivities, students at Hendersonville Middle School annually sell “spirit links” for $1 each, and donate the raised funds to a nonprofit of their choice. This year, Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria made a strong case for the American Red Cross. News of the hurricanes pummeling the United States and […]

November 14, 2017 – The Theatre Department at West Henderson High has much to celebrate, as they bring home honors from the 2017 NCTC High School Play Festival, held at Gardner-Webb University Nov. 3-4. West’s 28 theatre students, led by Kelly Cooper, made the school and community proud with their presentation of “Anatomy of Gray” […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 3, 2017) – Hendersonville High will host its third “Empty Bowls” fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria, to raise money for food-insecure students. Meg Bernard, local professional artist in the Southern Highland Craft Guild, once again visited Hendersonville High and spent the week of Oct. 2-6 throwing […]

The Etowah Lions Club shares with Etowah Elementary more than just an address on Etowah School Road; the organization enjoys a sense of community with the school’s students and staff. That’s what spurred the Lions Club to dedicate its most recent pancake breakfast fundraiser to the school’s backpack program, which provides food to last the […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 30, 2017) – Out of 1,443 Title I schools in North Carolina, and 140 eligible for the national recognition, Clear Creek Elementary was named the 2017 N.C. National Title I Distinguished School for High Progress at a ceremony in Greensboro on Friday, Oct. 27. As part of the designation, Clear Creek was […]

“Don’t be afraid – you’re going to hear some glass breaking,” Fire Prevention Officer Roger Freeman told students gathered outside Etowah Elementary on Friday. Rather than cowering, the students broke into cheers as firefighters with the Etowah-Horse Shoe Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department shattered the windshield and windows of a Dodge Durango. “Cut that door! Cut […]