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On Thursday, January 12th, the students of Hendersonville Elementary School were reaching for the stars at their “SPACEtacular” STEAM Night. Each grade level had their own activities for students while including one of the elements of STEAM, which incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics branches of study. The entire school was covered in wall-to-wall […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (June 9, 2016) – Henderson County Public Schools and the Henderson County Board of Public Education are very appreciative of the recent approval of the 2016-17 County Budget. The Board of Education and school staff fully support the Commissioners’ efforts in developing a budget that meets the many needs of our county, our […]

They may be graduating next month year as Eagles, Bearcats, Falcons or Knights, but the 23 seniors sitting in Clear Creek Elementary’s auditorium Friday all started off as Clear Creek Cubs. Led into the gym by “Cubby” the school’s mascot, Clear Creek’s Class of 2016 received a huge round of applause and standing ovation from […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (March 11, 2016) – Hillandale Elementary has been awarded a grant of $2,500 from the Biogen Foundation’s “Ignite the Power of STEM” grant program, and will be used to help fund the school’s summer BMX bike STEM camp. Hillandale held its first STEM camp in August 2015, in which 30 rising 4th- and […]

The results are in! Last week, we asked for the public’s input on make up days via an online survey.  As of February 17th, we needed to make up one additional school day on the Traditional Calendar and asked whether parents/students/staff preferred to go to school for half a day (dismiss at noon) on Monday, May […]

Henderson County Public Schools’ Superintendent David L. Jones has announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2015-2016 school year, effective July 1, 2016, after nearly four decades of service. “During my 38 years with Henderson County Public Schools, I have had the opportunity to work as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, […]

Revisions have been made to the 2015-2016 school calendars to reflect a change in the primary election day. When the 2015-2016 school calendar was developed, May 3, 2016, was the scheduled primary election day. This day was designated as a workday with no students in school to accommodate the request by the Henderson County Election […]

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (April 22, 2015) – On Monday, April 27 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Hendersonville Elementary School will host a Duke Energy Science Night – an official event of the 2015 North Carolina Science Festival. Duke Energy Science Night will feature hands-on activities focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) designed to engage Hendersonville Elementary […]