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Wendy Frye, director of High Schools and Career and Technical Education for Henderson County Public Schools, has been named the 2020-2021 North Carolina Association for Career and Technical Education Administrative Division Administrator of the Year. Read Story »
The Henderson County school system is accepting enrollment for kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year starting Tuesday. Read Story »
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The North Carolina School Public Relations Association honored the Henderson County school system and its public information officer for excellence in communications during the 2020 Blue Ribbon Awards celebrated virtually on Friday. Read Story »
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Continuing a Henderson County Public Schools tradition, kindergarteners across the district – in classrooms and from their work stations at home – were surprised with their “Class of 2033” T-shirts last week. Read Story »
Incoming Henderson County schools superintendent John Bryant made his first hires of central office administrators, elevating Carl Taylor as chief administrative officer and promoting Scott Rhodes to assistant superintendent for human resources. The promotions became official when the School Board approved them at its regular meeting on Monday. Read Story »
Two assistant prinicipals have been promoted to principal at two schools, administrators announced after the Henderson County School Board approved the promotions on Tuesday. Read Story »
The Henderson County public school system announced principal changes for the 2020-2021 school year, effective July 1. Read Story »
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. Read Story »
Thomas Savage, a science teacher at Henderson County Early College, will be presented with the 2019 NCSTA District Eight Outstanding High School Science Teaching Award at the annual NCSTA Conference at Benton Convention Center in Winston- Salem on Thursday. Read Story »
Hendersonville Elementary has received recognition as a top-ranking Title I school in North Carolina, as a 2019-20 National ESEA Distinguished School Nominee in the “high performance” category. Read Story »
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Henderson County Public Schools is one of 81 districts nationwide recognized by the National Board Accomplished Districts for having at least 20% of its teachers board certified, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced last week. Read Story »
Nineteen out of 23 Henderson County public schools met or exceeded growth in academic performance expected by the state, state accountability results released Wednesday showed. Read Story »
The Henderson County School Board on Monday approved a central office appointment and two new principals for the 2019-2020 school year, effective July 1. Read Story »
Answering a call on his cell phone from his hometown newspaper editor, David Rhode declared that “my head’s spinning 3,000 miles an hour.” Read Story »
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Atkinson Elementary’s reader leaders emerged victorious in last week’s district “Battle of the Books” competition, advancing to the April 25 Regional Elementary Battle of the Books — the highest competition level currently in the N.C. School Library Media Association’s “Battle of the Books” Elementary division. Read Story »
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John Bryant, associate superintendent for administrative services with Henderson County public schools, has been honored as the 2019 Dr. Sam Houston Leadership Award recipient for the Aspiring Superintendent Program. Read Story »
School calendar updates, district news, and student grades are all at the tip of parents’ and students’ fingers, thanks to the new HCPS Mobile app launched on Monday. Read Story »
The Henderson County school system is home to two “A” schools, 12 “B” schools, and eight “C” schools, accountability measures released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Instruction showed. Read Story »
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The Henderson County School Board authorized the following changes to school principals and central office personnel for the 2016-2017 school year: Read Story »
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Hendersonville students dominated the state's National History Day competition, accounting for 20 of the 23 western N.C. regional winners advancing to the national contest June 12-14 at the University of Maryland in College Park. Read Story »
Sugarloaf Elementary School is one of five schools in North Carolina honored for its successful implementation of a transformational program that empowers students with leadership and life skills and results in measurable improvements. Read Story »
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Peggy Marshall, principal at Sugarloaf Elementary School, was named the 2015-16 Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools on Wednesday. Read Story »
Atkinson and Dana elementary schools welcomed new principals this summer while an innovative leader who brought national recognition to Dana moved on to a new principalship in Iowa. Read Story »
Tags: Dana | Henderson County Public Schools | Dana Elementary School | Kelly Schofield
A Fletcher Elementary School teacher is among North Carolina educators that the Discovery Place Education Studio chose for STEM Fellowship, a three-year program that prepares local teachers for hands-on learning experiences in order to deliver high-impact lessons in science, technology, engineering and math. Read Story »
Henderson County schools sustained their strong record of keeping students in school, reporting a 2013-14 dropout rate below the state average for a seventh straight year and approaching a rate of zero percent dropout, according to the 2013-14 Consolidated Data Report presented to the State Board of Education Thursday. Read Story »
On Day 4 of the Arctic Blast of 2015 meetings postponed from Monday and Tuesday were again postponed. Some parks were closed. The Kiwanis Club called off its meeting. Henderson County school administrators threw in the towel for the week on Wednesday, freeing students until Monday. Students had been scheduled to attend class for a half day today. Friday was already a teacher workday. Now, they'll be in school two extra days at the end of the year — when it will be 70-80 degrees warmer than today. Read Story »
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The Henderson County Education Foundation on Tuesday presented checks for $1,000 to the principals of Henderson County public schools as part of the new Schools Sponsorship Program. Read Story »
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A Henderson County teacher is among 22 educators from across North Carolina selected for a trip to Ecuador to learn about the environment and poverty and see success stories of families moving from poverty to self-reliance. Read Story »
The Henderson County School Board on Monday approved promotions of principals and administrators during its regular meeting on Monday. The assignments were: Read Story »
Four traditional high schools and Balfour Education Center have scheduled graduation ceremonies for this Friday. Read Story »
The Henderson County school leaders and guests honored 148 Career and Technical Education Scholars during an awards ceremony Wednesday in the Bo Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College. Read Story »
A national magazine's study ranked Hendersonville High School fourth best in North Carolina and two other county high schools, North Henderson and East Henderson, won silver medal recognition. Read Story »
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State schools Superintendent June Atkinson will visit Glenn Marlow Elementary School next week as the keynote speaker for the school's Shining Star Showcase, the culmination of a 10-week program that helps girls "shine" from the inside out. Read Story »
Five Henderson County schools failed to meet academic improvement targets set by North Carolina's new, more rigorous testing standard, and 12 schools exceeded the standard, according to statistics released by the state Department of Public Instruction on Thursday. Read Story »
Students in Henderson County public schools scored the 12th highest overall performance on the new state assessments out of the 115 school districts across the state. Read Story »
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Helen Byrd says people come to Hendersonville Elementary School's annual fall play expecting to see "a refrigerator box set and trash can costumes." Instead, they're stunned by the quality of the sound, lighting, costumes and most of all the actors on stage. Read Story »
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Five months ago, when he proposed renaming Balfour Education Center, principal Kent Parent said he wanted to make sure that students weren't stigmatized. Read Story »
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Balfour Education Center principal Kent Parent last week was named the 2014 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year for the Henderson County public schools. Read Story »
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Henderson County School Board member Amy Lynn Holt on Monday night delivered a spirited defense of the $26,000 raise the board gave superintendent David Jones last month and Jones later declined to respond when the chairman of the county Republican Party asked him to turn down the raise and hire a teacher assistant instead. Read Story »
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Dana Elementary School has won national recognition again. Read Story »
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In their first meeting of the new school year Monday night, members of the Henderson County School Board criticized the state Legislature for budget cuts and then granted the county schools superintendent a 19 percent pay increase. Read Story »
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Henderson County teachers say they're fearful that state budget cuts will set back public education in North Carolina. A Republican representative who represents the area voted no because the budget contained provisions that were "worse than I ever imagined." Both reactions were part of the fallout from the newly adopted 2013-14 state budget that has been panned across the state by teachers and praised by Republican leaders as a long-needed step toward reform. Read Story »
Henderson County schools administrators have announced promotions and moves that have installed new principals at East Henderson High School and Mills River and Edneyville elementary schools. Read Story »
Peggy Marshall has been named the new principal at Sugarloaf Elementary School. Read Story »
Parents, teachers and school leaders honored the 2012-13 Top Scholars of the Henderson County public schools Tuesday night during a banquet at the Blue Ridge Community College Conference Center. Read Story »
Don't expect silence in Meghan Beckett Farmer's classroom. Read Story »
Henderson County public high schools have set graduation exercises for Friday, June 7. Here is the schedule: Read Story »
MILLS RIVER — Long before the state created schools, community leaders built log structures and started educating children on their own. Read Story »
Tags: Mills River | Henderson County Public Schools | History
A terrific Dorothy supported by a well-cast Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion and an ensemble ranging from ages 7 to 18 are set to deliver a lively production of "The Wiz" this week at East Henderson High School. Read Story »
Tags: theater | Henderson County Public Schools | East Henderson High School | Zach Walker | Shekinah Camp
DANA — Business owners, bankers, non-profit organization executives, company CEOs and county commissioners came to Dana Elementary School Friday morning and learned that 5-year-olds could teach them a lot about good habits. Read Story »
Tags: Dana | Henderson County Public Schools | Dana Elementary School | Kelly Schofield
Mary Henry, a member of a committee studying the history of Edneyville schools, piqued the panel's interest when she pulled a thick stack of papers from a manila envelope. Read Story »
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The Henderson County School Board on Monday dropped the idea of renaming Balfour Education Center after former teachers and students and people devoted to local history objected to severing a community tie that goes back 130 years.School Board chairman Ervin Bazzle announced the decision Monday night. Read Story »
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Kent Parent has done a lot of terrific things at Balfour School. Read Story »
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Three Henderson County students received the DAR Good Citizens Award during a meeting of the Joseph McDowell DAR Chapter March 8 at The Cedars. Read Story »
When Gracie Vinzant hears the national anthem, it makes her aware that "I have a very good life." Read Story »
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Eleanor Palmer knew nothing about the three other students who sat in the room with her. She had met one of them briefly at the North Carolina Theatre Conference, but aside from that brief encounter, they were all strangers to one another. Read Story »
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The Flat Rock Playhouse YouTheatre and Henderson County high school theatre programs will partner on a first-of-its-kind project this weekend to write and perform short plays in a 24-hour stretch. Read Story »
Blue Ridge Community Health Services Inc. has received a $50,000 grant from the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation, Inc. to increase access to health clinics in Henderson County public schools. Read Story »
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The Henderson County Education Foundation in association with the county's public schools kicked off its 2012-13 BOGO book fundraiser last week with a vow to break the fundraising record and send $75,000 to schools. Read Story »
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Eight high shool students from Henderson County have been selected to attend the highly respected North Carolina Governor's School, the oldest statewide summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students in the nation. Read Story »
A total of 185 seniors from five Henderson County schools have been named N.C. Scholars for 2012. Read Story »
Henderson County school leaders and fellow teachers recognized the teacher of the year, Edneyville Elementary School second-grade teacher Allyson Myers, Wednesday during an awards luncheon at the at Hendersonville Country Club sponsored by SunTrust Bank. Read Story »
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Carolina Barbecue Company of Hildebran received the Grand Champion Award at the 2012 Henderson County Boyd BBQ Expo Saturday at Dietz Field at Hendersonville High School. Read Story »
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School enrollment in 2012-13 may drop below projections if early indicators hold up. Read Story »
DANA — Dana Elementary School is one 18 schools in the United States to be named a 2012 Intel Schools of Distinction finalist. Dana is one of three elementary school Intel Schools of Distinction Awards finalists honored for excellence in innovative math programs at the elementary level. Read Story »
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The annual Spring Festival at the Historic Johnson Farm will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the farm at 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville. Read Story »
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