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🎉 Henderson County Public Schools Ranks Among North Carolina’s Top School Districts in 2025-2026!Henderson County Public...
09/04/2026

🎉 Henderson County Public Schools Ranks Among North Carolina’s Top School Districts in 2025-2026!

Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) is celebrating its strongest results in years, with newly released state accountability data highlighting the district’s continued academic growth and achievement. The results, released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, reflect student and school performance during the 2025-2026 school year.

Here are a few highlights:
⭐ 96% of schools met or exceeded growth expectations
📈 HCPS ranks 18th out of 115 school districts in overall grade-level proficiency, placing HCPS in the top 16% statewide
🎓 93.7% graduation rate, the highest in HCPS history

These results reflect the hard work of our students and the incredible dedication of our teachers, school leaders and staff, along with the continued support of our families and community.

🔗 Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/HCPS25-26Success

🍎Reminder: Henderson County Public Schools will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026 in observance of Labor Day.This long...
09/03/2026

🍎Reminder: Henderson County Public Schools will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026 in observance of Labor Day.

This long weekend is also a time to celebrate the traditions that make Henderson County such a special place, including the North Carolina Apple Festival. Throughout the weekend, many of our students will showcase their talents at the festival and in Monday's King Apple Parade. We're also proud to see East Henderson High School’s own Haley Marshall representing our community as the 2026 Apple Ambassador.

We hope you and your family have a safe and restful weekend! Stay updated with all school calendars at https://bit.ly/26-27SchoolCalendars.

🍕🧀 It’s lunchtime — and there’s something new on the menu!Thanks to the HCPS Child Nutrition Department, the team is un...
09/03/2026

🍕🧀 It’s lunchtime — and there’s something new on the menu!

Thanks to the HCPS Child Nutrition Department, the team is unveiling this *new* delicious dish at elementary, middle and high schools across the district.

The pepperoni grilled cheese, served with marinara sauce for dipping, is part of a balanced meal served with a serving of fruit and veggies, too.

If your student has this meal with milk, it provides almost 60% of the recommended daily dairy servings.

🍎🎨 Heading downtown for the Apple Festival this weekend? Keep an eye out for TWO bears designed by HCPS student artists!...
09/02/2026

🍎🎨 Heading downtown for the Apple Festival this weekend? Keep an eye out for TWO bears designed by HCPS student artists!

Four talented student artists from Henderson County Public Schools have left their mark on downtown Hendersonville through this year’s Bearfootin’ Art Walk!

🐻 Smart Start Partnership for Children Bear — “Under My Wing”
Created by Jillian and Leo, from Henderson County Career Academy, this year’s bear represents the care, belonging, and guidance every child needs to grow.

🐻 Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County Bear — “Porcelain Home”
Created by Stephan and AC from Henderson County Early College, this bear draws inspiration from Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.

We’re proud to see the creativity and talent of our HCPS students on display in the heart of our community!

☀️🍎 The summer numbers are in!A huge shoutout to our incredible HCPS Child Nutrition Team for another amazing summer of ...
08/31/2026

☀️🍎 The summer numbers are in!

A huge shoutout to our incredible HCPS Child Nutrition Team for another amazing summer of serving children across our community!

Throughout the summer, HCPS Child Nutrition provided meals through a variety of locations and programs — including 18 school campuses serving students participating in summer learning programs, community partner sites such as the Boys & Girls Club and The Salvation Army of Hendersonville, and our public “Meals on the Bus” routes.

🥪 Altogether, HCPS Child Nutrition served:
🍳 14,233 breakfasts
🍎 10,293 snacks
🥙 526 dinners — our first summer offering dinner!
🥪 27,885 lunches

That’s an incredible 52,937 meals and snacks served this summer! 🎉

🚌 And a special spotlight on Meals on the Bus!

You may have spotted our buses (and van) out and about this summer! Our three public "Meals on the Bus" routes brought breakfast and lunch directly into communities across Henderson County, making it easier for children to access nutritious meals throughout the summer.

Route #1 served 2,942 breakfasts and 2,929 lunches.
Route #2 served 2,283 breakfasts and 2,283 lunches.
Route #3 served 1,497 breakfasts and 1,500 lunches.

Thank you to our amazing Child Nutrition staff, who go above and beyond every day!

Bus Ridership Week is August 31–September 4, 2026! 🚌Next week is an important week for school transportation in Henderso...
08/28/2026

Bus Ridership Week is August 31–September 4, 2026! 🚌

Next week is an important week for school transportation in Henderson County! Each year, the state determines transportation funding in part by the number of students who ride the school bus to and from school during Bus Ridership Week.

We’re encouraging students who use bus transportation to ride the bus as many days as possible next week. Strong ridership helps ensure we have the resources needed to serve our students and accommodate families whose transportation needs may change throughout the school year.

Did you know? Every school day, Henderson County school buses travel approximately 6,100 miles and safely transport approximately 4,500 students.

Every rider counts! Help us support school transportation by riding the bus during Bus Ridership Week. 💛

Have you heard about the new clear bag guidelines for middle school and high school extracurricular events? Ever wonder...
08/26/2026

Have you heard about the new clear bag guidelines for middle school and high school extracurricular events? Ever wonder what goes into making Henderson County Public Schools work—from the classroom to transportation, safety, meals, facilities, and everything in between? How can we, as a community, help support our public schools?

You can get all the answers to these questions and more. Superintendent Mark Garrett sat down with 's Mark Warwick to talk all things HCPS.

➡Go to https://bit.ly/4xMwmkZ to hear the full interview.

Students at Hendersonville Elementary made a splash at Water Day! 💦 The Cubcats have been hard at work since July, but t...
08/25/2026

Students at Hendersonville Elementary made a splash at Water Day! 💦

The Cubcats have been hard at work since July, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been time for some summer fun! Earlier this month, students cooled off with inflatable water slides, a foam cannon, a special visit from the City of Hendersonville Fire Department, NC, and, of course, snow cones! 🍧☀️

Happy Monday ! With the school year in full swing, the Sugarloaf Elementary School team is hard at work creating a pla...
08/24/2026

Happy Monday !

With the school year in full swing, the Sugarloaf Elementary School team is hard at work creating a place where students can learn, grow, and thrive. Their energy and dedication are a great reminder that in making our schools special.

As we wrap up our first full week of school, we want to recognize some familiar faces who have been right there with us ...
08/21/2026

As we wrap up our first full week of school, we want to recognize some familiar faces who have been right there with us from day one—our School Resource Officers!

A big THANK YOU to the Hendersonville Police Department NC and the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, Hendersonville North Carolina for making sure an SRO is on every campus, every day.

Our SROs do so much more than help keep our schools safe. They build relationships, support our staff, and become trusted members of our school communities.

We’re grateful to have them alongside us as we begin another great school year.

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