3 new principals named for Henderson County schools
Special to the Times-News/HCPS
Three new principals have been approved by Henderson County Public Schools for the 2021-22 school year.
Katie Bradley, assistant principal and athletic director at East Henderson High, has been named principal of Hillandale Elementary.
Bradley will fill the principalship vacated by Kelly Pratt, who is moving to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction to continue her education career as the K-3 Literacy Consultant for the Western Region.
John McDaris, assistant principal and athletic director at West Henderson High, will move across the street to Rugby Middle, where he will serve as the school’s new principal.
Because of pandemic precautions, there wasn’t the same level of hustle and bustle, but the interactions and smiles shared between officers, firefighters, and students were brighter than ever.
“This is one of our favorite events of the entire year and we knew we had to find a way to make it happen,” said Hendersonville Police Lt. Mike Vesely. “Bringing 65 kids and dozens of first responders together in one place wasn’t an option this year, so our School Resource Officers helped students with their online shopping spree at their respective schools.”
Every year five students from each of the thirteen Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) are selected to participate. Instead of being bussed to the Hendersonville Wal-Mart, the students met their SRO, along with another first responder hero, in the school’s media center or computer lab. With the help of the heroes, the students spent a $100 gift card in Wal-Mart’s online store. The purchases will be delivered to their ho