Edneyville Elementary teacher nominated for Beginning Teacher of the Year award blueridgenow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from blueridgenow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Henderson County News: Apple Ambassador has many talents - Hendersonville Lightning hendersonvillelightning.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hendersonvillelightning.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Callie Stepp McCall, a fourth generation member of the family that owns Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchards in Edneyville, has been named the 2021 Apple Ambassador by the North Carolina Apple Festival. The daughter of Rex and Danielle McCall, Callie is a student at Mountain Gems Academy. She will receive a $2,000 college scholarship. The Apple Ambassador represents the festival, making public appearance throughout the event s four-day run Labor weekend, and at other events locally and across the state. Each year, the Festival selects its Ambassador from local rising high school seniors. The Apple Ambassador and runner-up are awarded the Evelyn Lutz Hill Memorial Scholarship, named in honor the longtime secretary of the North Carolina Apple Growers for many years. Hill was serving as president of the North Carolina Apple Festival when she died in 2004.
From staff reports The Henderson County Sheriff s Office is seeking the public s help in locating a local teenager, Jada Douglas. On Thursday, May 20 at about noon, Douglas left West Henderson High on foot and was seen walking toward Highway 191. Douglas is a black female with shoulder-length purple hair. She was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, blue jean jacket, grey pants and white shoes. Douglas is known to frequent Deaverview Apartments in Asheville. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 828-697-4912 or use the “Submit A Tip” feature on its mobile app.
Katie Bradley, currently Assistant Principal & Athletic Director at East Henderson High (EHHS), has been named the new Principal for Hillandale Elementary. Bradley will be filling 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, currently Assistant Principal & Athletic Director at West Henderson High (WHHS), will move across the street to Rugby Middle, where he will serve as the school’s new Principal. Rugby’s former principal Scott Moore moved to Central Office in March to begin his role as district Director of Middle Schools, and Jenny Moreno has served as interim principal for the remainder of the current school year.
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.
“I’m happy with the end of the year. I’m excited we got back to some normalcy under Plan A,” West Henderson High School Principal Luke Manuel said. “We’re glad to see our students.” Middle and high school students in the county returned to full-time, in-person learning under the state’s Plan A option in March. Other recently relaxed Covid-19 restrictions in North Carolina also mean schools will hold graduation ceremonies in the county on May 28 that will look similar to past graduations with seniors receiving their diplomas outdoors, except for Hendersonville High School, which holds its graduation in the gym. Last year, high school graduation was a drive-through event with families watching from cars as graduates received diplomas one at a time.
11 HCPS teachers earn National Board certifications They are: Steve Sigman: The North Henderson High’s band director has dedicated his 13-year teaching career to the Knights. Rachel Miller: A new teacher to the district at North Henderson High in January, she previously worked for Wake County Schools. Benjamin Morris: A math and science teacher at Henderson County Early College High since 2017. Matthew Witt: A Henderson County Early College High social studies teacher for his six-year teaching career. Ryan Drake: A Hendersonville High social studies teacher since 2017. Cody Merriman: A fifth-grade teacher at Hillandale Elementary. He began his teaching career there in 2015.
State association names West Henderson High senior Journalist of the Year West Henderson High senior Sarah Monoson has been named the 2021 Rachel Rivers-Coffey North Carolina High School Journalist of the Year by the N.C. Scholastic Media Association. This is the second consecutive year a student on the school s Wingspan newspaper staff has been named Journalist of the Year by the association, which is a scholarship contest. The North Carolina Press Foundation has funded the annual scholarship award since 2001 in memory of former N.C. Press Association president Rachel Rivers-Coffey. Monoson, 17, will receive a $3,000 scholarship and the West Henderson journalism program will get $500. The scholarship and awards will be presented during the N.C. Scholastic Media Institute.