Kristi Blackburn, EC Teacher at Junaluska Elementary, was named Haywood County Schools’ EC Educator of Excellence. She was nominated and selected by county administrators and peers in the Exceptional Children’s Program to represent Haywood County’s EC Department for the 2017-2018 school year. She will be honored in November at the 2017 67th Annual Conference on Exceptional Children in Greensboro. Congratulations to Kristi on this well-deserved honor!!

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Students return August 18th
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Upcoming Events
July 14, 2025
HCS Building and Grounds Committee @ ITC Conference Room, 161 Bryson Street, Waynesville, NC
Starts: 5:00 pm
HCS Finance Committee Meeting held @ ITC Conference Room, 161 Bryson Street, Waynesville, NC
Starts: 5:00 pm
HCS Closed Session - Held at ITC Conference Room, 161 Bryson Street, Waynesville NC
Starts: 6:00 pm
HCS Board of Education Meeting - Held at ITC Conference Room, 161 Bryson Street, Waynesville, NC
Starts: 7:00 pm
August 11, 2025
HCS Finance Committee Meeting held @ ITC Conference Room, 161 Bryson Street, Waynesville, NC
Starts: 5:00 pm
HCS Building and Grounds Committee @ ITC Conference Room, 161 Bryson Street, Waynesville, NC
Starts: 5:00 pm
HCS Closed Session - Held at ITC Conference Room, 161 Bryson Street, Waynesville NC
Starts: 6:00 pm
HCS Board of Education Meeting - Held at ITC Conference Room, 161 Bryson Street, Waynesville, NC
Starts: 7:00 pm
August 12, 2025
HCS - Mandatory Teacher Workday
August 13, 2025
HCS - Mandatory Teacher Workday
August 14, 2025
HCS - Optional Teacher Workday
August 15, 2025
HCS - Optional Teacher Workday
August 18, 2025
HCS - First day for students
September 1, 2025
HCS - Holiday
September 23, 2025
HCS - Mandatory Staff Development Day