Press Releases
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911 Call from Bethel Elementary School
This press release is being issued to clarify a 911 call response and prevent inaccurate speculation. Shortly after noon today (Tuesday, October 10, 2017), several calls were made to school […]
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Air Soft Toy Pistol Confiscated at Tuscola High School
This press release is in response to multiple telephone calls from the community. Tuscola High School officials confiscated an Air Soft toy pistol at Tuscola High School this morning as […]
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State Board Releases Initial Performance Scores for 2016-17
Haywood County Schools ranks 11th (top ten percent) among the state’s 115 school districts, based upon the district performance composite. This is the same overall rank from 2015-16 and is […]
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Haywood County Schools Renews Accreditation
After extensive interviews, reviewing a self study, examining student academics, and observing classrooms, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and AdvancED have renewed Haywood County Schools’ district accreditation. […]
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Bus Rear-Ended – Students Transported for Precautionary Purposes
On Friday, May 12, 2017 at approximately 6:50 a.m., bus 52 was making a passenger stop in the Dellwood area of Waynesville when it was hit in the rear by […]
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Student Assault at Tuscola High School
On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 a male student assaulted another student at approximately 9:30 a.m. at Tuscola High School. The assault lasted approximately 20 seconds. Law enforcement and the parents […]
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Alleged Questionable Videotaping During Waynesville Middle School Field Trip
At approximately 11:30, Waynesville Middle School and Haywood County Schools officials were notified that an adult male was using a videotaping device in the boys’ locker room at the Waynesville […]
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Kristie Keener Named to State Office
Kristie Keener has been named as the new North Carolina Public School Maintenance Association State Secretary. Kristie is the Haywood County Schools’ Maintenance Administrative Assistant, a position she has held […]
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Pardee Sports Medicine-Affiliated Pisgah High School Receives National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sports School Award
Hendersonville, N.C. — Pardee UNC Health Care announced today that Pisgah High School, for which Pardee Sports Medicine provides athletic trainer coverage, has received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) […]
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School Closing – Monday, March 20, 2017 Scheduled Make-Up Day
As school officials monitored weather conditions over night and into the morning, the majority of roads remained wet and warm. Unfortunately, heavy snow began to fall and stick to some […]