What's New

We hope you have had a great week. We are writing today to share with you more information on enrolling in the Hanover County Online School for the 2024-25 school year.

Jennifer Johnson, the strings teacher and orchestra director at Liberty Middle School and Patrick Henry High School, has been awarded the Music Education Mentor Award from the Virginia Strings Teacher Association.

The proposed 2024-25 school calendar is open for public comment through Friday, December 1.

Four Hanover County Public Schools teachers have received the 2023 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence and another teacher was a finalist for the esteemed award, which recognizes them as outstanding teachers who demonstrate a sincere passion for teaching while also serving as mentors, coaches, and champions for their students.

Updates regarding the graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2024.

We are excited to share that we are now offering a new $3,000 sign-on incentive for new bus drivers!

We hope you are well. We are writing today to share with you an important update regarding the replacement of Battlefield Park Elementary School and the renovation of Beaverdam Elementary School.

We hope you have had a wonderful first month of the school year! We write today to share with you an exciting way for you to highlight a bus driver or member of our transportation team.

The Community Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2023-24 R.E.B. Awards for Distinguished Educational Leadership, which will result in a $30,000 grant for a Hanover County Public Schools principal.

Important reminders regarding school meals for the 2023-24school year.

The ninth annual Education Expo will return in-person this year and will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 6 at Patrick Henry High School.

HCPS students continue to achieve at the highest levels in Virginia – graduating and passing state exams at rates that exceed their statewide peers – according to new data from the Virginia Department of Education.

Beaverdam Elementary School, Chickahominy Middle School, and Pole Green Elementary School have been named as 2022-2024 National PTA Schools of Excellence.

As the start of the school year quickly approaches, we want to share some quick facts to help you better prepare. Please keep this information handy as you plan ahead. We are excited to see our students soon!

Atlee High School once again has the top patriotic field design in the United States, a national competition has determined.

Updates regarding transportation service for the 2023-24 school year.

Important reminders regarding school meals for the 2023-24 school year.

We are excited to share that again this school year, completing our required verification forms is now available entirely online. This electronic format replaced the paper forms that we traditionally sent home at the beginning of each school year. Families now use the PowerSchool Parent Portal to access, complete, and submit the Student Information Verification Form and other school forms.

To help ensure all of our students receive the required immunizations before the start of the school year, the Hanover Health Department is hosting immunization clinics on Wednesdays in August at its offices at 12312 Washington Highway in Ashland.

The HCPS Family Engagement and Welcome Center, in collaboration with various nonprofit organizations and community donors, is hosting two Start in Style events for HCPS elementary school students.

To ensure you are receiving the correct messages from HCPS and your child's school, please take a moment to review your subscriptions in the Blackboard Connect portal.

A reminder regarding the staggered start to the 2023-24 school year as well as start and end times for the coming school year.

Hanover County Public Schools Career Counselors are hosting the 2023 HCPS Virtual College Bootcamp and College & Career Expo from July 31 through August 3.

A message from Dr. Gill, Superintendent of Schools, on the eve of the last day of school.

HCPS is participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children 18 years old and younger without charge on a first come, first serve basis.

Hannah Kinser, a third grade teacher at John M. Gandy Elementary School, has been named the 2022-23 Hanover County Public Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year.

Selena Watkins, the custodian at The Georgetown School, has been selected as the 2022-23 Hanover County Public Schools Support Employee of the Year.

Megan Standlick, the music teacher at John M. Gandy Elementary School, has been named the 2022-23 Hanover County Public Schools Innovator of the Year.

Transportation registration for the 2023-24 school year is now available. Requests must be submitted by Friday, June 9.

Updates regarding the Fiscal Year 2024 budget for Hanover County Public Schools. The School Board adopted the budget at its May 9 meeting.

The Hanover County School Board has approved a name for the consolidated Henry Clay and John M. Gandy elementary school.

Shannon Edwards, the Career Counselor at Atlee High School, has received two recognitions celebrating her as the Counselor of the Year.

The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation has named Hanover County Public Schools as a “Best Community for Music Education” for the 11th year in a row.

Mr. John F. Axselle III, who has served the Beaverdam District on the Hanover County School Board since 1995, announced today that he intends to retire at the end of his current term, which concludes on June 30, 2023

Hanover County Public Schools is seeking the public’s input on textbooks being considered for adoption for both the school division’s African American Studies and Introduction to Animal Systems courses.

Updates regarding the development of the 2023-29 Comprehensive Plan.

We are now accepting kindergarten enrollments for the 2023-24 school year! Children must be five years old on or before September 30, 2023, to be eligible.

Chris Martinez, the principal at Patrick Henry High School (PHHS), is the Hanover County Public Schools winner of the 2022-23 R.E.B. Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership by The Community Foundation.

Brian Letourneau, a social studies teacher at Hanover High School, has been selected as this year’s Hanover County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

We are excited to announce that this year’s graduation ceremonies will once again be held in the Farm Bureau Center at the Meadow Event Park in Doswell on Saturday, June 17.

The Hanover County School Board approved the 2023-24 school year calendar, which was developed by a committee of parents, teachers, support employees, and administrators who considered many factors.

We have broken ground on the consolidated Henry Clay and John M. Gandy elementary school, the first school constructed in Hanover County since Laurel Meadow Elementary School opened in 2008.

Hanover County Public School has launched a first-of-its-kind program to support educators with provisional teaching licenses. This is the first professional studies alternate route to licensure program offered by a school division in Virginia.

A message from the Superintendent of Schools on school safety.

We are excited to announce that this year’s graduation ceremonies will be held in the Farm Bureau Center at the Meadow Event Park in Doswell on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18.