2026 Principal of the Year
Dr. Katelyn Davis, Apple Valley Middle School
2026 Teachers of the Year
Atkinson – Maggie DeCorah
Bruce Drysdale – Katie DeLizza
Clear Creek – Maya Bane
Dana – Amanda Parks
Edneyville – Wendi Bowen
Etowah – Amy Lindsey
Fletcher – Gina Benardo
Glenn C. Marlow – Cody Merriman
Hendersonville – Candi Mains
Hillandale – Megan Ford
Mills River – Lisa Hoffman
Sugarloaf – Felicia Bailey
Upward – Sarah Kennedy
Apple Valley – Holly Welch
Flat Rock – Stephanie Knighton
Hendersonville – Kelly Deese
Rugby – Carol Levi
Career Academy – David Hart
Early College – Natalie Pierce
East – Miranda Wall
Hendersonville – Patricia Seward
North – Colonel Erik Rundquist
West – Laura Clark
District Educator Awards
HCPS CTE Teacher of the Year – Matthew Rollins (East Henderson)
HCPS Outstanding Mathematics Teacher of the Year – Molly Wright (Rugby Middle)
HCPS Exceptional Children’s “Educator of Excellence” – Erin Celej (Etowah/Fletcher/AVMS)
HCPS Beginning Teacher of the Year – Sarah Schwartz (Mills River)
HCPS School Resource Officer of the Year – Lt. Tom Ammons
HCPS Media Specialist of the Year – Debra Ramsey (Dana)
HCPS School Nurse of the Year – Kim Ball (Fletcher)