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PSAT for 8th Graders
October 21, 2026
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Twenty-eight schools in Henry County Schools (HCS) received the Georgia Department of Education’s John Hancock Award for proficiency in cursive writing during Constitution Week, observed Sept. 17-23.
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Henry County Schools will announce the district’s 2026 Teacher of the Year on Sept. 24 in a ceremony at the McDonough Performing Arts Center.
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Henry County Schools students continued to show improvement on the 2025-2026 Georgia Milestones assessments, according to data the Georgia Department of Education released today.
![The National History Day logo superimposed over a student with a notebook and a pen.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781200070/henryk12gaus/xw4nlwdhogud8zlbi6od/BrodyCunninghamthumbnail4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781200070/henryk12gaus/xw4nlwdhogud8zlbi6od/BrodyCunninghamthumbnail4.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1781200070/henryk12gaus/xw4nlwdhogud8zlbi6od/BrodyCunninghamthumbnail4.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1781200070/henryk12gaus/xw4nlwdhogud8zlbi6od/BrodyCunninghamthumbnail4.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781200070/henryk12gaus/xw4nlwdhogud8zlbi6od/BrodyCunninghamthumbnail4.png","width":1500}])
Henry County Schools is sending 22 students presenting 10 group and individual projects to the National History Day (NHD) competition June 14-18 at the University of Maryland – by far the largest group from a school district in Georgia.
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Henry County Schools (HCS) has been selected as one of only 10 school districts across Georgia to participate in a new initiative launched by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Institute for Self-Directed Learning to help districts develop innovative learning models.
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The Center for Model Schools recently named Henry County Schools an Innovative School District and will recognize awardees at the 34th Annual Model Schools Conference in Orlando this summer.
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Lisa Fuentes-Moure, school office assistant at Austin Road Middle School, is the district’s 2025 Educational Support Person of the Year (ESPY).
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Henry County Schools invites students, families, and community members to participate in the district’s spring “Community Conversations” across all 10 school clusters.
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In accordance with Board Policy IFAA, Henry County Schools will provide instructional resources for community review and feedback at the district office, located at 33 N. Zack Hinton Parkway in McDonough.
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Union Grove High School senior Owen Schrock and his architecture teacher, Amanda McClure, are the countywide winners of the Henry County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Student/Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Award.
![Thompson on stage with family, Gabriel, Superintendent, board members, and other district leaders]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771424712/henryk12gaus/p3gxfijvntnz9mi1iidw/HCS2026SCOTYJessicaThompson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771424712/henryk12gaus/p3gxfijvntnz9mi1iidw/HCS2026SCOTYJessicaThompson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1771424712/henryk12gaus/p3gxfijvntnz9mi1iidw/HCS2026SCOTYJessicaThompson.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771424712/henryk12gaus/p3gxfijvntnz9mi1iidw/HCS2026SCOTYJessicaThompson.jpg","width":1000}])
Locust Grove Middle School counselor Jessica Thompson is Henry County Schools’ 2026 School Counselor of the Year (SCOTY).
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Henry County Schools will participate in three upcoming job fairs designed to connect passionate educators with rewarding teaching positions across the district’s 53 schools.
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Henry County Schools will host in-person and virtual informational sessions to introduce its new STEM high school, set to open in fall 2027.