Nelson County Public Schools

Good evening, Staff, Students, and Families, NCPS will be "ON TIME" and operating regularly for Tuesday, January 14, 2025. We want to thank our NCPS crew, VDOT, and all other agencies and organizations that worked hard to get our campuses, roads, and turnarounds ready for the return of staff and students. We were so excited to have our students back in the buildings today! Have a great week, and as always, #OneNelson

To provide some extra time in the morning for safe travel with light and warming temperatures, NCPS will operate on CODE 2 - 2-HOUR DELAY for MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025. Students who use NCPS transportation by car or van should meet the driver at the end of their driveway to assist with pick-up. We will continue to evaluate road conditions in the morning to see if any change in school status needs to be made. We appreciate your patience as NCPS and local agencies worked hard to get our campuses and roads safe to travel for the return to school from Winter Break. We cannot wait to welcome all of our staff and students back. We will distribute Report Cards to students tomorrow. #OneNelson

Despite the efforts of our NCPS staff and local agencies working hard on the roads, the continued freezing temperatures have not resulted in roads improving or the clearing of backroads and turnaround points for our drivers. Additionally, there is a Winter Weather Advisory for areas that will impact many of our staff and their travel for tomorrow afternoon. Therefore, for the safety of our students and staff, NCPS will operate on a Code 3 for FRIDAY JANUARY 10, 2025, which means that schools are CLOSED for students. All NCPS activities scheduled for tomorrow are canceled. Thank you for your continued support as we work to keep students, staff, and community safe. Have a great evening. Stay safe and warm! As always, #OneNelson

Although our crews and many local agencies have been working hard to prepare our campuses and bus routes for the return to school, we still have secondary and backroads with bus turnarounds throughout the county that are covered and frozen, making it difficult to travel. The temperatures will also continue to be well below freezing. As such, Thursday, January 9, will operate as a Code 3, which means that schools are CLOSED for students. All NCPS activities scheduled for tomorrow are canceled, except for the January 9, 2025, School Board Meeting, which will be held at 6:00 PM at the Courthouse. We are closely monitoring the weather and road conditions. On Thursday, we will provide any necessary school status updates for Friday. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to keep our students safe. Have a great evening. Stay safe and warm. #OneNelson

Due to the lingering impact of the winter storm on roads, particularly secondary roads, and the well-below-freezing temperatures this evening and in the morning, we will establish Wednesday, January 8, as a Code 3, which means that schools are closed for students. All NCPS activities scheduled for tomorrow are canceled. We are closely monitoring the weather and road conditions. On Wednesday, we will provide any necessary school status updates for Thursday. The safety of our students and staff is a priority. Have a great evening. Stay safe and warm. #OneNelson

Happy New Year, NCPS! Make the most of 2025! May this new year bring new opportunities and successes in your journey! #OneNelson #2025

Our NCHS One Act Play competes today in the VHSL Class 2 State Theatre Festival. Wish our Govs the best! The competition time is 5:00pm at Western Albemarle High School. No Admission fee. Break a leg!! #OneNelson #GoGovsGo #VHSLClass2StateTheaterFestival

December is full of events in Nelson County. Remember the December School Board meeting. https://youtube.com/live/k4FTeB7-a1M?feature=share

Thank you to Saunders Brothers Farm Market for your generous "Thank You" gift of pansies to all NCPS staff. This was a great way of showing appreciation for our wonderful staff at the Thanksgiving Break! We appreciate our community partners! #OneNelson #SaundersBrothersFarmMarket @ThankYou

Congratulations to Ms. Kelsea Bryant, Spanish teacher at NCHS and NMS, for being named the 99.7CYK Teacher of the Month for November. Way to go! 99.7 CYK #OneNelson #99.7CYK https://www.997cyk.com/nominate-your-teacher/

C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S. Congratulations to this year's NCPS Spelling Bee winners! Zach Branson- NMS-1st place Mackenzi Goin- TRES- 2nd Place Mason Murphy- NMS- 3rd Place Way to represent yourselves, your school, and NCPS! Thank you to Ms. Pollard, Ms. Price, Ms. Campbell, Ms. Clark, and Ms. Mays for organizing and working this event! #OneNelson #NCPSSpellingBee2024

The next Family Night will be on Tuesday, December 10th beginning at 5:30 at the NCHS Auditorium. The topic will be "Talking to Kids about Setting Healthy Boundaries Online." A spaghetti dinner will be provided.

Happy Thanksgiving, NCPS! Thanksgiving Break is November 27-29, 2024. It is a time of thankfulness, friends, and family! Thank you to all of our NCPS staff, students, families, and community! Enjoy and be safe! #OneNelson #ThanksgivingBreak2024

Congratulations to the November 2024 #OneNelson Award winners! Thank you for all that you do to support NCPS! Student: Adrian Leal Community Member: SRO Keith Brown Classified Staff: Kelley Woodson Certified Staff: Cindy Kirchner If you know of an NCPS student, community member, classified staff (IAs, Front Office/Administrative Assistants, Nurses, School Nutrition, Maintenance, Transportation, Custodians, Technology, etc), or certified staff (Teachers, Administrators, etc) please nominate them for the #OneNelson Award by clicking on https://forms.gle/3WDi5oU92xTmhwWL7 To read this month's #OneNelson Newsletter, click on the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13sdurFUNdWNcBI36Ktj0zv776YfuClp4/view?usp=sharing

This week is National School Psychologist Week! Please join me in extending a THANK YOU to our School Psychologist, Chrissy Teora, for all that she does for students, teachers, and families in Nelson County. Chrissy spends a great deal of time administering assessments, analyzing student performance data, and guiding teams in determining how to best deliver services to our students. Additionally, she plays an integral role in identifying the Specially Designed Instruction that our students require. She furthermore guides teams in ensuring we meet timelines and supports us in ensuring all necessary components are complete. She remains calm and un-frazzled in tough situations and she is a true asset to our division. Regardless of the number of items on her to-do list, she readily stops what she is doing to meet the needs of her colleagues and students. Please join us in acknowledging Chrissy's contributions to NCPS. #OneNelson #SchoolPsychologistWeek

Thank You, Veterans!

Five NCHS students have art on display in the Daura Museum of Art's selective "High School Invitational Art Exhibit." Congrats to Audrey Watts, Lailee Pollard, Natalie Rivera, Emily Johnson, and Mary Jo Allen. The show is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues.-Sat. at the University of Lynchburg's Dillard Fine Art Bldg (in the "Lobby Gallery" on the lower level). The exhibit is also a competition, and the winner(s) will be announced on the show's last day, Thursday, November 14th during a closing event from 6 p.m. to 7. Nine schools were invited and, in all, there are around 50 top-level high school artworks in the show. The venue is around 45 minutes from NCHS. Here's a GoogleMap of the simplest route: tinyurl.com/mapNCHStoUL Details about the exhibit and some other NCHS art activities are in an article in "Nelson Expression" online here: https://nelsonexpression.blogspot.com/2024/10/we-are-champions.html #OneNelson #NelsonExpression

GOOD LUCK to all of our students traveling to perform in the District Choir auditions today! You got this! #OneNelson #GoGovsGo

NCPS Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5 PM NCHS Library Topic: Family Engagement

#OneNelson #BeKind #KindnessMonth