Nelson County Public Schools

Important School Calendar Update: Nelson County Public Schools’ last day of school is now Thursday, May 23, 2024. It will be a full instructional day. We hope you will have a wonderful extended Memorial Day weekend. #OneNelson #9DaysLeftAfterToday

Nelson Community Health Fair is scheduled for July 20, 2024. The sports physicals will begin at 10:00 a.m. Your child will need to arrive no later than 1:00 pm to receive the physical before the Health Fair ends. The TDAP and Meningitis vaccines per 6th and 7th-grade school requirements, and for those aged 16 and 17 will also be available. Please bring it with your sports physical form. Thank you to Blue Ridge Medical Center for providing this event. #OneNelson #NelsonCommunityHealthFair2024

Teacher’s Day is today, May 7, 2024. We want to say THANK YOU to all of our NCPS teachers for your hard work and dedication to our students, schools, and community! We appreciate all that you do! You are amazing! #OneNelson #ThankYouTeachers #NCPSTeachersAreTheBest

This is a wonderful community opportunity!

National School Librarian Day was April 4 and this week is National Library Week. Take some time to appreciate what our Librarians do to support our students, teachers, and schools, and celebrate what our libraries have to offer. #OneNelson #ReadySetLibrary

Paraprofessional Day was on April 3 but we were on Spring Break. Take time to say THANK YOU to our NCPS Instructional Assistants for their hard work and support for our students, teachers, schools, and community. We appreciate all that you do! #OneNelson #ThankYouIAs

Have a safe and happy Spring Break! #OneNelson #SpringBreak2024 #34DaysofSchoolLeft

Please join us at Tye River Elementary School on Thursday, April 18th from 5:30 - 7:00 for Family Fun Fitness Night! This event is hosted by the Piedmont Region Educational Program Parent Resource Center and will include activities for children and youth of all ages and abilities. To register/ RSVP, please click the link on the form or scan the QR code. We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to our BRVGS Seniors who presented their Senior Projects this past Friday. You all did an amazing job on the presentations and your projects were thoughtful and supportive of your community! You had a packed room to support you and your work. Thank you to all who put this day together and evaluated the projects! Seniors, you make us proud! #OneNelson #BRVGSSeniorProjects

Don't forget, Tuesday, March 26 is the Youth Mental Health and Substance Abuse Awareness presentation. This is a great opportunity for families to learn more about ways to support our students as one in five teens will experience a mental health challenge by the time they are 18 years old. The event will begin at 5:30 pm located in the NCHS Auditorium. Dinner and childcare will be provided. Please see the flyers attached to RSVP.

Did you know that the USDA SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of families so they can purchase healthy foods? See flier for more details.

The NCHS Cosmetology Salon is open and accepting appointments. Please see the flier for details. Go GOVS!

Congratulations to NMS student Lailee Pollard! Lailee won 1st place in the Middle School Division for the Central Region Virginia School Board Association Art Contest. Her piece is titled “Blue” which is a pet portrait done on Bristol board - Medium: pen and ink - micron pens and various shades of Staedtler pens! The style is done in stippling ( thousands of tiny dots by hand! ) Her framed, winning piece of art will be on display at the VSBA offices throughout the next year and then rotate to our School Board Office. Way to go, Lailee! We are proud of you! #OneNelson #BlueWon

Please join us on Tuesday, March 26th at 5:30 in the NCHS Auditorium for a presentation on youth mental health and substance abuse awareness. Dinner and childcare will be provided! Please RSVP if you can attend the event!

National Nutrition Month® is an annual campaign during the month of March created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign was developed to help everyone learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits.

March 4-8, 2024 is National School Breakfast Week! Established in 1989, National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates how school breakfasts can set students up for daily success. By observing this special week every year, we are recognizing the importance of a healthy start to the day with breakfast to fuel children’s academic success.

Congratulations to the following NCPS students who participated in the All-District Choir Performance! Way to represent Nelson County and your schools! NCHS: Annelise Tabor and Jasper Cober-Lake NMS: Juan-Carlos Antonio-Monrroy, Noah Brantley, Faith Caputi, Sabrina Caputi, Orion Dettweiler, Gavin Monroe, Mari Mullins, Sophia Piedra, Dallas Rigby, and Andrea Stump #OneNelson #AllDistrictChoir

We need all of our students fueled and ready to learn each day.... during the 23-24 school year breakfast and lunch are on us each school day!

We want to THANK our School Resource Officers (SROs) for all they do to support, serve, and protect our staff, students, families, and community. February 14, 2024, was National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. We appreciate the partnership with the Nelson County Sheriff's Office for supporting this opportunity. #OneNelson #ThankYouSROs

Congratulations to our 2024 NCPS Spelling Bee Winners! Sadie Perry was our winner for this year. Juan Booyan took second place and Orion Dettweiler was third. Well done! All of our participants represented themselves and their schools well! Thank you to all who organized this great event! #OneNelson #NCPSSpellingBee2024