Nelson County Public Schools

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

A big THANK YOU to our NCPS School Counselors! You are instrumental in the success of our students, schools, and community! Thank you for all that you do! TRES: Ashley Bryant RRES: Bethany Caldwell NMS: Ricki Perry NCHS: Shamane Day, Marin Tettlebach, Taylor Mullens (Intern), and Zack Wingate #OneNelson #SchoolCounselingWeek #ThankaSchoolCounselor

Congratulations to the following students who were selected to participate in the All-District Band Performance this past weekend in Culpeper. Way to represent Nelson County! NCHS: Erin Hatfield, Hannah Hatfield, Cady Marrs, Anthony Giacona-Spry, John Campbell, Alex Raynes, Odin Clark-Cearley NMS: Caroline Hatfield, Ava Berry, Fern Eckles #OneNelson #AllDistrictBand

February is Career and Technical Education Month! NCPS offers a variety of opportunities for students to participate in CTE courses. For more information about CTE and what it is, click on the images. #OneNelson #CTEMonth

A big CONGRATULATIONS to Bethany Grooms! She is the NCPS Division Teacher of the Year! Ms. Grooms serves as a CTE teacher at Nelson Middle School working with the Agriculture Science classes and supervising our FFA students. We appreciate her dedication to our students and community and her contribution to building and sustaining the agriculture and FFA programs. She is not only recognized for all that she does by her peers in Nelson County but also nationally through the National Association of Agriculture Educators (NAAE) Teachers Turn the Key Professional Development Scholarship. We are thankful for all that you do and we are proud of you! Again, Congratulations, Bethany Grooms, the NCPS Division Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025. #OneNelson #NCPSTeacheroftheYear2025

Know a Student, Staff, or Community Member who is amazing and doing things to support the success of others? Nominate them for a #OneNelson Award! With so many great students, staff/employees, community members, and organizations involved with and supporting Nelson County Public Schools, we want to celebrate them on our Pathway to Success! Every month, NCPS will highlight individuals who exemplify the #OneNelson spirit. The #OneNelson spirit embodies the understanding that it takes a collective effort to make our school division and community the best that it can be. We appreciate what our students, staff/employees, families, and community members and organizations do for us and want to celebrate it! This is an opportunity to nominate #OneNelson members (students, employees, and community members and organizations) who demonstrate the #OneNelson spirit. Simply fill out this form and tell us who you are nominating and why. Monthly winners will be recognized at the School Board Meeting, division-wide announcement, and through social media. Thank you so much for your support of Nelson County Public Schools! #OneNelson Click on this link to submit a #OneNelson nomination: https://forms.gle/MtAnvooXcvqvxDRP6

NCPS road crew assessed the roads and school campuses this morning. Due to snow on the secondary roads throughout the county, but especially in the higher elevations, and the low temperatures through the morning which could cause refreeze and concern for travel, Nelson County Public Schools will be closed on Friday, January 19, 2024. We will have a Remote Learning Day for students. The safety of our students, staff, and community is our priority. We appreciate your support. #OneNelson

Due to the forecasted snow and low temperatures in the early morning during the commute time for our staff, students, and families, especially in the higher elevations, Nelson County Public Schools will operate on a 2-Hour Delay for Friday, January 19, 2024. NCPS will assess conditions in the morning. An update on the status of schools may be provided in the morning IF necessary. The delay allows daylight to increase temperatures and improve visibility. The safety of our students, staff, and community is our priority. We appreciate your support. #OneNelson

NCPS will be operating on a 2-hour delay on Thursday, January 18, 2024. The safety of our students, staff, and community is our priority. We appreciate your support. Thank you and please be safe. #OneNelson

Good evening, NCPS Staff, Students, and Families, Due to Monday’s snow and the potential impact of refreezing on secondary roads throughout the county and below-freezing temperatures for all of tomorrow, Nelson County Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 The safety of our students, staff, and community is our priority. We appreciate your support. #OneNelson

Due to today’s (Monday’s) snow and its impact on roads throughout the county as well as the anticipated continued snowfall with below-freezing temperatures through the morning when we would have buses, staff, and car drivers on the road to school, Nelson County Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. NCPS will work to clear the snow and ice from the parking lots, walkways, and entrances to the school buildings. The safety of our students, staff, and community is our priority. We appreciate your support. #OneNelson

Nelson County has received large amounts of rain Tuesday throughout the county resulting in water levels rising to where several roads are closed due to being underwater. Furthermore, the forecast predicts continued rainfall and high winds this evening and throughout the night while also under a flood watch through 7:00am Wednesday. To provide VDOT adequate time to clean up possible debris on the road and for water levels to recede for our buses, staff, young car drivers, and families to travel safely, Nelson County Public Schools will operate on a 2-Hour Delay for Wednesday, January 10, 2024. We will assess conditions again in the morning. We appreciate your support. The safety of our students, staff, and community is our priority. Thank you and please be safe. #OneNelson

Due to the forecast and anticipated inclement weather such as freezing rain in the morning at the time of buses, staff, and students' arrival and large amounts of rain with potential flooding and high gusts of wind throughout the county in the afternoon tomorrow during dismissal, Nelson County Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. All after-school activities for Tuesday will also be canceled.. We appreciate your support. The safety of our students, staff, and community is our priority. We appreciate your support. #OneNelson

Congratulations to our 2024 - 2025 Teachers of the Year for each of our Nelson County Public Schools! We are so grateful for all that you do! Tye River Elementary School - Cristi Massie Rockfish River Elementary School - Gordon Dalton Nelson Middle School - Bethany Grooms Nelson County High School - Paul Connell You all are awesome! #OneNelson #TOY2025 #GreatEducators

We are excited to welcome back all of our staff and students from Winter Break!! We've missed you! The second semester will begin tomorrow, Thursday, January 4, 2024! Looking forward to a great rest of the school year! #OneNelson #2ndSemesterHereWeCome

Wishing you good health, happiness, and success in this coming year! Happy New Year to all of our NCPS students, staff, families, and community! #OneNelson #HappyNewYear2024

Current NMS 8th-graders interested in participating in the BRVGS program and NCHS 9th-graders who missed the opportunity last year: Applications are due this Friday, December 8, 2023. Any questions, please see your school counselor. #OneNelson #BRVGS

The Season of Giving has begun. Today was the first day of the Toy Lift drop-off. This year the Toy Lift will be helping over 3,700 local area children, including NCPS students. Thankful to be part of such a great event and to witness the generosity that makes this season better for students and families in need. Such an amazing group of organizers and volunteers who will work to get the rows of tables filled. We even got a chance to tell Santa that our students should be on the "Nice" list. Thank you for including NCPS! We are thankful! #OneNelson #2023toylift #SeasonofGiving