News & Announcements

FORT SCOTT, KS – June 1, 2019 – The Lowell Milken Center (LMC) for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas, an international educational non-profit, has awarded its prestigious Fellowship to high school art teacher, Lora Marie Durr, of Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, NJ. Lora will arrive in Fort Scott on June 23rd for a week of collaboration with LMC staff.
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Joint release from the HVRSD BOE and Hopewell Valley Education Association

The Hopewell Valley Regional School District Board of Education and the Hopewell Valley Education Association (HVEA) have reached an agreement on terms of a new contract. Please click on the headline for the full story.
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Hopewell Elementary School is proudly featured in a new National Farm to School resource highlighting three schools across the country who are successfully applying organic principles to the core elements of farm to school - local food procurement, school gardens, and food and agriculture education. CLICK on the title above to see the resource!
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Dear Hopewell Valley Families:
I am saddened to report that one of our students, a freshman at Central High School, passed away earlier today.  Our condolences go out to the student’s family and friends.

 As expected, many adolescents and members of our community are impacted (either directly or indirectly) by this loss.  School counselors, case managers, and members of the Mercer County Traumatic Loss Coalition will be available throughout the day at Central High School and Timberlane Middle School to assist students. (Please click the title above to read more)
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As the weather improves and we prepare for our spring break next week, I would like to update you on our sustainability efforts that remain a district goal in addition to our academic and equity efforts. Last year, we removed plastic straws and stirrers in our cafeterias and focused on increasing participation in our recycling programs.  This year, our work has focused on raising awareness of the overuse of plastics in our environment. Students have been encouraged to use reusable water bottles and fill them at one of the over 50 filtered bottle filling stations in our schools. This has resulted in an overall decrease in the sales of bottled water in our cafeterias and less plastic in our environment.
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Registration begins January 7, 2019.
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Prior to winter break, I sent an email notification of an incident involving a racially charged social media post sent by one of our students.  Over the past two weeks, I have had conversations with parents, staff members, students and leaders in our community, who share our concerns about what occurred.  Unfortunately this incident was not an isolated event, but rather it reflects a pattern that continues to occur. Our responsibility as a community is to own and address the underlying issues.
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Dear Hopewell Valley School Community,
We are investigating a racially charged social media post that involved several CHS students.  Although these interactions took place outside of school, they involve our students and impact our school community.  We are working with the Hopewell Township Police and we will investigate this matter in accordance with our district policies and procedures.
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