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Dutchtown High News
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Henry County Schools’ four-year graduation rate increased by 2.5 percentage points to an all-time high of 92.3% for the 2025-2026 school year, according to data the Georgia Department of Education released Sept. 28.
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A record total of 21 Henry County Schools high school students completed internships this summer at the Henry County Water Authority (HCWA).
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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.
![A collage of the 2026 valedictorians and salutatorians for Henry County Schools.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780419490/henryk12gaus/t7sfktiexy0asy5btb1r/HCSValandSal21.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780419490/henryk12gaus/t7sfktiexy0asy5btb1r/HCSValandSal21.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780419490/henryk12gaus/t7sfktiexy0asy5btb1r/HCSValandSal21.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780419490/henryk12gaus/t7sfktiexy0asy5btb1r/HCSValandSal21.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780419490/henryk12gaus/t7sfktiexy0asy5btb1r/HCSValandSal21.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780419490/henryk12gaus/t7sfktiexy0asy5btb1r/HCSValandSal21.png","width":1920}])
Henry County Schools is proud to announce the valedictorians and salutatorians for the Class of 2026.
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Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods recently recognized all 10 traditional high schools in Henry County Schools as AP Honor Schools in one or more categories.
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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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Celebrate sophomore Lola Symone Stanley, a rising young entrepreneur and the owner of Dough Beauty, for her outstanding achievement at the Georgia FLEX State Finals, where she earned 3rd place among top student entrepreneurs across the state.
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Dutchtown High School (DHS) sophomore Lola Symone Stanley was recently named winner of the Henry County 2026 Foundational Leadership and Entrepreneurship X-Perience (FLEX) competition.
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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).