News & Announcements

Tonight’s Hopewell High School JV girls' basketball game against Colonial Heights has been canceled.
The Varsity game will still take place at 6:30 PM.

Out of an abundance of caution for shaded neighborhood streets and extremely low temperatures, Hopewell City Public Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Thursday, January 23rd. Please use extra caution on your commute, as road conditions may still be slippery in some areas. Essential employees should report on time.

Due to hazardous road conditions and extremely low temperatures, Hopewell City Public Schools are closed today, Wednesday, January 22nd, for all students and staff. Essential employees should remain at home as well. Your supervisors will be in touch after we reassess the situation later today.

Your safety is our top priority—please stay warm and avoid travel if possible. Enjoy this unexpected day to rest and recharge, and we’ll keep you updated with any further information.

Take care and stay safe, HCPS family!

Hopewell City Public Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd. Essential personnel should report on time time.

Please note that we will reassess weather and road conditions in the early morning. If a decision to close schools is necessary, we will notify families and staff by 6:30 AM.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we prioritize the safety of our students and staff. Stay tuned for further updates.

Due to tonight's drop in temperature, the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) meeting will now be held virtually instead of at HEJ. Please use the following information to access the meeting:

Meeting linkmeet.google.com/ctd-meok-aon
Join by phone(US) +1 720-500-2353
PIN: 652742106

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Hopewell City Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 20th. HCPS will resume instruction on Tuesday, January 21st.

Good Afternoon Hopewell families and employees:

Earlier this week, PowerSchool, an international provider of education administration software, announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity incident in late December. Although security of PowerSchool’s systems has been restored, data pertaining to students and educators at hundreds of school systems around the country were subjected to unauthorized access. The breach was limited to PowerSchool’s internal systems, and security of individual school system networks was not disturbed.

Hopewell utilizes some PowerSchool tools. We have asked PowerSchool to identify the scope of impact this incident may have had on information pertaining to members of our community. PowerSchool has assured us that they are investigating the matter.

Hopewell takes the privacy of our students’ and employees’ information very seriously. We are committed to holding PowerSchool accountable. PowerSchool has advised us that they will directly notify any impacted individuals with details of the information pertaining to him or her that was affected. Hopewell has not been provided with details on what information was exposed for specific individuals.

Please use the following link to access PowerSchool’s FAQs for this incident:
https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/

Celebrating Principal Appreciation Week – a special shoutout to our dedicated school principals for their unwavering commitment to shaping a positive learning environment. The principals were honored at January 9th's School Board Meeting.



Pictured from left to right:

Mr. Keith Crews- New Hope Academy

Mr. Shannon Royster- Carter G. Woodson Middle

Mr. Larry Cherry- Harry E. James Elementary

Ms. Judy Carter- Hopewell High

Ms. Veronica Moore-Woodlawn Learning Center

Ms. Patricia Lobo- DuPont Elementary

Mr. Thackston Sebera- Patrick Copeland Elementary

Hopewell City Public Schools mourns the loss of one of our own, Ms. Margaret Devers Smith. Ms. Smith dedicated 35 years of service to HCPS in the transportation department, where her kindness and vibrant spirit touched everyone she met. Known as a true diva with the best jewelry and a generous heart, she always remembered her coworkers' birthdays and made everyone feel special. She will be greatly missed!

The Hopewell City Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) meeting, originally postponed due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 21, at 5:30 PM. The meeting will take place at Harry E. James Elementary School.