The Henrico Education Foundation will host its sixth-annual Excellence in Education Celebration on Thursday, April 16 at the Dewey Gottwald Center at the Science Museum of Virginia. The 2026 theme, “A Million Dreams,” will celebrate the potential of Henrico County students and the partnerships that help turn aspirations into opportunity.
An eighth-grade student from Henrico County won the 2026 Richmond Raceway Regional Spelling Bee March 24 in his first appearance at the competition.
Taran Shivkumar, who attends Moody Middle School, competed through eight rounds of competition before securing the victory, ultimately winning on the word “amphidromous.”
Shivkumar had competed in
"Tireless," "transformative," "unmatched" and "unflappable" were among the words used to describe 15 Henrico County Public Schools staff members who were honored during the inaugural Heart of Henrico Awards ceremony, which took place last week at the Advanced Career Education Center at
Henrico Schools officials reported March 20 that 13 schools throughout the county were struggling with heating and cooling issues, with four schools experiencing HVAC problems schoolwide.
HCPS has reported heating issues at more than a dozen schools this past winter, according to HCPS spokesperson Eileen Cox, with most of those