Appreciating Our Teachers, Nurses, & Nutrition Staff

Teacher Appreciation Week, Nurses Week, and School Nutrition Appreciation Week were observed concurrently locally and nation-wide!

BCS Communications

May has been a month of thankfulness as Teacher Appreciation Week, Nurses Week, and School Nutrition Appreciation ("Lunch Hero") Week were observed concurrently locally and nation-wide! Here in Buncombe County Schools, we know our educators and support staff are invaluable members of our community who work together to provide a world-class education to local students. Thank you to these generous, kind, and hard-working people!

"Thank you for who you are and what you do for the students of Buncombe County Schools," said Madam Chair Ann B. Franklin of the BCS Board of Education.

Around the county, schools and PTA/PTO websites and social media channels lit up with personal messages and photos of the festivities. Here a just a few of them...

🎈 "HAPPY NURSES WEEK to school nurses across WNC and every school in NC! #NursesWeek" - Asheville and Buncombe County School Health Program

🎈 Here's how students at Avery's Creek Elementary and Black Mountain Primary showed their strength during Lunch Hero Week!

🎈 A.C. Reynolds High School teachers were treated to flowers, lunches, and raffle prizes by local businesses!

🎈 "Teachers are feeling appreciated this week. Lots of yumminess from parents, students, and PTO. Today, our principal treated us to Kona Ice!" - Charles C. Bell Elementary School

🎈 "We are honored here at Valley Springs to have dedicated and loving teachers. A teacher wears many hats...every single day!" - Valley Springs Middle School

🎈 "The teachers at Koontz are as good as they come!! We are so lucky to have dedicated, caring, skilled, exemplary, hard working, creative......well, the list could go on and on because they are ALL THAT GOOD!! It's Teachers Appreciation Week please ask your child to take a minute and thank their wonderful teachers for all they do!!" - Charles T. Koontz Intermediate School

🎈 "The Woodfin Elementary PTO sure do know how to make the teaching staff feel special during Teacher Appreciation week! Yummy lunch on Monday and individual beautiful bouquets today. Thank you PTO for your love and support!" - Woodfin Elementary School

🎈 "A wonderful parent shared her appreciation in a very delicious way! Thank you to her, our PTO, and our Social Committee for all they shared with us during Teacher Appreciation Week!" - Leciester Elementary School (Cake Photo!)

🎈 "Our teachers are feeling the love this week! Thank you to our wonderful PTO!" - Weaverville Primary School

🎈 "This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we definitely feel all the love from our amazing NBES PTO and parents! On behalf of our NBES staff, we thank you for each handmade card, sweet gift, gift card, flower, water bottle, granola bar, popcorn bag, cookie, donut, loving hug and so much more!" - North Buncombe Elementary School

🎈 "Thank you to our Owen Middle School PTO! Feeling very appreciated!" - Owen Middle School

🎈"Thank you so much to all who helped appreciate our teachers this past week during Staff Appreciation Week! The PTSO allowed our staff to enjoy breakfast with Dynamite Coffee Monday, a Mexican lunch with desserts provided by many parents on Wednesday, handmade cards by students made at our card station on Wednesday, and more small treats. During the week, many teachers received prizes in our drawing of items contributed by both parents and local businesses." - Charles D. Owen High School

🎈 "The Hominy Valley Elementary staff is so appreciative to our PTO and the following businesses for thinking of us during Teacher Appreciation Week. You are all making our week so much brighter! Thank you!" - Hominy Valley Elementary School

Thank you to all of our Buncombe County Schools educators and staff!

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