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Thanks to the Rotary Club of Asheville for recognizing our outstanding educators! For its inaugural Teachers of Excellence celebration, the Rotary Club accepted nominations and se...

Carluse Baird, or “Mr. Cee,” wears many hats. He’s a chef, a BCS School Nutrition staff member, a school bus driver, and a published author. His most recent book, “Riding to Sch...

During his 15th day-long school visit, Dr. Rob Jackson got to know some Owen District Warponies with a visit to Black Mountain Elementary! According to Principal Michael Benigno, ...

BCS Art classes provide unique opportunities for students to explore and develop their talents. At Charles D. Owen High School, Ms. Diane Birken used grant funding to introduce h...

More photographs on our facebook post! Eighty-seven middle and Intermediate students, grades 6-8, from across Buncombe County came together to compete in a local MathCounts co...

Congratulations! We would like to celebrate all the educators who successfully achieved or renewed their National Board Certification for 2022. It’s a great accomplishment and an...

Students in Kennedy Forbes’ Family and Consumer Science class at A.C. Reynolds High School participated in a unique but useful hands-on learning experience. The students learned p...

During his 14th day-long school visit, Dr. Rob Jackson was all charged up to learn more about Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. Discover Academy, or NDA for short! According to principal Hea...

Buncombe County Schools (BCS) is filled with extraordinary educators and support staff. BCS recruits only the best to inspire, educate, and challenge students on a daily basis. In...

Enka Intermediate had a slam dunk for unity and community! On December 8 for sixth grade and December 14 for fifth grade, the Unified basketball team, consisting of Exceptional Ch...

Banjo twangs and guitar trills echoed through the Emma Elementary School gym on Wednesday. Graham Sharp and Barrett Smith of the Steep Canyon Rangers hosted a music workshop for...

Learning heats up for fifth graders at Black Mountain Elementary. Students conducted a hands-on experiment about heat transfer. Teacher Caroline Clark brought in Brian Maccarelli ...

The Board of Education voted Thursday night unanimously to approve the 2023-24 academic calendar as presented. In addition, the Board also approved a calendar resolution to be sh...

Below is the BCS Board Briefing for January 12, 2023. Photos from the meeting are viewable in Google Drive . The recording of the meeting can be found on the BCS Communica...

Leicester Elementary hosted Dr. Rob Jackson’s 13th day-long school visit as part of his 45 Schools in 45 Days tour. Leicester Elementary is located in the Erwin District. It’s hom...

Hominy Valley Elementary had a unique visitor on January 6, 2023. A staff member from the WNC Nature Center came to the school to give a hands-on, and up close interaction with o...

Oakley Elementary School’s STEM Lab and Media Center specialists teamed up to show that even the youngest students can learn how to code. Using a grant from the Buncombe County ...

A.C. Reynolds Middle School opened in 1956. It opened as a high school. In 1976, A.C. Reynolds High School opened on the hill, and Reynolds Middle became a grade 6 - 8 school that...

Fifth graders from Charles C. Bell Elementary, and fourth graders from Glen Arden Elementary spent an entire day in Cherokee where they soaked up all there is to know about Cherok...

On Friday, Dr. Jackson completed his eleventh full-day school visit; he spent the day at North Buncombe Elementary School (NBES). In 1989 NBES opened its doors to students followi...