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A local falconer captivated a young audience at North Buncombe Elementary School (NBES) with a talon-ted presentation. First graders are learning about the different adaptations...

Buncombe County Schools (BCS) employs thousands of extraordinary staff across the district. BCS takes pride in recruiting the best in order to inspire, educate, encourage, and ele...

In June of 2023, the state legislature revised the law governing elections in BCS. Instead of six residency districts (based on the six high school attendance zones) and one at-la...

Junior star explorers from Oakley Elementary got to share a big project at the Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS) - hand-made space-themed board games! Students created the games...

Students at Erwin High had the best kind of Food War - a Mac and Cheese cookoff! Students in Lacy Davis’s Food and Nutrition I class concocted personalized recipes of cheesy pasta...

A world of discovery, learning, and curiosity immerses biology students at Martin L. Nesbitt Jr. Discovery Academy (NDA). Teacher Nicole Washburn is consistently crafting hands-...

As we begin thinking about the second semester, some students find themselves one or two credits short of having enough to graduate on time or move to the next grade level with th...

Hello, BCS Seniors! Congratulations on all of your accomplishments! As you continue on your educational journey, Buncombe County Schools Foundation is here to help and support yo...

Amidst the towering trees and whispers of the wilderness, a group of young adventurers embarked on a survival field trip that would reveal a few of nature’s secrets. W.D. Will...

In the early morning hours of January 11, 2024, students, staff, cameras and production crew filled the gymnasium of Community High School (CHS). This special event was not for a ...

Hello, BCS Staff and Families: Welcome to a new year! Here’s a look at the BCS Board Briefing for January 11, 2024. Here is a link to the full broadcast on YouTube. Photos are...

Buncombe County Schools (BCS) is hosting a Support Staff Job Fair on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 1-3pm in the Nesbitt cafeteria at BCS Central Office (175 Bingham Road -...

A group of hometown heroes is igniting a love for reading at W.W. Estes Elementary School (WWEES) as they join forces to embark on literacy adventures beyond the realms of emergen...

Second graders at Hominy Valley Elementary were over the clouds with excitement as Air Force scientists breezed through hands-on weather experiments. These real world professional...

BCS, Buncombe County, and the State of North Carolina are collaborating to set high schoolers on the path to fill the community’s early childhood education needs. During a specia...

Fifth grade students at Oakley elementary got to work with a local artist, Ginger Huebner, to create self-portrait style art pieces based on the work of African American artist Ro...

First LEGO Robotics League is about more than just playing with this favorite childhood toy; it also provides building blocks for student learning and success. When students parti...

Two unusual guests slithered and crawled their way into Community High School (CHS). The Western North Carolina Nature Center gave students and staff a lively presentation about t...

Attention Pre-K Parents! Kindergarten Dual language/Spanish Immersion Applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now open. 2024-2025 Dual Language _ Immersion Application...

Charles C. Bell Elementary took a unique field trip to a local organization as they gave their time and skills to help a good cause. Fifth graders donned their hair nets and g...