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North Carolina Governor's School
The North Carolina Governor's School is a four-week summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students, integrating academic ...
Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. Discovery Academy students won a competitive #NASA grant to build sensors that will test the how well different materials block deadly UVC light in space. Th...
Across the globe thousands of people struggle daily with food insecurities, hunger, and poverty. Biology teacher Nicole Washburn at Martin L. Nesbitt Jr. Discovery Academy (NDA) ch...
Congratulations to Nesbitt Discovery Academy seniors who have been named Finalists in the 2023 Competition for National Merit Scholarship awards: Catelyn Banks, Ruby Blue, Sylvan ...
You are invited to participate in a virtual town hall meeting to meet the new Superintendent, Dr. Rob Jackson.
This presentation, with an opportunity to ask questions, will be Mo...
Today is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day 2023! We want to thank our SROs for their leadership, mentorship, and safety support. Our SRO program, in partnership wit...
The ACT will be given during school to all juniors on March 9th. NDA offers free test prep (ACT Bootcamp) for each subject area tested. During Bootcamp sessions, students will see ...
Congratulations to our seniors who presented their Engineering Design and Development capstone projects! Thank you to the many industry and business professionals who came out to ...
NDA Senior, Rachel White was the winner of this year's Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy award presented by the WNC Association of Fundraising Professionals. She was nominated by ...
When NASA's Artemis I mission lifted off on Wednesday, Nov. 16, small satellites detached from the spacecraft to collect data for NASA, other government agencies, university resear...
Buncombe County Schools students learn through a variety of hands-on outdoor activities, including young scientists at Martin L. Nesbitt Jr. Discovery Academy (NDA).
Recently bot...
BCS students explore big ideas, new technologies, and career paths as they prepare to take on tomorrow’s challenges.Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. Discovery Academy hosted a college fair a...
This month officials of the National Merit Scholarship Program announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 68th National Merit Scholarship Program.
High schoo...
NDA Senior Olivia Lang has been named the Distinguished Young Woman of Buncombe County 2023! In addition to the title, Olivia received talent and interview awards, earning a total ...
Congratulations to NDA Senior Janae Wofford, who is one of 62,000 students from across the country to earn academic honors from the College Board’s National Recognition Programs! T...
Congratulations, Corrie Williams! Corrie has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHHS).
"Asheville student Corrie Williams, a studen...
Bank of America’s Student Leaders program has given two BCS students, Thomas Profita, senior at Nesbitt Discovery Academy, and Stephanie Abigail Suaste, junior at Buncombe County E...
Welcome Chargers!
We hope you are having a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you all on Monday, August 29th. Enjoy your final month of re-charging for another great s...
Hello BCS Parents and Staff:
Below is a list of various Back-to-School and Community Events that may benefit you. We are sharing this as a service to the community. Some of the e...