Week in Review - March 30, 2026

Every day, our students learn through exploration, engage the community, and prepare for tomorrow. Our BCS Week in Review brings you these stories of achievement and success in Buncombe County Schools.

Graduates sit in a row during the graduation ceremony.

POST OF THE WEEK: 💡💡💡 North Buncombe High School Earns Spot on AP School Honor Roll

The College Board has named North Buncombe High School to this year’s Advanced Placement (AP) School Honor Roll. Schools earn the distinction based on the achievement of the previous year’s graduating class. The criteria include:

College Culture: 40% or more of the graduating class took at least one AP Exam during high school.

College Credit: 25% or more of the graduating class scored a three or higher on at least one AP Exam during high school.

College Optimization: 2% or more of the graduating class took five or more AP Exams during high school, with at least one exam taken in 9th or 10th grade, so that students are spread their AP experience across grades.

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The winning Enka Middle School team poses in front of their school's trophy case.

SCHOOL POST OF THE WEEK: Enka Middle School

Battle of the Books does it again! Today, we won the regional competition! Our team will now move on to the state competition! 📚🏆✈️ #WeAreEnka✈️ #BackToBack

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Mikhail holds $100 next to Robbie Davis and in front of a masonry build.

🏅 BCS students are building a solid foundation for future success at the Land of the Sky Masonry Contest, including two Reynolds High students who won accolades.

Lexi McGrath's art piece shows a hand reaching out in the foreground, a woman holding a child and other people in distress in the mid-ground, a firefighter reaching out toward the first hand. The firefighter is holding onto a ladder that has been lowered from a helicopter. Another helicopter drops red fire retardant in the background.

🎨 Valley Springs Middle eighth grader Lexi McGrath recently earned second place in the intermediate category of the North Carolina Department of Aviation’s annual art contest.

A student in a blue shirt and yellow tutu (Dory) stands behind a model fish net.

🐠 The ocean came to life at Fairview Elementary as third, fourth, and fifth grade students dove into a lively production of Finding Nemo Kids.

Students and a staff member walk around old buildings during the field trip.

🤠 Kindergarten students at Emma Elementary took a step back in time during a hands-on field trip to Historic Johnson Farm.

A student smiles while working on a math problem.

⭕ Seventh grade students at Clyde A. Erwin Middle School recently celebrated Pi Day with an interactive breakout box activity.

A Reynolds High JROTC cadet rappels down the tower.

🧗‍♀️ JROTC cadets from across the region faced their fears and stepped off the edge- literally- during a multi-school rappel training in Swannanoa.

A student reads a book at a yellow table during the Read Across the Creek Week.

📚 Avery’s Creek Elementary celebrated Read Across the Creek Week with a full lineup of engaging activities designed to inspire a love of books.

The Rev. Charles Martin holds up a book in the Oakley Elementary School media center.

🏫 Oakley Elementary fifth graders stepped back in time as they dove into a hands-on research project that explored the history of their school.

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