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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.

Donna Edwards holds flowers and a plaque while standing with school and district leadership in front of her bus.

POST OF THE WEEK: 🚌❤️ Buncombe County Schools bus driver Donna Edwards was surprised to find a lot of grown ups waiting as she pulled into the bus lane at the Progressive Education Program (PEP) and opened her door. 

 
BCS Superintendent Dr. Rob Jackson, Transportation Director Jeremy Stowe, PEP principal Dr. Thea Wilson, assistant principal Dr. Wendy Hannah, and other bus drivers and transportation assistants gathered to surprise Donna with the news that she is the 2025 Buncombe County Schools Bus Driver of the Year. 

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A collage showing Bell students planting flags at a military cemetery.

SCHOOL POST OF THE WEEK: Charles C. Bell Elementary School

 
Our History Service Club helped distribute the US flags to the military graces at the Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain last week. It was truly an honor.
 

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Students, teachers, and administrators pose with a copy of the yearbook and an award plaque.

🏆 A.C. Reynolds High School students have earned a prestigious award for chronicling a most extraordinary school year. Walsworth Yearbooks, the publishing partner for schools across the country, has selected the school’s yearbook for its “Gallery of Excellence.” 

A senior signs a document at an Appstate-branded table while a younger student smiles.

🖋️ North Buncombe High School celebrated its aspiring educators with a special “signing day” ceremony, recognizing six seniors in the school’s Teacher Cadet program as they prepare to continue their journey in education-focused fields at the collegiate level.

Students feed hay to a goat.

🐐 BCS will host Summer Agriculture Camp July 7-10. The free camp is designed for currently enrolled BCS students who will be entering 5th through 8th grades. Find out more.

Two students read books by headlamp.

🏕️ At West Buncombe Elementary School, reading is an immersive experience. On May 16, the school theater became a cozy campground of imagination.

Students and an adult practice dance moves.

🗺️ Candler Elementary School hosted a vibrant Global Celebration Day, bringing together students, staff, and families to honor cultures from around the world.

              

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