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The final week of school brings celebrations of success and excitement of what’s to come in the school year ahead. It has been a pleasure sharing stories of achievement and resilience throughout this school year in the BCS Week in Review. This weekly newsletter will return after the first week of the 2025-26 school year. We wish you and your family a great summer break!

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POST OF THE WEEK: 🎓🎓🎓 CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2025
 
It has been a joyous time celebrating the accomplishments of students from all 45 Buncombe County Schools. For our seniors, it is an especially exciting time of new beginnings.
 
Click here to see photo galleries from all of the recent BCS graduation ceremonies. We’re so proud of our students, and we can’t wait to see everything they’ll accomplish in the years to come.

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A student runs to catch a ball in a basket.

 
☀️ Field Day is always a great time for our students! Check out these photos from Glen Arden Elementary and Pisgah Elementary, and follow your students' schools on social media for more!

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SROs pose while holding a wooden flag with a blue stripe.

🚓 The Buncombe County Schools Student Services team hosted a cookout for School Resource Officers on June 11. The celebration came on the first day of summer break as a way to thank SROs for supporting students, teachers, and school communities throughout the school year.

Lacey Davis, left, poses with four of her students behind a spread of food.

🥗 Lacey Davis, who teaches Family and Consumer Sciences at Erwin High School, has been named a finalist for 2026 North Carolina Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year. She is a “homegrown” educator, graduating from Erwin High in 2001 and dedicating her career to BCS students.

Ms. Slagle poses with three scout officials.

🐻 Glen Arden Elementary principal Jamie Slagle was surprised at the fourth grade awards and promotion ceremony, when she was announced as the winner of the first award.

Author Susan Zapfe poses with her book “The Grumpy Biscuit,” and a biscuit stuffie.

📖 Author Susan Zapfe came to Woodfin Elementary to share her book “The Grumpy Biscuit.” It’s the story of a biscuit formed by a tiny piece of dough who gets teased by the other biscuits. 

Free Summer Meals from Buncombe County Schools Nutrition, for children under the age of 18.

🍎 We look forward to carrying on the great tradition of feeding the children of Buncombe County over the summer months through our Summer Meals Program. Find out more about Summer Meals sites.

              

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