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.
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POST OF THE WEEK: 🎺🥁📯🎶 BCS Bands Bring Home Honors at Land of the Sky Marching Band Festival
The sounds of brass, percussion and cheering crowds filled Enka High School’s football stadium on Saturday, Sept. 26, as marching bands from across the region took the field for the 2026 Land of the Sky Marching Band Festival.
North Buncombe High School had a standout day in Class 2-A. The Black Hawks took first place overall among the 1-A and 2-A divisions. They also earned first place in color guard, percussion, and music, along with third place for drum major.
Charles D. Owen High School swept four Class 1-A performance categories, earning first place in color guard, drum major, percussion, and music.
A.C. Reynolds High School competed in the 3-A Division, earning first place in music, second place in percussion, and third place in color guard. The Rockets finished second place overall in the division.
In the 3-AA Division, T.C. Roberson High School earned first place for drum major, second place in color guard, percussion, and music, and second place overall.
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After the Kindergarten field trip to the apple orchard on Tuesday, Mrs. Brown’s Kindergarten class used some of the apples they picked to make homemade applesauce! Today, the class used their five senses while making the applesauce and tasting it this afternoon. Students enjoyed observing, smelling, touching, and tasting the apples as they turned them into delicious homemade applesauce! GO WILDCATS!
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🎉 A.C. Reynolds High School social studies teacher Annali Silver is making an impact both inside the classroom and beyond. Now her hard work has resulted in her recognition as Buncombe County Schools’ 2026-2027 Beginning Teacher of the Year.
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⚙️ Students at Clyde A. Erwin High School took an important step toward planning their futures during the school’s Career and Technical Education Career Fair. The event brought together local colleges, businesses, organizations, and community professionals to give students a firsthand look at the many opportunities available to them after high school.
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🦎 Cane Creek Middle School eighth graders traded the classroom for the mountains during a visit to the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center at Purchase Knob in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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🫧 For nearly four decades, Mike Allison has helped make Buncombe County Schools a cleaner, safer, and more welcoming place for students and staff. Mr. Allison has been part of the BCS family for almost 40 years, spending the majority of his career at Black Mountain Primary School. While his work can be seen in the clean hallways, classrooms, and common spaces throughout the school, his impact goes far beyond maintaining the building.
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🚌 For Fairview Elementary bus driver Cassie Whitaker, her job is about much more than getting students from one place to another. It’s about making sure every child who steps onto her bus feels safe, welcomed, and cared for. Ms. Whitaker has served the Fairview Elementary community in several roles including bus driver, custodian, and child nutritionist. No matter what the need, she is always there.
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📖 A familiar face from the North Buncombe District recently returned to the community, this time with a story to share with students at Weaverville Primary School. Eliette Olivia Crenshaw, a North Buncombe graduate, visited the school to read her children’s book, “Estey Grey Plays Her Own Way,” to students. The book follows Estey Grey, a young girl with a limb difference who discovers her own way to play the trombone.
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Buncombe County Schools
175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC 28806
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