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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.
Two teacher cadets talk to each other at a table.
POST OF THE WEEK: 🍎💡 Building Tomorrow’s Teachers: Regional Students Attend Teacher Cadet Conference
 
Sixty-five high school students with aspirations of becoming educators gathered March 2 at Mars Hill University for the annual Teacher Cadet Conference, a daylong event funded by the Buncombe County Schools Foundation.
 
Students representing Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, and Swain county schools spent the day exploring the teaching profession through interactive sessions led by current and former Teachers of the Year and school administrators. The conference was designed to provide real-world insight, practical strategies and inspiration for students enrolled in “Teaching as a Profession” courses.
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The three counselors of the year pose at the March 5 school board meeting.
 
 
School counselors don’t have much time in the day to slow down. If you’re trying to surprise them, be prepared to get your steps in. The Buncombe County Schools Student Services Surprise Squad recently caught up with three dedicated, compassionate counselors to share the news that they had been selected as BCS Counselors of the Year.
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A student passes a basketball to an SRO.
🏀 School Resource Officers literally had a ball with a group of BCS intermediate and middle school students. The students joined the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office for the 2026 Southern Conference Tournament. They started the day at the Downtown Dribble and Kids Fest.
Shelly Roeder poses in front of the Erwin logo in the hallway of her school.
❤️ For 25 years, Shelly Roeder has dedicated her career to supporting students and families as a school social worker. For the past decade, she has called Erwin High School home, where her compassion, commitment, and steady presence have made a meaningful difference.
Susie Gardner stands in the middle of a
📖 Oakley Elementary second graders enjoyed a lively visit from former Mercer University basketball coach and children’s author Susie Gardner.
Students and parents take part in an activity involving construction paper and cotton balls on a classroom floor.
🌱 Families gathered at Estes Elementary to say “so long” to winter, while using science to spring ahead as part of the school's STEM Night.
A student hits a pickleball with a paddle in the school's gym.
🏓 Glen Arden Elementary students had the opportunity to learn a fast-growing sport thanks to a partnership with the Asheville Racquet Club. 
Elliot Lunsford helps a student with a math problem.
🧮 At Owen High School math isn’t just about numbers on a page - it’s about creativity, critical thinking, and bringing ideas to life. 
BCS Assistant Superintendent Chip Cody reads to pre-k students at Reynolds High School.
📚 Students in classrooms throughout Buncombe County Schools celebrated stories for Read Across America Week - even the youngest learners. 
Enka District school board member Judy Lewis poses with a student dressed as a king.
👑 Students at Candler Elementary celebrated National School Breakfast Week in royal fashion as their cafeteria was transformed into a castle.
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