Important Information for new hires

New Teacher Orientation is a REQUIREMENT for the North Carolina Beginning Teacher 1 Program and employment with Buncombe County Schools.

Building Future Builders summer day camps at A-B Tech

Provides and enhances opportunities for future generations of construction, manufacturing, science, engineering, and technology professionals.

"How to Become a Foster Parent"

May 26th from 6-8 pm, learn from Buncombe County DSS about the steps needed to become a foster parent in NC. This session is FREE. Training sessions for prospective foster parents begin June 16. Details here.

All State Band Participants...Music to Our Ears!

Students from across the state audition in March each year for seats in the All State Bands. They are chosen to audition by having placed high enough in their respective sections for their District Honor Bands held in late winter.

Star Kid of the Year wins trip to Disney World

Congratulations to Meredith Anderson of Sand Hill-Venable Elementary!

2011 Civitan Awards

Fourteen high school students received Good Citizenship Awards presented by the Asheville Civitan Club based on their community service efforts, school involvement and leadership, and overall good citizenship.

2012 BCS Teachers of the Year

Brigadier General Speaks at NBMS Memorial Day Program

Guest speaker U.S. Air Force Brigadier General C. Jerome Jones. addressed the school and acknowledged the strong sense of Patriotism at North Buncombe Middle and the Buncombe County School system.

BCS Students Win big in the "Stock Market Game"

Valley Springs Middle School Students Win 1st, 2nd Place in Region and 1st Statewide in the Stock Market Game™ Competition

Teacher Appreciation Week May 1-7

This is a great time to remember the teachers who have been positive role models with an enduring impact. In the words of Jacques Barzun, "Teaching is not a lost art, but regard for it is a lost tradition."

A taste of South Asheville

Support the students of T.C. Roberson High School by dining out May 12th.

State Superintendent Addresses Proposed Budget Cuts

In two recent letters dated May 5 and May 12, June Atkinson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, clarifies the impact of the proposed NC House budget for K-12 education, and of the additional cuts targeted by the State Senate.

Construction Delays May Hinder Scheduled Opening of Intermediate Schools

At the May 5 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Tony Baldwin informed the Board of possible delays in the opening of the two new schools, and presented a plan to deal with those delays.

“Family Nights” Celebrate Middle School Youth Accomplishments

21st Century Community Learning Centers will hold a “Family Night” for participating students and their families, Tuesday, May 31st at 6pm in the Enka Middle School cafeteria, and Thursday, June 2nd at 6pm in the Erwin Middle School cafeteria.

Erwin High School presents the musical "Anything Goes"

When the S.S. American heads out to sea, two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love… joined by a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and old-fashioned blackmail. May 26--28 at Erwin HS.

"Phantom of the Opera" At ACRHS

The longest running show on Broadway comes to Buncombe County this week, as AC Reynolds becomes one of the first high schools in the country to perform Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera," with performances May 26,27 and 28 at 7:30 PM in the Bryant-McAfee Performing Arts Center.