Communications / April 2011

2011 BCS Top Scholars

Ninety-eight Buncombe County high school students were honored for their academic accomplishments at the 2011 Top Scholars Banquet on April 19th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Asheville.

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Art Show

Buncombe County Schools will present the annual K-12 Student Art Shows at The Asheville Mall, April 25 – May 22, 2011. Click headline to see Location by district.

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Mini-mester Helps High School Students Graduate

Students can recover courses and get back on track for graduation.

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BCS Bus "Roadeo" winners announced

Three winners from the competition on Tuesday, April 26 will advance to the next level of competition on May 10.

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School Bus Driver Appreciation Week

To recognize the excellence of our state’s school bus drivers and their accomplishments, May 1-8, 2011 has been proclaimed as “School Bus Driver Appreciation Week.”

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Junior Achievement presents - Charles Schwab MoneyWise®

An interactive and fun program for students in 6th - 10th grades and their parents.

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Lost Boy of Sudan visits NBMS

NBMS 7th graders were treated to a memorable afternoon when Stephen Gatkuoth, a Sudanese basketball player at Mars Hill College, came to speak to 7th graders about the civil war in his country and the journey that led him from Sudan, as one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, to America.

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Ten BCS Schools Compete in Regional Science Olympiad

Four BCS high schools capture 1st Place in 12 of 23 events; Owen HS wins 2nd Place in Division C! Four middle schools capture 1st place in 7 events!

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Owen High School FFA Land Judging Team Qualifies for Nationals

The Owen High School Future Farmers of America recently competed in the State Land Judging Career Development Event on April 2, 2011 and have advanced to the National competition.

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Pisgah Elementary Has Winning Imagination!

Pisgah's Destination Imagination Team placed 1st at the North Carolina Western Tournament, held Saturday, April 9th at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock.

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TC Roberson High School Presents: Sweeney Todd.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, School Edition April 28 and 29 – 7:30 pm and April 30 – 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

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Public invited to "Imported Spirits" Mystery Theatre

The Madison Inn Bed & Breakfast and the Owen High School Drama Department are teaming up for two dynamic evenings of dinner theatre on Monday, April 18th and Thursday, April 21st. Ticket info here!

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April Calendar Changes/Reminders

The makeup day scheduled for Friday, April 22 will be an early release day. Students who need to be excused for religious reasons that day should see their principal in advance.

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Oral Cancer Survivor, MLB Player, Speaks to Students

Rick Bender, who calls himself "the man with half a face," is a former major league baseball player whose habit of chewing tobacco nearly claimed his life. Rick is speaking to students at area schools to help them understand the consequences of this deadly habit.

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