Good afternoon, BCS Staff, Families, and Community:
As the school year continues, we are working hard to ensure all of our students have the resources they need- and you can help! Thanks to a partnership with Purposity, we have identified the most urgent student needs and uploaded them to the Purposity website - a program that allows our community to meet these needs with just a few clicks.
🖍Items include everything from new shoes to school supplies.
What do you need to do?
Simply sign up at https://www.purposity.com/organization/BuncombeSchools, follow our page, and meet a need with just a few clicks today. You can also download the Purposity App for your smartphone.
On Oct 16 and 17, BCEC students toured five colleges and universities including UNC Charlotte, Elon, UNC Greensboro, Chapel Hill and NC State University. Students visited alumni and heard from admissions counselors and student ambassadors. #WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage
The Buncombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session on November 2, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville.
**Public Comment will be accepted in person. Members of the public wishing to speak will need to come to Entrance “B”. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. and speakers must arrive no later than 5:15 p.m. to complete entrance screening procedures and sign in to speak. All speakers will have precisely three minutes to speak and must adhere to guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310 – Public Participation, including all reasonable rules established by the Superintendent.
**Following monthly Public Comments, the Board will hear public comments specifically related to the required board policies addressing the State’s Parents Bill of Rights statutes. These policies are linked in the meeting agenda.
**https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/current-public-board-agenda
Individuals wishing to speak during this time should sign up on the designated sheet before the meeting begins. These comments will adhere to the same public comment guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310.
Additionally, parents may email comments to be shared with the Board of Education to communications@bcsemail.org
Given the desire of BCS to provide the most information possible to the public, the public may view the live broadcast via YouTube on the BCS Communications Department YouTube Account at: YouTube.com/BuncombeSchools
Update for this year's Mid-Year Graduation:
The ceremony will be held on January 27, 2024, at Harrah's Cherokee Center Arena at 11 am; the Inclement Weather Date is January 28, also at Harrah's Cherokee Center Arena at 2 pm. Please reach out to your student's school for more details.
#BCSGrads #BCS
Announcing this year's Mid-Year Graduation! The ceremony will be held on January 27, 2024, at Harrah's Cherokee Center at 11 am; Inclement Weather Date is January 28, at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at 2 pm. Please reach out to your student's school for more details.
⛰️BCEC Chemistry and Earth Science students visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to assist with a multi-year salamander and forest scientific study and help collect data with forest rangers.
🙌Thanks to Mrs. Wallace and our Heritage Spanish classes. Students enjoyed a wonderful Heritage month celebration!
#WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage #PublicSchoolProud
🙌Thanks to Mrs. Wallace and our Heritage Spanish classes. Students enjoyed a wonderful Heritage month celebration!
#WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage #PublicSchoolProud
BCEC/BCMC is selling Eblen Pumpkins, for $1 during the month of October.
Paper pumpkins are displayed in halls with the name of the student who sold the pumpkin. All proceeds raised will go to Eblen Charities. https://www.eblencharities.org/boosters/
#bcscares
💡Our BCEC/BCMC halls have been brightened by our students work.
🎃October 23rd - Blood Connection from 9am till 2pm in the Birch parking lot!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
📸 PICTURE DAY - OCTOBER 18th 📸
🍁FALL FEST was a blast !
#WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage #PublicSchoolProud
📢 A BIG SHOUT OUT to each of our fabulous drivers:
GEORGE - DEWAYNE - BOB- CHRISTY- DONALD & TRENA !
Thank you for getting our students from around the county to us each day- we appreciate each of you! 👏
It's a GREAT DAY at BCEC! 💖Learning💖
#WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage #PublicSchoolProud
🎓RESERVE your spot now!
2023 FALL COLLEGE TOUR!
Upper-class students, Rising Years 4's, and Rising Year 5's... ONLY 18 SEATS now available for the October 16th and 17th overnight field trip to 5 colleges. Turn in completed permission form and deposit to Ms. Rigsby ASAP!
Our Lighthouse Great 8 team planning for the new school year!
Mr. Callaway's American History students used primary source investigation to learn more about America's founding ideals.
Students riding a bus in the ACR district can utilize this link for additional information.
https://acrhs.buncombeschools.org/o/acrhs/page/transportation
100% of BCEC families attended our ORIENTATION! What a great way to start a new year! #WeAreBCS #BCSadvantage #PublicSchoolProud
