What makes Brevard High truly special? In this video, Managing Editor Olivia Hankey takes a look at the sense of community at BHS and the connections students and staff have formed to the school and each other.

“I think there’s a great community,” outgoing 2024-25 student body president Caz Kimsey says in the video. “There’s a lot of connection between all the grade levels because of all the class options that we have, and I think, no matter where you go, there’s always someone that you can lean on.”

History teacher John Hogan says he feels the sense of community is stronger now than when he started teaching at BHS 20 years ago, and credited Principal Mick Galloway with creating a sense of cohesion.

“This is one of the best times to be at BHS,” Hogan says in the video.

Galloway reflects on Hurricane Helene and its impact on the school and Transylvania County, saying the strong sense of community was on display as students, staff and the public came together to support each other, especially those students who lost their homes and possessions.

“We faced a storm, both literally and figuratively, and the resolve and the resilience of this community, you know, they rose to the occasion,” Galloway says. “In a ‘me’ society these days, our community is still ingrained in its roots.”

By Olivia Hankey