Are you looking for a fun way for your students to spend the summer? Come join Energy Express located this summer at Preston High beginning June 17th and running through July 26th from 8 am to 11:30 a.m. Transportation will be available July 1 - 3 and July 8 - 26 (with some limitations). At Energy Express students will make new friends, receive breakfast and lunch, express themselves through art, writing, and drama activities, get a book to keep every week, and spend time with a college student mentor. The deadline to enroll is May 21st. Additional information is posted on the Preston County Schools website under menu, parents/students, programs & activities as well as emailed to all K - 5 student email accounts. Questions? Call 304-329-1391. Applications can be submitted to your student's school office or returned to the Preston County Extension Office located at 115 West Court Street in Kingwood.
Check out the news story on Preston High School's Annual Career Fair at https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/article/1582661 & WBOY TV at https://www.wboy.com/video/preston-high-school-holds-career-fair-for-students-and-community/9661173/
Footage from last night's CPMS Spring Band Concert can be found at the following link: https://live.myvrspot.com/iframe?v=NTA4MTA5YjJjYThlODZlYTQ1YTc3Mzc2ZTQwOTdhYmY
Footage from Wednesday's PHS and KES Choral Festival can be found at the following link: https://live.myvrspot.com/iframe?v=MWFlZmE2NjBhYWEwZjRmMDQwMTBkYjkzYzMzNGFhZmE
PCS students in grades 3 - 8 will participate in required state testing the week of May 6th.
Today, Friday, May 3, is designated as National School Lunch Hero day. Preston County Schools would like to take this opportunity to recognize the hardworking professionals in our school cafeterias. Thank you for all you do!
Tomorrow, Friday, May 3rd, Bus 58, Scott McCabe for Bruceton will not run.
Congratulations to Gwendolyn Weaver, a junior at Preston High, who represented PHS at the 2024 WV Music Educators Association All State Choir in Charleston, WV back in March.
PCS students in grades 3 - 8 will participate in state testing May 6 & 8; grades 5 & 8 only will also take a science test on May 10. Make up tests will be May 7, 9, & the week of May 13th.
This is an update to a previous message regarding the cancelation of bus 32, Nathan Bolyard, for South Preston, Fellowsville, and Preston High. The afternoon bus run is now covered. Steven Bolyard, bus 79-17 will pick up Fellowsville Elementary students that normally ride bus 32, and Robert Anderson, bus 79-17 will pick up PHS students and deliver them to FES.
PHS Students Help to Revive Terra Alta Community Through Art
On Friday, April 26, 2024, Steve Wise and Rich Hopkins, directors of the Terra Alta Christian Foundation, awarded three Preston High School (PHS) students with cash awards for their artwork. A total of 86 PHS art students entered the contest to create a billboard design for the community of Terra Alta. The theme for the contest, said Wise, is to encourage the citizens of Terra Alta to take pride in their community and help to revive it. The student artwork was judged on the overall response to the theme, the demonstrated creativity, how aesthetically pleasing the piece is, the potential for the design to work on a billboard, etc. Wise told the winners that his foundation was looking for encouraging messages to the citizens of Terra Alta and their work stood out as the best. Wise added that the foundation hopes to make this an ongoing contest where future students will design the next round of billboards; he encouraged the students to participate in the future, but also to get involved within their own Preston County communities. Wise said, “when you graduate, stay, and make a difference in your community. Every voice should be heard and yours can make a difference.”
The Terra Alta Christian Foundation is a young organization (2 – 3 years old) with the goal of improving the town of Terra Alta through a variety of projects as well as raising one-million-dollars over the next ten years to support the vision.
The art project began in May of 2023 through a conversation between Wise and PHS art Teacher Tiffany Hardy. Initially, Wise had the idea to create a mural project, and that still may happen at some point in the future, but the billboard contest developed and was carried out. Wise intends for the art and other future projects to celebrate the history of Terra Alta and inspire the citizens to improve their community because “together we can all make a difference.” Wise told the audience the reason for this contest stemmed from the fact that “art and music lift the human spirit and beauty draws out the very best in us,” and that is why the foundation believes the students artwork is a great beginning for improving Terra Alta.
The contest at PHS was sponsored by art teachers Tiffany Hardy and Michele Rodich. Both of whom were very proud of their students and their dedication to art. The winners for the first billboard contest were: 1st place Jayden Livengood, whose theme was “Together We Can Revive;” 2nd place Cory Stone; 3rd place Jaydyn Wolfe. All three students are freshmen at PHS. The students each received a check from the foundation in addition to their accolades.
Brittany Foley Thomas Memorial - 5th Grade Track & Field Challenge
Preston County Schools will be hosting the Brittany Foley Thomas - 5th Grade Track & Field Challenge on Monday, May 13, 2024. The meet will be held at the Dr. John Trenton Track & Field Facility at Preston High School.
Below is the schedule of events.
9:00 a.m. - Long Jump and Softball Throw
9:30 a.m. - 100 Meter Dash
10:00 a.m. - 400 Meter Dash
10:30 a.m. - 50 Meter Dash
11:00 a.m. - 200 Meter Dash
11:30 a.m. - Lunch
12:00 p.m. - Cross Country Run
12:45 p.m. - 4 x 100
1:15 p.m. - Depart for home
NOTE: Times are approximate. Girls will run first followed by the boys.
Click on this link to register your child: https://forms.office.com/r/ZMEKrX7Lhm
Parents are welcome and there is not an admission fee.
This meet is made possible by Preston County Schools and friends and family of the Foley and Thomas families.
Students are asked to wear a shirt in the color of their school.
Aurora - Red
Bruceton - Maroon
Central Preston - Gray
Fellowsville - White
Rowlesburg - Orange
South Preston - Yellow / Gold
Terra Alta - East Preston - Navy Blue
West Preston - Royal Blue
Those in attendance will be able to purchase cold drinks from the Kona Ice.
Today, Monday, April 29th, Bus 32, Nathan Bolyard for South Preston School and Preston High School, will not run this afternoon.
Today, Monday, April 29th, bus 129 Casey Feather, Bruceton and PHS will be delivered approximately 35 minutes late today and be on bus 9. Parents are welcome to pick up PHS students at Bruceton School at 4 pm.
Preston County Students in grades 3 - 8 will participate in state testing May 6, 8, and 10, 2024. Parents please limit appointments and absences if at all possible. State testing is required for all students in grades 3 - 8. Thank you for your cooperation.
Nominees for PCS 2024 Teacher of the Year and Coach of the Year (bios for teachers available at https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/article/1570241 and bios for coaches available at https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/article/1570084)
Nominees for 2024 PCS Service Personnel (bios available at https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/article/1570503)
All West Preston Students are invited to the 2nd annual End of the Year School Bash on Friday, May 10th from 6pm-8pm in the Reedsville Park. A fun carnival theme full of food, a splash zone, kettle corn, games, prizes and much more. New this year, the event has added the 1st Annual End of the Year 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament! Please call 304-771-1060 to register by May 1st ! Remember, this is a free event on May 10th from 6pm - 8pm in the Reedsville park!"
Five of our PCS schools; Bruceton, Kingwood Elementary, South Preston, Rowlesburg, and West Preston After School Explorers participated in the Make It Shine campaign. Nearly 70 students and 20 staff members participated in cleaning school property and surrounding grounds and collecting 22 bags of trash. A spring project that they look forward to participating in! They had fun & did a great job! Additional photos available at https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/article/1567565
Funding for this 21st Century Community Learning Center is provided wholly or in part by a grant from the United States Department of Education under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title IV Part B, with grant administration carried out by the West Virginia Department of Education.
Four Preston High School students signed commitments to the military on Tuesday, 4/23/24. Alexandria Snider signed with the Air Force; Braeden Frankhouser signed with the Army; Alex Burns & Sydney Gnik signed with the Army National Guard. #Prestoncountyproud #militaryproud
