Preston County Schools

The 23-24 school year bus transportation schedules are now available on the Preston County Schools Website under Parents/Students and Transportation. Please contact the transportation department with any questions at (304) 329-2524. https://bit.ly/3rRE6FP

Summer athletic shuttle bus service for Preston High School student-athletes begins on Monday, July 31st through Tuesday August 15th. Buses deliver students to PHS at approximately 3:30 PM and depart PHS at 8:00 PM. A posted schedule that provides the driver's name, bus number, pick up points and departure and arrival times is posted on the Preston County Schools and PHS websites under the news section. Please contact the transportation department with any questions at (304) 329-2524.

PCS Virtual Learning Application https://5il.co/1eqfc Deadline: August 4 2023 Contact: Dani Kelley Email: drkelley@k12.wv.us Telephone: 304-329-0580 Ext. 228

Preston County Schools will be offering a School Bus Driver Training class beginning Monday Aug. 28th at 6pm in the JROTC Building at Preston High School. Please fill out the on-line application for a Substitute Bus Operator position at prestoncountyschools.com under the employment tab to be considered for the class. For more information please call 304-329-2524.

Tryouts for any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade girl interested in trying out for the Squires Cheer Team will take place on Monday, August 7th from 5-7 PM at Central Preston Middle School. There will be a brief parent meeting in advance of tryouts beginning at 4:45 PM. Students must have a current physical and proof of insurance in order to tryout. Please contact Head Coach Eraka Anderson or Assistant Coach Kayla Boylan with any questions.

This is an important message regarding the Preston High School Band. It is not too late to join the Preston High School Band! Our new Band Director, Mr. Nose, is working on building the program and is asking that any student who has been a member of the band in the past, especially incoming Freshmen students who were in middle school band, to come to Preston High School Band's summer practices to give high school band a try this year. The band has a very exciting schedule for this year, with many performances throughout the state. Full band practice is scheduled for Thursday, July 13th from 6:00-8:00pm. Beginning Monday, July 17th, practices will be held Monday through Friday from 9:00am-2:00pm. For more information regarding the band schedule and shuttle buses to the school, please visit the Preston High School Music Department website on the PHS website or you can also find the link on the PHS Music Department's Facebook Page. Thank you!"

This message is for all Preston County Schools extended-day employees. The Governor's recent proclamation declaring Monday, July 3rd as a holiday for state employees is not applicable to Preston County school employees. An advisement has been sought and received from the WV Department of Education indicating that Monday is a work day for extended-day school employees around the state.

https://tinyurl.com/yw29vvx8 Link to P-EBT page with all the information that you need. 2023 P-EBT benefits will be available on June 12 2023. Please call 866.545.6502 for questions or concerns related to P-EBT. The county and school offices cannot help you with questions.

https://tinyurl.com/yd8eepek 7th and 12th grade students for the 23/24 school year are required to have up to date vaccines. Please send documentation. to the school nurse once school starts in the fall.

FREE SUMMER MEALS MEAL LOCATION SITES AURORA SCHOOL June 12 - July 14 Monday-Friday Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 Lunch: 11:30-12:30 BRUCETON SCHOOL June 12 - July 14 Monday-Friday Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 Lunch: 11:30-12:30 WEST PRESTON SCHOOL June 12 - July 14 Monday-Friday Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 Lunch: 11:30-12:30 CENTRAL PRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL June 12 - July 28 Monday-Friday Breakfast: 8:00-9:45 Lunch: 11:30-12:45 ALL SITES CLOSED June 19, June 20, July 3, July 4

BUS SCHEDULE ! https://5il.co/1v5bg For those students enrolled in summer learning from June 12th - July 14th. There will be no school on June 19th and 20th and July 3rd and 4th. Energy Express at Central Preston Middle School will be from June 21st - July 28th

The time to apply for new and continuing transfers from one county school to another within Preston County Schools is here! Please complete the online form for each individual student separately at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/A0zbLzQLMT Your request for an in-county transfer is contingent upon certain conditions including class size enrollment. Should this grade level exceed the maximum capacity of students enrolled from this attendance area at any time during the school year, it may be necessary for your child to return to the school in your home district area. This request form does not indicate that Preston County Schools is approving the transfer, nor does it indicate that Preston County Schools will provide transportation as required by County Policy 11-13. You will be responsible to provide the transportation to and from your child's school, if approved. Additionally, if your child should have excessive absences or tardies, then this approval will be reconsidered during a CA2/School Attendance Review Board meeting at the county office. You will receive a letter in the mail by the end of July providing your approval or denial. Thank you, Laura Shaffer Preston County Schools Director of Attendance & Student Support Services Email: laura.shaffer@k12.wv.us Phone: 304-329-0580 Ext 236

Summer Learning and Fun Calendar of Events. https://5il.co/1v5bk If your child (grades K-5) did not receive a copy of the summer reading book, According to Humphrey, please contact Katie McDonald at kathleen.mcdonald@k12.wv.us

The Preston High School Graduation Ceremony will proceed as scheduled today @ 7:30 PM & will occur outdoors at Knights Stadium. If you are unable to attend the event, it will be available via Mountain Digital Hometown WV@ https://www.youtube.com/cable7 or Prodigi- Channel 10.

At this time, we have received an update from law enforcement, law enforcement is in route to escort the buses from Big Bear Lake back to the school. Once the buses return to the school with law enforcement, the school will come out of secure status and begin a controlled release of students. It is anticipated that buses will be delivering students home approximately 10-15 minutes later then usual.

At this time, we have received notice from the Preston County County Sheriff Department that an armed robbery suspect has been spotted in the Bruceton / Hazelton Area. As a precautionary measure, the Bruceton School is being placed on Secure status with no visitors being permitted in or out of the school. In addition, students on the field trip at Big Bear Lake are remaining at that location until an update is received from law enforcement advising them to return to the school. Further updates will be provided once additional information has been received.

An informational meeting for any current 5th, 6th, and 7th grade student interested in playing Squires football will be held on Thursday, May 18th at the Central Preston Middle School at 6:00 PM.

Preston High Football will be having an organizational meeting on Tuesday, May 9th at 6:00 PM at the Preston High School Media Center. Anyone interested in playing football should attend. If you cannot attend and want to play, please contact Coach Deep at (304) 288-08473. Thank you.

The following is an update on after-school and other extracurricular activities. Little Learners is cancelled at all locations, there will be no athletic practices at Preston High School and the status of the girls' lacrosse game will be communicated by the coaching staff, at Central Preston track practice is cancelled and pitchers and catchers for the softball team will practice in the Gym from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, at Terra Alta / East Preston there will be no athletic practices, but the Book to Movie event will proceed at 5:30 PM in the gym, at Bruceton the track team will practice at the school from 4-5 PM and the status of softball practice will be communicated by the coaching staff, at West there will be no track practice and the softball team will practice in the gym at 5 PM, finally at Aurora there will be no practice sessions or events at the school.

Preston County Schools will be closed Wednesday, May 3rd & today will be a “Brain Freeze” Day. Students do not report; however, staff reports on a 2-hour delay. Bus drivers should contact the bus garage for any requirements. Sub personnel is not to report unless they are specifically directed to do so. All schools will be open from 10 AM to 12 PM for students who need help & lunches will be served from 11:30 AM to 1 PM. Administrative sessions with Karen Cagle, scheduled school data meetings, & the CTE Craft Committee Meeting will proceed as scheduled. The status on other extracurricular activities will be announced later today.