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Preston County Schools will be closed for today, Tuesday, January 16th & today will be a “Brain Freeze” Day. Students do not report, while staff reports on a 2-hour delay. Day-to-day substitute personnel should not to report unless they are specifically directed to do so. All schools will be open from 10 to 12 for students who require assistance. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county and all school websites under the Live Feed section. The training with Dr. Taylor at Kingwood Elementary scheduled for today has been postponed & a rescheduled date will be announced. Finally, the status on all afterschool activities will be announced later today.
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Preston County Schools will be closed for today, Tuesday, January 16th & it’s a “Brain Freeze” day. Students do not report. Teachers will be available to answer student & parent questions via phone, email, or on Teams throughout the day. In addition, students may come to school sites from 10 AM to 12 PM for assistance with their Brain Freeze activities. Lunches at each school site will be available from 11:30-1:00 PM as well. Parents, please contact the school by 10 AM if you would like to request a meal. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county and all school websites under the Live Feed section. The status on all afterschool activities will be announced later today.
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Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. County Math Field Day will be postponed until Wednesday, January 17th. Teachers requesting substitutes for math field day tomorrow need to adjust the request to the revised date.
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Today, Friday, January 12th is the end of the term 2 grading period; however, finalized grades will now be due Friday, January 19th with report cards sent home with students on Wednesday, January 24th.
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The county science fair public viewing will take place today at the KVFD community building from 5 - 7 pm with awards live streaming at 7 pm from the link on the Preston County Schools website or by accessing http://tinyurl.com/PCSLivestream
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We will be scheduling for high school classes next month on February 13th with 8th grade students and their parents if they are able to attend. The high school counselors will be coming to Aurora School that afternoon and will help each individual student sign up for their classes for freshmen year. There will be lunch provided for parents at 12pm and then we will schedule with students after lunch. Each student will bring home his/her selected courses that day and will need their parent to review their schedule and have both their signature and their parent signature on the form. Please turn the signed form back into the school by Tuesday, February 20th.
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Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, January 11th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
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Due to snow day, application materials for 2024 Buckwheat Festival junior princess, escort, Queen Ceres, or King Buckwheat candidates will now be due tomorrow (or the next day that school resumes). Late applications beyond that date will not be accepted. darby.rouzee@k12.wv.us
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Based on the trending weather this week and the weather prognosis next week, the scheduled two-hour delay on Friday, January 12th has been postponed and Friday will now be a full academic day. In addition, setup for the County Science Fair will be rescheduled from tonight to Thursday, January 11th from 4:00 to 6:30 PM. The County Science Fair will now take place during the academic day on Friday, January 12th, with public viewing of projects from 5-7 PM and awards beginning at 7:00 PM. The awards ceremony will be livestreamed. Finally, based on the missed academic time this week, we plan to extend the report card issuance date past January 22nd and will announce the extended date next week.
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Preston County Schools will be closed today, Wednesday, January 10th. Maintenance, Mechanics, & 240+ custodians report on schedule. All additional 240-day+ employees may report on a 2-hour delay. All other employees & students do not report. All scheduled extra-curricular activities are postponed.; however, an update on setup for the county science fair will be provided later today.
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Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
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Reminder to Queen Ceres, King Buckwheat, escort, & Jr. Princess candidates: applications/resumes/letters of recommendation are due tomorrow, January 10th. Late applications will not be considered. For questions contact darby.rouzee@k12.wv.us
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Setup for the County Science Fair that was scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled to tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10th from 4:00-6:30 PM at the Kingwood Community Building. The County Science Fair will now take place on Thursday, January 11th at the Kingwood Community Building with student presentations taking place during the academic day on Thursday. Public viewing of projects will take place from 5-7 PM on Thursday with an awards ceremony beginning at 7 PM. The awards ceremony is planned to be live streamed on the Preston County Schools website.
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Preston County Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, January 9th. Maintenance, Mechanics, and 240+ custodians report on schedule. All additional 240-day+ employees may report on a 2-hour delay. All other employees and students do not report and all scheduled extra-curricular activities are postponed.
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Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for today Tuesday, January 9 2023. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
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Attention Preston County Home School Families! Home school students who wish to complete state assessments with Preston County Schools must register by Friday 1/12/24 at https://tinyurl.com/PCStest24
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Preston County Schools Reading Challenge - Snowball Fight!
January 6 - March 22, 2024
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Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Monday, January 8, 2024. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The scheduled Board of Education work session at 9 AM has been postponed. However, the regular meeting will proceed at 10 AM.
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