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Reminder to Queen Ceres, King Buckwheat, escort, & Jr. Princess candidates: applications/resumes/letters of recommendation are due Wed., 1/10. Late applications will not be considered (if 1/10 is a snow day, due date moves to next school day). Questions: darby.rouzee@k12.wv.us
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January Calendar of Events
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Good morning and Happy New Year! Students return to school tomorrow, Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
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This afternoon, December 22, the following changes will occur to bus drop off times: students on Stemple Ridge will be arriving home approximately 30 minutes late. Route 50 students who ride Doug Combs bus will be dropped off approximately 10 minutes late.
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Public service announcement: Morgantown Volleyball Program for students age 8 - 13, begins 1/17/24. For more info email info@mylanpark.org or call 304-973-9733. To register visit http://tinyurl.com/5cc62zf5.
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Aurora School students will be arriving home approximately 10 minutes late.
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This is a reminder that Preston County Schools will dismiss 2 hours early on Friday, December 22nd & students will remain on winter break until January 3rd. Preston County Schools wishes all of our families and staff a safe and wonderful holiday break.
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Join PCS over break for a reading challenge on Beanstack (in Clever); challenges for all ages, even staff! Enjoy a relaxing holiday break with lots of time for reading! https://www.beanstack.com/find-a-site. Search Preston County Schools and then select your school to begin!
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The Winter 2023 Beat of Excellence is now available online at prestoncountyschools.com under menu>district>beat of excellence>Winter 2023. The magazine includes the latest Levy Expenditures Report. Copies of the magazine will be sent home with students this week.
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This afternoon, December 20, the following changes will occur to bus drop off times: students on Stemple Ridge will be arriving home approximately 30 minutes late. Route 50 students who ride Doug Combs bus will be dropped off approximately 10 minutes late.
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Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
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Preston County Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, December 19th. Maintenance, Mechanics, and 240-day 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 tomorrow, Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
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In response to a notification by the district's food vendor (Gordon Food Service), referencing a product recall related to potential contamination with salmonella of several Quaker Oats products including Quaker Chewy Granola Bar Cookies and Cream that were distributed through the backpack food program that services multiple district schools during the month of December. Efforts are being made to remove the impacted product from any further distributions. However, please discard any recalled items that have been distributed prior to the recall notice.
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Reminder that Aurora School will be dismissing at approximately 2:00 today. The buses will be running approximately 50 minutes early.
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Due to anticipated winter weather conditions, Preston County Schools are cancelling all afterschool activities for tomorrow, Monday, December 18, 2023. The scheduled Board of Education Meeting at Fellowsville has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The rescheduled date and time of the meeting will be announced as soon as possible.
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Next week is a busy week for Aurora School. Monday, please remember that students' lunches need packed in clear Ziplock bags. Please write the student's name on the bag. The buses will depart at 8:00 am. Please see the school website or Facebook page for our Holiday Spirit Week guide.
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Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Monday, December 11th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The data meeting at Aurora will be postponed and the meeting time for the Terra Alta meeting will be shifted to 11 AM.
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Just a reminder that picture retakes will take place on Wednesday, December 13th.
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Aurora's Holiday Concert will be Monday, December 11 beginning at 6:00. Students in grades Pre-K through 4th are to be in their classrooms by 5:45. Band students need to report to the band room by 5:30. Doors will open at 5:00 for visits with Santa!