During a special meeting of the Preston County Board of Education on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Board interviewed eight candidates for the current vacancy on the Board that was previously filled by Mrs. Shelley Miller. After completing all of the interviews and deliberating on the matter, the Board approved Mrs. Beth Noss to fill the vacancy through June 30, 2026. The remaining two years of the term will be determined in the May 2026 Primary Election. Congratulations to new Board member Beth Noss! Mrs. Noss will be sworn in at an upcoming meeting of the Board following her required initial training through the WV State Board Association.
Preston County Schools is proud to once again collaborate with Let Your Light Shine for Preston County, Wal-Mart, and the many other businesses and churches in the county who work to supply complete Easter Dinners for 500 of our own families who find themselves in need. Our schools take up donations and hold drives in an effort to assist, as well as many of our schools will serve as distribution sites on April 11th and 12th. More information will follow as we get closer to those dates. Any families in need can contact their school's counselor or student support team. For more information on either applying for the meal, or if you're wanting to volunteer or donate, you can contact either the school's student support team, or search Let Your Shine For Preston County and get directly in contact with them. We greatly appreciate these efforts around another holiday season, and are proud to continue to work to make the lives of Prestonians better. Thank you for the continued invitation to collaborate on such a good initiative.
Kingwood Elementary is proud to announce the PurposeFULL People awards for the month of February. These students are being recognized for demonstrating the trait of cooperation in the classroom and throughout campus.
KES: This is a reminder that the Scholastic Book Fair will be at our school THIS week! Tomorrow is shopping day for PreK and Kindergarten.
This event is Friday, April 4th at PHS. Participants will meet at PHS at 4pm. Doors open to the public at 5pm. Choir concert starts at 5:30pm. Performers will wear jeans or dark bottoms and provided t-shirt. T-shirts will be distributed during rehearsal the evening of the event.This form is only for students attending. A separate response needs to be submitted for each child. All responses need to be entered by Monday, March 24th at 8am. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fr%2FV2pLGxuB6G&data=05%7C02%7Cspeaslee%40k12.wv.us%7C1571f01cf233408a098a08dd67ec9f9c%7Ce019b04b330c467a8bae09fb17374d6a%7C0%7C0%7C638780988156400758%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZpVoxiliR6n2DEt2frV86GQ41M0bOuy6a%2BBMeR8IarI%3D&reserved=0
Congratulations to all of our winners and participants in the Regional Social Studies Fair yesterday. Preston County had an amazing showing. 2025 Preston County West Virginia Region VII Social Studies Fair Results Preston County Clean Sweep at Regionals! On March 19, 2025, Preston County Schools sent thirty-six projects to compete at the West Virginia Region VII Social Studies Fair. The West Virginia Region VII Social Studies Fair was held at the Waco Center in Glenville, West Virginia. Results: 24 first place, 4 second place, 4 third place, and 4 that had a great showing. First Place winners will now advance to the West Virginia State Social Studies Fair on April 11, 2025, at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. Division I First Place: Delilah Ringer – Bruceton Noah Goodrich – Kingwood Grady Walsh, Coal Baker & Wyatt Calhoun – Terra Alta/East Preston Emilia Bright – Bruceton Ava Kerstetter & Addilyn Baker – Kingwood Taylor Schnopp – Kingwood Ryan Foley – Kingwood Division II First Place: Aiden Huggins & Connor Larue – West Preston Adrienne Bernatowicz – Central Preston Scarlett Hayes – Central Preston Ava Waters – Aurora Remington Wolfe & Isaiah Nelson – South Preston Ella Dilly – West Preston Kenzley Rouzee & Katelyn Kelly – Central Preston Sophie Uphold – Central Preston Collin Sheets & Bryson Teets – Central Preston Temperance Phillips & Kayleigh Myers – South Preston Mason White & Noah Johnson – West Preston Division III First Place: Isabella Edmunds – Preston High Kalista Huggins – Preston High Elijah Barker – Preston High Delaney Seese & Olivia Seese – Preston High Reese Stratton – Preston High Sophia Flowers, Leila Carpenter & Kaitlin Michaels – Preston High Division I Second Place: Cooper Welch & John Yates – Kingwood Penelope Hebb & Savannah Calhoun - Kingwood Division II Second Place: Makenzie Goodwin – Central Preston Ava Myers – South Preston Division I Third Place: Briar Larew – Kingwood Jay Taylor & Eli Mauldin – Kingwood Division III Mackenzie Selders & Heidi Michael 0 Preston High Logan Bell – Preston High Didn’t Place: Catalina Richards – Bruceton Ty Peaslee – Kingwood Deseree Newland, Audrey Britton & Jaden Arnold – Preston High Colson Manko – Preston High
The 2025-2026 Proposed Calendar is currently available for public comment. Public Comments on the calendar can be submitted to Superintendent Martin at brrmarti@k12.wv.us. Comments will be received through Wednesday, April 9th with the final hearing and vote on the calendar scheduled for the Monday, April 14th Board Meeting. Important dates on the calendar to note:
8/18 - First Day for Students
5/28 - Possible Last Day for Students
5/28 - PHS Graduation
9/26 and 9/29 Off (Buckwheat)
Full Week off for Thanksgiving
Christmas Break begins on 12/24 - (students go 12/22, 12/23)
Calendar - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2073/PCS/5430428/2025-2026_Preston_D03182025T121615.pdf
Non-Traditional (Brain Freeze Days) Application - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2073/PCS/5430427/NTI_Day_Application.pdf
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After 2 weeks in March, here are your top reading schools in Beanstack. #PCSREADS #BEANSTACK
The winners of our PBIS February drawing participated in a bracelet making party last Friday afternoon! These students got to spend some quality time with other peers and the staff members who recognized their positive behavior through issuing of a STOMP ticket. Remember to show respect, take responsibility, overcome your problems, motivate to learn, and prepare for success in everything you do, Stags!
Last Thursday, students in grades PreK through 4 had the opportunity to have some play time with Sir Chester, Preston County Schools’ therapy dog! This incentive was earned by coming to school all day every day during the month of January! Those earning perfect attendance were put into a drawing from each homeroom. We hope to see everyone tomorrow—you never know who might show up!
Exciting news from Preston County Schools! We have not only met, but exceeded our reading goal with 2 months still remaining in the year. This achievement reflects the hard work and dedication of our students and educators. Let's continue to promote a culture of reading and keep our schools at the top of the leader board. How are you encouraging reading in your community? #keepreading #Beanstack #PCSREADS
This is a Kingwood Area Bus Announcement for Bus 51-25. Tomorrow, Friday March 14th, Bus 51-25, Phillip Moreland, will not be running. Again, Bus 51-25 will not run tomorrow the 14th.
Mark your calendars for Preston County Schools Fine Arts Festival on April 4, 2025!
Preston County Schools is in need of substitute cooks. Becoming a sub cook can even lead to full-time employment with PCS if interested. The next class will be Monday, March 24th at 9AM in the PCS Board Room. To be eligible for employment, applicants must pass the test at the end of class, have a HS Diploma or GED, and receive a clean background check. If interested, please call Autumn Sheets at 304-329-0580 ext. 3216, or email Justin Hough, Director of Child Nutrition, at jhough@k12.wv.us
April Menus
The Preston County Board of Education is looking to fill a vacancy left by the recent resignation of one of its members. Those interested in the position are asked to submit a written notice of interest to Preston County Schools Superintendent Brad Martin by 2 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025. Notices can be emailed, hand-delivered or mailed to the Superintendent’s Office at 731 Preston Drive, Kingwood, WV 26537 or to brrmarti@k12.wv.us.
Alongside notices, candidates should include qualifications, experience and why they’re interested. Interviews will be conducted Wednesday, March 26th at 6:00 PM in the BOE Boardroom. Candidates should be available that evening, as times and durations are dependent on the number of applicants.
Interested candidates must reside within the 1st or 2nd Magisterial Districts of Preston County. This vacancy cannot be filled from a resident of the 3rd.
KES will be collecting food items for the county-wide Easter Meal giveaway. Here is what we are requesting from each grade: PRE-K-GRAVY PACKETS/CANS (NO GLASS); K- MAC N’ CHEESE; 1ST - STUFFING (BAG OR BOX); 2ND - CANNED FRUIT; 3RD - CANNED GREEN BEANS; 4TH- CANNED CORN. DONATIONS WILL BE COLLECTED MARCH 10-24.
Today, KES welcomes back four fourth graders from Charleston, WV, where they represented Preston County in the 2025 WV All-State Children’s Chorus! We are very proud of these students for their hard work and dedication! Special thanks to music teacher Hillary Barlow for working with and instilling a love of music in our students!
We had a week of fun at KES with Read Across America Week March 3-7! Thank you to all the families who came out to celebrate with us on Thursday evening despite the weather conditions! There was reading, counting, building, physical activities, slime making and snacking! It is our hope that you enjoyed the time spent with your children and our staff and volunteers as much as we did!
