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Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Monday, January 10th. Maintenance, mechanics, and custodians report on a regular schedule, and all other students and staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The scheduled school-day girls’ basketball game between Central Preston and Terra Alta/East Preston has been rescheduled to Friday and the boys’ game will proceed tomorrow as scheduled. This message is from Preston County Schools using the Thrillshare automated calling system.
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Here is the link to the weekly COVID list for Friday, January 7, 2022. https://5il.co/1406z Masks will be required at Rowlesburg School and as a result of a Federal Mandate, Masks must be worn on all buses until the mandate has been lifted. Masks will be optional in all other buildings
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Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Friday, January 7th. Students do not report and all extra-curricular activities are cancelled on Friday, but may proceed on Saturday. Maintenance, mechanics, and all AM and PM custodians, including cook/custodians may report on a regular schedule and depart three hours early from their shifts or report on a three-hour delay. Other 240-day plus staff are to report on a three-hour delay. All other staff does not report. This message is from Preston County Schools using the Thrillshare automated calling system.
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Preston County Schools will dismiss all schools one-hour early today, Thursday, January 6th and all after-school activities are cancelled. In addition, all schools will operate on a two-hour delay for tomorrow, Friday, January 7th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians, report on a regular schedule; and all other students and staff report on a two-hour delay. This message is from Preston County Schools using the Thrillshare automated calling system.
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Preston County Schools has updated their Covid Procedures. Click here for the document. https://5il.co/13o81
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Here is the link to the weekly COVID list for Thursday, December 23, 2021. https://5il.co/13jce Masks will be required at Bruceton School and all bus routes when we return to school on January 3, 2022. Masks will be optional in the schools not listed.
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PCS is please to announce our Summer Learning dates.
Term 1: June 6 - June 30, 2022
Term 2: July 11 - August 4, 2022
More information coming soon.
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The Grinch made it back to bid students farewell for the holidays! Merry Christmas to our KES Families! See you in 2022!
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Bus 41 - Adam Foley - in the Kingwood area will not be running tomorrow, Thursday, December 23, 2021. Students will not be marked absent.
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A required class for anyone interested in becoming a substitute custodian for Preston County Schools is scheduled on Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at the Preston County BOE Boardroom. The custodian class will begin at 12:30 PM.
All potential applicants must be a high school graduate, pass the online custodian exam given at the class, complete a criminal background check, and will need to submit a bid for the position by visiting https://prestonboe.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx.
If you have any questions, about the class, please contact Mr. Brad Martin at (304) 329-0580 ext. 225 or Kristin James at (304) 329-0580 ext. 238.
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A required class for anyone interested in becoming a substitute cook for Preston County Schools is scheduled on Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at the Preston County BOE Boardroom at 8:00 AM. All potential applicants must be a high school graduate, pass the online cook exam given at the class, obtain a valid food handler's card, pass a background check, and will need to submit a bid for the position by visiting the Preston County Schools' website at https://prestonboe.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx. If you have any questions, about the upcoming class, please contact Mr. Brad Martin at (304) 329-0580 ext. 225, Kristin James at ext. 238, or Beth Doerr at ext. 234.
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Preston County Schools is now accepting applications for the 22-23 PreK and Kindergarten students. Please use this link to get to all the information required along with the application. You can also find it on our app.
https://5il.co/13erc
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Here is the link to the weekly COVID list for the week of December 20, 2021. https://5il.co/13cy5 Masks will be required at South Preston School and on all bus routes. Masks will be optional in the schools not listed. PCS will dismiss 2 hours early on Thursday, December 23, 2021.
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Superintendent of Preston County Schools, Steve Wotring, has issused a statment in regards to the recent events. Here is the link https://5il.co/13c6z
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Bus 64-15, Robin Riffle in the Kingwood area will not be running on Friday, December 17, 2021. Students will not be marked absent.
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Bus 71-16, Phillip Moreland, in the Kingwood area will not run tomorrow, December 16, 2021. Students will not be marked absent.
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Come out and join us for Deck the Halls this Friday 6-8 p.m. We will have games, refreshments, crafts, and who knows, maybe even a visit from Old Saint Nick himself! Fun for whole family, so gather up them thar yung'ens and c'mon out!
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We had a special visitor at KES this morning! Mr. Grinch himself spread some Christmas cheer and promoted healthy habits by handing out hand sanitizer to EVERY student! Special thanks to Kingwood Walmart for their generous donation to help keep our kiddos healthy!
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This is our last FULL WEEK of school before Christmas Break! To celebrate, the KES Attendance Team is sponsoring a Holiday Spirit Week!
Monday: Holiday Hat Day
Tuesday: Twin Day
Wednesday: Ugly Sweater Day
Thursday: Favorite Winter Character Day (Dress as your favorite winter character--Frosty, Santa, Grinch, elves, reindeer, etc.)
Friday: Flannel Day
PRIZES will be given daily for being present at school!
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West Virginia Academy, a charter school in Morgantown, is pre-registering students for the Fall of 2022. The pre-registration deadline is December 15, 2021. https://www.westvirginiaacademy.org/