Preston County Schools will be offering substitute certification classes for the following service personnel positions: Cooks - Tuesday, October 8th at 9:00 AM, Custodians - Wednesday, October 9th at 9:00 AM, and Aides - Friday, October 18th at 8:00 AM. All classes are held in the PCS BOE Board Room. Please go to prestoncountyschools.com to apply and email asheets@k12.wv.us if interested in attending or getting more information.
PHS Skills USA Chapter is collecting gently used and new shoes as a fundraiser. Your donation will help our students out, and it will help those in need as well. See the flyers for details.
Preston County Schools will be dismissing all schools two-hour early today in line with the posted academic calendar. We hope our students, parents, and staff enjoy the extended weekend break.
We're in full Buckwheat Season here in Preston County, and students at Preston High School showed their pride in their school and community by posting on, what else but buckwheat, the best things about the county where we all live. Great job Knights and Happy Buckwheat Festival to all.
Order your official Preston High Letterman Jacket with Jostens.com. These would make great graduation gifts.
Tomorrow, Wednesday the 25th, Bus 73-16 , Josie Shillito, will not run, affecting both Terra Alta and PHS students. Again, bus 73-16 will not run tomorrow in Terra Alta or for PHS students.
In accordance with WV Board Policy 6204, impact statements and supporting data related to the possible closures of Fellowsville Elementary School and Rowlesburg School have been posted in all county school locations, in the office of the Superintendent, and in the county bus garage for public review from September 24, 2024 through October 28, 2024.
Many of our PHS senior nursing students volunteered to help Kingwood Healthcare Center with their Harvest Festival for their residents. We are so proud of our caring Knights!
Almost 100 seniors from Mr. Tennant's and Mrs. Barker's classes visited the Flight 93 Memorial in Stoystown, PA on September 18, 2024. Students learned about the events of 9/11 and got to see firsthand the memorial dedicated to the people who lost their lives on Flight 93.
Tomorrow, 9/20/24, we will be having a Threat Response Assembly. We will have a panel of people from the Sheriff's Office and Prosecuting Attorney's office discussing issues surrounding threats being made to the safety of our school. Freshmen and Sophomores will report to the gym from 8:00 to 8:45, and Juniors and Seniors will report to the gym from 9:00 to 9:45.
Good evening. This is just a reminder to parents and guardians to either send in absence or doctor's notes upon their students return to school, or to utilize the online form which can be found on the main banner on the Preston County Schools website, or under documents on the app. Thank you.
October's menus are now available for parents and guardians to see their student's school's meal offerings next month. Tomorrow will be our final new item of the month, with most schools having Buffalo Chicken Pizza, while some, due to distribution issues, could be serving BBQ Chicken Pizza (also new to PCS). Following tomorrow's lunch, in the coming days, you will see a link to a survey. This survey will be used to help determine future menus and improve our feeding program and service to our students. If there are ever any questions, comments, or concerns, those can be directed to Justin Hough, Director of Child Nutrition at jhough@k12.wv.us or at 304-329-0580 x234.
The Preston County Board of Education is seeking two Preston High School students in 11th or 12th grade to serve as student Board members for the 2024-25 academic year. Applications are to be emailed to Superintendent Brad Martin at brrmarti@k12.wv.us by Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The application can be found at the following link: https://5il.co/2wti1 and will also be posted on the Preston County Schools and Preston High School webpage and Facebook pages. Questions can be directed to Mr. Martin at (304) 329-0580 or by email.
ASVAB testing is set to take place at PHS. See the flyer for details.
Per Section 9528 of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, schools are required to release student's names and contact information to military recruiters unless the parent or 18-year-old student opts out. There is an "Opt Out" form posted in Schoology that can be filled out if you do not want your student's name released to military recruiters. It must be turned into the guidance office by September 26, 2024.
Are you interested in attending a U.S. Service Academy? There will be an opportunity to meet with representatives locally at University High School on September 29 at 2pm. Please see the attached flyer.
Based on communcations with the Preston County Sheriff's Department, they have advised that by having the juvenile in custody that no credible threat to the community is believed to exist at this time. As as result, all scheduled extracurricular activities will be permitted to continue as scheduled tonight. Additional security for tonight's home football game has also been secured.
Based on the school threats that came to light today and to better ensure the safety and security of our students throughout the district, Preston County Schools will be on a remote learning day for tomorrow, Friday, September 13th. Students will not report tomorrow and staff will report on a 2-hour delay with the expectation for assignments to be posted for students by 10 AM. Staff should be available for calls or messages from 10 AM to 12 PM and from 1 to 3 PM. Unlike a normal Brain Freeze Day, lunches will not be served as to not bring students into the buildings tomorrow. The status of any scheduled extracurricular activities will be announced tomorrow by midday.
Based on the school threats that came to light today and to better ensure the safety and security of our students throughout the district, Preston County Schools will be on a remote learning day for tomorrow, Friday, September 13th. Students will not report, and all staff members will be reporting on a 2-hour delay with the expectation for assignments to be posted for students by 10 AM. Staff should be available for calls or messages from 10 AM to 12 PM and from 1 to 3 PM. Unlike a normal Brain Freeze Day, lunches will not be served as to not bring students into the buildings tomorrow. Long-term subs should report, while all other subs should not report tomorrow. Staff without direct student responsibilities tomorrow can work on any unfinished training via Vector Solutions.
At this time, all Preston High School students have been either been picked up by their parent or are being delivered home by county bus. Local, state, and federal law enforcement are actively investigating the threats against Preston High School and it's students. We appreciate the efforts of our school and transportation staff and law enforcement in assisting in an orderly dismissal of students and appreciate parents' patience as we have been dealing with this difficult situation. All extra-curricular activities at Preston High School are postponed for tonight. Additional information will be forthcoming later today.