Preston High School

No fooling around today, at least when it comes to recognizing our Paraprofessionals. Paraprofessional Appreciation Day is observed annually on the first Wednesday of April. Today and everyday, we honor paraprofessional educators, who may also be known as paras, instructional assistants, or teacher aides. Paraprofessionals perform a variety of teaching-related jobs and often assist teachers in classrooms.

Paras may work with students on supplemental enrichment activities, either in small groups or one-on-one. They may also help students complete assignments or practice reading. Paraprofessionals often work with students with special education needs and a variety of disabilities. They may also supervise students outside of classrooms and help teachers with clerical work.

Paraprofessionals work tirelessly each day to support students & teachers, so today we honor them for their service.

#ParaprofessionalAppreciationDay

This evening's "Young Writers Awards" will be held at the PHS Theatre at 6:00 PM for elementary and 7:00 for PHS students and live streamed on Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/PrestonCountySchools) (Photos and winner's list will be published tomorrow) Program for elementary students begins at 6, with the high school program following at 7. Both will be live-streamed.

This evening's "Young Writers Awards" will be held at the PHS Theatre at 6:00 PM, and live streamed on Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/PrestonCountySchools)
(Photos and winner's list will be published tomorrow)

Next month begins statewide testing across WV, beginning with our 11th Graders on SAT School Day on the 14th, then our students who take the Alternative State Assessment (WVASA or DLM), with that window opening on April 13th. Attached are letters from Superintendent of WV Schools, Michelle Blatt, on each of those tests outlined:
West Virginia General Summative Assessment for Grades 3-8
West Virginia Alternate Summative Assessment (DLM) for Grades 3-8 and 11
West Virginia SAT School Day for Grade 11

Tomorrow's Cook's Choice for Breakfast at PHS is a delicious one. Breakfast will be these mouth-watering, homemade, cinnamon rolls, accompanied by fruit, milk and juice. Enjoy Knights.

Preston County FFA/PHS Students had a very busy week last week!

In addition to the Ham, Bacon, & Egg show on Saturday, which again was a great success, we also had students competing in the West Virginia Career Development Events at WVU.
Final results were released, and these results are our rankings for the whole state of WV. Each contest had 15-20 teams from across the state and over 60 students individually competing in each one. Our students did so well and make our chapter proud!!
🔨⚙️Ag Mechanics⚙️🔨
7th place team
4th place individual—Brody McCleary
🐛🪲Entomology🪲🐛
6th place team
8th pace individual —Stella Taylor
🌱🔬Plant Pathology🔬🌱
8th place team
🌸💐Floriculture💐🌸
11th place team
🍔🧪Food Science🧪🍔
13th place team

This Saturday!!! Don't miss out on the Ham, Bacon and Egg Show, brought to you by the PC FFA, at the PHS Gym beginning at 6PM. Doors open at 5.

From the Preston Prevention Partnership and Preston County Family Resources Network (PRN):
🚍 Need a ride to the Family Expo?

We’re working to make the Preston County Family Expo as accessible as possible for all families — and transportation 𝙢𝙖𝙮 be available based on interest.

If transportation has ever been a barrier for your family, we want to hear from you!

👉 Take 1 minute to submit a request here: https://tinyurl.com/2026ExpoTransportation

This will help us determine whether transportation can be offered and where it’s needed most.

Please share with anyone who may benefit ❤️

https://www.facebook.com/PrestonFRN

Thanks to our wonderful community partnerships with the Preston County Chamber of Commerce and the Preston County Economic Development Authority, and through sponsorship from Greer Industries, Preston High School students were able to visit with over 20 vendors today during the annual Student & Community Career Fair. It's never too early to get a jump start on your life after school, and each year PHS, works with many partners to ensure our students are ready to tackle the real world.

Ten Preston High School students were recognized today with the Jerry Seinfeld Prize, an award recognizing students for their comedic personalities and positive impact on peers and faculty. Created and provided with generosity year after year by community member Deb Miller, the award is not about being a class clown, but rather recognizing someone who is positive, has a good sense of humor, and uses humor to brighten the days of those around them.
These students continue to give people a reason to laugh, and always seem to be putting smiles on the faces of others. Today, their ability to brighten peoples' days was recognized.

The winning students of the 2026 Preston High School Jerry Seinfeld Award include:

Tristan Dawson-- 10th Grade
Grace Baker-Mayne-- 12th Grade
Alex Rinck-- 12th Grade
Dominic Weaver-- 10th Grade
Mason Riley-- 12th Grade
Ava Turner-- 10th Grade
Reagan Jennings-- 10th Grade
Tameron Upole-- 11th Grade
Katheryne Holt-- 10th Grade
Evan Guseman-- 10th Grade

Congratulations to these incredible student athletes on their conference designations for the 25-26 Basketball and Cheer Seasons.

ATTN: Current juniors/rising seniors who are interested in attending one of our Nation’s 4 Service Academies – U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy beginning in the summer of 2027.

Senator Capito’s 2026 academy nomination application is now OPEN. A nomination is a required part of the application process. The deadline to submit an application is 11:59 PM on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Students may access the application via the following link: https://oampluspublic.senate.gov/public/login/a9fff7c5-14fe-41d2-8521-58dcd53e10f0

Please feel free to contact Kali Vernon at 304.347.5372 or kali_vernon@capito.senate.gov with any questions.

Kali Vernon
Office of Senator Shelley Moore Capito
United Center
500 Virginia Street East
Suite 950
Charleston, WV 25301
304.347.5372 Phone
304.347.5371 Fax

Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual Preston County Schools Fine Arts Festival returns April 10, 2026, at 6:00pm. Performances kick off at the Preston High School Theater, showcasing the incredible artistic achievements of our county's students. Don't miss this celebration of creativity and community!

Preston County Schools was well-represented at the WV Region VII Math Field Day on Saturday. Not only did our students represent themselves, their schools, and the county, but they did so in some big ways. Congratulations to these students, their dedicated teachers, and our Math Field Day Coordinators.

Congratulations to the following:
Fifth Grade: Third Place went to Grady Walsh from Terra Ata East Preston. He will move on to the WV State Math Field Day.
Fifth Grade: Second Alternate went to Owen Moody from Bruceton School.

Region VII First Place Team - Division B went to Preston High School. The team consisted of James Harsh, Nick Bernatowicz, Bryson McNew, Cooper Thaler, Garrett Haymond, Donald Parks, Abigail McCoy, Isabella Edmunds, Katelyn Snider and Adam Davis.

One Week Away. Next Saturday is the Annual FFA Ham, Bacon and Egg Sale. We're not yolking, or hamming around. We're bacon you. You don't want to miss this.

It's Report Card Day!

Run, Don't Walk to the hottest ticket in town this weekend. Kids and adults alike are LOVING "Shrek the Musical," being presented by the PHS Theatre Department. Only 50 tickets left for tonight's performance which can be bought at the door. Tickets still available, but going fast for Saturday and Sunday, which can be purchased at the door, or online https://prestonboe.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/2750/281/False/True

PHS Seniors and Parents Of: On Monday, March 23rd, at 9:00 a.m., Jostens will be at PHS in the Media Center to hand out Senior cap and gowns.