Tomorrow, Monday, April 15th, bus 7-19 Barb Hornyak for West Preston and Preston High will not run.
Today, Friday, April 12th, bus 62-15 Carla Knotts for Kingwood Elementary, Central Preston, and Preston High will run 45 minutes late.
Results for Preston County from the WV State Social Studies Fair - there were six first place, two second place, five third place, one honorable mention, and four students did not place.
First place: Bentley Dalton & Maeley Hayes, Kinsley Dixon, Lane Graham, and Carter Garbart, Addison Plum & Abby Metz, Grace Estep, Molly Hoffman, and Myla Zinn
Second place: Taryn Sullivan & Zachary McNair
Third place: Isabelle Deberry & Rylee Bolyard, Madison Cook & Marvin Feather, Ayla Fasouletos, Bristol Bolyard & Colton Sanders, Audrey Britton, Jathen Arnold, and Deseree Newland
Honorable Mention: Kadence Phares & Sarah Dew
In attendance: Ava Waters, Jade Busselman, Peyton Shaffer, Mariah Legeer and Landon Griffith
Tomorrow, Friday, April 12th, bus 128 Tony Goff for West Preston School and Preston High School will not run.
Today, Thursday, April 11th, bus 73-16 Josie Shillito for Terra Alta East Preston and Preston High will not run.
Board of Education recognitions from Monday 4/8/24:
College Board's National Rural & Small-Town Recognition: Adam Davis, Jessica Harned, Kaden Hayes, Noah Humphrey, Lyndsay Kitchen, Donald Parks, Hallie Simmons, Joseph Street, Ethan White, and Kadence Whitehair.
College Board's National First-Generation achievement: Bryson Evans, Jessica Harned, Hallie Hartsell, Noah Humphrey, Harley Mersing, Johnny Michaels, Dillion Moore, and Ira Shaffer.
WV Skills USA Competition: PHS Electrical students - Bryson Evans & Cole Trickett (Evans won first place overall and Trickett finished third place overall).
Preston County WV State Science Fair Winners & Qualifiers:
Levi Yoder (1st place), PHS; Jacob Heubi (1st place), Bruceton School; Scarlett Hayes (1st place), CPMS; Ethan White (2nd place), PHS; Aubrey Welch & Kylee Barr (2nd place), CPMS; Emma Goodrich (2nd place), CPMS; Katelyn Gribble (qualifier), SPS; Branson Roth (qualifier), Aurora School; Donald Parks (qualifier), PHS; Rick Deal (qualifier), PHS; Reese Stratton (qualifier), CPMS.
During the 4/8/24 meeting of the Preston County Board of Education, the Board was presented with the proposed 2024-25 academic calendar developed by a committee of 17 professional & service personnel employees. This meeting was the first of two required public hearings. The next public hearing is scheduled on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the PCS Boardroom at 6 PM.
The calendar is available for review on the scrolling marquee on the PCS website & is also available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/4vapt9m9.
Public comment on the calendar can be emailed to Brad Martin at brrmarti@k12.wv.us. The deadline for submission of public comment is Thursday, April 18, 2024.
This message is for all Preston High School students grades 9, 10, and 11. Please make sure your laptop is fully charged and bring your charging cord with you tomorrow for testing. Testing will begin promptly at 8:15 a.m. Get sleep, eat breakfast, and try your best. Thank you!
Preston High School students grades 9, 10, and 11 will participate tomorrow, Wednesday, April 10th, in state assessment testing - the PSAT & SAT. Students need to be well-rested, eat a good breakfast, come with their laptop fully charged, and be on time. #tryyourbest
Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry Food Giveaway, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 11 am - 12:30 pm (while supplies last), at the Preston County Civic Center, 311 Tunnelton Street, Kingwood, WV. Please enter through Buckwheat Festival Fairgrounds on S. Price Street.
Bus #123 (Kyle Lee) in the Bruceton Area is running approximately 40 minutes late today.
Monday, April 8, 2024 will be a regular instructional day. Additional information on the eclipse is displayed below.
Don't Miss Out
Last day of Prom ticket sales (in person and online)- April 12th
Out of school guest papers must be turned in to Ms. Wayne - April 19
Sign ups for Prom Court in Mrs. Doyle's Room 204- now until April 19
Prom Court voting April 22-25
*must be a senior to run for court and must self nominate
Prom is open to 11th and 12th grade
10th grade by invitation of junior or senior and with administrator approval.
Brain Freeze Protocols
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow Thursday, April 4, 2024. Maintenance, mechanics, and custodians report on a regular schedule. Students and all other staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
The Preston High School HOSA Chapter will be sponsoring a Mother / Daughter Pageant on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Information for the event can be found on the Preston County Schools Facebook page and the PCS & PHS websites.
In today's March Madness championship match-up, Pizza takes on Breakfast For Lunch to determine PCS's favorite lunch entree. Log in to Clever to cast your vote!
Preston County Schools will be closed March 29th through April 2nd for spring break. The central office will reopen on Wednesday, April 3rd and students will return to school on Thursday, April 4th. Have a safe and relaxing spring break!
Final Four matchups in the March Madness Food Challenge are set. Tomorrow's lineup includes Chicken Drumstick vs Breakfast for Lunch and Pepperoni Roll vs Pizza. Log in to Clever tomorrow to vote for your favorite school lunch entree. Attached is an updated tournament bracket.
The Young Writers' Competition Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27th at the Preston High School Theater. The ceremony for elementary & middle school participants is set to begin at 6 PM, and the high school ceremony is set to proceed at 7 PM. Participants in the ceremony will need to enter the high school through the fine arts entrance on the side of the building or at the back of the Concourse due to ongoing construction at the front entryway. Any participant wanting to purchase and anthology book will need to make checks payable to the WV Reading Association. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.