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Please take a moment to complete the community needs survey for the 21stCCLC grant. The survey closes March 13, 2024. Thank you for your participation!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PCS21stCCLC
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Today at Preston High, Assistant Principal Ryan Justus presented information regarding attendance data trends to the county level administration team. County administrators meet with each school's administrative team on a quarterly basis to review progress and set goals.
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Even though we didn't place at the top in the Science Showdown on Feb 23rd, our 2 teams scored very well and represented Preston High School very well. They were very strong in Chemistry, Forensic Science and Biology. Congratulate them on their success and working together as team members!
Our student competitors were:
Taryn Veltri
Sophia Taylor
Ashley Knowlton
Autumn Wolfe
Margot Cerbone
Colson Manko
Damian Rumer
Hallie Hartsell
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Celebrate Career Technical Education Month February 2024
![In WV, CTE prepares student with highly engaging, concentrated academics paired with hands-on, real-world work experience. Students kick-start their careers through initiatives such as Simulated Workplace and apprenticeship opportunities and enter the workforce well-prepared, having earned critical workforce credentials. Celebrate CTE Month!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/preston_county_schools_ar/live_feed_image/image/7094979/large_Farming_CTE.png)
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PCS Celebrates Career Technical Education Month - February 2024
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Celebrate CTE Month - February 2024
![Celebrate CTE Month Feb 2024 - Preston County Schools and the West Virginia Department of Education celebrates February as Career Technical Education (CTE) Month highlighting the growing importance and impact of CTE programs statewide. WVDE CTE offers programs in elementary, middle, and high school as well as 22 CTE centers and 7 multi-county vocational centers statewide.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/preston_county_schools_ar/live_feed_image/image/7094925/large_Nurse.png)
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Tomorrow, Monday, February 26th, bus 36 Phillip Moreland for Kingwood and Preston will not run.
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Tomorrow, Monday, February 26th, bus 46 Gary Matthews for Bruceton School and Preston High will not run.
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Tomorrow, Monday, February 26th, bus 80-17 Jim Eisentrout for Bruceton School and Preston High will not run.
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This afternoon, Friday, February 23rd, Bus 46, Gary Matthews for Bruceton School and Preston High will not run. For the 1st run, students will be delayed 40 minutes at Bruceton School, but delivered home by Bus 123. Preston High Students will be delivered home by Bus 58.
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Celebrate CTE Month - Feb 2024
![Celebrate CTE month - Feb 2024. According to national research, the United States is facing a 6.5 million skilled worker deficit by 2030 in key industries including healthcare, manufacturing, infrastructure, operations and logistics, information technology and education.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/preston_county_schools_ar/live_feed_image/image/7094835/large_Weld.png)
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Today, Friday, February 23rd, bus 4 Cassandra Dobbins West Preston and Preston High will not run today.
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Tomorrow Friday February 23rd bus 101 Matt Feather for Bruceton School and Preston High will not run.
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Tomorrow, Friday, February 23rd, Bus 4, Cassandra Dobbins, will not run for West Preston School and Preston High School.
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Celebrate CTE Month - Feb 2024
![During the 2022-23 school year in West Virginia: 30,786 or 56% of all students in grades 6 - 8 were enrolled in a career exploration course 44,524 high school students participated in CTE More than 7,000 high school students graduated from a CTE program. Celebrate CTE Month - Feb 2024.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/preston_county_schools_ar/live_feed_image/image/7094794/large_Autobody_CTE.png)
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Tomorrow, Thursday, February 22nd, bus 55 Shelley Reckart for Bruceton School and Preston High will not run.
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Bus 122 Jason Cramer for Bruceton and Preston High will not run this afternoon. However, bus 122 students will be delivered by bus 58 approximately 30 minutes later than normal.
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Celebrate CTE Month - Feb 2024
![According to national research, the United States is facing a 6.5 million skilled worker deficit by 2030 in key industries including healthcare, manufacturing, infrastructure, operations and logistics, information technology and education. Celebrate CTE Month - Feb 2024.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/preston_county_schools_ar/live_feed_image/image/7094748/large_Educators_CTE.png)
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Today, Tuesday, February 20th, Bus 34, Charlie McCarty for Terra Alta East Preston School and Preston High will not run. Parents will need to pick up students at East Preston School at 2:25 pm and at Preston Hight at 3:45 pm. Thank you.
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Career Technical Education Month - Feb 2024
![CTE Month, established by the Association for Career and Technical Education, began in the 1980s and brings public awareness to accomplishments of CTE programs and students. In the Mountain State, the WVDE continues to expand the reach of career exploration to students from elementary to high school as well as to adult learners. By exposing younger learners to the 16 national career clusters, they participate in project-based learning that expands their understanding of the pathways available to them.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/preston_county_schools_ar/live_feed_image/image/7094574/large_Tech_CTE.png)