Enjoying this snow day? Looking for something educational or fun to watch? Go to the link https://www.blueorigin.com/live at 10am to watch Morgantown's very own Emily Calandrelli become the 100th woman in space. Emily, who has been dedicated to helping those in public education, is an American science communicator, engineer, author, and television presenter, hosting Xploration Station and Emily's Wonder Lab. Good luck Emily.
https://www.blueorigin.com/live
Preston County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Friday, November 22nd. Maintenance, Mechanics, and 240+ custodians report on schedule. All additional 240-day+ employees may report on a 2-hour delay. All other employees and students do not report and all scheduled extra-curricular activities are postponed.
Check out this important information from our attendance staff!
It's getting to be that time of year again. The WVDE affords us the opportunity, due to our extended length days at certain schools, to use that time to be able to have alterative learning days in the event of inclement weather. In Preston County, we call those Brain Freeze Days. Below, you will find the information you will need in the event one of these days are called. Any questions or concerns, please reach out to your child's teacher or building principal.
Calendar updated and updated online to include 2, two-hour early outs on February 7th and May 9th as teacher work time towards progress reports and grading. As always, if we have more inclement weather days off, delays, or early-outs, this is always subject to change and will be communicated with advanced notice.
Preston County Educators Awarded Mini-Grants from Your Community Foundation (YCF)
18 educators from across Preston County received mini-grants during an awards ceremony at the Bridgeport Conference Center on the evening of Monday, November 18th from the Your Community Foundation (YCF). These dedicated educators have been awarded $750 each to be used during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Winning teachers include:
Aurora School: Kathleen Cline and Claire Jones
Bruceton School: Scott Fischer, Jennifer Short, and Kristin Shisler
Central Preston Middle School: Sherea Singer, Joan Carr, and Brian Miller
Preston High School: Jenna Kirchartz, Michelle Rodich, Tiffany Hardy, Aubrey Watring, and Krystal McCoy
South Preston School: Carmine Hammonds, Tracey Riekenberg, and Melinda Shaffer
Terra Alta East Preston: Chris Urban
West Preston School: Ellen Shubert
Preston County Schools continued thanks goes out to the ongoing support from YCF, which is dedicated to providing additional opportunities and resources for students and teachers across North Central West Virginia, serving Harrison, Marion, Preston, Taylor, and Monongalia counties.
Congratulations to all of Preston County's recipients.
All Preston County 7th and 11th grade parents. There will be an informational meeting for all interested in being on next year's Buckwheat Court on December 2nd and 3rd at the KVFD Community Building at 6:30. You MUST attend one of the two meetings if interested in the court. Questions, contact darby.rouzee@k12.wv.us
Plan accordingly and come out and support your 2024-2025 Lady Knights Basketball Team whether in county or on the road. Gonna be a great season. Good luck ladies. Time to get to work!
Yesterday, 7th and 8th grade students at Central Preston and German and History students at Preston High School were provided with a first-hand account of life during and after World War II from a Holocaust survivor. Of the approximately 1.6 million Jewish children who lived in Europe before World War II, only about 100,000 survived the Holocaust. Maud Dahme was one of them. Mrs. Dahme provided students with accounts as a condensed version of her autobiography, "Chocolate, The Taste of Freedom,” which chronicles her wartime adventures as well as her post-war experiences — reunion with parents, immigration, U.S. schools, marriage and time as a Holocaust education advocate. To say these students were treated to an experience yesterday would be an understatement. Preston County Schools would like to thank Mrs. Dahme for her time, as well as the efforts of all of those who planned and made this possible for these students.
We have had a very busy couple of weeks at Preston High. Throughout the day today we will be updating everyone with some exciting events that have happened around campus.
The first set of pictures are of our very own senior, Colson Manko, presenting an idea to all middle school principals. He and the curriculum directors are brainstorming some strong learning activities for Preston County students.
Menu Change:
Due to the anticipated weather forecast, the Thanksgiving School Meal originally on the menu for this Thursday the 21st, will now be served on Wednesday the 20th just in case there's any kind of schedule change. We want to ensure that all of our students have the opportunity to enjoy a nice Thanksgiving Meal prior to break.
At approx. 1:45 (current time), Friday, November 15th, 2024, an event, unknown to students, kicked-off that should result in the school going into lockdown. This is a planned DRILL in cooperation with school admin, county admin, safety/security director, and the law enforcement, to better prepare our students and staff in the event of an actual emergency. If you receive communication from your student during this time, or hear or see chatter on social media, again THIS IS ONLY A DRILL. We hope that this training and continued training for our students will better prepare them and our staff in the event of an actual emergency.
PHS Theatre Department Proudly Presents:
"The Play That Goes Wrong"
November 21-23 @7:30PM
Tickets are $7
Come enjoy and entertaining evening out and support our talented students.
Picture Day is November 18!
Menu Change for Tuesday, 11-19. Due to an unavailability issue from distribution, the 19th will no longer be a BBQ Rib sandwich, but will be replaced with a bbq pulled pork sandwich. All other accompaniments are the same.
Today's Board of Education meeting was full of recognitions. Preston County Schools is always happy when given the opportunity to showcase and recognize our amazing students and student athletes. The PCBOE had the opportunity to recognize the PHS Skills USA participants who represented us so great, our always incredible FFA students, and the never disappointing PHS Cross Country Teams. We're so proud of all of these students.
Multiple groups coordinated efforts to recognize our local veterans. Our students spoke of the branches. their sacrifices and skills needed. Another student led everyone in a moment of silence for our fallen soldiers. Veterans were provided breakfasts from the ProStart program and flowers from the Floriculture class. Thank you to all who participated today, we are glad you were able to join us!
Friday, November 8, from 6-9 pm, Mr. Cool set up two of his own personal telescopes and one owned by PHS. These were not your typical home telescopes; they were able to filter and magnify so that students could see the shadows from the rings on Saturn. We could see the color defined in Jupiter as well as 4 of the moons rotating around it. He introduced the Pleaides cluster and other characteristics in the night sky. Thank you, Mr. Cool, for giving this opportunity to our students.
The Preston High Theatre Department presents its fall play, The Play That Goes Wrong! This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), this will be a night that you will never forget!
November 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30 PM
Buy tickets online here!
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Tickets are also available at the door.
Today isn't just another day off from school or work. Preston County Schools will always honor and remember and would like to thank all our Veterans. We thank those who served, and those who are still serving. We are Preston Proud and Strong, because you've sacrificed so we can be. Thank you.
