South Preston School

After assessment of roads in the eastern portion of the county, Preston County Schools will now operate on a 3-hour delay for today, Thursday, February 6th.

Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, February 6th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. Road conditions will be assessed in the morning and if circumstances warrant, the day could be shifted to a 3-hour delay or result in cancellation of school.

Due to impending winter weather in the eastern portion of the county, all after-school activities including school-sponsored sports as well as youth league games and practices are cancelled for tonight. Any school delay or cancellation status for tomorrow will be updated later today.

We have been in contact with a number of local clinics who have seen an uptick in strep, flu and a stomach virus. This is just a friendly reminder that as we work to keep our students and staff healthy this winter, please be reminded that if your child stays home or is picked up sick from school, he or she should not return until they are symptom free for 24 hours without medication. This includes fever (100.4+), cough, vomiting, and diarrhea. Remember you have 10 parent notes to use for the year in case of an absence. Be sure to turn either this or a doctor's slip in so we can mark your child excused.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, cheerleaders will not participate in tonight's basketball games.

This is a South Preston Bus Message Only - Bus 52-25, Chuck Plum will not be running today. Again, bus 52-25 will not be running today.

Here at Preston County Schools, we're a team. Every team needs a strong anchor, and our counselors provide that not only for our students, but also in assisting our staff. We're all better off for the work that they do, day in and day out, and beyond the regular week. Your efforts don't go unnoticed. You all are truly making a difference and we thank you, this week, and all the weeks.

#PCSREADS February brings us another reading challenge and chance for bragging rights. Proud of all our great readers and participants to date. Keep up the great work.

February Breakfast and Lunch Menus

April 22nd, originally part of Spring Break, is now an instructional day as we have to make up a snow day. Students and staff will be in schools that day. Also, due to missing so many days, February 7th is no longer a 2 hour early dismissal. It will be a full day. Any additional days will be made up after May 30th.

Here are our Math Field Day Participants and our students who will be moving on to regionals. In 8th grade: Hadley Moury, Janae Jackson, and Judah Cathell (2nd place in county). In 7th grade: Addison Plum, Aiden Busselman, and Payton Wagner. In 6th grade: Axel Snyder, Jessalyn Swisher, Joseph Nevera (5th place in county), and Vincent Apel (8th place in county). In 5th grade: Jaxson Warnick, Paxton Warnick (3rd place in county), and Jude Squires (1st place in county). And, in 4th grade: Reeva Weaver and Olivia King. We are very proud of all of our students who participated and are ecstatic for our students moving on in this competition! Congratulations!!!!!

Preston County Schools is currently doing an overhaul of its phone system. With the new system has come changes in employee extensions. Listed below are the new county office extensions. Schools will begin updating as their new systems are installed. If you reach an error on an old extension at a school, just place a "3" in front of the old number.

Congratulations to all of our Math Field Day Participants and Winners (Listed Below) from Friday's competition. These students chose to go above and beyond the classroom and represented themselves and their schools with excellence. We look forward to seeing what our winners do at the next level of competition. Special thanks to Pizza Pro from Bruceton Mills for providing lunch, and the Rowlesburg Branch of Clear Mountain Bank for providing pens for the students to use during the test. Elementary Division: 4th Grade - Owen Moody (Bruceton) - 1st; Grady Walsh (Terra Alta) - 2nd; Kenneth Bradley (Kingwood) - 3rd; Alexis Maust (Bruceton) - Alternate 5th Grade - Jude Squires (South) - 1st; Owen Johnson (Bruceton) - 2nd; Paxton Warnick (South) - 3rd; Marlowe Facemire-Urban (Terra Alta) - Alternate 6th Grade - Katelynn Kelly (Central) - 1st; Henry Glenn (Bruceton) - 2nd; Jobie Ervin (Bruceton) - 3rd; Josheph Nevera (South) - Alternate Estimation Winners: Audrey Moody - 4th Grade Ashton Homechenko - 5th Grade Jase Strawser - 6th Grade Middle School and 9th Grade Division: 7th Grade Winners: 1st Place—Aiden Guthrie--Bruceton 2nd Place—Wyatt Copen--Bruceton 3rd Place—Grant Olsen--Bruceton 4th Place—Tyler Parks--Bruceton 8th Grade: 1st Place—Reed Johnson--CPMS 2nd Place—Judah Cathell--South 3rd Place—Wyatt Foley--CPMS 4th Place—Nathan Bernatowicz--CPMS 9th Grade 1st Place—Cooper Thaler—Preston High 2nd Place—Bryan Zeigler—Preston High 3rd Place—Olivia Seese—Preston High 4th Place—Lukas Nazelrod—Preston High High School Division (Top 10 & 1st Alternate) 1st - Collin Wyatt 2nd - Donald Parks 3rd - Katelyn Snider 4th - Nick Bernatowicz 5th - Bryson McNew 6th - Sylas Bishoff 7th - Abigail Bolyard 8th - Ethan White 9th - James Harsh 10th - Kendra Nazelrod 11th (1st Alt.) - Sally-Jolene Stennette

West Virginia ranks in the top five spots for childhood obesity in the nation. Day-of-Play encourages children to engage in physical activity and live a healthy lifestyle, whether at school, playing with friends, or spending time outdoors. Day-of-Play wants to lower the rate of childhood obesity in West Virginia. It is a free event happening in Morgantown, West Virginia on March 8th, 2025 at the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. It is open to anyone ages 4-12. Registration for this free event opens on February 1, 2025. For more information visit https://www.getmovingwv.org/

We will be having a LSIC (Local School Improvement Committee) meeting on January 29 at 4:00 in the elementary lab. Our LSIC will be presenting to the Preston County BOE on February 10 at 5:00 in the cafeteria. LSIC Agenda January 29, 2025 Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance I. Reading of Minutes II. Review BOE presentation for February 10 meeting III. Whom do we need to be at the meeting? IV. Adjournment For the February 10 meeting LSIC Agenda February 10, 2025 Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance I. Powerpoint Presentaion to BOE members II. Take questions from BOE III. Adjournment

Today’s math field day awards will begin at 12:30. There isn't parking at the lower lot at the VFD Community Building. Parents attending can park at the Civic Center and we’ll begin shuttling at 12:00 in ten minute intervals. Live stream link: https://live.myvrspot.com/player?udi=cHJlc3Rvbg%3D%3D&c=Y2hhbm5lbDE%3D

Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, January 23rd. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.

Bus updates for tomorrow the 23rd: Bruceton and PHS - Bus 46, Gary Matthews, 22-21 Gerri Shaffer, 75-16 Shelly Wolfe, & 11-20 Bill Knotts will use alternate stop locations. For South and PHS, 13-20 Tim Cline will use alternate stops, and in Kingwood, 40-22 Tony Goff will be using alternate for Grape Thickett.

Updated January Events: January 24: Math Field Day January 27: 8th grade CTE Tour January 29: LSIC Meeting January 30: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-6 p.m. January 31: Report Cards There will not be a PTO meeting this month.

All after school and extracurricular activities are permitted today, including practices and games. 1st place science fair winners from East, South, Aurora and Bruceton will practice at KES from 3:30-6. Please bring all required forms. If you can't attend, please notify Mrs. Zigray.