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.
Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd & it will be a “Brain Freeze” Day. Students do not report; however, maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, while all other staff report on a 2-hour delay. Day-to-day substitute personnel should not to report unless they are specifically directed to do so. All schools will be open from 10 to 12 for students who require assistance. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county website and Facebook page. The status on all extra-curricular activities will be announced tomorrow.
Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd & it’s a “Brain Freeze” day. Students do not report, but teachers & most staff will be reporting on a 2-hour delay. Any assignments should be posted by 10 AM & students may come to school sites or contact teachers with questions from 10 AM to 12 PM. Lunches at each school site will be available from 11:30-1:00 PM. Parents, please contact the school by 1 1 AM if you would like to request a meal. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county website and Facebook page. The status on all afterschool activities will be announced tomorrow.
Just a reminder that this evening, Tuesday the 21st at 5:30 PM at the BOE Boardroom, there is a work session with our state legislative representatives to discuss current educational issues. All members of the public are invited to attend and submit questions. We hope to see our personnel and public in attendance.
South Preston’s social studies fair setup will occur on the first day students return to school, even if there is a two-hour delay.
Preston County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21st. Maintenance, mechanics, and 240-day custodians report on a regular schedule. Other 240-day+ staff will report on a 2-hour delay. Students and all other staff do not report. Math Field Day is rescheduled to Friday. The BOE work session will proceed tomorrow as scheduled at 5:30 PM.
“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” - MLK Jr.
Today, along with the rest of the country, PCS on this day off, remembers and honors the legacy of Dr. King. Like his, our goals will always be to make this a better world for our children today and tomorrow.
Bus Changes (Cancellations/Alt Stops) Friday, January 17th - 2 Hour Delay (PHS Students Also) Kingwood - 38-22 - Rose Turner will not run. 40-22 - Tony Goff - Alternate Stops Grape Thickett Bruceton - 55 - Shelley Reckart will not run 22-21 - Gerri Shaffer - Alternate Stops Grape 11-20 - Bill Knotts - Alternate Stops South - Tim Cline 13-20 - Alternate Stops Additional bus information will be sent out in the morning if necessary and as it comes in. Alternate Stops Links - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2073/PCS/5050384/WINTER_ALTERNATIVE_STOP_SCHEDULES.docx Pre-K Registration Info - https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/documents/parents%2Fstudents/calendar%2Fenrollment/prek-and-k-enrollment/222004
Bus Changes (Cancellations/Alt Stops)
Friday, January 17th - 2 Hour Delay
(PHS Students Also)
Kingwood - 38-22 - Rose Turner will not run.
40-22 - Tony Goff - Alternate Stops Grape Thickett
Bruceton - 55 - Shelley Reckart will not run
22-21 - Gerri Shaffer - Alternate Stops Grape
11-20 - Bill Knotts - Alternate Stops
South - Tim Cline 13-20 - Alternate Stops
Additional bus information will be sent out in the morning if necessary and as it comes in.
Alternate Stops Links - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2073/PCS/5050384/WINTER_ALTERNATIVE_STOP_SCHEDULES.docx
Pre-K Registration Info - https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/documents/parents%2Fstudents/calendar%2Fenrollment/prek-and-k-enrollment/222004
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Friday, January 17th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The Pre-K & Kindergarten pre-registation will proceed from 10 AM to 2 PM.
Preston County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 16th. 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.
Due to circumstances and technical difficulties beyond our control with our communications program, which is the reason for parents missing bus calls, we will be placing any and all future bus change calls to the school call lists to ensure no one gets missed. What this means is that if there is a change to a bus in the West Preston area, all West Preston and PHS students will receive that call. This also means, you could receive multiple calls in a row some days. This will only be temporary, and we apologize for those of you, primarily PHS students and parents, who could receive the most calls. Hopefully, better weather is on the way, but in the meantime, we have a plan to remedy the situation, but it will take some time to update all information. We thank you for your patience and apologize for any inconvenience. As always, you can find all of our information on the app, as well as Facebook, so when in doubt, check for updates prior to sending your student out. Thank you and have a good evening.
