The WV Army National Guard is hosting a summer basketball program for students ages 13 - 18. Participation is free and requires only a commitment to attend, a good attitude, and a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. Forms are due back by 5/15/24 to WVARNG (see flier) or to your school.
TAEP:
Multiple 8th Grade Announcements:
Please see the flyer and QR code and RSVP to 8th grade night, as well as email baby pictures if you haven't already.
Also:
Your student discussed the transition into high school, career portfolios, and high school scheduling for their sophomore year. We completed a PEP (Personalized Education Plan) with each student that has their freshmen classes that they have already signed up for and then they need to sign up for their sophomore classes. This form will continue with them throughout high school. Please review the PEP form with your child, sign and return it to Mrs. Durst by Wednesday May 8th.
Important Reminder! On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, there will be no school for Preston County School students due to staff development.
TAEP:
EVENT DATE CHANGE!!! Due to a shipping issue of items needed for STREAM Night, we unfortunately have to change the date and postpone from Tomorrow the 23rd to Thursday, May 2nd. The time will change and begin at 4:30 and run through 7:00. We will be doing this event in conjunction with our Kick-Off to Testing Illusion Show, so all who attend will also be entertained by "Extreme Illusions and Escapes." We will do STREAM activties from 4:30-5:30. The illusion show will run from 5:30-6:15, then we'll have more STREAM fun until 7. Again, sorry for the change. We hope to have a packed house and see you there.
Preston High School, Preston County Chamber of Commerce, and Preston County EDA will host a student and community career fair on May 2, 2024 from 10 am - 2 pm at Preston High School. Businesses interested in participating must register by 4/22/24. info@prestonchamber.com
Alpine Lake Kids' Fishing Rodeo
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
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.
TAEP:
Attention all 8th grade parents: Your child was given a permission slip to participate in the 8th grade tour of Preston High School that will take place on Wednesday, May 1st. We will be leaving Terra Alta school around 8:15am that morning and should return to the school by 1:30pm. Please sign and return the permission slip by April 26th. Thank you!
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.
Please see our April Calendar for upcoming events and important dates
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.
Monday, April 8, 2024 will be a regular instructional day. Additional information on the eclipse is displayed below.
It's time for a new Beanstack Reading Challenge Preston County! Grab a good book and Hop into Reading. Read, log your minutes, finished books and activities to complete this challenge. This challenge is open to all staff and students. Remember the school with the most minutes per student logged will be the champions. All students who receive the completed badge in this challenge will be awarded a Brag tag. Watch the video to see how to earn badges and how to log your reading into Beanstack. Will your school be the Spring Champion? Hop into reading challenge.MOV
Congratulations to Fellowsville for winning the Preston County Snowball Fight Beanstack reading challenge! They got to enjoy a snowball fight in the gym and their PE class gets to keep the snowballs. Fellowsville also gets to keep the Beanstack Champion Trophy until another school wins a challenge.
TAEP: We have some exciting upcoming events later in April and in May. First, we have our STREAM Night on April 23rd from 5-7 where parents are invited to come up and participate with their students in learning activities that involve science, technology, reading, engineering, art and math. This is a FREE event and the first 200 participants will get a free shirt. Next will be our state testing kick-off on May 2ndat 6:00. This is the return of Extreme Illusions and Escapes. This is a FREE event and show for families. All will be entertained, then students and parents will go home with testing tips and information on testing. There will also be a student kick-off at 1:00 with a condensed version of the show. If a parent can't make it that evening, let us know and we'll accommodate you that afternoon. Lastly, we'll be recognizing our 8th graders on May 13th at 6:00. More information and RSVPs will be sent home soon.
Brain Freeze Protocols
TAEP:
6-8:
Permission slips were sent home today for those who qualified with the 3rd grading period's PBIS reward to go skating at the Civic Center tomorrow. Please sign and return this tomorrow. If on a delay, the trip will still occur.
TAEP:
As of now, we will still plan on hosting our Bingo event tomorrow evening. A decision based on the weather will be made by noon tomorrow. If we do have it, still seats available, so hope to see you all there.
