Join us in thanking our school counselors for all of their hard work every day. PCS celebrates National School Counseling Week - February 5 - 9, 2024. Grab a selfie with your favorite school counselor and tag us #PCSschoolcounselorweek.
Help us celebrate National School Counseling week...grab a selfie with your school counselor and tag us at #PCSschoolcounselorweek. Preston County Schools extends a big thank you to all of our hardworking school counselors. Thank you for all you do every day!
Hello West Preston families! Come out to West Preston tomorrow, February 3rd, at 9am to recognize our 8th grade athletes. Following the recognition, the boy's basketball team will play at 10:00am and the girls at 12:30pm. Basketball cheerleaders should meet Ms. Yost by the band room at 9:30am to prepare for the game. Good luck Panthers!
Attendance calls will begin Monday, February 5. Calls for students in grades K – 8 will go out at 12 pm if a student was marked absent for a full or half day. Calls for students grades 9 – 12 will go out at 5 pm if the student was marked absent at some point throughout the day (the call will include periods absent). Calls will come from the Preston County Schools automated calling system via the county’s phone number 304-329-0580 and will include the student’s first and last name and the school the student attends. Families who have opted out of calls will not receive these calls. Questions regarding student attendance issues should be directed to the student’s school of record.
Hello West Preston families! We will be doing a livestream of the West Preston Social Studies awards for grades 6-8 today around 1:30pm. Please use the following link.
http://tinyurl.com/5fz5k727
We are so proud of our students for all their hard work on their projects this year!
Hello West Preston families!
There will be a parent meeting tomorrow, February 1st, at 4pm for any middle school students interested in playing baseball. The meeting will take place in the West Preston cafeteria.
Also, don't forget to join us on Thursday, February 8th from 5-7pm for our annual Bingo for Books event! All students will walk away with a book! We will also be holding parent conferences at the same time. Please talk with your child's teacher about signing up for a time slot! We hope to see you all there!
Have a great night!
The WVU Society of Women Engineers and the WVU Statler College Of Engineering will host a day camp for girls in grades K - 5 on Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 9 am - 2 pm on the Evansdale Campus of WVU. Registration is required to attend - online at: BIT.LY/GSD2024
Good morning West Preston families! The West Preston Social Studies Fair will take place on Wednesday, January 31st. Students may set up their projects on Tuesday, January 30th during 6th period, or from 3-6pm. If you have any further questions, please reach out to the school. Have a great day!
Good morning West Preston families! This is a friendly reminder that PK and K registration is taking place at West Preston today from 9am-2pm. Please enter through the lower door by the cougar statue. If you have any questions, please contact the school. Thanks and have a great day!
Preston County Schools will hold PreK and kindergarten registration this Friday, January 26th from 9 am to 2 pm. Information concerning school locations for registration is provided on prestoncountyschools.com under menu, parents/students, enrollment. To register for PreK, the child must be 4 years old by July 1st (No Exceptions). To register for kindergarten, the child must be 5 years old by July 1st. Only NEW students need to register for kindergarten; if your child is currently enrolled in PreK you do not need to register.
Bus 125 Sam Moreland for West Preston School and Preston High will be running 30 minutes late today, Thursday, January 25th.
Math Field Day Results (photos and results will also be posted on the PCS website under News. We are SO proud of all of our math field day participants! Great job! And congratulations to our winners...
4th grade: alternate Marlowe F (TAEP); 3rd place Kolby S (Bruceton); 2nd place Zachary M (KES); 1st place Ashton H (KES). Estimation winner - Hadley L (South Preston).
5th grade: alternate Liam W (CPMS); 3rd place Jobie E (Bruceton); 2nd place Ace H (TAEP); 1st place Katelyn K (CPMS). Estimation winner - Conner K (Bruceton).
6th grade: alternate Wyatt C (Bruceton); 3rd place Levi C (Bruceton); 2nd place Grant O (Bruceton); 1st place Aidan G (Bruceton). Estimation winner - Levi C (Bruceton).
7th grade: alternate Eileen P (Bruceton); 3rd place Reed J (CPMS); 2nd place Braden A (Bruceton); 1st place Connor L (West).
8th grade: alternate Grayson E (CPMS); 3rd place John G (West); 2nd place Landon C (CPMS); 1st place Cooper T (Bruceton).
7th/8th grade estimation winner Maggie W (CPMS)
PHS 9th grade estimation winner Bryson M (CPMS)
PHS 9th grade: alternate Alyssa F; 3rd place Jeremy F; 2nd place Nick B; 1st place Bryson M
PHS 1st place team: Collin W & Brady M
PHS 2nd place team: Nathan A, Scarlett C, Johnny M, Katelyn S, Zoey D
PHS 11th place Sarah U; 10th place Caden H; 9th place Toby C; 8th place James H; 7th place Johnny M; 6th place Abigail B; 5th place Kendra N; 4th place Katelyn S; 3rd place Travis P; 2nd place Brady M; 1st place Collin W
A big thank you to the math field day organizers: Ms. Sheets, Ms. Stump, Ms. Hileman, and Ms. Zigray and all of the teachers and administrators who helped to make the day a success.
Preston County Schools will live stream the Math Field Day Awards today 1/23/24 at 12:30 pm, https://tinyurl.com/PCSLivestream
It's that time of year again. Give Kids a Smile Day. WVU Dental is offering free exams for children. Ages 1-17. Limited appointments are available. Families should call ASAP. 304-293-6208.
Pre K & kindergarten registration will be held Friday, January 26, 2024, from 9 am - 2 pm. For more information visit: http://tinyurl.com/PCSKpreK
The following buses will run alternate stops for Monday, January 22nd: Bus 46 Gary Matthews Bruceton School & PHS; Bus 13-20 Tim Clime South Preston School & PHS; Bus 73-16 Jose Shillito Terra Alta/East Preston School & PHS; Bus 71-16 Roger DeBerry Kingwood Elementary & PHS; Bus 66-15 Laura Fisher West Preston School & PHS; Bus 4 Cassandra Dobbins West Preston School & PHS; Bus 22-21 Gerri Shaffer Bruceton School & PHS; Bus 75-16 Shelly Wolfe Bruceton School & PHS. Alternate stop information is posted on the Preston County Schools Website under menu, parents/students, and transportation. Additionally, Preston County Schools is operating on a 2 Hour Delay.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Monday, January 22nd. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. There are several bus runs that will be using alternative stops. Calls and texts will be sent out to each impacted run as they are known tonight.
All school-affiliated and community youth league athletic events scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, January 20th have been postponed at all Preston County School locations.
Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Friday, January 19th. All students & most staff members do not report. Extended-contract, essential personnel will be contacted by Mr. Murray in the morning to check on building statuses. Personnel needing to pickup physical paychecks may get them at the Board Office from 8-9 AM. All scheduled extra-curricular activities are postponed, & the scheduled Pre-K & Kindergarten pre-registration events are postponed & will be rescheduled to next Friday, January 26th.
Deadline extended! Last Chance for Preston County Home School families to register their student to complete the yearly state test at their local school. Testing dates are available on the PCS website. Please share this information with Preston County home school families.
