Preston County Schools

Just a reminder that schools are closed all next week and the BOE offices are closed on the 27th and 28th. We want to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. PCS is thankful for our staff, students and teachers.

Reminder: Tonight, you're invited to our K-5 County Literacy Family Night. This free, family-friendly activity will be fun for students and parents, and a great opportunity to enrich their literacy engagement at home. Older siblings are welcome to attend and participate, but note that all activities are gauged for grades K-5. Hope to see you there. (you can attend even if you didn't previously RSVP)

Reminder: You're invited to our K-5 County Literacy Family Night. This free, family-friendly activity will be fun for students and parents, and a great opportunity to enrich their literacy engagement at home. Please RSVP (Link Below). Older siblings are welcome to attend and participate, but note that all activities are gauged for grades K-5. Hope to see you there.
https://prestoncs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0riJiazv840krQy

The 10AM Meeting of the Preston County Board of Education today, Monday, November 10th, was filled with welcomes and recognitions.

Preston High School students, Hunter Harrison and Bailey Turner, were welcomed and formally approved by the board to serve as student Board members for the 2025-26 academic year.

There were also a number of recognitions, both academic and athletic, made by Superintendent Martin to the board. Those were:

PHS Golf Team Members (Robbie Lowe & Carson Rouzee) along with Head Coach Ryan Cool:
Carson Rouzee finished in 9th place overall at the Big 10 Conference Golf Meet earning 1st Team Big 10 Conference honors.
Robbie Lowe finished in 2nd place overall at the Big 10 Conference Meeting, earning 1st Team Big 10 Conference honors. Robbie also qualified for the WV State Golf Meet at Oglebay Resort in early October.

PHS Agriculture Students and Staff along with Preston County FFA Members:
Students are being recognized for a variety of activities including participation in the WV State FFA Conference at Cedar Lakes in August of 2025; participation in the regional tractor driving competition at PHS in September 2025; being recognized as 2025 AMERICAN FFA DEGREE Approved Candidates; and participation in the FFA National Conference in Indianapolis, IN in October 2025.
In addition, the PHS Animal Processing Program Facility hosted visitors from the WVDE Farm to School Conference on November 4, 2025.

Preston High Girls' & Boys' Cross Country Teams along with Coaches Paul Martin and Paul Sines:
The PHS Girls' Cross County team finished as the Conference Runner-Up in team standings during the Big 10 Conference CC Championships. In addition, the team qualified for the WV State Cross Country Meet at Cabell Midland HS and finished in 5th place overall. Team members include: Ava Simmons, Autumn Myers, Delilah Myers, Hannah Liston, Zoey Borgman, Miranda Poe, & Eileen Parks.
The PHS Boys' Cross Country team qualified three team team members to the state meet including Huxley Rumer, Braden Armstrong, and Wyatt Foley. Other team members include Ethan White, Travis Parks, Evan Livengood, Coen Thomas, and Isaac Copen.

Preston High School recognition as a College for WV Champion of College Access & Success (PHS Principal Todd Seymour & PHS Guidance Staff- Shelly Pyles, Jane Layne, and Vicki Parks):
On October 21, 2025, Mr. Seymour and Mrs. Pyles travelled to Charleston, WV to accept the award to PHS as a College Access & Success Champion School. Earning this honor involves meeting 3 milestones:
Register for and participate in College Application and Exploration Week. Must also complete the College Application and Exploration post-event survey.
Meet the statewide FAFSA completion goal of 60% or increase the previous year's completion rate by 5%. (PHS grew 9%)
Register for and participate in College Decision Day and complete the post-event survey.
* PHS has earned this distinction 2 of the past 3 years.

PHS Football players Slaton Manko and Aidan Schmidl:
Slaton & Aidan has a historic performance during the 10/31/25 football game between PHS and Buckhannon-Upshur HS.
Both Slayton and Aidan established new state records {Slayton for total completions in a game (43) and Aidan for total single game receiving yardage (421 yards)}
Overall on the evening Slaton completed 42 of 60 pass attempts for 597 yards with 6 touchdowns and no interceptions. Slaton also ran 92 yards and two additional touchdowns. Aidan had a total of 21 catches for 421 yards.

Skills USA Fall Skills Leadership Conference in Cedar Lakes:
This event was for PHS Skills USA Chapter Officers
The two-day event allowed for participants to earn and be awarded Statesmanship Award. The conference is an opportunity to gain leadership skills that will allow participants to lead their chapter through their program of work over the school year. Participating PHS students included Jadyn Pifer, Evan Livengood, Brody McCleary, Dayton Wilson, Dakota Nelder, Shae Nethken, Julian Shaffer, and Carson Rouzee.

PHS Soccer Players Ava Turner and Skylar Wilson:
Both Ava and Skyler have been named to the 1st Team All-Big 10 Conference Team