Four Preston High School students signed commitments to the military on Tuesday, 4/23/24. Alexandria Snider signed with the Air Force; Braeden Frankhouser signed with the Army; Alex Burns & Sydney Gnik signed with the Army National Guard. #Prestoncountyproud #militaryproud
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Preston High School had 97 seniors sign with colleges as final commitments to attend. See the details in our news articles at https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/news
We want to share important information about a new program that can help income-eligible families feed their children during summer months.
The WV Department of Human Services and the WV Department of Education are launching a brand-new program called WV Summer EBT (SEBT).
Please listen carefully for important information about this new program. This is NOT the same as PEBT, which helped during Covid-19.
Our county board of education fully participates in the Community Eligibility Provision for free school meals and all students automatically received PEBT. The Summer EBT program, however, is based on new federal guidelines. Not ALL students will be eligible for SEBT, only income-eligible households.
Families that do not meet the income criteria will NOT be approved for Summer EBT.
If your family receives benefits like SNAP or WV Works/TANF, your enrolled child will automatically receive SEBT. If you do not receive public benefits and you believe your household is income-eligible, you will need to complete an income application.
To complete an application online, please visit www.schoolcafe.com. Applying online is the most efficient way to apply. Please only submit one application per child. If you need a paper application, you should contact your local DoHS field office for more information. Your child's school or county board of education office will NOT have applications nor accept completed applications.
All eligible children will receive their one-time benefit of $120 on a brand new Summer EBT card. Benefits will NOT be loaded onto previous PEBT cards or existing Mountain State EBT cards. Summer EBT cards will be mailed to the address on file with your child's school or their public benefit case.
If you have other children in your household between the ages of 6 and 17 who are not enrolled in our school system, they will only receive SEBT if your household gets SNAP or another qualifying benefit. Federal law prohibits an income application from being filed for children who do not attend a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program.
For more information on this program to support income-eligible families, please visit www.wvsebt.org or call 1-866-545-6502. Thank you.
This Challenge will end on Friday. A new style of challenge will start this Saturday. Look for more information coming soon. Get those last minutes in. The standings have been changing and there is still time for other schools to catch up and take over the Beanstack Reading Champion Cup.
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.
Important Reminder! On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, there will be no school for Preston County School students due to staff development.
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.
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
Preston High School (PHS) junior (and former West Preston student) Madison Adams (daughter of Lindsay & Bryan Adams of Reedsville) was recently named Big 10 All Conference cheerleader. To read the full story visit the NEWS section of prestoncountyschools.com
Today, Tuesday, April 16th, bus 22-21 Gerri Shaffer for Bruceton School will run 35 minutes late this afternoon, and students will be delivered on bus 58. The high school run will be on time.
April is the month of the military child and Preston County Schools would like to thank all those who serve and recognize their children and families for sacrifices made. In honor of military child month, please join us in participating in spirit week. Monday 4/15 military day; Tuesday 4/16 crazy camo day; Wednesday 4/17 red, white, and blue day; Thursday 4/18 red day; Friday 4/19 purple up day. Thank you for taking part in supporting Military Kids! #WVNGCYP #CommonGroundWV
Today, Monday, April 15th, bus 33-22 Lisa Larew for West Preston and Preston High will not run.
Today, Monday, April 15th bus 73-16 Josie Shillito for Terra Alta East Preston and Preston High will not run.
Tomorrow, Monday, April 15th, bus 7-19 Barb Hornyak for West Preston and Preston High will not run.
Today, Friday, April 12th, bus 62-15 Carla Knotts for Kingwood Elementary, Central Preston, and Preston High will run 45 minutes late.
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
Tomorrow, Friday, April 12th, bus 128 Tony Goff for West Preston School and Preston High School will not run.
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.
The March madness food challenge winner is pizza! Thanks to everyone for participating.
