Preston County Schools is seeking bids for a series of Professional Development Sessions for teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators in grades K-12. Work to be covered: focus on priority standards and alignment in ELA across grade levels, implementing best practices for teaching writing, effective small group instruction, ELA intervention strategies, ELA data analysis and action planning, and science of reading best practices. We are seeking to increase student achievement in ELA and to increase principal and coach knowledge of best practices to support the continued improvement of instruction.
Total Scope of work:
12 - 15 days of in-person instruction, training, building walkthroughs for teachers and admin in 7 schools.
Questions can be directed to Katie Rush, Curriculum Director at
Kathleen.mcdonald@k12.wv.us , and more information and the official bid can be found at the link below.
https://aptg.co/ltxHvKabout 10 hours ago, Preston County Schools
Approx. 700 students, just like upcoming KES 1st Grader, Jackson Ware, are participating in the PCS Summer Feeding Program, sponsored by the USDA. Students from across the county have received their 1st of 4 pick-ups of breakfast items, lunches, and shelf-stable milks. PCS would like to thank Healthy Kids Inc., and Mandy Curry of Morgantown, for working with us on this program this summer, and No Kid Hungry for providing additional funding to make this program possible and a success. Happy Summer P-County!!!
2 days ago, Preston County Schools
Pick up location Change - front of the building for meal pick up.
2 days ago, Preston County Schools
Summer Meals Pick Up 1 - For South, today's pick up will occur from 4-6 at the front of the school. Go to the main entrance. At Aurora, from 4-6, around the side of the school by the kitchen entrance (left of building if facing, and Terra Alta is 4:30-6:00. Terra Alta only change 4:30 - 6 and will be at the main entrance to the building.
3 days ago, Justin Hough
Would you like to join our team part-time, with opportunities to move into full-time positions in the future? Would you like a flexible schedule, which days you can work, which you can't? Sub classes for aides, cooks and custodians are being offered at the end of July for Preston County Schools.
Aides - Tuesday, July 28th at 8A
Cooks - Wednesday, July 29th at 9A
Custodians - Wednesday, July 29th at 1P
All classes are held at the PCS BOE Office at 731 Preston Drive in Kingwood. For more information, you can call Autumn Sheets at 304-329-0580 x3216, or email at
asheets@k12.wv.us3 days ago, Preston County Schools
Just a reminder that summer feeding pick-ups begin this evening at West, Bruceton and Central, with TA, Aurora and South being tomorrow. All pick-ups from 4-6. For West, you'll come in the front of the building to get your milks, breakfast and lunch box. For Central, you'll come in the side door near the loading dock by the cafeteria. For Bruceton, you will loop around the school by the loading dock and pick up your meals there and then loop the remainder of the way. We will send out instructions for tomorrow's school tomorrow. If you're unable to make it, please contact Justin Hough at
jhough@k12.wv.us to make arrangements.
4 days ago, Preston County Schools
Reminder: PCS Summer School and Summer Feeding will begin on Monday, June 29th. Summer Feeding at Kingwood Elementary is open to all kids 18 and under, not just those enrolled in Summer School. However, if you signed up for the summer meal pick-ups, you are not eligible to also eat on-site. All meals at Kingwood Elementary must be consumed on-site. Those times are 8-8:40 for Breakfast and 10:45-11:40 for lunch. If you signed up for the summer meal pick-ups, that schedule is listed below. Make sure to look at your school and the correct date. Some schools are pick -up on Mondays, and others Tuesdays. All from 4-6PM. If you can't make your pick-up time, please contact Justin Hough at jhough@k12.wv.us to try to arrange something. At each pick-up, your child will receive 10 breakfasts, 10 lunches, and 20 shelf-stable milks (15 Chocolate/5 White).
8 days ago, Preston County Schools
(West is in the lead; if you want to win, you gotta read!)
🍦📚 REMINDER! 📚🍦
There's still time to help your school earn the chance to turn Mr. Martin into an ICE CREAM SUNDAE! 🍨
To count toward your school's total, complete the Summer Reading Challenge by:
📱 Logging your reading in Beanstack
OR
📄 Downloading the paper reading challenge from the Preston County Schools website and turning it in at the beginning of the school year.
🏆 The school with the highest percentage of completed challenges will win the opportunity to create the ultimate Mr. Martin sundae!
👀 Current Standings: West Preston is in the lead! Will your school catch them?
Read, log your minutes, and help your school scoop up the sweetest prize of the summer! 🍦📖
8 days ago, Preston County Schools
Fathers come in all shapes, sizes, and forms. They range from biological parents and stepdads, to adoptive fathers, uncles, grandfathers, mentors, and devoted role models. It is not just a biological title, but a role defined by care, consistency, sacrifice, and love. From all of us at PCS, Happy Father's Day!!!
12 days ago, Preston County Schools
Happy 163rd Birthday West Virginia! From all of us at PCS, Happy West Virginia day to all Prestonians and those across the rest of our beautiful mountain state.
13 days ago, Preston County Schools
Just a reminder that tomorrow, June 19th, the Preston County Board of Education Offices will be Closed in Observance of WV Day (June 20th).
15 days ago, Preston County Schools
Although there's always room for improvement, and PCS Director of Communications, Justin Hough, and Superintendent, Brad Martin, are always open for feedback on ways we can improve our communications to students, staff, parents, and community members, Preston County Schools was recently informed by Apptegy, our communications software, website, and app company, that we've published the "Most Live Feed Posts (Updates)" across the state of WV.
15 days ago, Preston County Schools
Flex practices for those middle school students interested in Squires Cheer for the upcoming school year will begin this Monday, the 15th, at Kingwood Elementary beginning at 9:30.
20 days ago, Preston County Schools
PCS Summer School and Summer Feeding will begin on Monday, June 29th. Summer Feeding at Kingwood Elementary is open to all kids 18 and under, not just those enrolled in Summer School. However, if you signed up for the summer meal pick-ups, you are not eligible to also eat on-site. All meals at Kingwood Elementary must be consumed on-site. Those times are 8-8:40 for Breakfast and 11-11:40 for lunch. If you signed up for the summer meal pick-ups, that schedule is listed below. Make sure to look at your school and the correct date. Some schools are pick -up on Mondays, and others Tuesdays. All from 4-6PM. If you can't make your pick-up time, please contact Justin Hough at jhough@k12.wv.us to try to arrange something. At each pick-up, your child will receive 10 breakfasts, 10 lunches, and 20 shelf-stable milks (15 Chocolate/5 White).
22 days ago, Preston County Schools
Preston County Schools is proud of our most recently inducted, "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe." On Tuesday, June 9th, at a ceremony in Charleston, State Superintendent of Schools Michele L. Blatt was joined by Gov. Patrick Morrisey today to honor 225 8th grade students as Golden Horseshoe winners. This year's winners from Preston County were:
Alexis Atkins, West Preston School
Ainsley Feathers, South Preston School
Vada Walsh, Terra Alta/East Preston School
Myla Zinn, Central Preston Middle School (Not pictured)
Superintendent Blatt knighted students and Gov. Morrisey pinned them as members of the 95th class winners during ceremonies at the West Virginia Culture Center. The students joined the ranks of more than 15,000 students who have been knighted since 1931.
The annual Golden Horseshoe exam showcases students’ knowledge of the Mountain State's history, civics, government, geography, economics, culture and other categories. While the program is a competition, the exam meets the social studies testing requirement per W.Va. Code §18-2-9.
"The Golden Horseshoe pin symbolizes students’ dedication to academic success and becoming an informed citizen who is proud of their state heritage," said Superintendent Blatt. "Their commitment to learning and understanding West Virginia history exemplifies the qualities of future leaders who will help shape West Virginia for generations to come."
23 days ago, Preston County Schools
Free Ways to Read this Summer!
Let's keep reading all summer long. It's like a vacation for the mind, but you don't have to pack a bag, and you don't need gas money, or snacks...well, maybe still snacks.
23 days ago, Preston County Schools
Last night's meeting of the PCS BOE began with a celebration of our retiring personnel, totaling 529 years of service to the students of Preston County (list below). The meeting continued recognizing the achievements of the PHS Track & Field State Meet Participants. The team qualified 18 athletes for this year's WV State Track Meet, which took place on May 22-23, 2026. The team is coached by Rachel Bogumil, Heather Parks, and Tiffany Pyles (athletes listed below). We want to thank all of these employees for their years of dedication and service to the county, and these student-athletes for representing PHS and their community with such pride.
Retirees:
Rick Bachtel-- Bus Operator in the Aurora Area (17 years of service)
Linda Jefferys-- Cook at PHS (10 years of service)
Carolyn Larue-- Cook at TAEP (13 years of service)
Carolyn Layton-- Cook at CPMS (10 years of service)
Joe Long-- County Maintenance (34 years of service)
Brenda Pyles-- Cook at South Preston (10 years of service)
Paula Shahan-- Aide at South Preston (40 years of service)
Jared Brewer-- Teacher at Bruceton (32 years of service)
Jim Hoit-- Principal at South Preston (24 years of service)
Melissa Kent-- Teacher at Bruceton (39 years of service)
Brian Moats-- Teacher & TSS (31 years of service)
Jodi Myers-- Teacher & Academic Coach (32 years of service)
Rhonda Rhodes-- Teacher @ TAEP (38 years of service)
Deborah Royce-- Teacher at Kingwood (28 years of service)
Alyson Savage-- Teacher at Kingwood (30 years of service)
Duane Salisbury-- Teacher at TAEP (20 years of service)
Mary Ellen Snyder-- Teacher at CPMS (17 years of service)
Debra Zigray-- Teacher at Kingwood (45 years of service)
Jennifer Zinn-- Teacher at South Preston (36 years of service)
PHS Track Team:
1600 Meter Run- Huxley Rumer-- 12th Place
4x100 Meter Relay (last qualified for State in 2012)-- Xavier Walcott, Aiden Strawser, Jake Trickett, Caleb Dobbins-- 16th Place
4x800 Meter Relay -- Huxley Rumer, Isaac Copen, Ethan White, Garron Pyles-- 15th Place
4x110 Shuttle Hurdle Relay (last qualified for State in 2019)-- Trevor Spiker, Caleb Dobbins, Evan Tasker, Aiden Strawser-- 9th Place
800 Meter Run- Zoey Borgman-- 14th Place
1600 Meter Run- Ava Simmons-- 8th Place (All-State)
3200 Meter Run- Ava Simmons-- 7th Place (All-State) & Delilah Myers-- 14th Place
4x400 Meter Relay-- Delaney Seese, Miranda Poe, Mariah Tichenell, Zoey Borgman-- 16th Place
4x800 Meter Relay-- Delaney Seese, Ava Simmons, Delilah Myers, Zoey Borgman-- 6th Place (All-State)
4x110 Shuttle Hurdle Relay-- Shae Nethken, Madison Sypolt, Alexis Goss, Ava Saylor-- 13th Place
24 days ago, Preston County Schools
On Friday, June 5th, the Office of Child Nutrition for the WV Department of Education, funded, and invited school cooks and nutrition directors from across the state to attend a "Scratch Cooking" Training in Huntington, WV. The state recognizes that many counties are "bare-bones" when it comes to service personnel staffing, and in a push for less ultra-processed and processed foods, they developed 18 recipes, whether breakfast, lunch, or sides, that are much easier to make with staffing shortages, as well as new, tasty options for our students. Preston County Schools will be adopting a few of these to pilot next year in our menus, and we're hoping for positive feedback from our students and families. The favorites among our attendees and others were Overnight Oats, Breakfast Bowl, Cheesy Potatoes, Macaroni and Cheese, and the homemade Condiments (much less sodium). Justin Hough, Director of Child Nutrition attended, and trained alongside all the cooks, and wants to thank Jackie Blamble (Aurora), Tracy Rosenberger (Bruceton), and Seth Everson (Central), for taking the time to attend this training at the beginning of their summer break. Full bellies equal productive and happy kids.
24 days ago, Preston County Schools
PHS Football - flex practices are starting on Tuesday, June 9 at 4:30 for anyone interested in playing this coming season.
25 days ago, Preston County Schools
Preston High Cross Country - There will be an organizational meeting in the PHS media center today at 6:45 pm for students in interested in running cross country at PHS this fall.
25 days ago, Preston County Schools
