
The following are bus changes for tomorrow the 29th for the Bruceton Area. In Bruceton, all the following will be using alternate stops: Bus 75-16 Shelly Wolfe, 22-21 Gerri Shaffer, 35 Richard Mitchell and 46 Gary Matthews. Bus 75-16, 22-21, 35 and 46 will be using alternate stops tomorrow. Thanks.

Aurora went on, and is currently on a "hold" status for a medical situation. Emergency medical staff are currently on-site, and the school will remain in the "hold" status until the situation is resolved.

Due to road work, tree-cutting, and other issues beyond our control, the following bus routes will be using alternate stop locations this afternoon. These are for Bruceton Area, Terra Alta, and PHS students.
Bruceton - Bus 29-23, Brett Slage and 22-21 Gerri Shaffer will be using alternate stop locations. In Terra Alta, Bus 121, Bruce Ragione will meet parents in the Cranesville, Afton areas at the White Oak Church.


Preston County Schools is currently doing an overhaul of its phone system. With the new system has come changes in employee extensions. Listed below are the new county office extensions. Schools will begin updating as their new systems are installed. If you reach an error on an old extension at a school, just place a "3" in front of the old number.


Bus 80-17, Scott McCabe is running late, and it's undetermined at this time on an eta. Parents on Hileman Road may opt to transport students to school this morning. Again, Bus 80-17 is running late and it's an undetermined amount of time this morning. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The following are bus changes for tomorrow the 28th for the Bruceton Area. In Bruceton, all the following will be using alternate stops: Bus 75-16 Shelly Wolfe and 46 Gary Matthews. Bus 75-16 and 46 will be using alternate stops tomorrow. Thanks.

Tuesday January 28th Bus Announcements:
Kingwood, Central and PHS - Greg Ridenour Bus 78-17 will not be running tomorrow. Again, Bus 78-17, Greg Ridenour will not be running tomorrow.

Congratulations to all of our Math Field Day Participants and Winners (Listed Below) from Friday's competition. These students chose to go above and beyond the classroom and represented themselves and their schools with excellence. We look forward to seeing what our winners do at the next level of competition. Special thanks to Pizza Pro from Bruceton Mills for providing lunch, and the Rowlesburg Branch of Clear Mountain Bank for providing pens for the students to use during the test.
Elementary Division:
4th Grade - Owen Moody (Bruceton) - 1st; Grady Walsh (Terra Alta) - 2nd; Kenneth Bradley (Kingwood) - 3rd; Alexis Maust (Bruceton) - Alternate
5th Grade - Jude Squires (South) - 1st; Owen Johnson (Bruceton) - 2nd; Paxton Warnick (South) - 3rd; Marlowe Facemire-Urban (Terra Alta) - Alternate
6th Grade - Katelynn Kelly (Central) - 1st; Henry Glenn (Bruceton) - 2nd; Jobie Ervin (Bruceton) - 3rd; Josheph Nevera (South) - Alternate
Estimation Winners:
Audrey Moody - 4th Grade
Ashton Homechenko - 5th Grade
Jase Strawser - 6th Grade
Middle School and 9th Grade Division:
7th Grade Winners:
1st Place—Aiden Guthrie--Bruceton
2nd Place—Wyatt Copen--Bruceton
3rd Place—Grant Olsen--Bruceton
4th Place—Tyler Parks--Bruceton
8th Grade:
1st Place—Reed Johnson--CPMS
2nd Place—Judah Cathell--South
3rd Place—Wyatt Foley--CPMS
4th Place—Nathan Bernatowicz--CPMS
9th Grade
1st Place—Cooper Thaler—Preston High
2nd Place—Bryan Zeigler—Preston High
3rd Place—Olivia Seese—Preston High
4th Place—Lukas Nazelrod—Preston High
High School Division (Top 10 & 1st Alternate)
1st - Collin Wyatt
2nd - Donald Parks
3rd - Katelyn Snider
4th - Nick Bernatowicz
5th - Bryson McNew
6th - Sylas Bishoff
7th - Abigail Bolyard
8th - Ethan White
9th - James Harsh
10th - Kendra Nazelrod
11th (1st Alt.) - Sally-Jolene Stennette











West Virginia ranks in the top five spots for childhood obesity in the nation. Day-of-Play encourages children to engage in physical activity and live a healthy lifestyle, whether at school, playing with friends, or spending time outdoors. Day-of-Play wants to lower the rate of childhood obesity in West Virginia. It is a free event happening in Morgantown, West Virginia on March 8th, 2025 at the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. It is open to anyone ages 4-12. Registration for this free event opens on February 1, 2025. For more information visit https://www.getmovingwv.org/


The following are bus changes for tomorrow the 27th for the Bruceton Area. In Bruceton, all the following will be using alternate stops: Bus 75-16 Shelly Wolfe, 11-20 Bill Knotts, and 46 Gary Matthews.

Today’s math field day awards will begin at 12:30. There isn't parking at the lower lot at the VFD Community Building. Parents attending can park at the Civic Center and we’ll begin shuttling at 12:00 in ten minute intervals.
Live stream link: https://live.myvrspot.com/player?udi=cHJlc3Rvbg%3D%3D&c=Y2hhbm5lbDE%3D


Good morning. Bus 26, Dawn Stemple will be running approximately 45 minutes late this morning. Bus 26 is running, but will be running 45 minutes late.

Saturday’s basketball games at Bruceton v. West Preston will now be flip-flopped; rather than the previous schedule, the new schedule is as follows:
10:00 AM - Boys JV
11:15 AM - Boys Varsity
12:30 PM - Girls JV
1:45 PM - Girls Varsity


Additional bus announcement for Bruceton and PHS students. Bus 75-16 Shelly Wolfe will also be using alternate stop locations tomorrow. Bus 75-16 will be using the alternate stop locations tomorrow.

The following are bus changes for tomorrow the 24th. In Kingwood, Bus 40-22 Tony Goff will not run. 40-22 will not run. And in Bruceton, all the following will be using alternate stops: Bus 22-21 Gerri Shaffer, 11-20 Bill Knotts, and 46 Gary Matthews.

Bus 40-22, Tony Goff, in the Kingwood area will not be running today. Bus 40-22 will not run today.

Bus Run Updates for Friday January 24th:
Terra Alta and PHS - Bus 70-16, Charlie McCarty will not run tomorrow. Bus 70-16 will not run.

Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, January 23rd. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.

Bus updates for tomorrow the 23rd:
Bruceton and PHS - Bus 46, Gary Matthews, 22-21 Gerri Shaffer, 75-16 Shelly Wolfe, & 11-20 Bill Knotts will use alternate stop locations. For South and PHS, 13-20 Tim Cline will use alternate stops, and in Kingwood, 40-22 Tony Goff will be using alternate for Grape Thickett.

All after school and extracurricular activities are permitted today, including practices and games. 1st place science fair winners from East, South, Aurora and Bruceton will practice at KES from 3:30-6. Please bring all required forms. If you can't attend, please notify Mrs. Zigray.