Due to a lack of officials for this evening, the JV MS Basketball Games originally scheduled at Rowlesburg, which include Rowlesburg v. Central Girls and West v. Central Boys, will now be played on Wednesday, with championship games occurring Saturday. Detailed Information is available on the PCS Facebook Page.
There are a number of Governor's Schools of WV Opportunities for our students in grades 7-11. These can all be found at https://wvde.us/gov-schools/
Applications are available now. We will be featuring different ones as deadlines approach. First up is the Governor's School for the Arts for Current 10th Grade Students. This application is due on February 28th.
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Please consider applying for these exciting opportunities.
Social Studies Fair Set-up:
Set-Up is still this evening at the KVFD Community Building from 5-7. If you have a conflict with a basketball game or event, your project can either be dropped off earlier than 5, or make arrangements for another school representative to bring it up for you.
📚 We're on track to read 10,000 books in Preston County this year! We have already reached 74% of our goal! What's the best book you've read so far? Share your favorites! #PCSREADS #Beanstack
Congratulations to our January Wellness Challenge Student and Staff Winners. These students will be delivered their prizes later this month, which will be a scooter for spring and water bottle. These students, as well as December's Winners will also be placed into a drawing to win a fitness watch (3 winners total). Thanks for being a part of our wellness challenge this winter. Ms. Micki at Terra Alta was our lone staff winner and she will receive her exclusive Preston Strong Hat and be entered into our gift card drawing, courtesy of Titan Roofing. Again, thanks to all of our participants this winter.
Students:
Harlyn Acuff - West (2nd)
Ryder Raines - West (1st)
Ellamae Raines - West (PK)
Jordan Wilfong - KES (3rd)
Johnny Feather- TAEP(3rd)
Shawana Feather - TAEP (5th)
Maddison Love - CPMS (5th)
STAFF:
Mikaila Strawser (TAEP)
This is a Bruceton Bus Message. Bus 46, Gary Matthews, will not be running today, Tuesday the 18th. Again, Bus 46, Gary Matthews, will not be running today.
This is a South Preston Bus Announcement for 13-20. Today, Tuesday the 18th, Bus 13-20, Tim Cline, will not be running. Again, Bus 13-20 Tim Cline will not be running today.
This is a South Preston Bus Announcement for 52-25. Tomorrow, Tuesday the 18th, Bus 52-25, Chuck Plum, will not be running. Again, Bus 52-25, Chuck Plum will not be running tomorrow.
This is a Bruceton Bus Announcement for Bus 122 for Tuesday the 18th. Tomorrow, Bus 122, Jason Cramer will not be running in the Bruceton Area.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18th. All staff will report on a normal schedule and Faculty Senate meetings originally scheduled for today are to be convened before the arrival of students. In addition, setup for the county social studies fair will take place tomorrow from 5-7 PM at the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department.
Congratulations to all of our 2025 West Virginia Regional Science Fair Participants who presented their projects at the Falcon Center at Fairmont State University on Saturday, February 15, 2025
All first-place winners will advance to the West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair on March 10, 2025, in Charleston, West Virginia.
First Place: Division I - Taryn Sullivan and Kinsley Dixon
First Place: Division II - Kyndal Goff, Vada Walsh and Ainsly Feathers
First Place: Division III - Nicholas Bernatowicz, Mariah Titchenell, Haylie Trenum, Garrett Haymond, Ethan White, Donald Parks, Madeline Kincaid, and Riley Mayfield
*****Also: Advancing to states is Sophia Zinn, Alyssa Friend, Isabella Edmunds, Charlee Pettit and Luke Tayman (Only Division III participants who scored high enough (2nd - 3rd place) are able to attend states. 7 groups were selected - Preston County had 4 out of 7 chosen)
Second Place: Division I - Payton Grose, Milton Facemire-Urban, Jaxson Warnick and Paxton Warnick
Second Place: Division II - Alex Bucklew
Second Place: Division III - Alyssa Friend and Sophie Zinn
Third Place: Division I - Cross Kisner
Third Place: Division II - Madilyn Livengood
Third Place: Division III - Isabella Edmunds, Charlee Pettit and Luke Tayman
Other participants who did a great job were: Brody Goff, Rylan Kowalkoski, and Logan Bell
The calendar is updated with today's inclement weather day. The tentative last day for students is now Tuesday, June 3rd. As always, this is subject to change with any additional days used. Our updated school calendar is available on the PCS Website.
Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Monday, February 17th. Maintenance, mechanics, and 240-day custodians report on a regular schedule. All other extended-day staff report on a 2-hour delay. All other students and staff do not report. Scheduled data meetings will be rescheduled and all scheduled extra-curricular a ctivities are cancelled and will be rescheduled.
This is a reminder that if we still have a regular, 2 Hour Early Out tomorrow, that all cooks and cook/custodians are to report to the BOE Board Room at 1:30 for food handlers certification/recertification. If anything changes, a message will go out. This is also open to subs.
Just a reminder that this Monday, the 17th, is a 2 Hour Early Dismissal for all students. Monday, February 17th is still a 2 hour early dismissal for all students. The high school shuttle will be running at 3:45.
February 2025 PHS Newsletter
This is an announcement for Bus 12-20 in the South Preston area. Tomorrow, Friday the 14th, Bus 12-20, Robert Anderson, will not be running. Again, Bus 12-20 will not be running tomorrow.
This is an announcement for Bus 46 in Bruceton. Tomorrow, Friday the 14th, Bus 46, Gary Matthews, will not be running. Again, Bus 46 will not run tomorrow.
This is an announcement for Bus 12-20 in the South Preston area. Today, Thursday the 13th, Bus 12-20, Robert Anderson, will not be running. Again, Bus 12-20 will not be running today.
This is an announcement for Bus 46 in Bruceton. Tomorrow, Thursday the 13th, Bus 46, Gary Matthews, will not be running. Again, Bus 46 will not run tomorrow.