Preston County Schools

Happy West Virginia Day!!!

For any students (6-8) interested in trying out for the PC Squires Cheer Team, flex practices will begin on July 8 from 6-8. Please reach out to Coach Carpenter at 724-812-7730 for more information on how to join the group me app and get additional information.

PRESTON HIGH CROSS COUNTRY Interested in joining our championship-caliber program? Our organizational meeting will be Monday, June 16th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the new Cheat River Rail Trail Park between Kingwood and Rowlesburg and will last about 30 minutes. There will be a group run after the meeting. Things to consider... • We offer flexibility for those student-athletes that would like to participate in more than one sport • Differentiated training plans for all abilities (beginner to state elite) • Access to cross-training activities for those that are injured or new to the sport • Veteran coaches who have been with the program for two decades • Championships / State Meet Advancement!!! No sport has won more conference championships or has qualified for states more than cross country (girls - 21 x since 1999, boys - 13 x since 1999) • Only boys sport to win a team state championship in county history. The girls team has been state runners-up five times. • Girls Cross Country is the back to back to back (’22, ’23, ’24) Big 10 Champions • Great gear... We have a uniforms in a variety of colors and patterns (black, gray, neon green, camo pink, checkerboard) • Travel to some of the best meets in the nation (previously have competed in NYC, Gettysburg, Louisville, Williamsburg, Raleigh, Winchester, Richmond, etc. • Host of one of the coolest meets in the nation, Knight Night Relays Champions Train... ...Others Complain

Today, June 14th, 2025 is Flag Day. This day commemorates the official adoption of the American Flag by the Second Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War. National flags are considered an important symbol of a nation’s sovereignty and identity, and creating the US Flag was an essential step in forming a state separate from the British Empire. Flag Day celebrates both the founding of an American identity and nationality, as well as the fight for independence.

Reminder. Sign-ups and parent meeting for the Preston Co Squires Middle School Football Team will be held Monday June 16th 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Kingwood City Pool for any student entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade next school year. There will be free pizza and open concessions stand.

Preston County Schools will be offering FREE meals to students this summer in conjunction with the summer school schedule. You do not have to be participating in summer school to receive a free breakfast or lunch. These meals will be the pre-packaged meals that were tested at the end of the school year across the county and will also include a shelf-stable milk, choice of white or chocolate.

Reminder: Last Call for Camps. This Summer we will continue to run a couple of camp offerings for our middle school students. We'll be having both a culinary and wellness camp for grades 5-8 in July. These will be capped at the first 20 kids per week for cooking and 30 for wellness. Register below: https://prestoncs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3IeyJYuAWjCP4z4

Another board meeting full of recognitions of PCS amazing staff and students. This evening's board meeting began with recognition of our retiring personnel, combining for an impressive 445 years of dedicated service. Once the meeting reconvened, our teacher of the year was recognized, as well as our student board members and PHS track team state meet participants. Congratulations to all. Listing of Retiring Employees: Kim Floyd-- Teacher at West Preston School (43 total years of service) Suzanne Peddicord-- Nurse at West Preston School (17 years of service) Lisa Pifer-- Teacher at South Preston School (37 years of service) Kim Devall-- Aide at Bruceton School (19 years of service) Stacy Borror-- Teacher at Kingwood Elementary (26 years of service) Laura Metz-- Aide at West Preston School (24 years of service) Sue Clark-- Secretary at Preston High School (39 years of service) Sharon Shafer-- Aide at Bruceton School (14 years of service, 11 with PCS) Kim Metheny-- Guidance Counselor at Preston High School (35 years of service) Morrell Bolyard-- Bus Operator (34 years of service) Frances Ferrell-- Special Education Consultant (36 years of service) Joanna Shillito-- Bus Operator (15 years of service) Mike Kulcsar-- ROTC Instructor (15 years of service) Kathryn Browning-- Teacher at Bruceton School (24 years of service, 21 with PCS) Allen Corbitt-- Technology System Specialist (13 years of service, 7 with PCS) Terry Falkenstine-- Teacher at Preston High School (37 years of service, 29 with PCS) Melva Roush-- Academic Coach (17 years of service) Student Board Members: Colson Manko and Brooklyn Casteel. PCS Teacher of the Year: Kathleen Cline, Teacher at Aurora School Participants in the WV State Track Meet: Head Coach: Rachel Bogumil (Arbogast), Asst. Coach: Heather Parks Hallie Simmons-- 3200 meters, 1600 meters, and 800 meters {All-State in the 3200 meters finishing in 5th place and 800 meters finishing in 8th place} {9th place in the 1600 meters} Ava Simmons-- 3200 meters {15th place} Delaney Seese, Tori Hovatter, Ava Simmons, and Zoey Borgman (Mariah Titchenell- Alternate)-- 4x800 relay {11th place} Landon Griffith, Chandler Wilhelm, Garron Pyles, and Damian Rumer (Ethan White & Huxley Rumer- Alternates)-- 4x800 relay {13th place} Ally Sheets, Lyndsay Kitchen, Madison Sypolt, and Amy Freeland (Ava Bishop- Alternate)-- Shuttle Hurdle Relay {16th place}

2025 Knights Soccer Info: (Current PHS students and incoming freshman) The first flex practices are tomorrow at 5:30 PM at the turf field. If you have any questions: Boys: Josh Russell (681)209-4499 Girls: Kraig Whitehair (304) 288-1554

Reminder. There will be a FREE End of the Year Bash at the Reedsville Park tomorrow, June 7th from 6-8:30, followed by a movie in the park at 9. There will be food and drink provided, inflatables, balloon art, face painting and games. All free. Hope to see you there to celebrate. All sponsored by the Reedsville UMC and New Life Ministries

PHS Football Announcement - Anyone interested in playing football for Preston High School, flex practices start Monday at 5pm. If you have any questions please contact Coach Deep at 304-288-8473. Thank you.

Last Call for Camps. This Summer we will continue to run a couple of camp offerings for our middle school students. We'll be having both a culinary and wellness camp for grades 5-8 in July. These will be capped at the first 20 kids per week for cooking and 30 for wellness. Register below: https://prestoncs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3IeyJYuAWjCP4z4

2025-2026 PCS Calendar and Staggered Start Schedule

Squires Football Attention parents and interested students: The Preston County Squires Middle School Football Team will be hosting a parent meeting and pool party for all interested players at the Kingwood City Pool Monday June 16 from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm. There will be free pizza provided. There will also be a concession stand open and available. Summer football camp officially begins the following Tuesday June 17. Camp will run until Saturday June 28 finishing with a 7 vs 7 and lineman competition in Grafton. Our second summer camp session will pick up Monday July 7 and run until July 19 ending with another 7 vs 7 and lineman competition in Morgantown. For any further questions, please contact Coach Herrington at 304-276-5746. Also be sure to check out the team Facebook page: “Preston County Squires Middle School Football” for the latest information and updates. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/16cDPaXh3h/

Mt Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Civic Ctr Parking Lot 10am-11:30pm The Kingwood Walmart is joining the dedicated core group of volunteers on truck this month. We'll all work together to feed Preston County this Summer!

Hoops to Heroes is a WVARNG initiative to promote healthy lifestyles through sport education and relationship building. Community involvement is a core value that strengthens the capabilities of the WVARNG. The development of this program demonstrates our commitment to service to the community. We will provide an educational, challenging, and rewarding basketball program that will also educate the youth of our community on opportunities to continue to serve their great community after their sports careers are complete. We hope to have your involvement as we host this program and continue to support this great state and country through our commitment to others. Our goal is to host between 3 sessions throughout the summer at the Camp Dawson Multi-Purpose Building. The first session will begin on 7 June 2025 (time will be announced 2 weeks prior to the date of the camp. Tentative Dates are 7 June 2025, 19 July 2025, and 2 August 2025. (subject to change) The program is for any student of Preston County between the age of 13-18 years of age. Participation is completely free and requires only a commitment to attend and a good altitude. See the QR code below and scan to submit for more information.

Preston County Schools Student/Family Support Information

Bruceton Bus Announcement - Bus 17-20, Gary Matthews, will not run tomorrow in the Bruceton area and for PHS students. Again, bus 17-20 will not be running tomorrow.

🌟 Exciting updates! This month, South took back the trophy with an impressive total of 83,878 minutes read! 🎊 Huge congratulations to our gift card winners: Taylor McNair, Allyson James, and Angel Stevens! 🎁 They completed the challenge of reading and logging 600 minutes in May. A huge thank you to First United Bank and Trust for donating the gift cards! Don't forget, while on summer break, keep reading and logging your minutes! 📚✨ We have a fun summer challenge posted for both students and staff. Which school will claim the trophy when we return? 🏆 Let’s make it a summer of reading! #PCSREADS #BEANSTACK # #SummerRead2025 #SplashIntoStories

The Preston High School Band will be having an Orientation Meeting for the upcoming school year on Thursday, June 5th at 6:00pm in the PHS Theater. Parents and students will be given a copy of the tentative schedule for the school year, the Band Handbook, WVSSAC Physical Forms, new music, and will have the opportunity to enroll in the Remind App, which is used to communicate with parents and students about upcoming events. We are hoping to have even more students this year to debut our new band and color guard uniforms this coming Fall! If you have any questions, call Preston High School at (304) 329-0400, extension 5112, or email Mr. Nose at wnose@k12.wv.us . Thank you.