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Yesterday, March 10th, Preston County Schools were well-represented at the State Science and Engineering Fair. We had multiple students place and receive recognitions. The results are listed below. Congratulations to these awesome students. WEST VIRGINIA STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR RESULTS FOR PRESTON COUNTY MARCH 10, 2025, CHARLESTON COLISEUM & CONVENTION CENTER FIRST PLACE: DONALD “TRAVIS” PARKS - PHS ETHAN WHITE - PHS SECOND PLACE: ZADAYA BOLYARD – SOUTH PRESTON VADA WALSH – TERRA ALTA EAST PRESTON AINSLY FEATHERS – SOUTH PRESTON RILEY MAYFIELD - PHS THIRD PLACE: TARYN SULLIVAN - AURORA NICHOLAS BERNATOWICZ – PHS MARIAH TITCHENELL – PHS HAYLIE TRENUM – PHS ALYSSA FRIEND – PHS SOPHIE ZINN – PHS ETHAN WHITE – RECEIVED A REGIONAL WATER PRIZE AWARD DONALD ‘TRAVIS” PARKS – RECEIVED A UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AWARD

The Preston County Board of Education is looking to fill a vacancy left by the recent resignation of one of its members. Those interested in the position are asked to submit a written notice of interest to Preston County Schools Superintendent Brad Martin by 2 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025. Notices can be emailed, hand-delivered or mailed to the Superintendent’s Office at 731 Preston Drive, Kingwood, WV 26537 or to brrmarti@k12.wv.us. Alongside notices, candidates should include qualifications, experience and why they’re interested. Interviews will be conducted Wednesday, March 26th at 6:00 PM in the BOE Boardroom. Candidates should be available that evening, as times and durations are dependent on the number of applicants. Interested candidates must reside within the 1st or 2nd Magisterial Districts of Preston County. This vacancy cannot be filled from a resident of the 3rd.

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Don't forget that after midnight tonight, approximately 2am local time on Sunday, March 9, we spring forward 1 hour. Don't forget to change those clocks that don't automatically change.

Tomorrow, March 7, please note changes to Aurora School's evening run only: Doug Combs run will be approximately 10 minutes late. Students living on Stemple Ridge will arrive home approximately 30 minutes late.

Please check the PCS Facebook, website, and your school's Facebooks as we've had multiple bus cancellations for tomorrow due to illness and a lack of subs. Please check Facebook this evening, and in the morning, to ensure you were not missed. We apologize as we are filling and rotating as many vacancies as we can.

Read Across America: Junior Journalism student Helen Adams reads Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham.: https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jhough_k12_wv_us/EXPa5tFO5sRLr8D06rnKFjUBQSESZf6MWAR3VwBud8PTbA?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&e=tLiC0T

Attendance Matters. Help us, help you. We know that sickness happens, and in most cases, missing school due to illness is necessary and out of our control. However, there are many other circumstances related to absences that occur, and we're always here to help. Attending school regularly is essential to students gaining the academic and social skills they need to thrive. Chronic absence, no matter its cause, has real life consequences for students, families and society as a whole. Research shows that starting as early as preschool and kindergarten, chronic absence—missing 10% of the academic year—can leave third graders unable to read proficiently, sixth graders struggling with coursework and high school students off track for graduation. Equally important, it affects personal and emotional development and makes it hard to gain the habit of showing up, which is crucial to success in the workplace. If your child is struggling with attendance, please reach out to your school's administrative team, guidance counselor, or the county attendance director and student support team. https://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/messaging/teens-and-their-families/

Aurora School Pastry fundraiser information was sent home with students this week. All orders and money are due to school by March 21st. This fundraiser is for our Field Day at the end of the school year.  If you have any questions about this fundraiser, please contact our Field Day Coordinator, Crystal Miller.

Read Across America Week Continues: Teachers students and parents should be able to view the link below: Senior Sam Klimas, a member of the PHS Varsity Soccer and Wrestling Teams reads the book titled, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.: https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jhough_k12_wv_us/ERHheNEhf5JBkBXeU2zKKocBwBMG40ayA7qrcaXyNlUtHg?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJPbmVEcml2ZUZvckJ1c2luZXNzIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXciLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJNeUZpbGVzTGlua0NvcHkifX0&e=xoIYF3

Great job to the top readers from last week!

Read Across America Week Continues: Teacher, students and parents should be able to view the links below: Aylssa Thomas, a student in Mrs. Sparks' Journalism class reads a Little Golden Book titled, Colors Are Nice: https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jhough_k12_wv_us/EfOLOTQYf71Ajkb-oyoTWQIBIG8FsZ2dH-flEe4TxGvnow IsaBella Miller, a member of the Preston High School's Lady Knight's Basketball Team and journalist-to- be reading the book titled, My Tooth is Loose: https://wvk12-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jhough_k12_wv_us/ERqYMJStK11FkUCHd_KpUXoBEyrD1imtdi6X2ZbodNUclg

🎉 We're so impressed with all our readers stepping up to log those reading minutes! 📖 In an exciting finish, South has overtaken Aurora for the trophy! 🏆 This March, let’s search for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that comes from diving into a good book! 🌈 Which school will claim the top spot this month? Share your reading goals with us! 💬📚 #PCSREADS #BEANSTACK

Read Across America Week is celebrated from March 2nd to 6th — it begins on the birthday of the beloved author, Dr. Seuss, who many schools are celebrating with a spirited dress-up week. The entire month of March, in fact, is dedicated to reading. This week, we'll be featuring a different PHS student doing a daily read aloud that our schools can share and watch with their students. First up is IsaBella Miller, a member of the Preston High School's Lady Knight's Basketball Team and journalist-to- be. She chose to read the book titled, My Tooth is Loose. Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Emv8NWctQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

There will be a second Pre-K Registration and Registration for new Kindergarten students on March 14th. Information can be found at the links below, or picked up and turned in at your respective schools. Information - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1755553/PreK-Kindergarten_Registration_Information_25__2_.pdf PK Application - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1755536/PCS_25-26_Pre_K_Application.pdf K Application - https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1758253/Kindergarten_Application__25-26.pdf

Last Week's Reading Rockstars These students, but also all of our students, continue to step up to the reading challenge and participate and understand the importance of reading, in and out of the classroom. Congratulations all. #PCSREADS

Next week is Read Across America Week! We will have themes each day. We will also be handing out books and prizes from our Book Blast on Monday!

Are you logging your reading minutes on Beanstack? If you don't know how, Mrs. Rembold has posted directions on Dojo, or you can reach out to your child's teacher. The app is very easy to use once downloaded on to your smartphone. Or you child can log on with their laptop or iPad using Clever. We are 1% away from Trailblazer status which earns our school a $100 gift card we can use for new books for the library and prizes for students who participate. Please help us reach this goal! We'd love to have 75% of our students reading each day with their families!

**Attention Middle School Students Interested in Track and Field!** If you would like to join Aurora Track and Field Team, please sign up at the school. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Seegee Bachtel at 304-698-5569. **Important:** All athletes must have a current sports physical in order to participate PRIOR to the first practice. Be sure to follow our FB page Aurora School Runs for updates and information including tentative schedule. **Practices will begin the week of March 3rd.** Let’s get ready to race, jump, and throw, Aurora Bears!

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