Join us in thanking our school counselors for all of their hard work every day. PCS celebrates National School Counseling Week - February 5 - 9, 2024. Grab a selfie with your favorite school counselor and tag us #PCSschoolcounselorweek.
Help us celebrate National School Counseling week...grab a selfie with your school counselor and tag us at #PCSschoolcounselorweek. Preston County Schools extends a big thank you to all of our hardworking school counselors. Thank you for all you do every day!
Good morning. Today is the first day of National School Counseling Week. The theme this year is “School Counselors: Standards-Based, Student-Focused.” Did you know that the school counselor has standards for school counseling, just like your teachers have standards for learning? A standard is basically a way to measure excellence or quality. So, at the start of each school year, she uses these standards to develop a plan to support your success in school. She uses standards to help you build a strong foundation for learning. You may have heard of the author, Henry David Thoreau, who wrote Walden. He says that “if you build castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” That’s what we hope to help you do – to build foundations for your dreams. The standards help us do that. Do you feel like you need to build up your foundation? Come see Mrs. Durst.
Remember, tomorrow is “Follow your Dreams” day, so wear your favorite sport jersey or shirt!
Next Week is National School Counseling Week. This is always celebrated the first full week in February. National School Counseling week is a time to bring awareness to the important and unique contributions school counselors make within schools. We will have a theme for each day. Monday’s theme is “Dream Big” so wear your pajamas to school. Your teacher will have a list of the themes for each day if you forget.
Attendance calls will begin Monday, February 5. Calls for students in grades K – 8 will go out at 12 pm if a student was marked absent for a full or half day. Calls for students grades 9 – 12 will go out at 5 pm if the student was marked absent at some point throughout the day (the call will include periods absent). Calls will come from the Preston County Schools automated calling system via the county’s phone number 304-329-0580 and will include the student’s first and last name and the school the student attends. Families who have opted out of calls will not receive these calls. Questions regarding student attendance issues should be directed to the student’s school of record.
February Calendar of Events
Our school will be doing dress up days for National School Counseling Week beginning Monday, February 5th and continuing through Friday, February 9th.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on February 2 from 3:30 to 5:30.
The WVU Society of Women Engineers and the WVU Statler College Of Engineering will host a day camp for girls in grades K - 5 on Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 9 am - 2 pm on the Evansdale Campus of WVU. Registration is required to attend - online at: BIT.LY/GSD2024
The basketball game against South Preston will still be played tonight at Aurora School. Let’s go Bears! The parent teacher conferences will be rescheduled.
At approximately 7:05 AM, we received notification of a transformer fire that has resulted in a total power loss loss at the Aurora School . It is being reported to be a multiple hour repair. Due to this power outage, Aurora School will be closed today. At the time of the notification, buses were already picking up students. As of 7:10 AM, Aurora area buses were instructed to stop picking up students and to attempt to return students home who have already been picked up. If no one is home to receive students, buses have been instructed to take students to the school, and the school will contact parents to make arrangements to pick up their children.
Preston County Schools will hold PreK and kindergarten registration this Friday, January 26th from 9 am to 2 pm. Information concerning school locations for registration is provided on prestoncountyschools.com under menu, parents/students, enrollment. To register for PreK, the child must be 4 years old by July 1st (No Exceptions). To register for kindergarten, the child must be 5 years old by July 1st. Only NEW students need to register for kindergarten; if your child is currently enrolled in PreK you do not need to register.
8th Grade Night
Math Field Day Results (photos and results will also be posted on the PCS website under News. We are SO proud of all of our math field day participants! Great job! And congratulations to our winners...
4th grade: alternate Marlowe F (TAEP); 3rd place Kolby S (Bruceton); 2nd place Zachary M (KES); 1st place Ashton H (KES). Estimation winner - Hadley L (South Preston).
5th grade: alternate Liam W (CPMS); 3rd place Jobie E (Bruceton); 2nd place Ace H (TAEP); 1st place Katelyn K (CPMS). Estimation winner - Conner K (Bruceton).
6th grade: alternate Wyatt C (Bruceton); 3rd place Levi C (Bruceton); 2nd place Grant O (Bruceton); 1st place Aidan G (Bruceton). Estimation winner - Levi C (Bruceton).
7th grade: alternate Eileen P (Bruceton); 3rd place Reed J (CPMS); 2nd place Braden A (Bruceton); 1st place Connor L (West).
8th grade: alternate Grayson E (CPMS); 3rd place John G (West); 2nd place Landon C (CPMS); 1st place Cooper T (Bruceton).
7th/8th grade estimation winner Maggie W (CPMS)
PHS 9th grade estimation winner Bryson M (CPMS)
PHS 9th grade: alternate Alyssa F; 3rd place Jeremy F; 2nd place Nick B; 1st place Bryson M
PHS 1st place team: Collin W & Brady M
PHS 2nd place team: Nathan A, Scarlett C, Johnny M, Katelyn S, Zoey D
PHS 11th place Sarah U; 10th place Caden H; 9th place Toby C; 8th place James H; 7th place Johnny M; 6th place Abigail B; 5th place Kendra N; 4th place Katelyn S; 3rd place Travis P; 2nd place Brady M; 1st place Collin W
A big thank you to the math field day organizers: Ms. Sheets, Ms. Stump, Ms. Hileman, and Ms. Zigray and all of the teachers and administrators who helped to make the day a success.
Catch your Aurora Bears tonight as we take on Bruceton! Can't make it to the game? You can watch the live stream here: https://live.myvrspot.com/player?udi=cHJlc3Rvbg%3D%3D&c=QXVyb3Jh
Preston County Schools will live stream the Math Field Day Awards today 1/23/24 at 12:30 pm, https://tinyurl.com/PCSLivestream
Pre K & kindergarten registration will be held Friday, January 26, 2024, from 9 am - 2 pm. For more information visit: http://tinyurl.com/PCSKpreK
Parent Teacher Conferences will be Thursday, January 25 from 3:30-5:30. Stay afterward to see our boys' and girls' basketball teams take on South at 5:45 and 7:00.
County Science Fair
It's that time of year again. Give Kids a Smile Day. WVU Dental is offering free exams for children. Ages 1-17. Limited appointments are available. Families should call ASAP. 304-293-6208.
