In the month of October, we had 268 students with perfect attendance! Today, we drew 5 of those and they had their choice of some great prizes. Congratulations to:
Memphis Raines
Karra Reynolds
Branson Ridenour
Chesney Harteis
Paisley Kidwell
Be on the lookout for Miss Brooke to do surprise attendance drawings coming up open to everyone attending school that day.
We want to give a shout-out to Owen Johnson! Yesterday afternoon, as our kids were waiting on a bus to be fixed, he took it upon himself to provide a read-aloud for some of the other kids waiting!
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Good afternoon. Bus 46, Gary Matthews, Bruceton School and Preston High School, will run approximately 20 - 30 minutes late today, Tuesday, November 7th. Parents please plan accordingly to be at the bus stop on time. Thank you.
A few announcements this evening:
Tomorrow are Parent/Teacher Conferences and our Parent Resource Fair. They are from 4-6pm.
Thursday is our annual Veterans Day Program. Veterans are welcome to join us beginning at 8:00 in the cafeteria for our Veterans Breakfast and the program begins at 9:00 in the gym. Due to student arrival and drop-off, we are asking Veterans to not arrive until after 7:45 for the breakfast.
School picture re-takes are Monday, November 13th during the morning.
Bruceton Academic Boosters will meet on Tuesday, November 14th at 6pm.
Our annual Family Fitness Night is Wednesday, November 15th from 5-7pm.
Good afternoon. Bus 123 Kyle Lee will be running approximately 30 minutes late on the first run today, Monday, November 6th. Again, bus 123 in the Bruceton area will be running 30 minutes late on the first run this afternoon. Thank you.
Middle school boys and girls basketball coaches want to remind students and parents again that tryouts are tonight and tomorrow. Girls tryouts are from 5-6:30 and boys tryouts are from 6:30-8.
The Preston Squires Middle School Wrestling Team will have its first practice on November 6, 2023, at Preston High School right after school. All Preston County Middle School Students Grades 6-8 are welcome to participate. Transportation has been coordinated from all Preston County Middle Schools to Preston High for student athletes who wish to participate. The bus schedule will be posted on the Squires Wrestling Facebook Page or contact your school administrator. If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Jennings at squireswrestling21@gmail.com or on our Facebook Page.
Bus Schedule: Aurora School: 56; TAEP: 77-16; Central Preston: 66-15; Bruceton Middle: 37-22; South Preston: 5-19; Rowlesburg: 72-16; and West Preston: 69-18.
Just a reminder that middle school boys and girls basketball tryouts are Monday and Tuesday. Girls tryouts are from 5-6:30 and boys tryouts are from 6:30-8.
Good afternoon. Tomorrow, Friday, November 3rd, Bus 123, Kyle Lee, Preston High School, will not run. Again, Bus 123, Preston High will not run Friday, November 3rd. Thank you.
Good afternoon. Tomorrow, Friday, November 3rd, Bus 46, Gary Matthews, Bruceton School and Preston High School, will not run. Again, Bus 46, Bruceton School and Preston High will not run Friday, November 3rd. Thank you.
Join us for parent/teacher conferences on Tuesday, November 7th from 4-6pm. You can also check out resources for parents at our Parent Resource Fair too. Parents and kids can also register to win door prizes.
Hello Preston County Families!
We have already made it through quarter 1! Your students (all grade levels) should receive their first report cards this week.
Students in grades K-4 are also receiving information about a survey for families. Your opinions are valuable to us! Please take a few minutes to provide feedback about K-4 report cards. Guardians of K-4 students can complete the form on paper or click the link below to complete it digitally. The survey will be open until November 8. Thank you for your help!
To complete the digital form go to https://forms.office.com/r/KKbVb5fmLY
Some additional save-the-dates for November:
- Parent/Teacher Conferences & Parent Resource Fair: November 7, 4-6pm
- School Picture Re-Takes: November 13
- Family Fitness Night: November 15, 5-7pm
Our annual Veterans Day program is set for Thursday, November 9th. The program begins at 9am in the gymnasium and the Veterans Breakfast is at 8am in the cafeteria. Due to space limitations, we can only accommodate veterans, our student body, and staff. RSVP forms went home with all students. If your child, grandchild, etc. didn't receive one, or if you don't have one in school, feel free to call the school at 304-379-2593 to RSVP.
Here are some more of our 5th graders' figurative language costumes. See if you can guess what they are. Here's a hint for one: 'letting the cat out of the bag.'
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It was a spicy time for the teachers and aides in kindergarten and first grade today!
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Today, Ms. Holly’s PreK class celebrated Halloween with some math and science! They sorted, graphed, and constructed a skeleton with Cheetos bones. Then, they discovered the science behind magnets to make their ghosts fly. #SchoolOfChampions #GoodThingsHappenHere
Girls Basketball Flex Practice and Tryout Schedule:
Flex Practices:
- Nov. 1: 5-6:30pm
- Nov. 2: 5-6:30pm
- Nov. 3: 5-6:30pm
Tryouts:
- Nov. 6: 5-6:30pm
- Nov. 7: 5-6:30pm
Boys Basketball Flex Practice and Tryout Schedule:
Flex Practices:
- Nov. 1: 2:30-4pm
- Nov. 2: 2:30-4pm
- Nov. 3: 2:30-4pm
Students can ride the 4pm high school bus.
Tryouts:
- Nov. 6: 6:30-8pm
- Nov. 7: 6:30-8pm
Congratulations to our middle school Bulldog Elite students for the 1st 9 weeks! These students earned a minimum 3.8 GPA.
6th Grade:
- Wyatt Copen
- Levi Cunningham
- Emma Guseman
- Aidan Guthrie
- Grace Haskiell
- Kelsey Jenkins
- Alaynna Lund
- Grant Olsen
- Tyler Parks
- Addison Repine
- Timothy Rodeheaver
- Tanner Rosenberger
- Archer Tichenor
- Ethan Belanger
- Noah Belanger
- Levi Bryner
- Cara Bucklew
- Makayla Cunningham
- Canaan Edin
- Gaaron Lawson
- Kayln Selby
- Grace Shafer
- Colt Spiker
- Karra Stark
- Kylie Frankhouser
- Lane Humbert
- Catelynn Livengood
- Ethan Miller
- Lairah Morgan
7th Grade:
- Braden Armstrong
- Isabelle Davis
- Colton Everline
- Josie Higginbottom
- Callen Knox
- Addison Moyers
- Eileen Parks
- Miranda Poe
- Kaylee Ringer
- Thomas Rogers
- Paisley Schnopp
- Peighton Shisler
- Darrin Uphold
- Jack Walls
- Paizley Adams
- Paxton Berger
- Braiden Borders
- Ainsley Cox
- Colton Ervin
- Chloe Golden
- Logan Maust
- Hailey Moore
- Kadin Robinson
- Emery Walls
- Colin Moyers
- Brian Swearingen
- Matthew Stull
8th Grade:
- Levi Beeghly
- Allison Benson
- Lane Clark
- Tristan Dawson
- Jordan Edin
- Aiden Johnson
- Eli McClurg
- McKenzie Price
- Trevor Sigley
- Tiana Smith
- Allison Stonebraker
- Cooper Thaler
- Ava Whitehair
- Kinly Belanger
- Trent Copen
- Harmony Rankin
- David Austin
- Kendra Bucklew
- Caylee Hall
- Crosby Shaffer
- Chase Stithem
- Leland Wilson
- Lainey Hromada
Just a reminder that for tomorrow's costume day, all costumes must be school-appropriate. Kids cannot have masks covering their faces and costumes cannot have props that could be considered weapons or dangerous.