Bruceton School

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.

The following buses will run alternate stops for Monday, January 22nd: Bus 46 Gary Matthews Bruceton School & PHS; Bus 13-20 Tim Clime South Preston School & PHS; Bus 73-16 Jose Shillito Terra Alta/East Preston School & PHS; Bus 71-16 Roger DeBerry Kingwood Elementary & PHS; Bus 66-15 Laura Fisher West Preston School & PHS; Bus 4 Cassandra Dobbins West Preston School & PHS; Bus 22-21 Gerri Shaffer Bruceton School & PHS; Bus 75-16 Shelly Wolfe Bruceton School & PHS. Alternate stop information is posted on the Preston County Schools Website under menu, parents/students, and transportation. Additionally, Preston County Schools is operating on a 2 Hour Delay.

Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Monday, January 22nd. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. There are several bus runs that will be using alternative stops. Calls and texts will be sent out to each impacted run as they are known tonight.

All school-affiliated and community youth league athletic events scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, January 20th have been postponed at all Preston County School locations.

Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Friday, January 19th. All students & most staff members do not report. Extended-contract, essential personnel will be contacted by Mr. Murray in the morning to check on building statuses. Personnel needing to pickup physical paychecks may get them at the Board Office from 8-9 AM. All scheduled extra-curricular activities are postponed, & the scheduled Pre-K & Kindergarten pre-registration events are postponed & will be rescheduled to next Friday, January 26th.

Our lost and found collection is starting to get pretty big again. If your child is missing anything, please have them check the table in the breezeway. You can also stop by to check when you're here for ballgames other events.

Deadline extended! Last Chance for Preston County Home School families to register their student to complete the yearly state test at their local school. Testing dates are available on the PCS website. Please share this information with Preston County home school families.

Due to the snow days, we've extended our student council food drive through February 2nd. Our kids are helping to restock the Bruceton food pantry. We're looking for non-perishable food items. Thanks to our community for their wonderful support!

Congratulations to our Character Strong Students of the Month for December! December's character trait was empathy. Pre-K: Mrs. Shisler: Macie Nacarate Mrs. Short: Levi Everly Mrs. Walls: Greyson Johnson Kindergarten: Miss Neff: Stella Strawser Miss Casto: Ryleigh Gillespie Miss Kelley: Kaceton Rankin 1st Grade: Miss Friend: Faith Sines Mrs. Davis: Destiny Barker Mrs. Hagedorn: Kevin Moats-Casteel 2nd Grade: Miss Ticarich: Gracie Selby Mrs. Herring: Reed Humbert Ms. Frazee: Oakley Abe Mrs. Browning: Carter Reckart 3rd Grade: Mrs. Everline: Mylee Williamson Mrs. Tanner: Archer Murphy Mrs. Richards: Haylie Barker 4th Grade: Mrs. Moody: Owen Shay Mrs. Vrabel: Zander Howdershelt Mrs. Quinn: Joshua Anderson 5th Grade: Mrs. Burnsworth: Brantlee Edmunds Mrs. Swiger: Sophia Pyles Mrs. Klimas: Jenna Miller 6th Grade: Ms. Moss: Addison Repine Mr. Harvey: Payton Pretzel Mr. Cummings: Catelynn Livengood 7th Grade: Mrs. Bolinger: Juliana Bright Mrs. Stump: Logan Jimmie Mrs. Parks: Kaylee Ringer 8th Grade: Mrs. Taylor: Colton Young Mr. Brewer: Jordan Edin Mrs. McKeever: Trent Copen January's Character Strong trait is perseverance. #SchoolOfChampions #GoodThingsHappenHere

The following buses will use alternate stop locations Thursday 1/18/24 (alternate stop info is posted on the PCS website menu>parent/student>transportation): 73-16 (Terra Alta), 4 (West), 46 & 22-21 & 75-16 (Bruceton), 71-16 (Kingwood), and 13-20 (South). Calls are going out now.

Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, January 18th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. There are several bus runs that will be using alternative stops. Calls and texts will be sent out to each impacted run as they are known tonight.

Middle school BARK Cards from the 2nd 9 weeks will be collected tomorrow, Thursday, January 18th. Please make sure that students' cards have all required signatures before students turn them in.

WVU Society of Women Engineers Next Generation STEM Day for middle school students. 2/10/24. 8:30 am registration. 9 am start. WVU Engineering Science Building Main Entrance. Questions? Julie Gruber, Outreach Coordinator, WVU Statler College of Engineering, WV at 304-293-0399

This is an update on extra-curricular activities this evening. The Boys' Varsity Basketball game between Preston High School and East Fairmont will proceed as scheduled. The PHS home wrestling match has been postponed until a later date. The scheduled game between West Preston and Westwood has been postponed as Mon County is out of school today. All other athletic teams are permitted to practice today. Individual coaches planning to practice today will be reaching out to parents and players.

We're looking to create an official Bruceton School flag! Students can submit design ideas through February 2nd. A committee will take those submitted design ideas and elements to create our official school flag. All students can turn in their drawings, ideas, etc. to the office between now and February 2nd. Just make sure that drawings are submitted on a blank piece of regular paper in landscape format and have your name and teacher on it.

Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th & it will be a “Brain Freeze” Day. Students do not report. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, while all other staff reports on a 2-hour delay. Day-to-day substitute personnel should not to report unless they are specifically directed to do so. All schools will be open from 10 to 12 for students who require assistance. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county and all school websites under the Live Feed section. Finally, the status on all afterschool activities will be announced tomorrow.

Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th & it’s a “Brain Freeze” day. Students do not report. Teachers and most staff will be reporting on a 2-hour delay. In addition, students may come to school sites from 10 AM to 12 PM for assistance with their Brain Freeze activities. Lunches at each school site will be available from 11:30-1:00 PM as well. Parents, please contact the school by 10 AM if you would like to request a meal. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county and all school websites under the Live Feed section. The status on all afterschool activities will be announced tomorrow.

Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The scheduled principals' meeting has been rescheduled to next Wednesday, January 24th.

Based on the continued winter weather conditions, all after-school activities have been cancelled for tonight. This includes both school-affiliated teams and youth groups using school facilities. In addition, based on anticipated ongoing weather conditions, County Math Field Day will be rescheduled to Tuesday, January 23rd at the Kingwood Community Building.

We want to congratulate our 5th and 7th grade students who represented us at the county science fair last Friday. We had several students place: o Grade 5:  Animal Science: Josephine Johannsen – 3rd place  Chemistry: Trenton McCormick & Jacob Delaney – 3rd Place  Earth & Environmental Science: Jacob Heubi – 1st Place  Plant Science: Charlotte Everd & Allison Fansler – 3rd Place o Grade 7:  Animal Science: Julianna Bright – 2nd Place Congratulations to all our students who entered projects in the science fair! #SchoolOfChampions #GoodThingsHappenHere