Tomorrow is pajama day!
Several members of the Bruceton Lions Club judged our door decorating contest today. We'll announce the winners on Thursday.
Don't forget that tomorrow is light-up day!
Good evening. Bus 46, Gary Matthews, Bruceton School and Preston High School will use the alternate stop schedule for Hume Livengood Road, tomorrow, Thursday, December 21st. Thank you.
Join PCS over break for a reading challenge on Beanstack (in Clever); challenges for all ages, even staff! Enjoy a relaxing holiday break with lots of time for reading! https://www.beanstack.com/find-a-site. Search Preston County Schools and then select your school to begin!
The Winter 2023 Beat of Excellence is now available online at prestoncountyschools.com under menu>district>beat of excellence>Winter 2023. The magazine includes the latest Levy Expenditures Report. Copies of the magazine will be sent home with students this week.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
Preston County Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, December 19th. Maintenance, Mechanics, and 240-day custodians report on schedule. All additional 240-day+ employees may report on a 2-hour delay. All other employees and students do not report and all scheduled extra-curricular activities are postponed.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
Tomorrow is Winter Character Day! Hope to see lots of Santas, Olafs, Grinches, Frostys, and more!
Mrs. Short's PK kids were practicing caroling around the building today. Thursday is their big day to head around to town businesses caroling!
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Just a reminder that there will be no Little Learners on Thursday, December 21st.
Congratulations to our Character Strong Students of the Month for November! The character trait was gratitude.
PK:
Mrs. Shisler - Charlie Lechliter
Mrs. Short - Wesley Miller
Mrs. Walls - Jerrick Morgan
Kindergarten:
Miss Neff - Daniel Arbogast
Miss Casto - Noah Stark
Miss Kelley - Brooklyn Price
1st Grade:
Mrs. Hagedorn - Kenzie Bucklew
Mrs. Davis - Caleb McCoy
Ms. Friend - Liam Bowser
2nd Grade:
Mrs. Herring - Maria Darby
Mrs. Browning - Austin Wagner
Miss Ticarich - Roianne Summers
Ms. Frazee - Adley Lawson
3rd Grade:
Mrs. Everline - Aiden Metheny
Mrs. Tanner - Noah Chidester
Mrs. Richards - Isabelle Bean
4th Grade:
Mrs. Vrabel - Izetta Beerbower
Mrs. Moody - Elizabeth Bevins
Mrs. Quinn - Avery Gibson
5th Grade:
Mrs. Swiger - Brooke Smith
Mrs. Klimas - Emma Forman
Mrs. Burnsworth - Danaka Ervin-Phillips
6th Grade:
Ms. Moss - Tyler Parks
Mr. Harvey - Gaaron Lawson
Mr. Cummings - Addyson Fearer
7th Grade:
Mrs. Parks - Allison Klinkert
Mrs. Stump - Alexis Feather
Mrs. Bolinger - Harlan Halchak
8th Grade:
Mr. Brewer - Levi Beeghly
Mrs. McKeever - Evan Guseman
Mrs. Taylor - Kendra Bucklew
December's Character Strong trait is empathy.
In response to a notification by the district's food vendor (Gordon Food Service), referencing a product recall related to potential contamination with salmonella of several Quaker Oats products including Quaker Chewy Granola Bar Cookies and Cream that were distributed through the backpack food program that services multiple district schools during the month of December. Efforts are being made to remove the impacted product from any further distributions. However, please discard any recalled items that have been distributed prior to the recall notice.
Due to anticipated winter weather conditions, Preston County Schools are cancelling all afterschool activities for tomorrow, Monday, December 18, 2023. The scheduled Board of Education Meeting at Fellowsville has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The rescheduled date and time of the meeting will be announced as soon as possible.
This week is Holiday Spirit Week. We have several theme days planned:
Monday - Holiday Sock Day
Tuesday - Winter Character Day - dress as your favorite winter character: Santa, Frosty, Olaf, etc.
Wednesday: Ugly Sweater Day
Thursday: Light Up Day -decorate yourself with lights
Friday: Holiday Pajama Day
Today's County-wide Kahoot Bowl Winners are: 2nd grade - 1st place Roianne (Ms. Ticarich, Bruceton School) & Gabe (Ms. Sheets, Kingwood Elementary), 2nd place - Harper (Ms. Ticarich, Bruceton School), 3rd place - Lilly (Ms. Ticarich, Bruceton School) & Remy (Terra Alta East Preston School); 3rd grade - 1st place Wyatt (Bruceton School) & Callie (Ms. Nazelrod, TAEP), 2nd place - Elaina (Ms. Tanner, Bruceton School) & Kenneth (Ms. Borror, Kingwood Elementary), 3rd place - Wyatt (Ms. Nazelrod, TAEP) & Mia (Ms. Richards, Bruceton School); 4th grade - 1st place Anastasia (Ms. Zigray, Kingwood Elementary), 2nd place - Rylee (Ms. Zigray, Kingwood Elementary), 3rd place - DJ (Ms. Zigray, Kingwood Elementary). Great work on behalf of all of our students! Keep demonstrating those positive testing behaviors for a chance to win more prizes in March!
Congratulations to our wonderful cook staff! They took first place in the county cafeteria holiday decorating contest! Thanks to everyone for voting for our cooks!
We can't thank the staff of FCC Hazelton enough! This year and in years past, they have collected Christmas presents for our kids! It is wonderful to be a part of this community!
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Mr. Brewer took some time out to take an 'Elfie' today. Our homerooms are working to finish up their doors for our door decorating contest.
