Attention, PHS parents and student drivers! If dropping students off in the morning, please drive around the school past the bus garage and drop your student off at the back of the Great Hall. Student drivers who park in the upper lot also need to drive around the school past the bus garage to access their parking. Do not enter the upper lot where buses are unloading students. When picking your student up at the end of the day, please park in the lower lot next to the black wrestling building to wait for your child. Do not park at the back of the Great Hall at pick-up time. Do not park in the upper lot in front of the school from 3:00 to 3:30 as that is bus parking. The school doors open at 7:30, and school dismisses at 3:15.
Preston County Schools is excited to welcome back students next week. However, we will not be able to use our planned staggered start based on advisement from the WV Department of Education. All grade 1-12 students will now be required to attend on Monday, August 18th. All Kindergarten and Pre-K students will now be required to attend on Wednesday, August 20th. There will be no scheduled school for students on Friday, August 22nd for professional development. We greatly apologize for the required change in schedule; however, all available efforts were made to maintain the staggered start schedule without success. Questions and concerns may be forwarded to Superintendent Brad Martin at (304) 329-0580 ext. 3225.
Final Reminder - Pre-K, K, 7th grade, 12th Grade students are REQUIRED to have the listed vaccinations before they can start school. Without proper documentation, then a student cannot attend until the shots are completed and records are at the school. There is no grace period. We don't want to see your student unnecessarily miss school days. Please contact one of our nurses for assistance, return their voicemails, or contact the health department with any questions.
Reminder of vaccine requirements for PCS Students (PK, new enrollments and 7th and 12th grades) - Immunizations are a requirement by state code for student enrollment in WV Public Schools.
During the June meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), members voted unanimously to comply with state law regarding required school immunizations as it is written in W. Va. Code §16-3-4.
The WVBE directed the State Superintendent of Schools to notify all school districts to follow the law that has been in effect since 1937. This is in line with the actions of the West Virginia Legislature during the 2025 Regular Session which did not vote in favor of religious exemptions for vaccines.
(https://wvde.us/articles/west-virginia-board-education-statement-vaccine-lawsuit)
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Civic Ctr Parking Lot
10am-11:30am - service
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During the June meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), members voted unanimously to comply with state law regarding required school immunizations as it is written in W. Va. Code §16-3-4.
The WVBE directed the State Superintendent of Schools to notify all school districts to follow the law that has been in effect since 1937. This is in line with the actions of the West Virginia Legislature during the 2025 Regular Session which did not vote in favor of religious exemptions for vaccines.
(https://wvde.us/articles/west-virginia-board-education-statement-vaccine-lawsuit)
The 25-26 Bus Schedules can be found at the link below, as well as on the PCS App and website main scroller. Any questions or concerns should be directed to the transportation department at (304) 329-0580 ext. 3248 or 3249.
https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/documents/parents%2Fstudents/transportation/25-26-bus-schedules/237078
(Note - August 18-20 is Staggered Start, which is why it's the same offerings each of those days - different students in the building each day)
September Menus coming mid August - first student/parent surveys going out beginning of November for feedback
Also, if you need to contact your school's principal prior to the first day and haven't been able to get in contact, as contracts vary along with summer time off, see the attached school directory for email contact information.
The PCS Student Information Form for the 25/26 SY is now live. Please take the time to complete one for each of your students prior to the start of the school year. The sooner the better, especially if anything has changed. These are required for all students, even if there are no changes to information. You can click the link below, or find the information on the PCS App/Website or Facebook page. https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNagGt8IBxrvZHqShI2gLYYi5UQlVLN1hZNFpKREtSTFlaT0pIRE1URVNWSi4u&route=shorturl
