PCS Fine Arts Festival Reminder: Tomorrow, Friday, April 4th at PHS
Will livestream beginning at 5:30 on https://live.myvrspot.com/player?udi=cHJlc3Rvbg%3D%3D&c=Y2hhbm5lbDE%3D
4:00 pm - Students report to PHS main doors and will be directed to rehearsal space
5:00 pm - Doors open to the public - in the gym
5:30 pm - Choir performance
6:45 pm - Art presentation
Are you interested in receiving a summer workbook for your student to keep their brains sharp? Complete this form, and we will send one to your child's school. Reach out to Katie Rush with any questions! Kathleen.McDonald@k12.wv.us
Link: https://tinyurl.com/PCoSummerWorkbooks
Link to Young Writer's Recognitions
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18rs2jT5n1/
PHS carpentry students participated in the SkillsUSA West Virginia State Leadership & Skills Conference on March 28-29. Elijah Mayle won the state championship for the Skilled Carpentry Showcase! Way to make us proud, Elijah! Benjamin Winters also competed in the Skilled Carpentry Showcase, and Jonathon Simms and Noah Humphrey participated in the Related Technical Math competition. Carson Rouzee, Luke Reed, and Landon Bishoff participated in the Construction Tool ID competition. Congratulations to all our participants! Thank you, Mr. Powell, for your dedication to your program and your students!
PHS electrical students, Bryson Evans and Dayton Wilson, participated in the SkillsUSA West Virginia State Leadership & Skills Conference on March 28-29. Both students won state championships! Bryson Evans won in the Electrical Construction Wiring competition and is now a two-time state champion. Dayton Wilson won in the Basic Residential Wiring competition. Congratulations, guys! We are proud of you! Thank you, Mr. Holleran for your dedication to your program and your students!
PHS FFA had a successful Ham, Bacon, and Egg Sale this weekend. Students winning Grand Champion honors were Isabell Hunt (ham), Korah Fike (bacon), and Connor Gibson (eggs). Students winning Reserve Champion honors were Hannah Wolfe (ham), Abigail Spaid (bacon), and Brody McCleary (eggs). Congratulations to all the participants and thank you to their supporters!
Preston County Schools thanks and appreciates all the amazing paraprofessionals on this appreciation day and throughout the year. Thanks for all you do for our kiddos and staff.
April is the Month of the Military Child. The month highlights continuing efforts to create a positive school climate and culture that meet the unique needs of military-connected children and families. In addition to hosting special activities throughout the month, many schools will participate in national “Purple Up Day” on April 11, 2025, with students, faculty and staff wearing purple as a show of support for military children.
The Month of the Military Child honors and celebrates the spirit of perseverance of military-connected students. Please join PCS in celebrating "Purple Up Day" on April 11th.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE 2025 NEW TIME for the Mobile Food Pantry
Mt Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Civic Ctr Parking Lot
10am-11:30pm - service
The Preston County Board of Education will receive sealed bids until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 for mowing grass, trimming and weed eating all common areas at the following locations:
Schools: Aurora, Bruceton, Fellowsville, Kingwood Elementary, Preston High (to include the football field), Rowlesburg, South Preston, Terra Alta/East Preston, Central Preston Middle and West Preston
The service you are bidding will be on an as-needed basis, per mowing request. Mowing will be done only after communication with the Preston County Schools Maintenance Supervisor, Matt Murray, or his designee.
***Contractors must submit bids for all locations***
Please submit bids for the individual locations per mowing, trimming and weed eating, for a contact period of one year along with a valid WV Business License and proof of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 with your bid to Preston County Schools, 731 Preston Drive, Kingwood, WV 26537. All work shall be in accordance with instructions provided by the Preston County Schools Maintenance Department (304-329-0580, ext. 3231).
The Preston County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive any informality in the bidding.
Bruceton Bus Announcement. Bus 75-16 bruceton, Shelly Wolfe will be running 45 minutes late today. Again, bus 75-16 is running 45 minutes late.
The Preston County Schools' Young Writers Awards will be live-streamed this evening beginning at 6:00 on the PCS Facebook page at the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/share/15wwkHdAsD/?mibextid=wwXIfr
If you have a student, family or friend, that has already committed to their post high school plans, be it college or the military, you're invited to join us in the Preston High School Media Center on Tuesday, April 8th for Military Signing Day at 9:30 and College Signing Day at 1:00.
"The WVU Center for Resilient Communities (CRC) announces its second Resilience Ambassador Program, to be held in the Summer of 2025. The CRC has embarked on an innovative project to accompany the next generation of change-makers in a collaborative process to build more vibrant communities and assess the vulnerability to flood hazards in their communities in teams. Students will learn the concepts, skills, information, and attitudes that might increase our preparedness for future flood disasters. The CRC invites high school students ages 15 to 19 across Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor County to come together and participate in their Resilience Ambassador Program. Learn more about the program at https://resilientcommunities.wvu.edu/institute/resilience-ambassador-workshop
Kingwood Bus Run - Bus 40-22 will be running 30 minutes late today. Again, bus 40-22 will be running 30 minutes late this morning.
Just a reminder that due to the planned water outage in Terra Alta, there will be no school for students at Terra Alta East Preston, and staff reports on a 2 hour delay. Buses will still be running for high school students in the area.
Congratulations to the following players on their post season honors.
Bella Miller (JR) - 1st Team Big Ten Conference and All State Honorable Mention.
Kendra Nazelrod (SR) - 2nd Team Big Ten Conference. Kendra will also be joining the Lady Bisons of Bethany College this Fall.
Big Ten Conference is voted on by the conference coaches. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players. All State is voted on by the state sportswriters.
https://wvmetronews.com/2025/03/28/class-aaaa-all-state-girls-basketball-list-3/
During a special meeting of the Preston County Board of Education on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Board interviewed eight candidates for the current vacancy on the Board that was previously filled by Mrs. Shelley Miller. After completing all of the interviews and deliberating on the matter, the Board approved Mrs. Beth Noss to fill the vacancy through June 30, 2026. The remaining two years of the term will be determined in the May 2026 Primary Election. Congratulations to new Board member Beth Noss! Mrs. Noss will be sworn in at an upcoming meeting of the Board following her required initial training through the WV State Board Association.
During a special meeting of the Preston County Board of Education on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, the Board interviewed eight candidates for the current vacancy on the Board that was previously filled by Mrs. Shelley Miller. After completing all of the interviews and deliberating on the matter, the Board approved Mrs. Beth Noss to fill the vacancy through June 30, 2026. The remaining two years of the term will be determined in the May 2026 Primary Election. Congratulations to new Board member Beth Noss! Mrs. Noss will be sworn in at an upcoming meeting of the Board following her required initial training through the WV State Board Association.
Preston County Schools is proud to once again collaborate with Let Your Light Shine for Preston County, Wal-Mart, and the many other businesses and churches in the county who work to supply complete Easter Dinners for 500 of our own families who find themselves in need. Our schools take up donations and hold drives in an effort to assist, as well as many of our schools will serve as distribution sites on April 11th and 12th. More information will follow as we get closer to those dates. Any families in need can contact their school's counselor or student support team. For more information on either applying for the meal, or if you're wanting to volunteer or donate, you can contact either the school's student support team, or search Let Your Shine For Preston County and get directly in contact with them. We greatly appreciate these efforts around another holiday season, and are proud to continue to work to make the lives of Prestonians better. Thank you for the continued invitation to collaborate on such a good initiative.
