Due to the pending weather and most recent weather alerts from FEMA and the National Weather Service, all practices and extracurricular activities including the high school away games at Keyser will be cancelled for tomorrow, Friday, January 3rd. Tonight's middle school contest at Aurora is still on. Decisions on Saturday's games will be made by 8 AM Saturday morning, with start times being adjusted for West versus Bruceton beginning no earlier than noon. Again, all activities tomorrow are cancelled and Saturday's are pending.
If staff or students completed the December Wellness Challenges, the links are now active again and listed below for you to certify your completion for the month. Please do so by Wednesday, January 8th, and winners will be announced on the 10th.
Staff - https://forms.office.com/r/zKVVrZZqPV
Student - https://forms.office.com/r/MfD3hzbR3s
Preston County Schools will always view our community families and our students as part of the PCS family, and tragically, we lost an incredible young man and student athlete. The Preston Mat Club will be holding a candlelight vigil in honor of Lane's life, on and off the mat, and will be celebrating his life tomorrow, the 1st of January, from 3:30-4:15 for Mat Club members only, then anyone who wishes to pay their respects and grieve, remember and honor together from 4:15 on at the Mat Club Wrestling Barn by PHS. We don't have the words for this loss, but our love, thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, teammates, classmates, teachers and all who are affected by his passing. Again, please join us in remembering Lane at 4:15 tomorrow at the Mat Club.
From all of us here at Preston County Schools and our family to yours, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!!! Can't wait to see our students back in 2025!
From our Director of Attendance and Student Support Services, Mrs. Zofchak and her entire team:
Families, during the 2024-25 winter break from school, we are grateful to everyone for helping to restore a routine for showing up to school while supporting students and families. We hope everyone has a safe, healthy and Happy Holidays.
Local School Improvement Council (LSIC)
Name of School: South Preston Name of Chair: Jordan Young
Date of Meeting: November 20, 2024 Name of Principal: James Hoit
Place of Meeting: Elementary Lab Start/End Times of Meeting: 4:00-5:00
Sign-In Sheet
4:00—Meeting started. There was a delay due to technical issues.
4:15—Waived reading of minutes.
4:28—Principals’ Report was presented. We discussed the nineteen formal discipline incidents occurring from August to today. We discussed the positive behavior intervention support program and the improvement in behaviors keeping discipline to a minimum.
Attendance is at 93%, meaning we need to move to 95% as per our goal. Chronic absences have gone down which is also part of our attendance goal. Incentives have improved attendance and we will continue to implement activities and strategies that will improve attendance.
The closures of Fellowsville and Rowlesburg schools were the next topics on our agenda. Students from Fellowsville are to come to our school for the 24-25 school year. The approval from both county and state occurred in December. There was a lot of discussion on both sides of the closures, but we plan to welcome any new students just like we always do.
We also touched upon the volunteer and chaperone policy. For this school year, chaperones are to be approved by the CBOE, as well as volunteers. This policy is File 10-13 in the Preston County BOE School Policy. Next year, background checks will be required for all volunteers and chaperones. Anyone with a felony will have to present their case to the CBOE before approval is given.
The sign materials are being ordered and installation will occur this spring. We appreciate donations given for this, and other, projects.
Meeting adjourned at 4:51 by Hoit, seconded by Cline
Good evening Preston County. Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday the 20th is a 2 hour early out. This begins our holiday break, with students being off through January 3rd, returning Monday January 6th, and all non 240 day staff off through the 2nd, returning on the 3rd for a Professional Day. Happy Holidays.
This week, ALL Preston County Students will be bringing home a bag of 8-10 apples, courtesy of Kilmer's Farm Market, WV Harvest and the WV Dept. of Ag. as part of their 2024 Apple-achia Giveaway. This morning, 14 pallets loaded with WV Grown Apples were delivered to Central Preston to be distributed out to all schools this week. PCS appreciates the generous donation this holiday season from Kilmer's and WV Harvest, and we hope that an apple a day over the holidays keeps the doctor away for an enjoyable holiday break for all. Special thanks to all of our staff who have volunteered their time and efforts to get these apples distributed to our schools and students.
Preston County Schools is now accepting applications for 2025-2026 Pre-K and Kindergarten programs.
Pre-K Registration will be held Friday, January 17, 2025, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Aurora, Bruceton, Kingwood Elementary, South Preston, Terra Alta/East Preston, and West Preston Schools.
Kindergarten registration will be held Friday, January 17, 2025, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Aurora, Bruceton, Kingwood Elementary, South Preston, Terra Alta/East Preston, and West Preston Schools.
Applications can be found on the Preston County Schools website (https://5il.co/13eqv) and dropped off at one of the schools listed above. If you need a paper copy, it is available at the schools to pick up, complete and return to the school. The following information will need to be provided:
· completed preschool application
· copy of the child’s birth certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics
· immunization records
· completed well-child visit form
· dental check form
To register for PreK you need to be 4 years old by July 1. (No Exceptions) To register for kindergarten you need to be 5 years old by July 1. If you are registering a Kindergarten student and they are already enrolled in a Preston County PreK then you DO NOT have to register them for kindergarten. The ONLY EXCEPTION is if you are transferring schools.
🌟 December Beanstack Update: We're thrilled to see more participation in our goal of reading across the county! 📖✨ Have you logged your reading into Beanstack yet? Let us know how many books you've read this month! # PCSREADS
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, December 12th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
Due to impending winter weather conditions, Preston County Schools will be cancelling all after school activities at all school locations. This includes youth league and other non-school affiliated activities.
January Menus
Reminder: Those homeschooling parents interested in having their students take any of the state tests offered, including the WV General Summative Assessment in the Spring, please complete the following form by this Friday the 13th. Any questions, please email the county testing coordinator, Justin Hough, at jhough@k12.wv.us
https://forms.office.com/r/p2GnhZMNZ0
Free Event this Saturday in Morgantown
Santa Claus will be visiting the Tunnelton VFD at 42 Bank Street on Sunday, December 15 from 2:00-4:00!!! Come enjoy hot chocolate and a visit from Santa!
LSIC has been rescheduled for December 17 at 4:00. The agenda has not changed.
Jam-packed week of MS Ball ahead...home team is in green. Come out and support these great student athletes.
Reminder: 7th and 11th grade parents. There will be an additional meeting for those who couldn't attend interested in next year's buckwheat court at the KVFD Community Building at 6:30 tomorrow the 9th. You must attend if you didn't one of the other meetings. Questions, contact darby.rouzee@k12.wv.us
Reminder: The PTO will walk in the Tunnelton Christmas Parade tonight! Lineup starts at 5:30 PM at the end of Old WV Road; be there by 5:45 PM. If you didn’t sign up, feel free to join! Dress warmly in holiday or school attire. Attendance for signed-up students is optional; it’s up to parents due to the cold!