Results for Preston County from the WV State Social Studies Fair - there were six first place, two second place, five third place, one honorable mention, and four students did not place.
First place: Bentley Dalton & Maeley Hayes, Kinsley Dixon, Lane Graham, and Carter Garbart, Addison Plum & Abby Metz, Grace Estep, Molly Hoffman, and Myla Zinn
Second place: Taryn Sullivan & Zachary McNair
Third place: Isabelle Deberry & Rylee Bolyard, Madison Cook & Marvin Feather, Ayla Fasouletos, Bristol Bolyard & Colton Sanders, Audrey Britton, Jathen Arnold, and Deseree Newland
Honorable Mention: Kadence Phares & Sarah Dew
In attendance: Ava Waters, Jade Busselman, Peyton Shaffer, Mariah Legeer and Landon Griffith
Board of Education recognitions from Monday 4/8/24:
College Board's National Rural & Small-Town Recognition: Adam Davis, Jessica Harned, Kaden Hayes, Noah Humphrey, Lyndsay Kitchen, Donald Parks, Hallie Simmons, Joseph Street, Ethan White, and Kadence Whitehair.
College Board's National First-Generation achievement: Bryson Evans, Jessica Harned, Hallie Hartsell, Noah Humphrey, Harley Mersing, Johnny Michaels, Dillion Moore, and Ira Shaffer.
WV Skills USA Competition: PHS Electrical students - Bryson Evans & Cole Trickett (Evans won first place overall and Trickett finished third place overall).
Preston County WV State Science Fair Winners & Qualifiers:
Levi Yoder (1st place), PHS; Jacob Heubi (1st place), Bruceton School; Scarlett Hayes (1st place), CPMS; Ethan White (2nd place), PHS; Aubrey Welch & Kylee Barr (2nd place), CPMS; Emma Goodrich (2nd place), CPMS; Katelyn Gribble (qualifier), SPS; Branson Roth (qualifier), Aurora School; Donald Parks (qualifier), PHS; Rick Deal (qualifier), PHS; Reese Stratton (qualifier), CPMS.
During the 4/8/24 meeting of the Preston County Board of Education, the Board was presented with the proposed 2024-25 academic calendar developed by a committee of 17 professional & service personnel employees. This meeting was the first of two required public hearings. The next public hearing is scheduled on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the PCS Boardroom at 6 PM.
The calendar is available for review on the scrolling marquee on the PCS website & is also available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/4vapt9m9.
Public comment on the calendar can be emailed to Brad Martin at brrmarti@k12.wv.us. The deadline for submission of public comment is Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry Food Giveaway, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 11 am - 12:30 pm (while supplies last), at the Preston County Civic Center, 311 Tunnelton Street, Kingwood, WV. Please enter through Buckwheat Festival Fairgrounds on S. Price Street.
Monday, April 8, 2024 will be a regular instructional day. Additional information on the eclipse is displayed below.
It's time for a new Beanstack Reading Challenge Preston County! Grab a good book and Hop into Reading. Read, log your minutes, finished books and activities to complete this challenge. This challenge is open to all staff and students. Remember the school with the most minutes per student logged will be the champions. All students who receive the completed badge in this challenge will be awarded a Brag tag. Watch the video to see how to earn badges and how to log your reading into Beanstack. Will your school be the Spring Champion? Hop into reading challenge.MOV
Congratulations to Fellowsville for winning the Preston County Snowball Fight Beanstack reading challenge! They got to enjoy a snowball fight in the gym and their PE class gets to keep the snowballs. Fellowsville also gets to keep the Beanstack Champion Trophy until another school wins a challenge.
Brain Freeze Protocols
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow Thursday, April 4, 2024. Maintenance, mechanics, and custodians report on a regular schedule. Students and all other staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
In today's March Madness championship match-up, Pizza takes on Breakfast For Lunch to determine PCS's favorite lunch entree. Log in to Clever to cast your vote!
Preston County Schools will be closed March 29th through April 2nd for spring break. The central office will reopen on Wednesday, April 3rd and students will return to school on Thursday, April 4th. Have a safe and relaxing spring break!
Final Four matchups in the March Madness Food Challenge are set. Tomorrow's lineup includes Chicken Drumstick vs Breakfast for Lunch and Pepperoni Roll vs Pizza. Log in to Clever tomorrow to vote for your favorite school lunch entree. Attached is an updated tournament bracket.
The Young Writers' Competition Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27th at the Preston High School Theater. The ceremony for elementary & middle school participants is set to begin at 6 PM, and the high school ceremony is set to proceed at 7 PM. Participants in the ceremony will need to enter the high school through the fine arts entrance on the side of the building or at the back of the Concourse due to ongoing construction at the front entryway. Any participant wanting to purchase and anthology book will need to make checks payable to the WV Reading Association. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
PHS Health & Wellness Family Night - March 28th, 4 - 6 pm. Please join use for an evening of activities provided by student government and National Honor Society. Activities will run from 4 - 6 pm. We will have activities for all ages. Tips for parents to support their student at PHS with Schoology and student health will be available. With construction of the front entry in full swing please use the entry doors by the cafeteria.
The Preston County Young Writers' Awards Ceremony will be held Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Elementary will begin at 6 pm and middle/high school at 7 pm. Both ceremonies will be held in the Preston High School Theater.
Parent Teacher conference is tomorrow evening, March 25, from 4:00 until 6:00. Mr. Miller will be unavailable but will schedule meetings on a later date.
Community Public Service Announcement: Join the Preston County Senior Citizens Program for the First Annual March for Meals Walk-a-Thon & Kids Fun Run on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Preston High School Track from 10 am to 2 pm. The event will feature the Easter Bunny, Egg Hunt, Food, & More. Registration begins at 9 am or use the QR code on the announcement to pre-register. All proceeds benefit Preston County Senior Citizens, Inc. & Senior Nutrition Program.
Today's Positive Testing Incentive Prize Winners:
Aurora: K - Billy; 1 - Ember; 2 - Liam; 3 - Gwen; 4 - Jake; 5 - Harper; 6 - Xavier; 7 - Emma; 8 - Brady; grand prize - Emmy (gift card to the Wow! Factory)
Aurora Kahoots winners: Carter S (Forman); Violet S (Rembold); Emma M (Forman)
Rowlesburg School: K - 2 Rachel; 3 - 5 Hayven; 6 - 8 - Savannah; grand prize - Brianna (gift card to Affordable Signs Unlimited for a t-shirt)
Fellowsville Elementary: K - Christian T; 1 - Lydia S; 2 - Alivia C; 3 - Gage Z; 4 - Williams S; and grand prize - Braxton M (gift card to Affordable Signs Unlimited for a t-shirt)
South Preston School: K - Bryson B; 1 - Trinity W; 2- Gabby K; 3 - Boone M; 4 - Gabe J; 5 - Jesse S; 6 - Aaron S; 7 - Megan B; 8 - Joseph S; grand prize (gift card to the Wow! Factory) Ian T.
South Preston Kahoot Winners: Jaxson (Albright); Paxton (Stull); Zack (Albright)
TAEP - will be announced next week
TAEP Kahoot winners - Adrianna (Loughry); Vada (Hough); Amaya (Loughry); Jackson (Taylor); Lydia (Hough); Waverly (Loughry); Mia (Hough); and Ashlee (Boni)
LSIC 3/20/2024
Parent booster group- Contact Mr. Hoit for information please if you have questions.
-Some issues in the past with individuals on the PTA means that we must follow policy by the book to be sure that there are no issues.
-Hand out on PTA Chapter 2
Contact Mr. Hoit with what you would like to do then he can schedule a special meeting for the PTA specifically.
-We will have a new secretary next year so we will be working together to not have the account in parent hands for PTA this can help prevent having a separate tax ID.
Can old money be used to help start up new?
We are looking into this.
When can we start?
We can set a meeting date for June. Hopefully start the account asap We can do a vote in June to start program next school year.
Who approves fundraisers
Katrina at BOE does all the approvals we should be allowed to do 8
Picking the brain of the individuals at Bruceton because they have a good program.
We have title one money to spend that we can spend on items that we may need for PTA next year if there is a proposal.
Boosters can help get more parents involved with an agreement if you have an athlete then you can donate or volunteer to help work the functions.
-Testing golden Horeshoe 3/28/24 k-8 i-ready 4/15/24 3-8 GSA 5/6,8,10/24 report cards 3/26 and will have them ready for parent on Monday night.
Snacks will be supplied during testing, looking to get rewards to students with that perform well on the assessments.
Incentives for GSA-pk-2 if they attend all the days for the test then they get an ice cream party
3-5 6-8 will be doing their own incentive.
Field trips need good ideas, and we need parents verified through the BOE at the start of the year to be an approved volunteer check with Angie Varner angellicia.varner@k12.wv.us
Parent teacher night Monday. April 17th is family night.
-Wellness night contact Paty or Hoit if you have questions or ideas she is on the committee.
Contact Kim Liston at Mon. , maybe contact Netty Parker for massage
Poison control people
Flu shot people
Germ glow light activity and the teeth thing
Health Department may come in Rita maybe
-Motion to adjourn by Mrs. Mcginnis 2nd Jana Wolfe
We are doing our annual spring apparel order. Proceeds go towards our end-of-year test celebration for all students in grades PreK-8. If you'd like to order, contact any teacher or the office. Orders are due April 12. Thank you for supporting our students.