The Preston County Schools Levy Committee is seeking feedback for a possible levy proposal in May 2024. The committee would appreciate community input & response on the following survey https://forms.office.com/r/YuQdsZg8Db to help guide development of the potential levy call.
October9-13 is National School Lunch Week; the theme is "Level Up with School Lunch." Featured items will include: Minecraft Meatball Sub, FryGuy Fries, Guaco Walking Taco, Pac-Man Pizza, Donkey Kong Bananas, Yeti in my Spaghetti, Kirby Cheeseburger, and Princess Peach.
To help ensure the national alert and warning system is ready to provide timely, accurate information during the next disaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test at approximately 2:20 PM on Wednesday, October 4. This 1-minute test alert sent to TVs, radios and smartphones is similar to the weekly or monthly testing that happens on a local and regional level. The message that appears on phones will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” No action is required by the public. This alert is simply a test of a robust readiness system should a nationwide alert be necessary in the future. All Preston County Schools have been advised of this test and are notifying students and staff in advance of the test this afternoon.
Last week the Dominion Post featured a news story about South Preston teacher, Danielle Albright, a published children's author. Linked at https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/09/30/preston-county-teachers-new-book-helps-children-manage-anxiety-in-the-classroom/
Good afternoon Preston County. This is a reminder that all Preston County Schools will be dismissed two hours early today, Thursday, September 28th and closed tomorrow, Friday, September 29th so that students and staff may take part in the Buckwheat Festival activities. We will see everyone back in school on Monday, October 2nd. Have a wonderful, fun-filled festival weekend.
Middle school students will be bringing progress reports home tonight. If they are passing all classes, a report will not be sent home. We are just notifying parents/guardians of students who might be struggling in one or more of the core classes: Math, English, Science, Social Studies. When you have reviewed the form, please sign and return to Mr. Hoit or leave with the first period teacher. Ms. Dalton and I will be working with struggling students starting next week. If you have any questions or concerns , please contact me at jhoit@k12.wv.us
Preston County Schools would like to thank and recognize all of our school service employees in honor of WV School Service Personnel Day (9/22/23)!!!
Our service employees are vital to the operation of our schools and as I stated in my opening day speech, I wish to thank our bus drivers who provide a smiling face and needed transportation for our students to and from school, our mechanics who work to ensure that our buses are safe for travel, our cooks who prepare nutritious breakfasts and lunches that are sometimes the only meals some of our student see each day, our aides who sometimes ride our buses to ensure safe travels by our students and who provide needed classroom help to our students and our teachers, our secretaries who help to provide for the smooth and efficient operation of our schools, and our custodians and maintenance workers who help to provide a clean environment in our schools and make needed repairs within our buildings and grounds.
Thanks again to all of our service personnel employees!!!!
South Preston's Local School Improvement Committee will meet September 26, 2023 at 5:00 in our cafeteria. All concerned persons are welcome to attend.
Preston County Schools is pleased to inform you that students (currently in grades 4 - 9 and grade 12) who took the West Virginia General Summative Assessment or the SAT School Day Assessment in the spring of 2023 have received an email in their K12 student email account containing a link to an individual student video score report. Please have your student check his or her student email account for the link. Simply click on the link and enter your student’s date of birth to access the video score report customized specifically for your student and be sure to check out the links to resources that are also provided.
Additionally, students will bring home the West Virginia General Summative Assessment or SAT School Day Assessment paper copy of the report today, Friday, September 8th. This is the same information that is accessible online in the video report and the new parent portal.
In addition, your student will also receive a second email with a link to the new West Virginia Department of Education Assessment Family Portal. Included with the link is a unique parent access code for your student as well as directions for accessing the family portal.
If you have any difficulty accessing the online report or do not receive your paper copy, please contact your student’s school for assistance. The Preston County Schools website also has additional resources available regarding the assessments. You will find this information at prestoncountyschools.com > Menu > Parent/Student > Assessment.
And finally, Preston County Schools wants to thank all our students and teachers for their hard work on the state assessments this past spring!
When dropping students off in the morning, please pull forward. If you need to come into the building, please pull into a parking place. All parents/visitors need to sign in at the office. You will need to sign in, receive a badge, and sign out when you leave. This is a safety protocol. Chaperone forms will be sent home soon for parents to sign up. Thank you.
South Preston 2023-24 Volleyball Schedule
All games start at 6:00 unless otherwise noted.
9/6 vs. Davis Thomas Tri with West ---5:30
** order will be WP v Davis Thomas. SP v DT.
9/7 vs. East Preston JV/V 6pm
9/11 @ Central Preston JV/V 6pm
9/13 vs. Kasson Tri with East
** order will be SP varsity v Kasson. EP varsity v Kasson. SP JV v EP JV---5:30
9/14 vs. Tucker Valley JV/V 6pm
9/18 vs. West Preston varsity only 6pm
9/21 @ Bruceton JV/V 6pm
9/25 @ Kasson Varsity only 6pm
10/5 @ East Preston JV/V 6pm
10/9 @ Trinity (following the EP/trinity match which starts at 530)
10/11 vs. Central Preston JV/V 6pm
10/12 @ West Fairmont JV/V 6pm
10/16 @ West Preston varsity only 6pm
10/19 vs. Bruceton JV/V 6pm
10/23 Playoffs
10/25 Championship
Parents and guardians need to complete the student information form on the county website so that students will be permitted to use computers and iPads both at school and at home. Thank you.
Preston County Schools will be hosting a meeting for individuals interested in assisting with the promotion of an excess levy to be possibly run in May of 2024. The meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM at the Preston County BOE offices. All interested citizens may attend. Please contact Mr. Brad Martin with any questions at (304) 329-0580 ext. 225.
Students in PreK and Kindergarten Group 1 will begin school Monday, August 28. If you need information on your child's group, please contact your school. All Preston County students in grades 1 - 12 will begin their regular, daily schedule on Monday, August 28.
All Preston County School students in grades 1 - 12 will attend school tomorrow, Thursday, August 24. There will be no school on Friday, August 25. PreK and K will start next week. Reminders calls will go out the evening before.
Faculty Senate Minutes 8-18-23
• Voting of Faculty Senate Officers
o Debbie Funk made a motion to do a secret ballot
o Jenni Tanner seconded the motion.
o Secret Ballot was done. Ms. Dalton, Mr. Hoit, Angel Stull, and Lisa Pifer counted the ballots.
o Chair is Gwen Duckworth
o Co-Chair is Korte Stuchell
o Secretary is Danielle Albright
o Treasurer is Jennifer Zinn
• Finance
o The current balance is $9,884.40 without this year’s check
o Debbie Funk made a motion for a budget committee with a representative from each grade band Prek-2, 3-5, and 6-8.
o Angel Stull seconded
• Faculty Senate Representative Vote
o Jenny Zinn nominated Cassy Chambers
o Seconded by Lisa Pifer.
o Faculty Agrees and Motion carries
• LSIC Members
o 3 teachers volunteered to be a part of the LSIC committee: Carmine Hammonds, Lena Cline, and Jenni Tanner.
o Danielle Albright made a motion to approve those volunteers. Angel Seconded. Motion carried.
• Curriculum Team
o Jacklyn Lewis, Jim Hoit, Carrie Dalton, Debbie Funk, Gwen Duckworth, Jenni Tanner, Carmine Hammonds volunteered
o Members agree
• Newspapers
o Nick Miller would like to order newspapers for his students (approximately 111 students)
o Budget committee will add this to their agenda.
• World Vision
o If you haven’t received an email, let Korte know.
• Flower Fund
o Korte will continue to do the flower fund.
o The balance is $91.00
o Staff members agree to donate $10 each for the flower fund.
• Food Fund
o Angel will do the food fund.
o The balance is $184.37
o Staff members agree to donate $5 each if you want pizza on late evenings.
• Adjournment
o Lisa Pifer motioned to adjourn the meeting.
o Angel Stull seconded
Faculty Senate Emergency Meeting Minutes 8-22-23
• During the last meeting, we did not have a formal motion for the curriculum team members, so we have to re-do the nominations and vote.
• If there is a vote directly involving the curriculum team, the curriculum team can be separately even though they are a part of the Leadership Team.
• Mr. Mac made a motion to vote for all 4 of the volunteers to be on the curriculum team.
• Debbie Funk seconded.
• The majority of the faculty senate voted for the motion. Motion passes.
• Motion to adjourn made my Jalina Spiker. Seconded by Angel Stull.
Preston County Schools welcomes back grades 1, 3, 6, & 9 tomorrow, Wednesday, August 23. There will no students at Rowlesburg. This group of students will have their 2nd day on Thursday, August 24. The staggered start schedule is available online.
South Preston teachers have an emergency meeting at 2:45 today (August 22, 2023) to elect members of the curriculum team.
Preston County Schools welcomes back grades 2nd,4th, 7th, and 10th; while Rowlesburg welcomes back Kindergarten through 5th on Tuesday, August 22nd. This same group of students attends their second day on Thursday, August 24 (the staggered start schedule is available online).
Please complete the 2023 - 2024 school year student information form at https://forms.office.com/r/qJcCNbiPNz
This form contains critical information the school needs to educate your child safely and efficiently.
Thank you.
