Preston County Schools is currently doing an overhaul of its phone system. With the new system has come changes in employee extensions. Listed below are the new county office extensions. Schools will begin updating as their new systems are installed. If you reach an error on an old extension at a school, just place a "3" in front of the old number.
Good afternoon. Boys basketball will not practice this evening. Practice is canceled. Thank you.
Good evening, Eagle families. A couple of updates to this week. During our basketball games on Friday night, we will recognize our 8th grade students. There is also an additional game this week against Central Preston being played at Preston High School on Saturday. Boys will play at 12 pm and girls at 1:15 pm.
Next week is National School Counseling week. We will have spirit days with Monday - pajama day, Tuesday - sports day, Wednesday - kindness day/dreaming of kindness, Thursday - career day/dream of my future, and Friday - Marvel Day/you are marvelous.
A couple of reminders for this week - we may have phone interruptions on Thursday during our new phone installation and Friday we will send home report cards with students. Also, if you haven't yet done so, please send in the band boosters Marianna fundraiser. It is now past due. Pick up will be February 12th.
Have a great rest of your week!
Congratulations to all of our Math Field Day Participants and Winners (Listed Below) from Friday's competition. These students chose to go above and beyond the classroom and represented themselves and their schools with excellence. We look forward to seeing what our winners do at the next level of competition. Special thanks to Pizza Pro from Bruceton Mills for providing lunch, and the Rowlesburg Branch of Clear Mountain Bank for providing pens for the students to use during the test.
Elementary Division:
4th Grade - Owen Moody (Bruceton) - 1st; Grady Walsh (Terra Alta) - 2nd; Kenneth Bradley (Kingwood) - 3rd; Alexis Maust (Bruceton) - Alternate
5th Grade - Jude Squires (South) - 1st; Owen Johnson (Bruceton) - 2nd; Paxton Warnick (South) - 3rd; Marlowe Facemire-Urban (Terra Alta) - Alternate
6th Grade - Katelynn Kelly (Central) - 1st; Henry Glenn (Bruceton) - 2nd; Jobie Ervin (Bruceton) - 3rd; Josheph Nevera (South) - Alternate
Estimation Winners:
Audrey Moody - 4th Grade
Ashton Homechenko - 5th Grade
Jase Strawser - 6th Grade
Middle School and 9th Grade Division:
7th Grade Winners:
1st Place—Aiden Guthrie--Bruceton
2nd Place—Wyatt Copen--Bruceton
3rd Place—Grant Olsen--Bruceton
4th Place—Tyler Parks--Bruceton
8th Grade:
1st Place—Reed Johnson--CPMS
2nd Place—Judah Cathell--South
3rd Place—Wyatt Foley--CPMS
4th Place—Nathan Bernatowicz--CPMS
9th Grade
1st Place—Cooper Thaler—Preston High
2nd Place—Bryan Zeigler—Preston High
3rd Place—Olivia Seese—Preston High
4th Place—Lukas Nazelrod—Preston High
High School Division (Top 10 & 1st Alternate)
1st - Collin Wyatt
2nd - Donald Parks
3rd - Katelyn Snider
4th - Nick Bernatowicz
5th - Bryson McNew
6th - Sylas Bishoff
7th - Abigail Bolyard
8th - Ethan White
9th - James Harsh
10th - Kendra Nazelrod
11th (1st Alt.) - Sally-Jolene Stennette
West Virginia ranks in the top five spots for childhood obesity in the nation. Day-of-Play encourages children to engage in physical activity and live a healthy lifestyle, whether at school, playing with friends, or spending time outdoors. Day-of-Play wants to lower the rate of childhood obesity in West Virginia. It is a free event happening in Morgantown, West Virginia on March 8th, 2025 at the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. It is open to anyone ages 4-12. Registration for this free event opens on February 1, 2025. For more information visit https://www.getmovingwv.org/
Good evening, Eagle Families. This week at East we have the following: The money for the Marianna's fundraiser for band boosters is now due. Pick up will be on February 12th. The girls and boys basketball teams play at home this evening against Central Preston. Gate opens at 5 pm. Please bring correct change. Admission for adults is $5. Students under the age of 12 in attendance must be supervised by an adult at all times. Students over 12 who are dropped off must be picked up promptly at the conclusion of the game (late pick-ups can result in suspension of attendance privileges). Students must remain in the building and will not be readmitted if they leave the building. As a reminder, we do not allow food or drink in the gym. The girls team only will play Wednesday evening at 5:45 pm (again gates open at 5 pm). Please consume concessions in the cafeteria. East will be receiving a new phone system on Thursday and may have phone line interruptions throughout the day. Report cards will come home with students on Friday. And finally, on Friday, both girls and boys basketball teams will play at home (against Covenant Christian School). Gate opens at 5 pm
TAEP was represented at the county math field day today by: Emma Stemple, Jillian Brock, Kailey Rodeheaver, Vada Walsh, Kyra Friend, Grady Walsh, Owen Calhoun, Zane Hovatter, Marlowe Facemire-Urban, Taylor Grose, and Lydia Yoder.
Two TAEP students received ribbons: Marlowe Facemire-Urban (4th place, grade 5) and Grady Walsh (2nd place, grade 4).
Today’s math field day awards will begin at 12:30. There isn't parking at the lower lot at the VFD Community Building. Parents attending can park at the Civic Center and we’ll begin shuttling at 12:00 in ten minute intervals.
Live stream link: https://live.myvrspot.com/player?udi=cHJlc3Rvbg%3D%3D&c=Y2hhbm5lbDE%3D
Please complete the TACYC After School program survey available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K58WWZJ. Your participation will help to secure additional programming for our local youth center. Thank you!
Good morning. TAEP Boys Basketball will practice afternoon today at 2:30 p.m. There is no away game this evening. Thank you.
Bus Run Updates for Friday January 24th:
Terra Alta and PHS - Bus 70-16, Charlie McCarty will not run tomorrow. Bus 70-16 will not run.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, January 23rd. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
All after school and extracurricular activities are permitted today, including practices and games. 1st place science fair winners from East, South, Aurora and Bruceton will practice at KES from 3:30-6. Please bring all required forms. If you can't attend, please notify Mrs. Zigray.
Today's lunch at TAEP is: hot dogs, fries and baked beans. Please call the school by 10 am to order. Thanks. Stay warm!
Attention all 8th grade parents: Your child was given a permission slip to participate in a Career Technical Education tour of Preston High School that will take place this Monday, January 27th. We will be leaving school around 8am that morning and should return to the school before lunch. Please sign and return the permission slip by Friday, Jan. 24th. Thank you!
Good evening, Eagle families. Our Term 2 P.B.I.S. in-school Rewards Day is Friday, January 24th. This is also math field day for those students participating in math field day. We will arrange a separate reward for our math field day participants.
Also, the temperature throughout the building can vary so please have students dress in warm layers, and remember it is still really cold while waiting on buses, so students need to dress for extreme cold.
7th and 8th grade students wishing to participate in the Scholar Summit must submit the online application by January 23rd (tomorrow). The link is available in Schoology in the updates section.
And don't forget today was a brain freeze day and assignments were posted. Thank you. Stay warm! We hope to see you soon!
Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd & it will be a “Brain Freeze” Day. Students do not report; however, maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, while all other staff report on a 2-hour delay. Day-to-day substitute personnel should not to report unless they are specifically directed to do so. All schools will be open from 10 to 12 for students who require assistance. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county website and Facebook page. The status on all extra-curricular activities will be announced tomorrow.
Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd & it’s a “Brain Freeze” day. Students do not report, but teachers & most staff will be reporting on a 2-hour delay. Any assignments should be posted by 10 AM & students may come to school sites or contact teachers with questions from 10 AM to 12 PM. Lunches at each school site will be available from 11:30-1:00 PM. Parents, please contact the school by 1 1 AM if you would like to request a meal. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county website and Facebook page. The status on all afterschool activities will be announced tomorrow.
Just a reminder that this evening, Tuesday the 21st at 5:30 PM at the BOE Boardroom, there is a work session with our state legislative representatives to discuss current educational issues. All members of the public are invited to attend and submit questions. We hope to see our personnel and public in attendance.
Preston County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21st. Maintenance, mechanics, and 240-day custodians report on a regular schedule. Other 240-day+ staff will report on a 2-hour delay. Students and all other staff do not report. Math Field Day is rescheduled to Friday. The BOE work session will proceed tomorrow as scheduled at 5:30 PM.