TAEP: (8th Grade Only)
Attention all 8th grade parents: Your child was given a new permission slip to participate in a Career Technical Education tour of Preston High School that will now take place next Thursday, January 25th. We will be leaving Terra Alta school around 8am that morning and should return to the school before lunch. Please sign and return the permission slip by Wednesday, Jan. 24th. Thank you!
The following buses will use alternate stop locations Thursday 1/18/24 (alternate stop info is posted on the PCS website menu>parent/student>transportation): 73-16 (Terra Alta), 4 (West), 46 & 22-21 & 75-16 (Bruceton), 71-16 (Kingwood), and 13-20 (South). Calls are going out now.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, January 18th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. There are several bus runs that will be using alternative stops. Calls and texts will be sent out to each impacted run as they are known tonight.
TAEP:
Due to the winter weather days we have had this week and not having the time to get permission slips returned in time, our PBIS rewards trip to the movies at Garrett Cinemas will now be next Friday, January 27th. Please be sure that slips are signed and sent back nlt Tuesday the 23rd.
WVU Society of Women Engineers Next Generation STEM Day for middle school students. 2/10/24. 8:30 am registration. 9 am start. WVU Engineering Science Building Main Entrance. Questions? Julie Gruber, Outreach Coordinator, WVU Statler College of Engineering, WV at 304-293-0399
This is an update on extra-curricular activities this evening. The Boys' Varsity Basketball game between Preston High School and East Fairmont will proceed as scheduled. The PHS home wrestling match has been postponed until a later date. The scheduled game between West Preston and Westwood has been postponed as Mon County is out of school today. All other athletic teams are permitted to practice today. Individual coaches planning to practice today will be reaching out to parents and players.
Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th & it will be a “Brain Freeze” Day. Students do not report. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, while all other staff reports 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 and all school websites under the Live Feed section. Finally, the status on all afterschool activities will be announced tomorrow.
Preston County Schools will be closed for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th & it’s a “Brain Freeze” day. Students do not report. Teachers and most staff will be reporting on a 2-hour delay. In addition, students may come to school sites from 10 AM to 12 PM for assistance with their Brain Freeze activities. Lunches at each school site will be available from 11:30-1:00 PM as well. Parents, please contact the school by 10 AM if you would like to request a meal. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county and all school websites under the Live Feed section. The status on all afterschool activities will be announced tomorrow.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The scheduled principals' meeting has been rescheduled to next Wednesday, January 24th.
Based on the continued winter weather conditions, all after-school activities have been cancelled for tonight. This includes both school-affiliated teams and youth groups using school facilities. In addition, based on anticipated ongoing weather conditions, County Math Field Day will be rescheduled to Tuesday, January 23rd at the Kingwood Community Building.
Preston County Schools will be closed for today, Tuesday, January 16th & today will be a “Brain Freeze” Day. Students do not report, while staff reports 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 and all school websites under the Live Feed section. The training with Dr. Taylor at Kingwood Elementary scheduled for today has been postponed & a rescheduled date will be announced. Finally, the status on all afterschool activities will be announced later today.
Preston County Schools will be closed for today, Tuesday, January 16th & it’s a “Brain Freeze” day. Students do not report. Teachers will be available to answer student & parent questions via phone, email, or on Teams throughout the day. In addition, students may come to school sites from 10 AM to 12 PM for assistance with their Brain Freeze activities. Lunches at each school site will be available from 11:30-1:00 PM as well. Parents, please contact the school by 10 AM if you would like to request a meal. Resources on Brain Freeze can be found on the county and all school websites under the Live Feed section. The status on all afterschool activities will be announced later today.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay. County Math Field Day will be postponed until Wednesday, January 17th. Teachers requesting substitutes for math field day tomorrow need to adjust the request to the revised date.
The county science fair public viewing will take place today at the KVFD community building from 5 - 7 pm with awards live streaming at 7 pm from the link on the Preston County Schools website or by accessing http://tinyurl.com/PCSLivestream
Today, Friday, January 12th is the end of the term 2 grading period; however, finalized grades will now be due Friday, January 19th with report cards sent home with students on Wednesday, January 24th.
Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Thursday, January 11th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students & staff will report on a 2-hour delay.
Based on the trending weather this week and the weather prognosis next week, the scheduled two-hour delay on Friday, January 12th has been postponed and Friday will now be a full academic day. In addition, setup for the County Science Fair will be rescheduled from tonight to Thursday, January 11th from 4:00 to 6:30 PM. The County Science Fair will now take place during the academic day on Friday, January 12th, with public viewing of projects from 5-7 PM and awards beginning at 7:00 PM. The awards ceremony will be livestreamed. Finally, based on the missed academic time this week, we plan to extend the report card issuance date past January 22nd and will announce the extended date next week.
TAEP 8th grade: Reminder to 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 tomorrow Thursday, January 11th. We will be leaving Terra Alta school around 8am tomorrow morning and should return to the school before lunch. Please sign and return the permission slip by tomorrow. Thank you! If your child no longer has their permission form, please send a note in its place.
Preston County Schools will be closed today, Wednesday, January 10th. Maintenance, Mechanics, & 240+ custodians report on schedule. All additional 240-day+ employees may report on a 2-hour delay. All other employees & students do not report. All scheduled extra-curricular activities are postponed.; however, an update on setup for the county science fair will be provided later today.
