Turn those tears into cheers as you celebrate your littles starting their educational journeys into PK and K and join us for our annual Boo Hoo Yahoo Parent's Breakfast on August 28th and 29th from 7:00-7:45 (Day is based on your child's staggered first day grouping) sponsored by our PTO and local community churches.
Preston County Schools Student Support Services encourages families to be safe online. Know what apps your students are using and be cautious.
SNAPCHAT: Does your child use Snapchat? It's a popular app with teenagers used for creating multimedia messages referred to as "snaps" that consist of a photo or a short video, and can be edited to include filters and effects, text captions, and drawings. While the premise behind the app seems innocent, it can lead to problems if used inappropriately. With school about to start, be sure you are up to speed on all that snapshot offers (good and bad).
Snapchat offers extra protections for 13-to-17-year-olds, including requiring teens to be mutually connected or in their respective phone contacts before they can start communicating.
Please follow the links below to learn more about tools parents can access to learn more about Snapchat safety:
➡️Snap has a set of in-app parental tools called Family Center. The goal of these tools is to help parents get insight into how their teens are using Snapchat, including who they are communicating with and what public content they are viewing. https://values.snap.com/safety/family-center
➡️Easily report concerning accounts to Snap’s 24/7 Trust and Safety team. You can learn more here: https://values.snap.com/safety/safety-reporting
➡️Here is a list of important actions to help protect your teens on Snapchat.
❗️FAMILY AND FRIENDS ONLY: Tell your teen to only invite and accept Friends on Snapchat if they are friends in real life or family members. Encourage them to check their Friends List regularly to make sure they still want to be in touch with each friend.
❗️LOCATION AND PRIVACY SETTINGS: Talk to your teen about their location and privacy settings. At Snapchat, privacy settings are turned on by default, so people can only see the things you want to share, for as long as you want to share them.
❗️IN-APP REPORTING: Make sure your teen knows how to use our in-app reporting tools and that we don’t tell Snapchatters who reported them. These reports go directly to our 24/7 Trust and Safety team to investigate and take appropriate action. We also offer reporting tools on our website for those who don’t use Snapchat – which any parent can easily use.
❗️THINK BEFORE YOU SEND: Remind your teen that, as with sharing anything online, it’s important to be really careful about sending anyone – even a partner or close friend – personal or sensitive images and information. Snaps and Chats may delete by default, but there are ways to capture images from a phone or other device without a person’s consent. This is true despite Snapchat sending a notification in some instances when a screenshot is taken.
❗️JOIN FAMILY CENTER: Make sure you and your teen are signed up for Snapchat’s Family Center.
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, August 17th from 4-6:45 is Welcome Back Night. Be sure to come out and meet your kiddos' teachers, and come hungry, as PTO will be selling hotdogs, so don't make dinner plans. Students will still get a chance to receive Kona Ice tickets, however, due to a change in funding events such as this through the state and county, funding wasn't available yet to cover Kona tomorrow evening. We will have Kona back another day, so they can be rewarded for your and their participation. Sorry for the change, but due to recent events in our state, procedures have changed and slowed involving such activities. We can't wait to see you all back at school.
Preston County Schools will host Open House/Back to School Nights between August 17 and August 24 (dates and times vary by schools). Please visit your school's website or Preston County Schools website News or Events sections for specific school details.
The 2023 - 2024 Evening Shuttle Bus Schedule is now posted online at https://5il.co/xi56. Shuttle bus service begins Wednesday, August 16th.
Just a reminder that tomorrow evening, Friday, August 11th at 6:30, will be an Active Attacker Presentation, presented by the Terra Alta Police Department. Originally scheduled for the gym, this will now be held in the cafeteria. There will be a Q&A following the presentation. As we continue to strive to make our buildings safer, we will continue to educate our students, staff, parents and the general public on this ever-growing and ever-evolving danger that we face. Hope to you see you at the school, as the school and town continue to build and strengthen its community partnership and place our children first.
Any current 6th - 8th grade girl who is interested in playing basketball this upcoming season for the Lady Eagles, please call or text Coach Kelvin Fike at 304-698-8357. This is important to begin to gauge our numbers, as well as begin flexible practices before the season begins at the end of October.
Enrolled virtual students: check your Schoology messages. Orientation is required and will be held August 16, 5 - 7 pm in the county office board room (directly behind PHS). Students will complete paperwork, cybersecurity training, pick up their device, and begin classes.
Preston County Schools in-county transfer (for grades K - 8) emails were distributed today, Thursday, August 10. Please check your email. Questions? Contact Mrs. Laura Shaffer, laura.shaffer@k12.wv.us or call 304-329-0580 ext. 236
23-24 School Year Supply Lists
Just a reminder, if any family has trouble purchasing any of this items, we are here to provide that assistance. Just reach out to either Mr. Hough, Ms. Jessie, our guidance counselors, or community in schools liaison.
Preston County Schools (PCS) will begin welcoming back students on Monday, August 21, 2023. The staggered start schedule is available on the PCS website at https://bit.ly/3qgdttO. The 23 24 School Calendar is also posted on the PCS website at https://bit.ly/3rZ5YIb. And finally, bus schedules are also now posted on the PCS website available at https://www.prestoncountyschools.com/page/transportation. We look forward to seeing all students and staff very soon!
It’s about that time. And it’s been too long since we’ve seen our Eagle Family. We can’t wait to welcome our students and parents back. Welcome Back Night is Thursday, August 17th from 4-7. More information to come, but Kona Ice will be on-hand for FREE for those students and parents who complete their tasks for the evening (additional available for purchase), and PTO will be selling hotdogs, so don't make dinner plans.
Tryouts for any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade girl interested in trying out for the Squires Cheer Team will take place on Monday, August 7th from 5-7 PM at Central Preston Middle School. There will be a brief parent meeting in advance of tryouts beginning at 4:45 PM. Students must have a current physical and proof of insurance in order to tryout. Please contact Head Coach Eraka Anderson or Assistant Coach Kayla Boylan with any questions.
https://tinyurl.com/yw29vvx8 Link to P-EBT page with all the information that you need.
2023 P-EBT benefits will be available on June 12 2023. Please call 866.545.6502 for questions or concerns related to P-EBT. The county and school offices cannot help you with questions.
https://tinyurl.com/yd8eepek 7th and 12th grade students for the 23/24 school year are required to have up to date vaccines. Please send documentation. to the school nurse once school starts in the fall.
https://tinyurl.com/yd8eepek 7th and 12th grade students for the 23/24 school year are required to have up to date vaccines. Please send documentation. to the school nurse once school starts in the fall.
FREE SUMMER MEALS
MEAL LOCATION SITES
AURORA SCHOOL
June 12 - July 14 Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 Lunch: 11:30-12:30
BRUCETON SCHOOL
June 12 - July 14 Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 Lunch: 11:30-12:30
WEST PRESTON SCHOOL
June 12 - July 14 Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 Lunch: 11:30-12:30
CENTRAL PRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
June 12 - July 28 Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 8:00-9:45 Lunch: 11:30-12:45
ALL SITES CLOSED
June 19, June 20, July 3, July 4
BUS SCHEDULE ! https://5il.co/1v5bg For those students enrolled in summer learning from June 12th - July 14th. There will be no school on June 19th and 20th and July 3rd and 4th. Energy Express at Central Preston Middle School will be from June 21st - July 28th
The time to apply for new and continuing transfers from one county school to another within Preston County Schools is here!
Please complete the online form for each individual student separately at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/A0zbLzQLMT
Your request for an in-county transfer is contingent upon certain conditions including class size enrollment. Should this grade level exceed the maximum capacity of students enrolled from this attendance area at any time during the school year, it may be necessary for your child to return to the school in your home district area. This request form does not indicate that Preston County Schools is approving the transfer, nor does it indicate that Preston County Schools will provide transportation as required by County Policy 11-13. You will be responsible to provide the transportation to and from your child's school, if approved.
Additionally, if your child should have excessive absences or tardies, then this approval will be reconsidered during a CA2/School Attendance Review Board meeting at the county office.
You will receive a letter in the mail by the end of July providing your approval or denial.
Thank you,
Laura Shaffer
Preston County Schools
Director of Attendance & Student Support Services
Email: laura.shaffer@k12.wv.us
Phone: 304-329-0580 Ext 236
Summer Learning and Fun Calendar of Events. https://5il.co/1v5bk If your child (grades K-5) did not receive a copy of the summer reading book, According to Humphrey, please contact Katie McDonald at kathleen.mcdonald@k12.wv.us
