Hello 8th grade families!
We sent home a second permission slip today with all 8th grade students for the Fairmont State trip next week. This is a great opportunity for the students! Students must return the permission slip in order to attend. Please be sure to ask your student about the document and send it back to school on Friday, April 5th. Students may turn in their permission form to their homeroom teacher. Thanks and have a great night!
Hello families!
We hope your student had a wonderful Spring break! We are excited to be back! We just have a quick update to our parent pickup arrival time at the end of the day, beginning today April 4th. Due to expressed concerns related to access of Eby School Rd, we are respectfully asking for parent pickups to arrive no earlier than 1:50pm. Pickup will begin promptly at the usual time of 2:10pm. Thank you for your assistance with this! Please let us know if you have any questions! Have a great day!
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.
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.
Preston County Schools Positive Testing Incentive Program Winners for Spring 2024:
Bruceton School (not pictured): K - Hayley M; 1 - Barry R; 2 - Roianne S; 3 - Catalina R; 4 - Rilynn W; 5 - Aria B; 6 - Bentley K; 7 - Lindsey B; 8 - Aden M; grand prize winner (pass to Launch Pad Trampoline Park) - Caleb C (grade 8).
Central Preston Middle School: 5 - Sierra S; 6 - Avery S; 7 - Wyatt L; 8 - Zoey B; grand prize winner (gift card to Wow! Factory) - Scarlett H (grade 5).
Kingwood Elementary School: K - Greyson Y; 1 - Collin S; 2 - Leland T; 3 - Avery J; 4 - Kyle W; grand prize winner (pass to Launch Pad Trampoline Park) - Abby N (grade 2).
West Preston School: 1 - Lyetti M; 2 - John B; 3 - Caleb W; 4 - Carson L; 5 - Timmy S; 6 - Lily S; 7 - Bailey M; 8 - Hunter G; grand prize winner (pass to Morgantown Escape Room) - Lilly R (grade 3).
Today, six hundred sixty PCS students participated in Round 4 of the March Madness Food Challenge. In today's matchups, Pizza defeated Chicken Bacon Ranch sub in a landside while Chicken Tenders took down Taco Salad.
The tournament voting will resume on Monday, March 25, with Salisbury Steak taking on Chicken Drumstick and Breakfast for Lunch going against Cheeseburger.
Be sure to log in on Monday to Clever to vote for Round 5 matchups. Attached is an updated bracket.
Good evening West Preston families! We will try using our new Pikmykid system tomorrow (3/21) for parent pick-up students only. Please make sure you have downloaded the app and connected your student(s). Please also make sure that you have your child's car tag number somewhere that is easily visible to our pick-up staff. It will take us a few days to work through using this new system, so please be patient with us as we learn along with you! Once we get comfortable with this portion, we will add in notifications for the other methods of transportation or programs. If you have any questions about the system, please contact Mrs. Barno at darcie.peters@k12.wv.us. Thank you and have a great night!
Today, six hundred eighty-nine PCS students participated in Round 2 of the March Madness Food Challenge. Kingwood Elementary School led the way in voter participation. In today's matchups, Breakfast For Lunch defeated Meatball Sub and Cheeseburger defeated Spaghetti.
Tomorrow's lineup includes Pepperoni Roll taking on Stromboli and Cheesy Chicken Roasted Potato bowl going against Chicken Patty Sandwich.
Be sure to login to Clever to vote for Round 3 matchups. Attached is an updated bracket.
The Preston County Beekeepers Association each year awards a youth scholar with the needed supplies to get started in beekeeping. This includes the physical hive, a nuc of bees, bee suit, etc. The association also has a member who serves as the mentor for a year to work with the student to teach them how to care for bees.
The opportunity is open to youth in Preston County between the ages of 12 and 16. The recipient is selected from the application process and chosen by the association members.
The selection committee will meet in April. All applications are due to the Preston County Extension Office at 115 W Court Street, Kingwood, WV 26537, by April 15, 2024. Late applications will NOT be accepted.
How can you write together with your child? Write greeting cards, letters, emails, or a grocery list with your child watching or participating. Writing can help build letter/sound correspondence and organizational skills and deepen their comprehension (WVDE). #PrestonCountyReads
Good afternoon. This is a reminder that Preston County Schools will dismiss two hours early this Friday, March 15, 2024. Thank you.
There are still 11 days to read and log your minutes! Plenty of time for this leader board to change!
Preston County Schools had 37 projects entered in the West Virginia Regional Social Studies Fair on March 7, 2024, and received: 18 first place, 9 second place, and 4 third place.
Great job to all participants! (No photo due to students leaving right after their category award winners were announced)
The West Virginia State Social Studies Fair will be held at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on April 10, 2024, all First-Place students will advance to states.
First Place: Bentley Dalton and Maeley Hayes - Kingwood Elementary School; Madison Cook and Marvin Feather - Kingwood Elementary School; Isabelle DeBerry and Rylee Bolyard - Kingwood Elementary School; Taryn Sullivan - Aurora School; Lane Graham and Carter Garbart - Kingwood Elementary School; Zachary McNair - Kingwood Elementary School; Kinsley Dixon - Terra Alta East Preston School; Jade Busselman - South Preston School; Bristal Bolyard and Colton Sanders - South Preston School; Peyton Shaffer - Aurora School; Moll Hoffman and Myla Zinn - Central Preston Middle School; Ayla Fasouletos _ Central Preston Middle School, Addison Plum and Abby Metz - South Preston School; Grace Estep - Central Preston Middle School; Kadence Phares and Sarah Dew - South Preston Middle School; Ava Waters - Aurora School; Mariah Legeer and Landon Griffith - Preston High School; Audrey Britton, Jathen Arnold, and Deseree Newland - Preston High School
Second Place: Olivia Kelly - Kingwood Elementary School; Kadence Teets - Kingwood Elementary School; Ashton Homchenko and Donald Herko - Kingwood Elementary School; Carter Bolyard and Tucker Goff - South Preston School; Emma Williams - Central Preston Middle School; Dax Harrison - South Preston School; Tyler Street and Derek Edmunds - West Preston School; Colson Manko - Preston High School; and Alyssa Friend - Preston High School
Third Place: Reese Stratton - Central Preston Middle School; Colleen Hart and Abbigail Moore - West Preston School; Evie Durst - Aurora School; Samatha Sisler and Zander Sisler - Preston High School