West Preston School

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.

Preston County Schools opens Monday, August 21 with grades 5, 8, 11, & 12 attending school, while Rowlesburg welcomes back grades 6, 7, & 8 on Monday. This same group of students attends their second day on Thursday, August 24 (the staggered start schedule is available online).

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.

Preston County Youth Center (PCYC) Announcement: School starts Monday 8/21/23 and so does the after school enrichment program at PCYC. This is a limited enrollment, free program for those that qualify, operated by experienced volunteers, Monday - Friday, 2:30 pm - 6 pm. Parents or guardians need to register at PCYC and get a bus transfer slip from their school or the Preston County Schools Bus Garage (county school bus transportation is limited to West Preston School and Preston High School). Donations are always appreciated. Please stop by PCYC at 87 VIP Drive, Masontown, WV or call Glenn Larew at 304-288-3259.

​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.

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

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!

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.

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

Join us for our 8th grade celebration! Here is the live stream if you cannot join us in person. https://live.myvrspot.com/st?cid=NDAzMm

Attention guardians of West Preston 8th grade students! Join us for our 8th grade celebration taking place on Wednesday, May 24th at 11:30am. Please complete the quick survey at the link below to RSVP for the event. Limit is 4 guests per student. We will also live stream the event for those that cannot attend in person. https://forms.office.com/r/4b58JUNMCs

Don't forget to join us tonight at West Preston from 5-7pm. We will have a ton of fun activities set up outside for students to enjoy. There are also 3 show times for Adam Booth! Please come to the back of the school by the field. We hope to see you there!

An informational meeting for any current 5th, 6th, and 7th grade student interested in playing Squires football will be held on Thursday, May 18th at the Central Preston Middle School at 6:00 PM.