West Preston School

WV General Summative testing dates for grades 3-8 Central Preston - May 2-5, 2022 All other schools May 9, 11-13, 2022.

The Grandfamilies Program in Preston County provide educational workshops that provide support to grandparent caregivers. They will cover the day-to-day challenges that happen while raising a grandchild. The program is free to attend and will be held in the evening for two hours. See picture for dates, locations and times

Preston County Schools is accepting applications for substitute cooks, custodians, and aides through the end of the week. Interested applicants need to visit the job posting site at https://prestonboe.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx In addition, the required classes and testing for each of these jobs are scheduled for this week with the class for custodians beginning at 8 AM and for cooks at 10 AM at the BOE Boardroom on Thursday, April 7th. The class for aides is scheduled to begin at 8 AM at the BOE on Friday, April 8th. If you have any questions, please contact the personnel office at (304) 329-0580 at extensions 225 or 238.

Lastly, students at WPS will be participating in career week activities all week long! Tomorrow, grades PK-5 will be participating in Step Up Day! Students will get to meet the teachers in the next grade level so they can get excited about next year. Grades K-4 will have presentations from several people from various career fields throughout the week. Grades 5-8 will attend our career fair on Friday morning. Lastly, 6-8 students can sign-up to participate in a mock job interview on Thursday. Be sure to ask your students about these activities and what they’re learning about this week! And make sure to join us for Passion Night Wednesday! It will be a great chance for students to expand their interests!

1 - Don't forget about Passion Night this Wednesday! We have tons of activities for the whole family and the Heavenly Hoagies food truck is coming for dinner! 2- Please take a few minutes to take our Family Survey. We use this information to plan for the future at WPS and we really need your feedback!!! https://forms.office.com/r/fHPWU1JEiT

Just a reminder that there is no school for students on Friday, April 1, 2022. Employees will be in meetings.

Preston County Schools names, Bradley Martin, as the next superintendent at the March 28, 2022 Board Meeting

Preston County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Monday, March 28th. Maintenance, mechanics, & custodians report on a regular schedule, & all other students and staff will report on a 2-hour delay. The scheduled RCD training will proceed at 10 AM and the BOE meeting will proceed at 1 PM. This message is from Preston County Schools using the Thrillshare automated calling system.

Preston County Schools will operate on a 2 Hour Delay on Monday, March 28, 2022.

The following busses will not be running on Monday, March 28, 2022. Bus 47, sub driver, in the West Preston Area and Bus 40-22, Bill McNair, in the Kingwood Area.

Preston County Schools wanted to communicate about the issues associated with a series of bus cancellations, specifically recent cancellations of the bus servicing the Bull Run and Sunny Hill areas of Masontown. At this time, the district is experiencing a significant shortage of substitute drivers that has been further taxed with multiple driver medical leaves, a recent resignation, and additional day-to-day absences. Preston County Schools is attempting to cover as many routes as possible using all available resources with the Transportation Director, multiple mechanics, and employees in other service classifications driving on a nearly daily basis. The recent vacancy in the West Area is currently posted and a course to certify additional substitute drivers is ongoing but is a timely process. Attempts to rotate available substitute drivers to the current unfilled route will be made and the transportation department is looking at other options to try and remedy the situation as soon as possible. We greatly apologize for the current circumstances and appreciate your ongoing patience as we work through these difficult issues.

"West Virginia Academy, a tuition-free public charter school in Morgantown for grades Pre-K to 9, is opening in the Fall of 2022. Applications are open now and due by March 31st. https://www.westvirginiaacademy.org/application-for-enrollment

PHS Literacy and Math Family Engagement Night March 14, 2022 4PM - 7PM PHS Concourse Activities will be provided for ALL AGES

Bus 47 Ken Mosley in the West Preston Area will not run on Monday, March 7, 2022.

Attention Preston County Middle School Student-Athletes The questions in the form are necessary to establish eligibility with the W.V.S.S.A.C. and to verify that each student-athlete has insurance coverage. https://forms.office.com/r/bXi7mVUhAC

Superintendent of PCS, Steve Wotring, explains the new Covid protocols approved at the board meeting 2/28/22. https://youtu.be/OUdEHkWkjuM Here is the document of his announcement https://5il.co/16dql This also applies to all bus runs and takes place immediately.

The Preston County Youth Center will be hosting "Youth Night Out" on the first Friday of each month from 6-8:30 PM. Youth of all ages can enjoy an evening of games, crafts, & dinner. In addition, if you are into cheerleading, an NFL cheerleader will be leading a cheer clinic during the event. This program allows parents to enjoy a quiet evening while the youth come hang out at the new Preston County Youth Center. For more information, please contact Lisa Fox at (304) 771-1060.

Here is the link to the weekly COVID list for Friday, February 25, 2022. https://5il.co/16bkw Masks will be required for all at Fellowsville Elementary for the week of February 28th. Masks will be optional in all other buildings for the week of February 28, 2022. As a result of a Federal Mandate, Masks must be worn on all buses until the mandate has been lifted

Here is the link to the weekly COVID list for Friday, February 18, 2022. https://5il.co/15y4u Masks will be required for all at Kingwood Elementary and Rowlesburg School for the week of February 21st. Masks will be optional in all other buildings for the week of February 21, 2022. As a result of a Federal Mandate, Masks must be worn on all buses until the mandate has been lifted

Please check out this update on big things happening at West over the next few weeks! 1. Monday, Feb. 21 all students will receive their progress reports for quarter 3. Today marks midterm! 📩📩📩 2. We will be celebrating 2/22/22 Tuesday with a spirit day! Students can wear tutus, ties, and tiaras to join in the fun. 🥳2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ 3. On Tuesday March 1, we will be holding our final family/teacher conferences plus Bingo for Books! Come meet your students’ teachers and play bingo with your family to win books and prizes! 📚📚📚 4. FVDE really needs more help with their spring fundraiser event on April 2. Please sign up to help!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F49A9AE28A0FB6-think 🌷🌷🌷 5. Last, our boys basketball teams are playing in the county championship tomorrow at CPMS! Good luck Panthers!! 💪🏻🏀💪🏻🏀