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 Kindergarten through 6th grade participants is set to begin at 6 PM, and the ceremony for 7th through 12th grade participants is set to proceed at 7 PM. Doors will open at 5:45 PM and 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 an anthology book will need to make checks payable to the WV Reading Association. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, March 27th, Bus 11-20 Bruceton School and Preston High, driver Bill Knotts, will begin driving the route formerly driven by Matt Feather. Bus 101 Stephanie Hamilton, Bruceton School and Preston High will begin driving Bill Knott's former bus route. All times will remain the same.
Today four hundred ninety-six PCS students participated in the March Madness Food Challenge by voting for their favorite lunch entree. In close matchups, chicken drumstick defeated Salisbury steak while Breakfast for Lunch took down cheeseburger. Tomorrow's lineup includes Pepperoni Roll vs Chicken Patty Sandwich and Pizza vs Chicken Tenders. Be sure to encourage students to vote for Round 6 matchups by logging in to Clever. Attached is an updated bracket.
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.
Reminder! Spring Break is coming! Preston County Schools will be closed March 29th through April 2nd (with students returning Thursday, April 4th). Have a wonderful break!
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.
Today's Positive Testing Incentive Prize Winners:
Aurora: K - Billy; 1 - Ember; 2 - Liam; 3 - Gwen; 4 - Jake; 5 - Harper; 6 - Xavier; 7 - Emma; 8 - Brady; grand prize - Emmy (gift card to the Wow! Factory)
Aurora Kahoots winners: Carter S (Forman); Violet S (Rembold); Emma M (Forman)
Rowlesburg School: K - 2 Rachel; 3 - 5 Hayven; 6 - 8 - Savannah; grand prize - Brianna (gift card to Affordable Signs Unlimited for a t-shirt)
Fellowsville Elementary: K - Christian T; 1 - Lydia S; 2 - Alivia C; 3 - Gage Z; 4 - Williams S; and grand prize - Braxton M (gift card to Affordable Signs Unlimited for a t-shirt)
South Preston School: K - Bryson B; 1 - Trinity W; 2- Gabby K; 3 - Boone M; 4 - Gabe J; 5 - Jesse S; 6 - Aaron S; 7 - Megan B; 8 - Joseph S; grand prize (gift card to the Wow! Factory) Ian T.
South Preston Kahoot Winners: Jaxson (Albright); Paxton (Stull); Zack (Albright)
TAEP - will be announced next week
TAEP Kahoot winners - Adrianna (Loughry); Vada (Hough); Amaya (Loughry); Jackson (Taylor); Lydia (Hough); Waverly (Loughry); Mia (Hough); and Ashlee (Boni)
Bruceton School hosts STEM/STEAM Night on Thursday 3/21/24 - check out the full article on prestoncountyschools.com under News.
Preston High School and Preston County Schools proudly announce Science Olympiad Results. The following students traveled to Marshall University to compete at Science Olympiad on March 2, 2024, along with their coaches, Samantha Haught, Daniel Flowers, Tina Cool, and Ryan Cool.
Margot Cerbone
Alyssa Friend
Hayleigh Fullmer
Hallie Hartsell
Calizah Hampton
Ashley Knowlton
Colson Manko
Damian Rumer
Alison Schmidle
Ira Shaffer
Penny Shaffer
Taryn Veltri
Lincoln Wiles
Autumn Wolfe
Reggie Wotring
PHS had winning teams in 4 categories:
Chemistry - 3rd place - Margot Cerbone & Colson Manko
Dynamic Planet - 3rd place - Margot Cerbone & Colson Manko
Ecology - 3rd place - Taryn Veltri & Damian Rumer
Geologic Mapping - 2nd place - Hayleigh Fullmer & Alyssa Friend
Write It, Do It - 4th place - Ali Schmidle & Penny Shaffer (tied for 3rd place, but tie breaker question placed at 4th)
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.
Seven hundred forty-eight PCS students participated in Round 3 of the March Madness Food Challenge. Kingwood Elementary School, for the second consecutive day, led the way in voter participation. In today's matchups, Pepperoni Roll defeated Stromboli and Chicken Patty Sandwich took down Cheesy Chicken Roasted Potato Bowl.
Tomorrow's lineup includes Pizza versus Chicken Bacon Ranch Sub and Taco Salad going against Chicken Tenders.
Be sure to log in to Clever to vote for Round 4 matchups. Attached is an updated bracket.
The Levy Committee Meeting and Facebook Discussion Event at Aurora School scheduled for this evening is postponed until a later date due to a power outage at Aurora School.
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.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20th, bus 29-23 Brett Slagle for Bruceton School and Preston High will not run.
First Grade: 1st Jazlyn (Davis/Bruceton); 2nd Jackson (Taylor/TAEP); 3rd Juliet (McNair/KES)
Sixth Grade: (all from Hough/TAEP) 1st Vada; 2nd Lydia; 3rd Miah
K - 2 Make Up Session: 1st Carleigh (Royce/KES); 2nd Brantlee (Savage/KES); 3rd Ashlee (Boni/TAEP)
Third - Fifth Grade Make Up Session: 1st Alexis M (Tanner/Bruceton); 2nd Eli S (Eveline/Bruceton); 3rd Alexander (Vrabel/Bruceton)
Today, Tuesday, March 19th bus 82-18 for West Preston and Preston High will not run in the Mt Vernon area and will meet at the WVU farm.