Po-Hi Student Council Need Donors For Blood Drive December 2

On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, Po-Hi Student Council (minus the students) will hold a blood drive in the parking lot of the Concert Hall in the Bloodmobile from 10:00 a. m. until 5:00 p.m. Since we will not have our usual turnout of high school student donors, we are looking for help from district... Read More.

EMS Students Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month. All Ponca City Public Schools have been learning about the culture and traditions and have been celebrating their heritage. Students in Rena Clyburn’s class watched a short film about a Native American woman, Marie Wilcox, who is the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni. For seven years, she created a Dictionary... Read More.

2,200 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Monday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,200 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, Nov. 30. Oklahoma's seen 197,745 COVID-19 cases overall as 32,275 cases are active.Latest data from Monday also shows seven additional virus-related deaths to put the death toll for Oklahoma at 1,743. One of those deaths being for a Pawnee... Read More.
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Kanza Health Clinic offering free COVID-19 testing Monday

The Kanza Health Clinic east of Newkirk is offering free COVID-19 testing to those age 18 and older today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the same time on December 18th and 28th.The testing clinic will be set up in the parking lot, so you won't need to leave your vehicle.Kanza Health Clinic... Read More.
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Kay County sees two new virus-related deaths and 77 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 3,732 new cases statewide

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 3,732 new positive COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, Nov. 25. Oklahoma's seen 184,342 COVID-19 cases overall as 33,317 cases are active.16 additional virus-related deaths were documented for Wednesday, putting Oklahoma's death toll to 1,680. This includes two Kay County females that were both in the 65 or... Read More.

Local movie theatre closed permanently

Movie go-ers in Kay County might be upset to know that a popular movie theatre in Kay County is now closed.KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City reported last Monday that the AMC Theatre in Ponca City has closed its doors for good. Six months ago, AMC officials warned that the coronavirus pandemic may cause them to take... Read More.
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Congratulations to the November Employee Recognition Award Winners

The Ponca City Public School District would like to congratulate their November, 2020 Employee Recognition Award Winners. Certified Employee of the Month is Cathy Bible, Assistant Principal at West Middle School. The Support Employee of the Month is Brandi Turner, Child Nutrition Personnel at Washington PreK. The November Friend of Education is Kylie Hughes... Read More.

Working Together, North Central Oklahoma Center of Workforce Excellence

Ponca City, OK ------ Partners from the region of North Central Oklahoma received official designation last week as a Center of Workforce Excellence, as approved by the Governor’s Council for Workforce Development. Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce began rolling out a plan for these Centers to leverage and align resources, ensuring a... Read More.

Over 3,500 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Monday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 3,544 positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, Nov. 23. Oklahoma's seen 177,874 COVID-19 cases overall as 33,844 cases are active.15 additional virus-related deaths were reported Monday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,649. none of the deaths were for northern Oklahoma.Kay County saw an increase with 39... Read More.