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URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL PCPS FAMILIES PCPS DELAYS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO AUGUST 24

Sunday, August 16 by Lyman James

This weekend Ponca City Public School servers were significantly compromised by a ransomware attack. There have been no disclosures of student or personnel personal or financial information. However, all of their data was encrypted if it was stored on a server-based system. Fortunately, PCPS has a back-up as of 8.10.2020 on all PowerSchool...

Kay County and surrounding areas see increase in COVID-19 cases over the weekend

Sunday, August 16 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,445 new positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend, Aug. 15-16. Oklahoma has now seen 48,342 cases since the start of the pandemic, and 7,457 cases are active.Kay County has seen 10 new COVID-19 cases and six new recoveries over the weekend, putting the overall total to...

Back to School Letter from Superintendent Shelley Arrott

Sunday, August 16 by Lyman James

The following is the Back to School letter from Superintendent Shelley Arrott that PCPS has sent out to all parents & staff. Dear Wildcat Families, Today, our teachers and many educational support staff returned to our facilities after a long five months to continue to prepare to welcome our students back to school, whether it be...

Keri Bartley is PCPS 2021 District Teacher of the Year

Sunday, August 16 by Lyman James

Roosevelt Elementary School Fourth Grade Teacher Keri Bartley has been selected as the new Ponca City Public School 2021 District Teacher of the Year! The announcement was made at the Virtual Teacher of the Year Celebration held on August 13 in the Concert Hall. The theme this year for the TOY Celebration was...

Wichita man killed in accident in Noble County

Sunday, August 16 by Lyman James

One man is dead after a fatality collision that occurred at 10:27 p.m. Saturday night along Interstate 35 at mile marker 203, approximately 6 miles east and 1/2 mile south of Billings, OK in Noble County.Laguess Malcolm, 28, of Wichita, KS. was driving a GMC Terrain northbound on I-35. Also travelling northbound was a...

New virus-related deaths for Osage and Garfield counties, 794 new COVID-19 cases statewide

Friday, August 14 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 794 new positive COVID-19 cases for Friday, August 14. This puts Oklahoma's total of cases to 46,897 since the pandemic started, and 6,971 cases are active.Kay County saw two new COVID-19 cases to put the overall total to 256 cases, 11 deaths and 219 recoveries. As...

Friday, August 14 by Lyman James

No Goblins on Grand this year

Friday, August 14 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Main Street Executive Board made the difficult decision not to host Goblins on Grand this year.The Board felt it would not be socially responsible to move forward with an event that brings several thousand people together at this time.PCMS hopes the community will be understanding as they try to find creative...

Main Street Banquet Goes Virtual – Thursday, September 24

Friday, August 14 by Lyman James

While Ponca City Mainstreet truly enjoyed gathering many of the downtown supporters last year for their banquet, they've made the tough decision to pivot to a virtual event this year. PCMS is excited to be working with Speak Now Productions to make this virtual event one of a kind!This year's event will go live...

Ponca City Wildcat Football Team is Holding a Red and Navy Intrasquad Scrimmage

Thursday, August 13 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Wildcat Football team is holding a Red and Navy Intrasquad Scrimmage to kick off the 2020-2021 season. The Scrimmage will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2020, 6:30 p.m. at Sullins Stadium. Ponca City Schools would like to limit the attendance to family members only. In common areas,...

New virus-related death for Garfield County as 705 new COVID-19 cases are reported across Oklahoma

Thursday, August 13 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 705 new positive COVID-19 cases for Thursday, Aug. 13. Oklahoma has now seen 46,103 since early March, and 6,810 cases are active.Latest report shows two new COVID-19 cases for Kay County who has now seen 254 cases, 11 deaths and 213 recoveries. As for the active...

Virtual Walnut Valley Festival Revives Battle of the Bands

Thursday, August 13 by Lyman James

Winfield, Kansas—Officials at Walnut Valley Association (WVA) announced that registration is now open to bands wishing to take part in its inaugural virtual Battle of the Bands, part of the virtual Walnut Valley Festival, dubbed WVF 48.5. The contest will be included in the weeklong event, which will include instrument workshops, a special...