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Zach Murray Wins PCPS Teacher Of The Year

Thursday, February 21 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools announced the winner of the 2020 PCPS Teacher of the Year at the T.O.Y. Banquet. The winner of the award was Zach Murray. Murray is a Biology and Chemistry teacher at the Ponca City High School. Murray is seen in the thumbnail pictured to the right holding his award.

Open House Slated for PCPS New Concert Hall

Tuesday, February 19 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School district has scheduled an open house for their new Concert Hall on Monday, February 25 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The entire community is invited to attend. The open house will be a come and go event; however, it will feature performances from all instrumental and vocal music programs...

PCPS Honor Choirs Perform at Circle the State With Song Choral Festival

Friday, February 8 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public School Honor Choirs in grades 4th through 8th from East and West Middle Schools and Liberty, Union, and McCord Elementary Schools recently performed at “Circle the State With Song” Region C Choral Festival held at the Stillwater High School Performing Arts Center. Ponca City music teachers involved were Nancy Taylor (Union), Sarah Orr (Liberty),...

PCPS District Exploring Possibility of After School Care

Friday, February 8 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School district is exploring the possibility of adding after school care for elementary and prekindergarten age students for the 2019-2020 school year. At this time, the district is gathering feedback from parents to determine if there is enough interest to move forward with the program.

PCPS Elementary Schools Celebrate 100 Days of School

Thursday, January 31 by Lyman James

Elementary schools in the Ponca City Public School district celebrated the 100th day of school, which was January 31, 2019. Washington Prekindergarten students are shown making the number 100, and the staff from Trout has really aged! They greeted children as 100 year old teachers.

PCPS Mock Trial Team Competes In Tournament

Wednesday, January 23 by Lyman James

Ponca City High School’s newly formed Mock Trial Team competed this week in the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Chappelle Cup Tournament. Mock Trial is a state and national competition where students take on the roles of attorneys and witnesses to present a case in court. The MLK Tournament is a scrimmage tournament, hosted...