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PCPS Students Participate in the 10 Moore Minutes Event to Honor Moore Students Hit and Killed by Motorist

Thursday, March 12 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public School students participated in the “10 Moore Minutes” run. The Moore Lions are honoring their three students who were hit and killed, and several others injured, during cross country practice. They have asked schools across the country to run for 10 minutes at any time on March 12 or 13 and to share...

Liberty Fifth Grade Students Enjoy Special Book Project

Friday, February 28 by Lyman James

Ponca City's Liberty 5th grade students in Peggy Renfro’s 5th grade class just finished a special project with a book they used as their read aloud called “Wish.” Students made dioramas of their favorite parts of the book as well as several other activities.

Wildcat Academy Students Learn Life Skills From Local Volunteer

Friday, February 21 by Lyman James

The students at PCPS Wildcat Academy are learning life skills from local volunteer Sean Searle. He comes to the school every Thursday and teachings life skills to students. Sean says he volunteers his time to help the students deal with relationships, faith, money, careers, etc.

PCPS Cat Care Students Celebrate STEM Month

Tuesday, February 18 by Lyman James

Throughout the month of January, students enrolled in the district’s after-school daycare program, Cat Care, participated in activities, demonstrations, and investigations to celebrate STEM month. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.The focus of the first week included wind turbines; specifically, how they produce clean energy, why Oklahoma is a prime location for...

Ponca City students attend NOC Honor Band event

Monday, February 17 by Lyman James

TONKAWA - Ponca City area High School and Ponca City area Middle School students attended the Northern Invitational Honor Band at the Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa campus Feb. 1-2. High school students attending were Brittany Addair, Skyler Jernigan, Kirsten Bruce, Jenna Stockton, Brooklyn McMahan, Alaina Gates, LeAnne Dowler, Angela Pensoneau, Stephanie Henry,...

No School for All PCPS Students on February 14 & 17

Friday, February 14 by Lyman James

There is NO SCHOOL for all PCPS students on Friday, February 14 or Monday, February 17. There is no school on Friday due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. Monday is a scheduled Professional Development Day for Teachers. Staff work schedules may be found on the District website.PCPS look forward to seeing their students on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY...

Two Liberty Students Compete in Regional Spelling Bee

Wednesday, February 12 by Lyman James

Two students from Liberty Elementary School in Ponca City recently competed in the Regional Spelling Bee at Pond Creek-Hunter Middle School in Pond Creek, Oklahoma. Raegan Heskett, 5th Grader in Peggy Renfro's class and Bryan Logan, 4th Grader in Deborah Waterman's classroom. There were seven contestants from schools in the Ponca City region. Bryan...

Ponca City High School Orchestra Students Participate in Southwestern College Honor Orchestra Festival

Tuesday, January 28 by Lyman James

PONCACITY- Eleven Ponca City High School Orchestra students participated in the 4th annual Southwestern College Honor Orchestra Festival in Winfield, Kansas. The orchestra was under the direction of Dr. Amber Peterson, Assistant Professor of Music at Southwestern College. Students spent the day rehearsing in preparation for a final concert held that evening. The students...

April 3rd is State Testing for Juniors and Digital Day for 9th, 10th, & 12th Grade Students

Wednesday, March 27 by Lyman James

On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, all Ponca City High School juniors will be taking the ACT exam as part of the Oklahoma State Testing Program requirements. In an effort to provide a quality testing atmosphere, all Po-Hi students will be taking part in a “Digital Day.” While 11th graders are at school taking the...

Kay County Students Honored By SWOSU

Thursday, March 21 by Lyman James

Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford recently honored 126 students for their academic achievements and service. Two of the students that were selected were Joseph Christopher Leven of Newkirk and Bron Briggs of Blackwell. Briggs and Leven, along with the other 124 students, were honored at an academic recognition ceremony/reception on the Weatherford Campus.

Japanese Students To Visit Ponca City

Tuesday, March 19 by Lyman James

Several Japanese students will visit Ponca City as part of a short-term exchange program sponsored by the Ponca City Rotary Club.The students will arrive in Ponca on Wednesday and stay in the homes of Ponca City Rotary members. They will visit the town with their host families until leaving Saturday to stay with other...

Lincoln Students Slime Assistant Principal

Tuesday, March 12 by Lyman James

If you ever watched much Nickelodeon growing up, you might be familiar with "slime" being poured on people. Students at Lincoln Elementary School had a great time getting to “slime” their Assistant Principal Dawn Mills. All students who successfully completed their reading challenge for the third nine weeks got to participate in the fun...