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Ponca City Public School District Announces Upcoming Calendar Reminders

Thursday, March 11 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District would like to remind students and parents that Friday, March 12, 2021 is an in-person school day. It had previously been designated as a distance learning day on the district calendar but was converted later. March 15-19, 2021 is Spring Break for all Oklahoma students, and the entire PCPS... Read More.

Junior High Spring Sport Athletics Return for Ponca City Public Schools

Thursday, March 11 by Lyman James

Monday, March 22, 2021, seventh grade athletes will return to practice and competition. Athletes that will be returning are in-season Spring Sports. In addition to seventh grade athletes, all Junior High Spring sport athletes will return to competition. Athletes will need an OSSAA Physical Form completed before participating. The OSSAA Physical form and all other... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Receives Donation for Sanitizers and Masks for Students

Wednesday, March 10 by Lyman James

Marshalls Department Store of Ponca City recently donated several boxes of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and sanitizers for students in the Ponca City Public School District. Store Manager Hannah Anderson and Associate Robert Bodick are shown in the picture with Bret Smith, PCPS Executive Director of Operations. Bret Smith reported, “The masks and packaging are... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Announces Course Selection For 9th Grade Students

Monday, March 8 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District would like to announce information regarding course selection for 9th grade students. Incoming 9th grade students will begin the process of selecting courses for the 2021-2022 school year beginning March 8, 2021. East Middle School Students During the week of March 8th, incoming freshmen from East Middle School will be meeting... Read More.

Read Across America Week Set for Ponca City Public Schools

Thursday, February 25 by Lyman James

March 2 is National Read Across American Day, a day to celebrate literacy. This date was established by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1998 to help students of all ages get excited about reading. The day occurs each year on the birthday of beloved children’s book author Dr. Seuss. The Ponca City Public School... Read More.

Blackwell Public Schools having Virtual Learning Day due to water issues

Friday, February 19 by Lyman James

Due to the recent issues with Blackwell water, Blackwell Public Schools will once again be going with virtual learning today. Blackwell City workers are continuing to work on the city's water issue from the recent winter storm.

Ponca City Public School District Announces Distance Learning for Thursday, February 18

Wednesday, February 17 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public School District will continue with Distance Learning on Thursday, February 18. Their lots are cleared and ready to go but PCPS still has some hazardous bus routes and poor walking conditions. PCPS is also concerned about the issues that could arise in the morning due to the slushing from today freezing... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Announces Distance Learning for February 16

Monday, February 15 by Lyman James

All Ponca City Public School students will participate in Distance Learning on Tuesday, February 16, due to continued extreme weather and hazardous road conditions. Teachers will communicate with students through Google Classroom or site Facebook pages. If we experience controlled electric service interruptions, Distance Learning will resume as power becomes available. We may not have advanced... Read More.

Local Businesses Donate Water to All Ponca City Public Schools

Tuesday, February 9 by Lyman James

Farha Wholesale Company of Ponca City recently orchestrated a plan to provide water bottles for every school in the Ponca City Public School District. The Beaty family (Brad, Tina, & Kaity) took the lead on this project, and within 24 hours, they had enough donations for at least a pallet of water for each... Read More.

Internet Safety is Important Issue for Ponca City Public Schools

Friday, January 29 by Lyman James

When schools across the world were suddenly forced to quickly shift to virtual learning due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, educators everywhere flocked to a number of different video-conferencing and content sharing platforms, such as Zoom, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, etc. Schools value these tools since they allow for direct interaction with students, enabling synchronous work,... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Saddened Over Death of East Middle School Teacher

Monday, January 18 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School district is sad to report the death of one of its teachers, Charles Wylie, on Monday, January 18, 2021. Charlie has taught reading at East Middle School for the last four years. His brother Jamey and his sister-n-law Amanda both teach at West Middle School. Superintendent Shelley... Read More.