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Blackwell Public Schools postpones upcoming events after assistant football coach tests positive for COVID-19

Wednesday, June 10 by Lyman James

Shawn Haskins of Blackwell Public Schools shared an update on Wednesday morning after an assistant coach for the Blackwell High School football team tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. (See story)After visiting with the state epidemiologist and state health department officials, Blackwell Public Schools will be postponing all extra curricular activities for the... Read More.

PONCA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT DATES AND INFORMATION

Wednesday, June 10 by Lyman James

MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT We are so excited for registration for the 2020-2021 school year to begin. It is going to be wonderful to see our returning students and to meet our new students in August. Our teachers and staff cannot wait to interact with students and families after a long five months of school... Read More.

State leaders discuss when would be a good time to reopen schools

Wednesday, May 6 by Lyman James

State leaders in Oklahoma are discussing when would be a good time to reopen schools in the state after Gov. Kevin Stitt received a lot of attention for mentioning during a recent Zoom call the possibility of starting a few weeks early.According to KOCO 5 , during a call that involved the governors from... Read More.

Ponca City Public Schools Announce Students Selected for Boys and Girls State Honors

Tuesday, May 5 by Lyman James

Ponca City Senior High School is pleased to announce that 25 Po-Hi students have been selected for Boys and Girls State honors. Boys/Girls State are summer leadership and citizenship programs sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary for high school juniors, respectively. Only students who possess leadership abilities, above-average scholastic achievement, moral... Read More.

Friday Night Lights Celebration for Ponca City Public Schools

Wednesday, April 8 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District is asking everyone in the community to help them celebrate Ponca City Wildcats each Friday night with Friday Night Lights! Each Friday night from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, the District is going to light up one of their stadiums to signify they are here and miss their students. Friday Night Lights will... Read More.

Ponca City Public Schools Continuous Learning Guide

Thursday, April 2 by Lyman James

From Ponca City Public Schools, PCPS Families: Our administrators and teachers have been working diligently to develop a Continuous Learning plan to help our students stay engaged with thinking skills and problem solving. However, our primary focus with continuous learning is keeping our students, staff, and community safe while focusing on maintaining a positive relationship with... Read More.

Details for local schools providing Grab-n-Go meals

Friday, March 27 by Lyman James

PONCA CITYBeginning Monday, March 23, the PCPS Child Nutrition Program will be providing pre-packaged grab and go meals at no cost for children ages 1-18. The meals will be available from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Locations include Po-Hi (5th St. Parking lot), West Middle School, Garfield & Union. Please refer to the Child... Read More.

State Superintendent Hofmeister proposes schools to not re-open

Tuesday, March 24 by Lyman James

Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister proposed on Monday that all schools in the state will not reopen for the rest of the school year due to the spread of COVID-19. This includes area schools across northern Oklahoma. Rather than returning to class, Oklahoma students are expected to continue distance learning until the end of... Read More.

Ark City Public Schools Cancels Classes For The Week

Monday, March 16 by Lyman James

The following is from the Arkansas City Public Schools District. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this quickly-changing situation together. We continue to receive guidance from local/state health department officials regarding COVID-19 and today, the USD 470 leadership team met to discuss ways in which the district can help protect our... Read More.

Ponca City Public Schools Joining Oklahoma Big 8 Conference

Thursday, March 12 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public School Athletics has recently joined the Oklahoma Big 8 Conference. The conference schools are Choctaw, Enid, Midwest City, Putnam City Original, Putnam City West, Putnam City North, and Ponca City. The conference currently has seven schools and looking to add one more.Each sport will have some form of conference requirements whether... Read More.