NOC art students pick up ‘carry out’ material kits

 Northern Oklahoma College Fine Arts Instructor and Eleanor Hays Art Gallery Curator Audrey Schmitz has had to redefine instruction since NOC classes have transitioned to virtual learning for the spring semester.   “Teaching studio courses are a great challenge right now,” Schmitz said.   In order to meet the challenge, Schmitz has used her creativity to... Read More.
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Liberty Fifth Grade Students Enjoy Special Book Project

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.     Pictured front row L-R:  Hunter Hollmann, Silas Andreyk, Matthew Dutton, Lillian Pendleton,... Read More.

Wildcat Academy Students Learn Life Skills From Local Volunteer

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.   Pictured Top Right: Mary Rathbun and Sean Searle Pictured Top... Read More.
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PCPS Cat Care Students Celebrate STEM Month

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... Read More.

Ponca City students attend NOC Honor Band event

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, Krystine Hines,... Read More.

No School for All PCPS Students on February 14 & 17

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... Read More.
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Two Liberty Students Compete in Regional Spelling Bee

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... Read More.

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

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... Read More.