HomeLocalPonca PostStudent DeathStudent DeathFri, January 29, 2016 by Lyman JamesSHARE NOW The Ponca City Schools released a statement this morning confirming the death of a student at West Middle School. The district was contacted at 4:55 Thursday afternoon by police. Dr. Pennington stated that thoughts and prayers go to the family and that a crisis intervention team will be available for students and teachers over the next few weeks.