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PTC Board Member JD Soulek Receives All State School Board Award

Ponca City, OK – The Oklahoma State School Board Association recently honored five school board members from across Oklahoma as this year’s 2023 All-State School Board, recognizing their outstanding service to their communities, school district, and state. JD Soulek, long time board member for Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) is from Zone 2,...

PTC Receives Gold Star Award for 21st Year

Pictured left to right is Brett Haas, Instructor; Shelly Houston, Safety Registrar; Traci Thorpe, Superintendent/CEO; and Laurence Beliel, Board Member. PONCA CITY, OK-Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) received the Gold Star School Award from the Oklahoma Association of Career & Technology Education (OKACTE). This designation, sponsored by OKACTE, provides recognition to technology center districts with outstanding...

Marriya Wright earns NOC Nursing DAISY Award

NOC Nursing Division Chair Dr. Nikole Hicks presented The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing to Marriya Wright at Friday’s Nurses’ Pinning ceremony in Enid.  (photo by Shiloh Martin/Northern Oklahoma College) Former Northern Oklahoma College nursing faculty member Marriya Wright was honored with The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty at the NOC 2023 Nurses’ Pinning...

Four NOC Nursing finalists for DAISY Award

Northern Oklahoma College Nursing faculty members will be honored with The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty at the NOC 2023 Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony Saturday, May 6, at Briggs Auditorium at NOC Enid.The Nurses Pinning begins at 6 p.m.Finalists include Brian Baird, Marriya Wright, Jenifer Lancaster and Dr. Marie Head.The award is part of...

PCPS Superintendent Shelley Arrott Earns Award

The Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA) is pleased to announce Shelley Arrott of Ponca City Public Schools as the 2023 OASA District 4 Superintendent of the Year. Arrott will be recognized at the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administrators (CCOSA) Summer Leadership Conference on June 14-16, 2023. OASA annually recognizes...

Ponca City Parks & Rec Receives Award

Pictured above: City Manager Craig Stephenson, Marketing Specialist Dana Bright, Mayor Homer Nicholson, Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Board Member Chris Knight, Parks and Recreation Director Eric Newell and Commissioner Paul Taylor The City of Ponca City’s Parks and Recreation Department, won the 2022 Environmental Excellence Award in the municipal category for “Government Programs - Municipality under...

Fry Named Recipient Of Tiger Heart Award

Micah Fry, the Workforce & Community Education Assistant/Golden Tigers Coordinator at Cowley College, was recently named the recipient of the fall 2022 Tiger Heart Award.According to a news release from the college, the award is presented each semester to an employee that has gone above and beyond to help a fellow employee, therefore exhibiting...

Golden Apple Award Presented

Promotions Coordinator, Christi Lungren, for 104.7 The Bull and 1230 WBBZ presented the "Golden Apple Award" to Title I East Middle School Teaching Assistant, Rosemary Hartman. In conjunction with Blackwell Dentistry, Klinger's Collision Center, & United Country/Shaw Real Estate; each month these sponsors honor outstanding teachers, administrators,...

Kathryn Combs awarded November Golden Apple Award

Kathryn Combs, West Middle School ELA teacher, has been awarded the November Golden Apple Award.This program gives local teachers community-wide recognition for the creative ways they support, motivate and encourage a lifetime of learning in and out of the classroom. The Golden Apple Award is made possible by community partners United Country Shaw Real...

Kathryn Combs awarded the November Golden Apple Award

Kathryn Combs, West Middle School ELA teacher, has been awarded the November Golden Apple Award. This program gives local teachers community-wide recognition for the creative ways they support, motivate and encourage a lifetime of learning in and out of the classroom. The Golden Apple Award is made possible by community partners United Country Shaw Real...