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Ponca Schools Announce Cat Care Superheroes of the Year

Meet our first Cat Care Superheroes of the Year!! Cat Care students at the Washington Pre-K Center are learning what it means to be king, cooperative, brave, responsible and honest. These students were observed leading by example. Pictured, from left, are Paisley Smith (kind), Rhea Brown (cooperative), Kinlee Rinehart (responsible), Hayes Clark (brave) and...

Registration Continues for ‘Cat Care’ Program

Registration continues until Aug. 10 for the “Cat Care” After School Program for Ponca City Public School students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. This program allows students to remain at his/her own school site until parents can get off work to pick them up.

Cat Care Students Make Mother’s Day Gifts

Washington PreK Cubs who attend Cat Care, the district’s after school child care service have been hard at work creating Mother’s Day Gifts. Students worked the week before Mother’s Day to create personalized flower bouquets using their sweet little handprints. The district is so thankful for all the Cat Care workers...

Bill addressing overuse of antipsychotic drugs in long-term care facilities heads to Senate floor

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved legislation Monday afternoon to better protect the health of residents in long-term care and assisted living centers. House Bill 1877, by Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, creates new procedures to further slow the over-prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to elderly Oklahomans in...

PCPS Cat Care Program Now Enrolling

The PCPS “Cat Care” After-School Child Care Program is enrolling now! If you need after-school care for your Pre-K thru 5th grade student, please stop by the “Cat Care” office (located in the Registration Center at 111 W Grand Ave.) when you are registering your student for school. If your child was in “Cat Care”...

Personal care businesses can re-open today in Oklahoma

Today is the day that Personal care businesses CAN reopen, including hair salons, barber shops, nail salons, spas, and dog groomers. This follows a press conference Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt held on Wednesday.Phase OneUnder Phase One, Oklahoma should continue to follow Safer-At Home guidelines, social distancing, and avoid social gatherings in groups or facilities.Nonessential...

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...

PCPS District Exploring Possibility of After School Care

The Ponca City Public School district is exploring the possibility of adding after school care for elementary and prekindergarten age students for the 2019-2020 school year. At this time, the district is gathering feedback from parents to determine if there is enough interest to move forward with the program.