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Students Return from Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp

High School students Natalie Newland and Zoe Sterling represented Kay Electric Cooperative at Cooperative Leadership Camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado from July 12 – 18. Joining their peers from Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming, approximately 100 youth learned about the cooperative principles at the week-long camp. When arriving at Glen Eden Resort, nestled in the Rocky...

Po-Hi Students Attend Fall Leadership Conference

Ponca City High School DECA and BPA chapters recently attended the Oklahoma Fall Leadership Conference in Norman. Students had the opportunity to enhance learning skills through networking, workshops and community service. Leadership is something students build over time and these high school leaders learned more about how to assemble the tools they need to...

Leadership Cowley County Now Accepting Applications For 2022 Class

Leadership Cowley County is accepting applications for its Fall 2022 class.The organization defines itself as a community leadership program "with the mission to equip and build capacity in people to create change in self, our community and the world."According to a press release from LCC, the class is not only a call to action...

Leadership Cowley County, Southwestern College Team Up For June 11 Workshop

Leadership Cowley County and Southwestern College are teaming up to provide a workshop for the public to hone their leadership skills.The workshop, scheduled for Saturday, June 11, from 8:30 a.m. through noon, will be led by Dr. Ross Peterson-Veatch of Southwestern using the “Immunity to Change” method."Leadership is a muscle that needs to be...

NOC Tonkawa awards seven Presidential Leadership Scholarships and three State Regents Scholarships

Northern Oklahoma College has awarded seven Presidential Leadership Scholarships and three State Regents Scholarships for NOC Tonkawa for the 2022-23 academic year.Planning to attend NOC Tonkawa in Fall 2022 from Tonkawa are Allison Green, Kingfisher; Autumn Leist, Ponca City; Cayla Hoch, Lawton; Ally Riddle, Ponca City; Raven Bruce, Wagoner; Jaci Johnson, Tonkawa; and Savanna...

Ponca City Police Department hosts 35th Leadership Ponca City class

Chief Don Bohon and other members of the Ponca City Police Department, had the privilege of hosting the 35th Leadership Ponca City class for a portion of their “City Government” day. The class toured through the unfinished, but still very impressive Ponca City Police Station that is under construction at 300 E. Oklahoma Ave.

Three NOC students selected to the 1st Annual Oklahoma Student Leadership Forum

NOC selected 3 civic-minded students who are eager to learn how they might use their gifts, talents, and energy to serve others to the 1st Annual Oklahoma Student Leadership Forum. The forum invited young people of diverse backgrounds and aspirations to set aside their differences and learn how to lead in their communities together. This was...

Po-Hi BPA Attends State Leadership Competition

The Ponca City High School chapter of BPA (Business Professionals of America) recently submitted their projects for the BPA State Leadership Competition for pre-judging last week. The Broadcast Team of Ethan Meyer, Amanie Owdetallah, Madison Thibodeaux and Dylan Nance produced a five-minute live news broadcast that included two...

East Middle School BPA Students Participate in State Leadership Conference

The BPA organization at East Middle School competed and placed in eight events at the State Leadership Conference held virtually. The list of events and student rankings are listed below. All participating East Middle School students qualified to compete at the BPA Virtual National Leadership Conference May 5-9, 2021. Financial Literacy: 5th-...

Class of Leadership Blackwell 2020 cancelled

During early Fall is when to normally expect to see notices about the upcoming Class of Leadership Blackwell. Unfortunately, that's not the case for this year.Due to precautions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blackwell Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted to forego the Leadership Blackwell program for the 2020-21 school year.The...

NOC Awards Leadership Scholarships

Northern Oklahoma College has awarded Presidential Leadership Scholarships to eight high school seniors that will attend NOC Tonkawa this fall.   Planning to attend NOC Tonkawa in Fall 2020 are Dailyn Emery, Blackwell; Taylor Phillips, Ponca City; Gavin Riddle, Pond Creek-Hunter; Kassidy Williamson, Tonkawa; and Ty Scherman, Frontier.   Each student’s...