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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...

Washington Pre-K Center Holds Screenings for Incoming Students

In an effort to improve the PreK Center and ensure class assignments are in the best interest of students the Administration and Teachers at The Washington PreK Center wish to offer a pre-school screening for potential Wildcat Cubs. A screening date for all PreK Wildcat Cubs who turn 4 on or...

NOC Tonkawa students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa

Eighteen NOC Tonkawa students were inducted into the local Phi Theta Kappa Chapter on April 30.  (photo by Dina Kleinmann/Northern Oklahoma College) The Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa Phi Theta Kappa Xi Theta Chapter announced their 2023 inductees this week.  Eighteen students were inducted on April 30.   According to NOC Phi Theta...

OK House Votes Yes for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

The Oklahoma House this week unanimously passed a bill that will open Oklahoma Promise scholarships to students with intellectual disabilities.Senate Bill 322 creates the Oklahoma Higher Education Tuition Aid Act - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund to provide students with intellectual disabilities tuition grants for attending comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs. The measure...

Ponca Schools Announce Early Registration for Pre-K Students

The district is offering early registration for Pre-K students entering the 2023-2024 school year. Parents and guardians may register PreK students at 613 E. Grand at the Board of Education building. Required documents include a birth certificate, an up-to-date shot record (or exemption form signed), and proof of residence in the form...

Two Po-Hi Students Named Academic All-Staters

Congratulations to Ponca City’s 2023 Academic All-Staters Emma Gertken and Savannah Valgora. These students are two of the 100 public high school seniors selected from hundreds of nominations statewide. The 2023 Academic All-State class is the 37th to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Since the award program’s inception in...

Ponca Students Audition for Honor Orchestra

Ponca City Public School orchestra students traveled to Edmond recently to audition for the North Central Honor Orchestra. Students auditioned from across the state and only a select group made it from each grade level.  Four West Middle School students were accepted into the Seventh Grade Honor Orchestra. They include Liliana Alva (bass),...

Ponca Students Compete in the FCCLA District Star Event

Abby Chamberlin and Carly Hill, from left, competed in the FCCLA District Star Event on Thursday in Blackwell. Abby and Carly placed first in the Repurposed and Redesign Event. For this event the two repurposed a tire and wood from a headboard into a feed trough, for farm animals. They will compete at Regionals...

Po-Hi Students Take Part in Native American Heritage Days

(see more pictures below)The Native American Heritage Club attended the breakout sessions including "Native Nutrition" and "Getting a Job with Ease." Keynote speakers included model Raini Deerinwater and rapper Supaman. The day concluded with a concert by Supaman. Special thanks goes to the Indian Health Care Resource Center for covering the transportation fees and...

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...