Ponca City High School
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Ponca City High School | |
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Address | |
927 North Fifth Street , 74601 | |
Information | |
Type | Co-Educational, Public, Secondary |
Established | 1927[3] |
School district | Ponca City Public Schools |
Authority | OSDE |
Staff | 74.05 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 1,427 (2022-2023)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.27[1] |
Color(s) | Blue and red |
Athletics conference | 6A District 4 |
Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling |
Mascot | Wildcat[4] |
Rivals | Stillwater High School, Tulsa Union High School |
Yearbook | Cat Tale |
Website | Ponca City Wildcats |
Ponca City High School is a public high school that serves approximately 1,500 students in grades 9–12, located in Ponca City, Oklahoma.[4] The current main principal is Thad Dilbeck.[5]
The school's boundary includes Ponca City and White Eagle.[6]
The school operates on a semester schedule. Students attend six, 55-minute periods daily and also attend a 40-minute MUST (Mandatory Uninterrupted Study Time) period daily. A minimum of 46 credits is required for graduation.[4] Ponca City High School students are called "Wildcats," a title that means hard work, perseverance, and extreme loyalty to the school,[4] embodied by the school mascot "Willie" the Wildcat.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Hub Andrews, professional baseball player
- Douglas Blubaugh, Olympic Wrestling Gold Medal winner, 1960
- June Cobb, CIA informant
- Don Nickles, United States Senator from Oklahoma
- Jake McNiece, World War II paratrooper and leader of the Filthy Thirteen
- Mike Thompson, baseball player[7]
- Lara Teeter, Tony Award nominee
- Anthony Taylor, Roman Catholic Bishop
- Shelby Wilson, Olympic Wrestling Gold Medal winner, 1960
- Richard E. Killblane, military historian and author
- Candy Loving, 25th Anniversary Playboy Playmate
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "PONCA CITY HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Great Schools
- ^ Ponca City History
- ^ a b c d PCPS website
- ^ PCPS website
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kay County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1-2 (PDF p. 2-3/3). Retrieved 2024-01-27. - Text list
- ^ The Baseball Cube
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