Ponca City High School
| Ponca City High School | |
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927 North Fifth Street , 74601 | |
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| Type | Co-Educational, Public, Secondary |
| Established | 1927[5] |
| School district | Ponca City Public Schools |
| Authority | OSDE |
| Faculty | 125[3] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1500[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:19[2] |
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| Athletics conference | 6A District 4 |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling |
| Mascot | Wildcat[6] |
| 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.[7] The current main principal is Thad Dilbeck.[8] 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.[9] Ponca City High School students are called "Wildcats," a title that means hard work, perseverance, and extreme loyalty to the school[10], embodied by the school mascot "Willie" the Wildcat.
Notable alumni
- Don Nickles, United States Senator from Oklahoma.
- Jake McNiece, World War II paratrooper
- Jared Rosholt, 4x State Champion wrestler; 3x All-American for OSU; professional mixed martial artist formerly with the UFC, currently competing in the PFL
- Mike Thompson, baseball player[11]
- Lara Teeter, Tony Award nominee
- Anthony Taylor, Roman Catholic Bishop
References
36°42′55″N 97°04′39″W / 36.715380°N 97.077456°W
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