Ponca City High School
| Ponca City High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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927 North Fifth Street , 74601 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational, public, secondary |
| Established | 1927[2] |
| School district | Ponca City Public Schools |
| Authority | OSDE |
| Staff | 79.08 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,456 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.41[1] |
| Colors | Blue and red |
| Athletics conference | 6A District 4 |
| Sports | Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling |
| Mascot | Wildcat[3] |
| Rivals | Stillwater High School, Tulsa Union High School |
| Yearbook | Cat Tale[4] |
| 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, United States.[3] 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.[3]
Ponca City High School students are called "Wildcats," a title that represents hard work, perseverance, and extreme loyalty to the school,[3] embodied by the school mascot, "Willie" the Wildcat.
Notable alumni
- Hub Andrews, professional baseball player
- Douglas Blubaugh, Olympic wrestling gold medal winner, 1960
- June Cobb, CIA informant
- Richard E. Killblane, military historian and author
- Candy Loving, 25th anniversary Playboy Playmate
- Jake McNiece, World War II paratrooper and leader of the Filthy Thirteen
- Don Nickles, United States senator from Oklahoma
- Anthony Taylor, Roman Catholic bishop
- Lara Teeter, Tony Award nominee
- Mike Thompson, baseball player[7]
- Shelby Wilson, Olympic wrestling gold medal winner, 1960
References
- ^ a b c "PONCA CITY HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ Ponca City History
- ^ a b c d PCPS website
- ^ Cat Tale
- ^ 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 January 27, 2024. - Text list
- ^ The Baseball Cube
