Ponca City High School Explained

Ponca City High School
Address:	927 North Fifth Street
Zipcode:	74601
Students:	1,436 (2018-19)^[1]
Ratio:	19.43
Faculty:	73.89 (FTE)
Act:	21.0^[2]
Established:	1927^[3]
Mascot:	Wildcat^[4]
Yearbook:	Cat Tale
Colors:	Blue and red
Athletics Conference:	6A District 4
Website:	Ponca City Wildcats
Grades:	9–12
Authority:	OSDE
Sports:	Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling

Ponca City High School is a public high school that serves approximately 1,500 students in grades 9–12, located in Ponca City, Oklahoma.^[5] The current main principal is Thad Dilbeck.^[6]

The school's boundary includes Ponca City and White Eagle.^[7]

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.^[8] Ponca City High School students are called "Wildcats," a title that means hard work, perseverance, and extreme loyalty to the school,^[9] 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
• Don Nickles, United States Senator from Oklahoma
• Jake McNiece, World War II paratrooper and leader of the Filthy Thirteen
• Mike Thompson, baseball player^[10]
• 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

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Notes and References

1. Web site: PONCA CITY HS. National Center for Education Statistics. January 28, 2021.
2. https://www.greatschools.org/oklahoma/ponca-city/1273-Ponca-City-High-School/#Students Great Schools
3. http://www.poncacity.com/history/pages/1920/1927.htm Ponca City History
4. https://www.pcps.us/domain/940 PCPS website
5. https://www.pcps.us/domain/940 PCPS website
6. https://www.pcps.us/domain/422 PCPS website
7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kay County, OK. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-01-27. 1-2 (PDF p. 2-3/3). - Text list
8. https://www.pcps.us/domain/940 PCPS website
9. https://www.pcps.us/domain/940 PCPS website
10. http://thebaseballcube.com/hs/6945.shtml The Baseball Cube