Ponca City High School

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 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.[6] Ponca City High School students are called "Wildcats," a title that means hard work, perseverance, and extreme loyalty to the school[7], embodied by the school mascot "Willie" the Wildcat.

Ponca City High School
Address
927 North Fifth Street Ponca City , Oklahoma 74601 United States
Information
Type	Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
Established	1927[1]
School district	Ponca City Public Schools
Authority	OSDE
Faculty	73.89 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,436 (2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	19.43[2]
Color(s)
School color(s)	Blue, 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
Website	Ponca City Wildcats

Notable alumni

• Don Nickles, United States Senator from Oklahoma.
• Jake McNiece, World War II paratrooper
• Mike Thompson, baseball player[8]
• Lara Teeter, Tony Award nominee
• Anthony Taylor, Roman Catholic Bishop
• Doug Blubaugh, Olympic Wrestling Gold Medal winner, 1960
• Shelby Wilson, Olympic Wrestling Gold Medal winner, 1960
• Robert Dean (Bobby) Jack, All American baseball player, OU 71 &72

References

1. Ponca City History
2. "PONCA CITY HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
3. PCPS website
4. PCPS website
5. PCPS website
6. PCPS website
7. PCPS website
8. The Baseball Cube