As you prepare for school next year, the students at the high school will need to purchase laptop bags. The technology department recommends Targus brand bags. Freshman and Sophomores will have 14" HP 6475b laptops, the Juniors will have HP 1104 net books, and the Seniors will have HP 5103 net books." |
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Po-Hi Symphony Orchestra Wins OSSAA Sweepstakes Award |
The Po-Hi Symphony Orchestra travelled to Edmond Santa Fe High School yesterday to compete in the OSSAA State Orchestra Contest. The group earned top marks with a rating of Superior in both Concert Performance and Sight-Reading. Combine this with the Superior Rating at State String Orchestra last November and the group has earned the OSSAA Sweepstakes Award for this year. This is the highest award OSSAA has to give to a musical organization.
This is the 6th year in a row the group has earned a Superior Rating in Concert Performance. The orchestra has a rich tradition here at Po-Hi. In the past 38 years, the orchestra has earned 33 superior ratings in Concert Performance, 31 Superior Ratings in Sight-Reading, and 24 Sweepstakes Awards.
One of the judges commented after the performance that this was most musical and heart-felt performance he had ever heard a high school orchestra do on one of the selections.
Great Job WIldcats! |
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Parent Teacher Conferences |
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Safe and Healthy School Committee Meeting |
Parents of High School Students, Students, Faculty and Staff are invited for a one hour Safe and Healthy School meeting on Wednesday, January 23, 2012 at 3:30 P.M. in the high school Assembly Center |
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How Parents Can Help Their Middle or High School Child |
In middle and high school young people are developing emotionally, intellectually, and physically. Parents can help their children be successful students by encouraging them in the following ways:
- Create a quiet space for homework to be completed. A place free from disruption and fully stocked with supplies (pencils, pens, paper, stapler, tape, calculator, etc.) is ideal.
- Communicate with students about their homework, and what large projects and tests are upcoming.
- Keep a family routine concerning dinner, homework, and TV.
- Remember that intrinsic motivation leads to greater creativity. Allow students to try a variety of activities in order to find their true interests.
- Encourage students to keep trying when faced with a challenge. Remind students that parents and teachers are available to provide extra help.
- Encourage children to read if they want to improve their scores on standardized tests. The best way to improve reading comprehension and vocabulary is to read a lot.
- Help children set realistic goals and work toward them systematically. Also, no matter what the goal (making a sports team, improving academic grades, or learning a new skill) remind children that the journey is as important as attaining the goal.
- Allow adolescents some freedom yet, stay involved in their lives. We all learn through experience and sometimes failure is the best teacher.
- Praise adolescents for their contributions to family, school, and community. This conveys a belief in their accomplishments and helps to build a positive self-image.
Read more on TeacherVision: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/education-and-parents/resource/2876.html#ixzz23AygqSkS
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A higher quality video download is below: |
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Parent Access Login
Parents/guardians will need to go to the school where their child is enrolled in order to sign up and get a username and password. A valid photo ID will be required to verify legal guardian status. After obtaining the username and password, click the link above to log in.
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Mathematics and English Resources |
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Ponca City High School will begin Wednesday morning late-starts on January 18th, 2012 to allow all teachers the opportunity for a common meeting time from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. to better plan for the needs of our students. Students will report to the commons area upon arrival and will be allowed into the hallways at 8:30. The Library will be available for quiet study. Supervised Peer Tutoring will be made available upon request. A passing period from 8:30 to 8:45 will be used with classes beginning at 8:45 a.m. Extended breakfast time will be provided until 8:15 a.m. in the Retro and Upper Commons. Bus routes will run at regular times and will NOT be affected by the late start. We will have our regular 55-minute class periods with school out at the regular 3:10 p.m. time. No MUST will be provided on late start Wednesdays. |
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2010-2011 High School Accountability |
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Special Education Services |
Special education services for children with disabilities ages three to 21 are available for residents of the Ponca City School district through the Ponca City Public Schools. For more information, call Jan McKay at 767-8037 |
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Atomic Learning Tutorials |
By teaming with
Atomic Learning
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PCPS provides web-based software training for applications that students and teachers use every day-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. It is supplemental learning that is available 24/7, delivered through short, easy-to-understand tutorial movies. Tutorials are viewable in QuickTime or Flash. Educators, students and their families can access Atomic Learning from school or home, all day, everyday.
Contact Ryan Burkett, technology coach, at
burker@pcps.us
for additional information or if you have lost the user and password information as that cannot be posted on the web.
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MISSION
The mission for Ponca City Senior High School is to be a collaborative learning community that develops citizens committed to lifelong learning, academic achievement, and personal excellence.
VISION
The vision of Ponca City Senior High School is to be a collaborative community of responsible, productive citizens committed to learning and to excellence.
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May Character Trait: Discretion
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Phonemaster attendance notifications are active. The message will say, " A student in your household was absent from one or more classes," since we have not yet found a way through the new PowerSchool program to identify the absentee in Phonemaster. If you have more than one student at Po-Hi, you will need to call the attendance office at 767-9523 or 767-9548 in order to clarify which one was absent.
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Po-Hi For Credit Summer Program
Request Form
This summer, students will have an opportunity to take online semester courses. Taking a summer semester course will benefit students who need to free up time during the school year for athletics and additional electives or to recover a credit. Options this year include World History, Government, Physical Science, Earth Science, Chemistry, Health, Music Appreciation, Geography and Economics. Students will attend class once a week (9 a.m. - 11 a.m.) and will take the majority of their course in an online, independent study format. It is important that students have access to internet outside of the school. Po-Hi teachers will meet with students as well as monitor progress with chat and e-mail communication. The session will run from June 7 to July 16 at Ponca City High School. The cost will be $150 per course. Payment will be due by June 7. Any course completed after the first day of school will result in an additional cost of $25 per month until the credit is recorded.
Students can sign up for summer school in the Counselors' Office. The enrollment deadline is May 14. Enrollment number must make for each class. Before school is out, teachers will contact enrolled students with course details. Questions should be directed to Bo Hannaford, Ponca City High School Principal at 767-9500.
Report Form
(turn in form in person; no mail or e-mails)
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If you know of a child age 3-21 who may need special education services please contact:
Jan McKay
Training Skills Lab
Union Elementary School
580-767-8037
Help Us Help Them! |
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