Putnam City North High School

#PCProud: 📣Let’s Go, Let’s Go L-E-T-S-G-O📣 Putnam City North and Putnam City High cheerleaders are making sure a living legacy of spirit surges throughout their schools as they teach the littles how it’s done!

🌱 PCN Home Of Rare Milkweed Plant Species 🦋 A rare plant species, the Zizotes Milkweed, is growing at Putnam City North! The Outdoor Classroom at PCN is a vibrant place for all types of plants, insects, and now the rare milkweed. A Conservation Biologist from the OKC Zoo came out and surveyed the plants this week and found about 20 more milkweed plants growing. There are 29 recordings of this rare milkweed in Oklahoma, 5 in Oklahoma County, and 2 of those are at PCN! We can't wait for all the monarch butterflies to find the milkweed plants next!

#OnTheRoadWithRhodes 📍Visiting Our Schools One Stop at a Time with Dr. Rhodes at the Wheel 🚙 Superintendent Dr. Rhodes ventures every week to visit our schools, see the action, talk to students and teachers, and participate in fun activities that he finds along the way. Today, we road along on his trip to visit the Lake Park Lions, Western Oaks Elementary and Middle School Warriors, Central Cubs, and the PC Aviation Academy. Kids will truly say the best things, including one today asking Dr. Rhodes, "Are you the President?" 🤓

🚔 Protecting and Serving Putnam City 🚓 Putnam City Campus Police Officer Parker Mauk, Officer Davon Spencer, and Officer Jake Bradley have graduated from the State of Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training Basic Police Officer 16-week Academy in Ada, OK! We are thankful for their commitment to our students, staff, and PC Community.

🇺🇸 Stars, Stripes, and School Spirit! 🎇 The Putnam City Schools Campus Police Department and Putnam City West High School JROTC proudly marched in the Bethany Boom Independence Day Parade, showing off our patriotic pride and community spirit!

🚜 Moving Dirt for the New PC Centennial Center 🚜 Another School Bond project is underway with the construction on the PC Centennial Center officially beginning. The PC Centennial Center will be the home of a new community park, outdoor amphitheater, fine arts auditorium, meeting halls, School Board room, and administrative offices. We look forward to keeping up with the updates and, of course, the opening in a couple of years! 🛠️

🚌 Congratulations are in order for two from our Transportation Department! Huge shout out to Shelly Armstrong and Zachary Wouters for being distinguished as Nationally Certified Supervisors of Pupil Transportation through the National Association of Pupil Transportation. There are only three Nationally Certified Supervisors in the State of Oklahoma and two of them are right here in Putnam City Schools!

🚌 Congratulations are in order for two from our Transportation Department! Huge shout out to Shelly Armstrong and Zachary Wouters for being distinguished as Nationally Certified Supervisors of Pupil Transportation through the National Association of Pupil Transportation. There are only three Nationally Certified Supervisors in the State of Oklahoma and two of them are right here in Putnam City Schools!

☀️Here Comes The Sun... And Summer Break!☀️ After the last week of meetings, Principals got to soak up the sun today by Lake Hefner and celebrated their hard work throughout the 2023-2024 school year!🎉

🐾 Prowling into their next chapter, the PCN Senior Class turns their tassels 🎓 Congratulations to the Putnam City North High School Panthers Class of 2024! As Valedictorian Connor B. said, "The spirit of a Panther is within all of you from here on out." We simply couldn't say it any better. #GoBoldly Panthers ❤️

📺 PCN DECA goes LIVE with News 9 🤩 They are already known at PCN for their cookies, smoothies, and frappes, but now PCN DECA is known across Oklahoma! Did you catch them live on air for The Porch on News 9? If you missed it, check it out at the link below. These Panthers got the experience of a lifetime showing off their skills in the studio, talking about their program, and then taking a tour of Oklahoma's Own News 9 studios. ICYMI: https://www.news9.com/story/6643a2576ab7867b00611c41/putnam-city-north-high-school-students-join-the-porch-to-discuss-deca-delights

🎓 Bridging the Past and the Future, One Step at a Time 🎓 Seniors from across the District took a stroll down memory lane at their former elementary schools today for their "Senior Walk" as current elementary students and their former teachers cheered them on. There was no shortage of hugs, laughs, high fives, and even embarrassing photos shared by all. It seems like just yesterday these "little learners" were walking these halls, and now they are walking across the stage as the "big kids."

☀️ Leaps, Bounds, and Laughter 🤸 It's that time of year when students across the District trade in pencils and textbooks for inflatables and yard games to celebrate a hard-earned successful school year. From elementary schools' Super Kids Day to PCN's Field Day, students of all ages participated in some fun in the sun!

Putnam City Staff and Families, The decision has been made to cancel tonight’s School Board Meeting due to the updated timelines of the severe weather potential. The School Board Meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 9th at 5 pm. Additionally, the PC Staff Retirement Reception has also been rescheduled for Thursday, May 9th at 4 pm in the PC Administration Building West Conference Room. As a reminder, all afternoon/evening student activities have been canceled for today, May 6th. Please stay safe and weather-aware. -Putnam City Schools

Due to the forecasted high risk of severe weather this afternoon and evening, all student activities that are scheduled for after regular school hours are canceled out of an abundance of caution. Teachers, Coaches, and Sponsors will communicate with their respective families about rescheduling events/activities from tonight. The regularly scheduled Board Meeting will continue at 5pm. Please stay safe and weather-aware. Thank you. -Putnam City Administration

🪶 From the beat of the drum to the beautiful colors of the regalia, PC Powwow keeps traditions alive 🥁 The heart of Native American culture was on full display as spirits were united in rhythm and dance, and as past and present were unified at the Putnam City Native American Student Services Powwow this weekend.

Congratulations to Putnam City North's Yearbook Staff! The Panther Tracks 2023 yearbook has been honored with the Top Ten Percent award by Varsity Yearbooks because the book was considered to be in the top 10 percent of the thousands of books they publish nationwide. Last year's book was also featured in their portfolio for outstanding content. This is the second year in a row the yearbook staff has received the award.

#PCProud: 🏁On Your Mark, Get Set, And Go🏁 👟The 14th Annual Putnam City Cancer Classic was this weekend in support of OMRF to raise funds for medical research. Although the windchill was a little harsh, it did not stop our participant's presence, camaraderie, and strive for that finish line!

🐛 Blooms, Butterflies, and Buddies 🦋 Students at elementary schools across the District have been studying the transformative process of their beautiful caterpillars turned butterflies, while high school Environmental Science and Botany students have been hard at work transforming and growing the PCN Outdoor Classroom. 🌻 Today, the two converged to showcase the symbiotic relationship between the pollinators and the flowers as our Dennis Dolphins traveled to Putnam City North to release their beloved butterflies into Mother Nature. Many elementary students said, "Bye-bye, butterfly" to their insect buddies as they spread their wings and flew to the beautiful flowers.

#StudentSuccess 💬 Congratulations to our Putnam City students who have earned the Seal of Biliteracy! These students have demonstrated the ability to understand, speak, read, and write fluently in English and Spanish or Vietnamese. For more information about the Seal of Biliteracy, contact Michelle Hopper with the PC World Languages Department. 🌎