Shout out to our PHS Archers, who achieved their season-high team score this past weekend, and to Audrey Scott, who placed 8th over all and Netis Woodall who finished 6th overall!
Congratulations to Visual Volume! They placed First in their class at the Emerald Classic and had the highest scores in their class and second highest overall for their professionalism!
Good luck to our Girls' Basketball team as they begin section play at Buffalo tonight. Be sure to go out and support our Lady Dots! Tickets available at https://gofan.co/app/events/553555?schoolId=WV311
Don't miss tonight's boys basketball game vs. Hurricane...the 1997 Champion team will be honored on their 25th Anniversary. FBLA will be selling 6th Man shirts & collecting donations for the Will Washburn Foundation, celebrating National FBLA week! #PocaPride #PutnamPride #LLWW
Want to be part of the best basketball student section in WV? Get your 6th man shirts from Dot Designs! See Mrs. Wright in Room 209 or e-mail ddwright@k12.wv.us Two designs are available on Red or Gray shirts. T-shirts are $10 and other styles are available on a limited basis
Order your yearbooks now at this link: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1117789/POCA-HIGH-SCHOOL/2022-Yearbook/2021081104192156379/CATALOG_SHOP
Congratulations to our Students of the Month!
Freshman - Landon Aldridge
Sophomore - Cole Richardson
Junior - Lola Vance
Senior - Toby Payne
#PocaPride
Great competition for our Math Field Day team!
Top Score PHS: Jonny Garlow
2nd Top Score PHS: Jacob Farley
Jonny Garlow will be the Alternate for the Regional Competition.
Poca High finished in 3rd place out of 6 schools competing.
Congrats to all of our Mathletes!
Congratulations to Visual Volume on their excellent performance at the Hurricane show choir competition today! Their awards included:
1st Runner Up - Class C
Best Performer - Tanner Samples
Best Dressed Director - Mr. Rose
A big win for the boys basketball team last night against AAA #1 Logan. Photos by Chuck Roberts.
Our Lady Dots came back from a halftime deficit to win by 12 at Clay County today! These young women are the epitome of determination and grit! Go Dots!
Tonight's Boys Basketball game against Logan will take place as scheduled at PHS! Don't miss this matchup of AA #1 Dots vs. AAA #1 Logan! Doors will open at 4:30. JV game at 5:30 and varsity at 7:00. Come out and support our Dots at the biggest game of the year!
MusicFest is rolling here at PHS! It isn't too late to get down here and watch some amazing talent! Choirs will be performing until late tonight! $15 for adults and $10 for children 8 and under. Great local groups performing including all of our Putnam Schools!
MusicFest Show Choir Competition is this Saturday, Jan. 29. Adult and student volunteers are needed to help as this is a large competition! Students will get community service hours. Contact Tammy Samples at tammysamples@yahoo.com or students can see Mrs. Wright in room 209
Report Cards will be sent home on Monday, January 24. Students will report to their mentor at the beginning of the day to receive their report cards.
No School for Students:
January 14 - Professional Development for Staff
January 17 - Holiday
January 18 - Professional Development for Staff
New semester begins January 19
PHS Student Council showed their Christmas Spirit this morning by passing out hot chocolate to students and staff as they entered the building!
SENIORS...Don't forget...senior formal portraits will be taken tomorrow, December 16.
A Poca High tradition...Christmas Spirit Week starts Wednesday! Here are the days:
Wednesday - Christmas hat/sock day
Thursday - Christmas character day
Friday - Christmas family picture day
Monday - ugly sweater day
Tuesday - PJ day
Congratulations to our Students of the Month!
Freshman - Alyssa Smith
Sophomore - Tony Belcher
Junior - Kate Grant
Senior - Jacob Pringle
These students are elected by the staff in recognition of their accomplishments in the classroom and community!