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Pond Creek-Hunter Schools
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There will be a Fast pitch softball meeting Tuesday July 9th at 11:00 am new gym for any girl in grades 7-12. Thank You
8 days ago, Kelly Childress
The OSSAA has approved a new policy instituting a summer dead period from June 29th through July 7th. During this time: - All athletes may not use the school's athletic facilities. - Contact between coaches, assistant coaches and sponsors is prohibited.
19 days ago, Kelly Childress
They have repainted the lines on the track. We are asking that everyone stay off of it until Monday, June 3, 2019 Thank You for your cooperation
about 1 month ago, Kelly Childress
HS freshmen will be turning in their laptops, chargers, and bags tomorrow afternoon. Students may need an extra bag to take their personal items home. Seniors will need to drop their laptops off in the HS office to have school software removed. Students with loaner laptops, will be expected to return those as well, for summer break.
2 months ago, Kelly Childress
Middle School students will be turning in laptops, bags and chargers tomorrow after lunch. Please help your child clean out their backpack this evening. You may also want to send them with an extra bag so they can bring home any extra supplies in their lockers. Please also encourage them to check the tables in the hallway for jackets, lunchboxes and any other items that have been left at school.
2 months ago, Jamie Ronck
The FFA Banquet tonight May 9 2019 is scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm at the Pond Creek-Hunter School
This is a reminder that Pond Creek-Hunter Schools has no school Monday, May 13 due to a Professional Day.
The day to order patches and letter Jackets will be Wednesday, May 1 8 AM in coach Jones's classroom sorry for the previous message
If you need to order letter jackets and or patches you need to be at Coach Jones's classroom tomorrow Tuesday, April 30. At 8 AM
Herff-Jones will be here Tuesday, April 23 at 9 am in the HS hall to deliver graduation products and announcements to the senior class. Seniors, please be present to receive your products.
Due to tonight storms Pond Creek Hunter School will not have school tomorrow Thursday, April 18
There has been a change to the school calendar. Monday, May 13th will not be a school day. It has been changed to a professional development day for teachers.
All juniors will take state tests at 8:00 AM sharp, Tuesday (4/16/19) in HS Rm 3. Students need their laptops and chargers. Please have laptops charged and ready to test. Breakfast should be eaten prior to testing. If need be, breakfast will be available at 7:45 AM in the cafeteria.
All juniors will take state tests at 8:00 AM sharp, Monday (4/15/19) in HS Rm 4, and Tuesday (4/16/19) in HS Rm 3. Students need their laptops and chargers. Please have laptops charged and ready to test. Breakfast should be eaten prior to testing. If need be, breakfast will be available at 7:45 AM in the cafeteria.
Yearbook order forms are being sent home with students today. Forms need to be turned in to the MS office by May 2, 2019. Yearbooks may also be ordered online at www.yearbookordercenter.com and by using our school order number 16573
Parents: Just a reminder that MS State Testing will be all next week- April 15-18. Please make sure that your student gets plenty of sleep and arrives to school on time. They must also have their laptop and charger each day. Students who have lost their charger may purchase one from the MS Office for $25.
7th & 8th Baseball for today has been canceled. Coach Jones will try to reschedule the game if possible.
PC-H Middle School students will be honored by Imagine Math tomorrow at an assembly in the auditorium at 1:15 PM. We will be presented with the Oklahoma Imagine Math Cup trophy. Please plan to join us if you can!
Students that showed livestock at the Grant County show that has checks from the Masonic Lodge The Check can be picked up at the masonic lodge on Wednesday April 3 from 3 to 6 PM
Reminder: Tomorrow is our last school picture day for this year. We will be taking all organization/club group pictures and all spring sports. This will affect 5th-12th grade students only. Please remind your student to dress appropriately for group pictures & to bring any sports uniforms, club t shirts, jackets, etc.
All juniors will take the ACT at 8:00 AM sharp in HS Rm 2, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Students need their laptops and chargers. Please have laptops charged and ready to test. Breakfast should be eaten prior to testing. If need be, breakfast will be available at 7:45 AM in the cafeteria.
The JH Baseball game at Medford on Monday, March 25, has been canceled because of conflict with the track meet at Covington. The game will be rescheduled at a later date.
The high school baseball game that was scheduled at Waukomis has now been canceled due to rain
The high school softball game versus Covington Douglas has been canceled for today March 12. As of current time the high school baseball game at Waukomis is still scheduled to play Thank You
Today's JH Baseball game has been canceled due to inclement weather.
The softball game scheduled for Friday, March 8 has been canceled.
There will be a free cheerleading clinic for all 4th-11th grade students who are interested in trying out for MS or HS cheer next year on Wednesday, Mar 13 from 3:05-4:30 PM in the new gym. Students MUST attend the clinic in order to try out for the 2019-20 cheer squads.
The high school softball game scheduled for Tuesday, March 5 at Cimarron has been canceled due to low temperatures
You can listen to today's Panther's game at 3:00 pm on KCRC 1390 AM radio. Go Panthers!!
5 months ago, Derek Quinn
You can listen to today's Panther's game at 8:00 pm on KXLS FM 95.7 radio. Go Panthers!!
Due to inclement weather Pond Creek-Hunter Schools will be closed tomorrow.
5 months ago, Joel Quinn
You can listen to today's Panther's game at 3:00 pm on KCRC radio. Go Panthers!!
You can listen to today's Panther's game at 3:00 pm on KCRC radio, and listen to today's Lady Panther's game at 6:30 pm on KXLS radio. Go Panthers!!
There will be an informational meeting for parents and students interested in learning more about concurrent enrollment. This session is recommended for sophomores and juniors who have not enrolled in any concurrent classes before. The meeting will be tomorrow evening in HS Room 1 at 6:30 PM.
Parent-Teacher Conferences are Tuesday, February 12, and Wednesday, February 13 from 4-7 PM. Please call to schedule a time with your child's teacher(s). The book fair will also be open in the library during these times.
Watch the Basketball Districts live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9cp5NohBcY Go Panthers!!
Watch the Basketball Districts live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1qvh_XpCNE Go Panthers!!
Due to in inclement weather Pond Creek-Hunter Schools will be closed today.
Watch the PC-H vs Ringwood game live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-vvmxL0rus Go Panthers!!
This is a reminder that the 2019 basketball playoff T-shirt order form is due tomorrow February 5 at 8 AM in the school offices. Please make all checks payable to PC-H basketball. Thank You
Watch the PC-H vs Seiling game live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quMRk_vCgp4 Go Panthers!!
Basketball Playoff shirts are on sale now! Forms are due back by Tues, Feb. 5 @ 8 AM. Forms can be printed from the school website at https://5il.co/6efu
Watch the PC-H vs Garber game live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvp_O6Apyqk Go Panthers!!
Wed, Jan 16 is a school picture day. We will be taking PK-4 classroom groups, spring individual pics, basketball, & basketball cheer pics. Forms are being sent home today for classroom groups & basketball pics. There are no forms for spring individuals. You will receive a proof following picture day, and can order from the proof or from the Oklahoma School Pictures website.
5th-8th Grade Basketball teams will play at Hillsdale Christian tomorrow beginning at 4 PM. 7th & 8th and HS Basketball will play at Waukomis on Tuesday starting at 4 PM. 5th & 6th grade teams will play the final game of their season on Thursday, Jan 17 at Alva at 2:30 PM.
Watch the PC-H vs Lomega game live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO4Q62wBUBY Go Panthers!!
Watch the PC-H vs Cherokee game live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AO_pBOAvsE Go Panthers!!
The high school basketball game vs Cherokee on January 4th at Pond Creek will start at 12:45pm JV Boys, 2:00 pm High school girls followed by High School boys.
Just a reminder : The all school Christmas program will begin this evening at 6 PM, in the school auditorium. First and second graders need to arrive at 5:30 and all other students need to arrive at 5:45. Thank You
The game is also live on KNID 107.1 FM http://www.ctbsports.com/stations/kind-fm/
Watch the PC-H Homecoming live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFTh77j5jqk Go Panthers!!
The homecoming coronation will be tonight at 5:45 at the Pond Creek-Hunter gymnasium. There will also be a pancake supper to help support the trap shooting team, starting at 5 PM at the gymnasium and will run till 730. Come out and support your Panthers. The game start at 6:30 PM.
This is homecoming week at Pond Creek Hunter school. Dress up days are as follows: Merry Monday- wear your favorite Christmas sweater or outfit TV Show Tuesday- re-create your favorite old TV show character Walt Disney Wednesday- dress as your favorite Disney character Throwback Thursday- dress in your best 80s outfit Black and White Friday- dressed in black and white and support the Panthers
Watch the PC-H Festival live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKmDr-Ikay4 Go Panthers!!
Watch the PC-H Festival live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live Go Panthers!!
The high school basketball games @ Pioneer scheduled for Tonight December 4, have been rescheduled for January 22, 2019.
Watch the PC-H vs Medford game live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live Go Panthers!!
There will be no 7th & 8th grade basketball games tomorrow with Kremlin-Hillsdale. 5th & 6th grade basketball vs. K-H will start at 1:30 PM at Pond Creek.
This is a reminder that the Pond Creek-Hunter versus Tipton Semifinals Football game will be tonight starting at 7 o'clock at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University field in Weatherford Oklahoma. For those of you that are unable to attend you can live stream view it at the following address come out and support your Panthers Pond Creek-Hunter vs. Tipton– www.nfhsnetwork.com (Tipton Student Broadcast)
There will be a sendoff for the Pond Creek-Hunter football team on Friday at 1:45 pm. The football team will leave out at 2 o'clock in their quest for the gold ball.The game will be played on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University football field in Weatherford, Oklahoma at 7 PM Friday night. There will be a live broadcast of the game at the following sight: Pond Creek-Hunter vs. Tipton– www.nfhsnetwork.com (Tipton Student Broadcast). The cost of admission for the game will be $7.00 Come out and support your Panthers
Pinecreek Hunter will be playing in the semi final football game against Tipton at Weatherford Friday night 7 PM come out and support the Panthers
7th & 8th Grade Basketball teams will be playing in the DCLA Tournament on Nov 12, 13, & 15. Tournament brackets can be found on the school website. PC-H girls play Garber at 3:30 PM at Lamont on Monday. PC-H boys also play Garber at Lamont at 4:35 PM.
The high school football game tonight November 11 will be played at the Lamont school starting at 7 PM we will be hosting the game against Mountain View-Gotebo. There will be a pep rally in the school auditorium at 2:30 PM come out and support your Panthers on the road to the Gold Ball
This is to remind the senior and sophomore parents and students that tomorrow, November 7 the seniors will be picking out cap/gown and senior accessories. The sophomores will be picking out rings. Then on November 14, each group will be placing orders for the items. Thank You
Watch 5th & 6th PC-H basketball tournament games live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live Go Panthers!!
Blue & Gold products will arrive on Tuesday, October 30. Please pick up orders by 5 PM. If you have questions, please call Mr. Hensy.
Parents: We are excited to welcome everyone to the opener at our new football facility! To help ensure the safety of all attending, we ask that everyone be seated in the bleachers. Also, everyone must stay off of the track and behind the fence. Please join us at 6 PM for senior night, coronation, and the game at 7 PM. Go Panthers! 🐾
Please remember to join us for the Fall Carnival tonight from 5:30-7:30 PM in the cafeteria and elementary hallway. Students may wear their costumes.
Due to problems with the delivery truck, Blue & Gold products will not be arriving today. Mr. Hensy will send out further details as soon as possible.
Support PC-H Basketball by going online to order basketball apparel at https://pondcreek-hunter2018.itemorder.com/sale The online store is open until Friday, October 26.
FFA Students & Parents: DJ's orders will arrive on Wed, Oct. 24th and Blue & Gold orders will arrive on Thurs, Oct. 25th. Please be at the ag room any time from 3-5 PM to pick up orders.
All sophomores will be taking the pre-ACT test tomorrow Tuesday, October 23 starting at 8 AM in high school room to please eat a good breakfast before coming to school and arrive to school on time thank you
The upcoming week is spirit week for football homecoming. Activities for the week include the following dress-up days. Tuesday is Candy Land day, otherwise known as dress in your comfiest pajamas. Wednesday is Cranium day which means dress like a nerd. Thursday is the Game of Life day, which means dress like your future self. Friday is a Blackout day which means dress in black. There will be a pep rally at 2:30 in the Pond Creek-Hunter auditorium on Friday. Senior football players and senior cheerleaders will be honored at the PC-H football field at 6 pm on Friday night. Homecoming coronation immediately following and the football game will begin at 7 pm.
High School Parents, The high school students grade card that your child is bringing home is a 9 week progress grade. The new curriculum platform is set up to allow students to work at different paces therefore each child's grade is a reflection on where they are at today. The negative thing is that the grade does not reflect whether your child is on pace or not. If the student is behind pace you will be receiving an eligibility letter. A score of 59 in a subject indicates that your child is missing an assignment or is behind pace. For additional information feel free to call the high school office during regular business hours Thank You, Kelly Childress
On Friday October 26th the Pond Creek-Hunter Panthers will be playing on our New Home Football Field. As an appreciation of your continued patience there will be no cost to attend the game. Come out and support our Panthers as we celebrate Senior Night and Homecoming.
Retakes for school pictures will be Wednesday, Oct. 17. Forms can be found on www.okschoolpics.com. Middle School Football & Elem/MS Cross Country pics will also be taken. Please remember there is no school this Thursday & Friday for Fall Break, and no school on Monday, Oct. 22.
Panther fans this is the link to watch the live feed football game on Creek Herald or versus the buffalo bison tonight https://classiccom.tv/buffalo
Tonight's high school football game vs. Buffalo will be played at Lamont at 7 PM. Pond Creek-Hunter will be the home team. Please come out and support the Panthers!
All juniors will be taking the PSAT tomorrow Wednesday, October 10 starting at 8 AM in high school room number two. Please eat a good breakfast before you come to school. and arrive to school on time
School Picture Retake Day has been moved from Oct. 11 to Oct. 17. Retakes will be offered for senior panel pictures and PreK-11th grade school pictures. Students MUST return their purchased package in order to do a retake. We will also be photographing 5th & 6th Football, 7th & 8th Football, HS Football team retake, and MS/Elementary Cross Country.
5th & 6th and 7th & 8th Football games at Kremlin-Hillsdale have been moved to Thursday, Oct 11 due to the weather. Games will be played at 5:30 and 6:30 PM.
Get it Before It's Gone! Today is the last day for the Book Fair. It will be open until 7 PM tonight during Parent Teacher Conferences. Thanks for your support of the library!
10 months ago, Jamie Ronck
The high school fast pitch district tournament tomorrow at Covington will start at 10:00 am
10 months ago, Kelly Childress
Parent Teacher Conferences are tonight & tomorrow from 4-7 PM. You still have time to call the school offices and set up appointments with your child's teacher(s). State testing results are in and may be picked up from your child's MS or HS English teacher or from their elementary classroom teacher.
The HS Fast Pitch game vs Medford today has been canceled
There will be a special assembly at 1:15 PM tomorrow in the auditorium for 4th-12th grade students. Kirk Smalley with "Stand for the Silent" will be here to share his story. Parents are also welcome to attend.
The high school football game tonight will be held at The Lamont high school kick off time is set for 7 PM come out and support your panthers
Mr. Jones has ask that we send out the following information. Tomorrow's High School Fast Pitch game vs C-D will start at 4:30 Friday: High School Fast Pitch vs Drummond 3:00 pm Junior High Fast Pitch vs Drummond 4:30pm
The 2018 PC-H Yearbooks have arrived and will be sent home with students tomorrow! Extra copies are available for $35 each. Please send the money to the MS office or contact Mrs. Ronck or Mrs. Howard.
Both Middle School Football games at Waukomis have been moved from Monday, September 10 to Tuesday, September 11. Times are still 5:30 & 6:30 PM.
This is a reminder that the high school football game tonight will be played at Medford kick off time is at 7 PM
The Cimarron softball tournament scheduled to start tomorrow has been canceled due to rain and water on the fields students will report to class as regularly scheduled
All MS football games at Medford today have been canceled.
The junior high and high school Fastpitch ball game that was scheduled to play at Garber today has been canceled due to rain
This is a reminder that the HS Football game will be at Kremlin this Friday, Aug 31. Kickoff is at 7:00 pm. Come out and support the Panthers
The 7th & 8th Fast Pitch Softball team has added a game to their schedule. They will play K-H, here, on Friday, Aug. 31 at approx. 5 PM (immediately following the HS game).
Due to inclement weather, today's fast pitch softball games with Drummond have been rescheduled for September 14 @ 3:30 PM.
This is a reminder that panther fan apparel is due at the middle school or the elementary office tomorrow by 3 o'clock Thank You
Reminder: There will be a parent meeting for all 5th grade parents & parents of new MS students on Wed, Aug 22 at 6:30 PM in the Middle School Rm 8 concerning laptops and MS curriculum.
The Jh/Hs Fast Pitch Softball games scheduled for today at Dover have been rescheduled for September 11th at 4:30pm
There will be a concurrent enrollment meeting tomorrow Monday August 13 at 10:50 for high school students taking concurrent classes it will be in high school room number two . Thank You
School Picture Day will be Wed, Aug. 15. We will be taking school pictures of all students PK-11th grade, Senior Panel pictures, and some fall sports pictures. Flyers were sent home with your student today. Hope everyone had a great 1st week of school!
The personalize learning/spark meeting for the high school parents will be at 6 PM tonight purse my learning
This is a reminder that open house for Pond Creek-Hunter School will be held today from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. There will also be a parent meeting in the auditorium for 9th through 12th grade parents to discuss personalize learning in the spark platform we will be using this year. The meeting should last approximately 30 minutes. Thank You and we you hope to see you then
There will be a required parent meeting for all 5th grade parents & parents of new MS students on Wed, Aug 22 at 6:30 PM in the Middle School Rm 8 concerning laptops. We are looking forward to a great school year & hope to see everyone at the Open House tonight from 3:30-6:30 PM!
Enrollment forms are posted on the school website. Click "Menu" then "2018-19 Enrollment Forms." Parent/Guardian must attend enrollment with their student.
Enrollment for all PC-H students will be tomorrow, Aug 2nd from 8 AM-3 PM. All enrollment forms are online and should be completed prior to enrollment.
This is a reminder that all students grades seven through 12 must have a physical in order to participate in sports. The Medford clinic will be having physicals for PC-H from 1 to 5 tomorrow July 26 The cost of the physicals is $25. You may print your physical forms off the schools website Thank You
Enrollment for all PC-H students will be Thursday, Aug 2 from 8 AM-3 PM. Parents can now complete enrollment forms online by going to the school website. Click "Menu" then "2018-19 Enrollment Forms."
about 1 year ago, Jamie Ronck
Immunization Reminder: All students entering the 7th grade must have a Tdap booster before school starts.
All athletes in grades 7-12 MUST have a physical before practicing. Great Salt Plains clinic in Medford is giving physicals on July 26: 1:00-5:00 pm, cost $25 physicals forms may be printed off the school website
about 1 year ago, Kelly Childress
To print off your copy of the 2018-19 PC-H School Calendar go to the "Documents" section of the website, then click on "Parents" or click on this link http://5il.co/3t47
All 5th-9th students will turn in laptops, chargers, & school backpacks tomorrow morning. Please encourage your child to clean out their backpack this evening and to bring an extra bag to school tomorrow. Thank you!
Happy Mother's Day to all of our PC-H Moms! Please remember all awards assemblies will be tomorrow in the auditorium. Elementary- 9 AM, Middle School- 11:45 AM, High School- 1:30 PM.
"Seniors, graduation practice is now set for Thursday, May 10, at 8:00 AM in the auditorium."
Scoops! Ice Cream Truck will be visiting PC-H tomorrow afternoon! Please send $1 to school with your child so that they may purchase a treat.
Athletic Banquet is May 10th at 6pm at the School Cafeteria. High School Athletes please bring the following dishes according to your grade: Freshmen: Girls – Breads Boys – Salads Sophomores: Main Dish/Meats Juniors: Side Dishes Seniors: Desserts Please have your dishes to the cafeteria by 5:50. Seniors – Please bring your Senior Night Posters and Banners.
Grant County Elementary Track Meet is in Lamont tomorrow for Grades 1-4. Field events will begin at 9 AM. Running events will begin at 9:30. Track meet should be done by 12:30 PM.
The "Operation Co-Op" PBL group is selling Panthers garden pavers for $25. Proceeds go towards Special Olympics & Okla. wildfire victims. Orders due May 2. Forms can be printed at http://5il.co/3f1k
The Grant County Track Meet for 1st-4th grades has been postponed to May 2nd.
The senior supper is scheduled for tomorrow night at 6 PM at the First Baptist Church in Pond Creek all seniors are highly recommended to attend Thank you
Letter jacket and patch orders are TOMORROW morning 8:00am in Mr. Jones Room. PAYMENT FOR THE JACKETS AND PATCHES ARE DUE TOMORROW!!!!(CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, credit card, money
The HS Cheerleaders are selling PC-H apparel to raise money for summer camp. Go to http://shop.fancloth.com/73766/385970 to see our custom gear! Or, you may order from any cheerleader.
over 1 year ago, Jamie Ronck
due to potential inclement weather we will be canceling trap shooting practice this evening Monday, April 9
over 1 year ago, Kelly Childress
Tomorrow April 9 at 12:30 the Pond Creek-Hunter High School will be having a guest speaker Stephen Tanio In the auditorium he is going to be presenting a program on social media safety. We would like to invite all parents that are available to come and watch the presentation
Picture day tomorrow for MS & HS! We will be taking all MS & HS organization and group pictures, as well as all MS & HS spring sports. Please remind your student to bring appropriate attire/uniforms.
Please remember yearbook order forms are due April 5. You can order online at www.yearbookordercenter.com using the order number 16573. Or, forms are on the school website at http://5il.co/2xfy
Pond Creek-Hunter School will be in session Monday April 2nd. It is important to us not to disrupt your child's education during this important month of State testing which will begin next week. The school district and Board of Education support our staff and the school employees of the State in their pursuit of increased funding for the schools of Oklahoma. That commitment is why we are sending three teachers to attend the rally at the State Capitol Monday to represent Pond Creek-Hunter, but the rest of the staff will be here to ensure your child is afforded the quality education they deserve.
over 1 year ago, Joel Quinn
The skelter conference baseball game will be played today at Garber starting time is set for 530 changes have been made due to inclement weather
The Slow pitch softball game scheduled for today Tuesday, March 27 has been canceled due to inclement weather
Stephen Tanio, Alfalfa Co. DA Investigator, will present a program to 5th-8th students Thurs. at 1:15 PM in the auditorium on the dangers involved with social media. Parents are invited to attend.
The high school track meet at Cherokee has been canceled for today
Attn: upcoming Juniors & Seniors and parents! There will be 2 informational meetings about concurrent enrollment for Fall 2018 on Wed, Mar 28 in the HS hallway. Meetings are set for 12:20 & 5:30 PM.
7th & 8th Grade Parents: Track meet tomorrow at Covington. Bus will leave school at 8:30 AM. Also, MS baseball game @ home vs. Dover, 4 PM, and MS Slow Pitch game @ home vs. Waukomis, 4:30 PM.
Trap shooting practice scheduled for 2 o'clock is going to be rescheduled for four clock today
JH softball game has been cancelled today. There will be two high school games starting at 4 pm today, @ PC-H.
2018 Yearbook Order Forms can be found on the school website at http://5il.co/2xfy
There has been a HS baseball game added to the schedule for Friday vs Covington @ Covington start time 4:30
Watch today's basketball game live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live it starts at 2:00 pm. Go Panthers!!
over 1 year ago, Derek Quinn
We have been asked to inform our patrons that any videoing ofthe basketball playoffs is prohibited and less you are willing to pay a $200 fee to the OSSAA for the rights
Come out and support the Panthers Thursday, we will be playing at Deer Creek of Edmond address 20795 N. MacArthur Boulevard Edmond Oklahoma Tipoff is at 2 o'clock see you there.
Boys basketball will play Thursday at 2:00 at Deer Creek of Edmond. To allow students & employees the opportunity to attend & support them there will be no school Thursday & Friday.
Friday's basketball game has been rescheduled for Saturday at 8:00 pm
PC-H School will be closed Thursday. There will be no school Friday due to a Teacher Professional Day.
Updated Boys Basketball Area Tournament Bracket http://www.ossaa.net/docs/2017-18/Basketball/BK_2017-18_ABArea1.pdf
Parents, if you would like to order Lifetouch spring casual pictures, please turn in the order by Friday, Feb. 16.
HS Girls Regional/Area Tournament Bracket http://5il.co/2sls
HS Boys Regional/Area Tournament Bracket http://5il.co/2slr
The Jv Boys basketball game will start at 4:30 tonight in Alva. Varsity will play as scheduled at 6:30
Watch the PC-H Tournament live at https://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live or listen on KNID & KXLS.
The PC-H TSA club will be hosting a "walking taco" dinner Thursday, Dec 7 from 4:30-6:30 PM in the school cafeteria. Meal is $5. You can stay and eat or stop in and pick up a taco to go!
For your child's safety, if you want to check your child out of school Friday before the end of the regular day, a parent or guardian must do so in person so that we know that your child is accounted for. Sorry for any inconvience.
There will be a blood drive today in the PC-H Auditorium lobby from 1 pm-6 pm. Please come donate! Contact Mr. Engel at 580-532-4242 ex 709 with any questions.
PCH. Vs Tipton. Friday Dec 1. Southwestern. 7:00 kickoff
I hope that the PC-H Staff ,Students , and families have a great Thanksgining Day 🦃 and a relaxing break.
I hope all the staff at PC-H have a great Thanksgiving Day🦃 and a relaxing break. 👨🏫👩🏻🎓
Making plans for Saturday? Be sure to attend the send off for the HS Football team. It will be from 11:15-11:30 AM on the street south of the football locker room. Go Panthers!
The PC-H vs Tyrone State Semi Finals Football Game will be held Saturday, Nov. 25th at 3:00PM in Alva on the NWOSU field. Come out and support the Panthers.
In order to see your child's eligibility grade, log into your Wengage account and select the "Announcement" tab for detailed instructions.
There will be College Representive to help students and parents fill out the FAFSA (financial aid assistance) at the HS rm 5 on November 7th At 6:00 pm
There will be a Chicken Noodle Dinner/ Silent Auction Sunday, Nov 5, at 11:45 AM for after prom. Sponsored by the senior class parents.
The Senior reconigiton for football, cheerleading, and band will be at 6:50 tonight. Parents and recognized students need to be at NE corner of football field at 6:45. Tonight's game will begin at 7:30.
Friday is also the "Pink Out" game and Mini Cheer will perform at halftime. Kickoff is 7:30 PM. Go Panthers!
All school pep rally this Friday at 2:35 PM. Theme this week is "Cook the Chieftains!" Students are encouraged to wear chef hats & aprons, bring pots & pans, and get loud!
I hope ereryone had a Great Fall Break. This is a reminder that shorts are not considered approperate dress for school after fall break until spring break. Thank you in advance for following this dress code and saving the hassle of having to go change during school
The HS Football game at Lamont tonight is a pink out night and the game is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM come out and support the Panthers
Panther fans, don't miss any of tomorrow's homecoming festivities! Pep Rally- 2:35 PM, Tailgate Supper- 5:30 PM, Coronation- 6:45 PM, Kickoff- 7:30 PM.
almost 2 years ago, Jamie Ronck
Please remember: Orders for "Pink Out" shirts are due Wed, Oct 11 @ 9 AM. Mini-Cheer forms are due Oct 13 @ 9 AM. Forms can be turned in to MS office.
Tonight's high school football game at Medford starts at 7 PM.
The High School Football game at Medford will start at 7:00 pm
almost 2 years ago, Joel Quinn
The HS Football game at Medford tonight will start at 7:00 PM
almost 2 years ago, Kelly Childress
School Picture & Senior Panel Retakes are Wednesday, October 11. Forms for retakes may be picked up in any of the school offices.
The cross country meet at Timberlake has been canceled today
The Cross Country Meet @ Timberlake today has been rescheduled to Wed, Oct 4 at 1 PM due to weather.
See You at the Pole is tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM. Students should meet at the flagpole in front of the school if they would like to participate.
Pep Rally Fri. at 2:35 in Auditorium. Theme is "Wrangle the Rams!" Students are encouraged to dress in Western/cowboy attire. Panther fans please bring cowbells to the game. Let's get loud!
There will be a meeting for all swine (pig) exhibitors and their parents tonight at 6:30 PM in the Ag Building. Questions? Contact Mr. Hensy.
The FFA meeting tonight is cancelled. The meeting will be next week September 26th.
This is a Reminder that all District Fastpitch Softball games will be held at Jet. Wednesday's games start at 1:00. Thursday's games start at 3:00.
Reminder that Tonights football game is at Garber with a 7:00 kickoff
The High School Football game on Friday night will start at 7:00
2017 Yearbooks are in & we have extra copies available. Please contact Mrs. Ronck at the MS office to purchase. Cost is $35.
Just a reminder that the High School Football game at Pioneer tonight will began at 7:00 PM
The high school football game PC-H -vs- Pioneer start time is at 7:00 pm on Friday September 8
If your student plans on showing livestock in the Spring, he/she MUST enter a project in the Grant Co. Fair. Entries due Fri, Sept 8 @ 10 AM. Questions? Contact Mr. Hensy.
7th & 8th softball at home vs. Garber will begin @ 3:30 PM today, followed by HS. 5th & 6th Football @ home vs. Medford begins at 5:30 PM, followed by 7th & 8th.
Parent-Teacher Conferences are Sept 6 & 13 from 3:30-6:30 PM. Please call the appropriate school office to schedule appointment times with your child's teachers.
HS Students must have a release that they were given on Friday, signed by parent, in order to viev the solar eclipse on Monday. All other students will have the opportunity to view on a live feed. Thank You, Kelly Childress
MS & HS Fast Pitch Softball games at Pioneer on Friday, Aug 18, have been canceled.
Parent Meeting tomorrow at 6:30 PM in MS/HS building. Parents of all 5th graders and new MS or HS students are encouraged to attend. Laptop use and online courses will be demonstrated.
School Picture Day is tomorrow! We will be taking PreK-11th grade school portraits, senior portraits, and fall sports. Please help your child remember to bring forms, money, and uniforms.
No Penalty Library Returns Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th - Students who have books checked out from last year may return all books with no fines. After this, late and lost book fees will be applied.
School Picture Day is Tues, Aug 15! We will be taking PreK-11th grade school portraits, senior portraits, and fall sports. Watch for flyers to come home this week.
Palen Music representatives will be at the school band room Tues, Aug 8th, from 5pm-7pm to have students try out instruments and discuss purchasing/rental options with parents.
$15 Physicals tomorrow- Great Salt Plains Health Clinic in Medford, 1-5 PM. OSSAA physical form must be filled out before student will be seen by doctor. Forms can be printed from school website.
Enrollment for all PC-H students will be Monday, July 31 from 8 AM-3 PM. Parents can now complete enrollment forms online by going to the school website. Click "Menu" then "2017-18 Enrollment Forms."
about 2 years ago, Jamie Ronck
Physicals are $15. Appointments are walk in only. The OSSAA physical form must be filled out prior to the doctor visit. Forms can be printed off from the "Documents" section of the school website.
All 7th-12th grade student athletes must have a sports physical BEFORE the athlete can practice. Great Salt Plains Health Clinic in Medford has 2 dates: July 27, 1-5 PM and Aug. 3, 8 AM-12 PM.
Tri-State Vocal Results: 7th-12th Large Ensemble-1; Netanya Fetters-1; Josh Dedic-1; Ella Ayers-1; Vail Cargo-1; Shay Skaggs-1; Jaleigh Seal-1. Congratulations vocalists!
Due to lack of participation numbers, the elem. basketball camp scheduled for May 8, 9 & 10 has been canceled.
Sports Banquet- May 11 @ 6 PM, cafeteria. Meal is potluck. Seniors should bring a meat/main dish; juniors-vegetable; sophomores-side dish; freshmen-dessert. After meal, we will move to auditorium.
Lillian Joyce & Patricia Shaffer - Clarinet Duet - 1 Lucus Stoll- Trumpet solo - 1 Caden Coons- Trombone solo - 1 Tristine Simon - Alto Sax solo - 1 Congrats to the Panther Band!
Tri-State Band Results: HS Band - 1 "Superior"; 5th/6th Band - 2 "Outstanding" Alicia Garcia - Alto Sax Solo - 1 Lillian Joyce - Bass Clarinet solo - 1 Salem Cearley - Flute solo - 1
Please make sure your child dresses appropriately and brings sunscreen & a sack lunch. Students who leave the track meet must be checked off by a parent through a coach or classroom teacher.
Medford 1st-6th Grade Track Meet will begin tomorrow at 9:15 AM. 5th & 6th graders will eat breakfast at 8:30. Students will leave Pond Creek at 8:45 and return in time for after-school bus routes.
PC-H Elementary Play Day events start this morning at 10 AM at the football field.
PC-H Baseball is going to play the Regional Finals Today Sat at 6:00 PM @ NOC Enid come support them on their road to state
about 2 years ago, Kelly Childress
Correction: PC-H Education Foundation 2-Man Golf Scramble has been moved to Sunday, May 7th, 1:30 PM at Pheasant Run in Enid.
Because all Class A Regional Track Meets were moved to Monday, May 1, the Medford 1st-6th grade track meet has now been moved to Thursday, May 4.
Due to threat of severe weather, HS Track Regionals have been moved to Monday, May 1.
Due to scheduling conflicts, the Elementary, MS & HS Awards assemblies have been moved to Thursday, May 11. Elementary will begin at 9 AM, MS at 12 PM, and HS at 1:15 PM.
5th-12th Grade Spring Band & Vocal Concert is tomorrow evening at 7 PM in the auditorium.
Congratulations to the HS Baseball & Slow Pitch Softball teams! Both earned the title of District Champions yesterday and will advance to Regional Tournaments next week.
PC-H was well represented at the OKSSSP State Trap Shoot today! Shelby Skaggs- overall high female & overall high champion. Shay Skaggs-junior female champion, and Paul Shaw- 4th junior male.
BSN Sports is taking orders for PC-H HS letter jackets & patches on Wed, Apr 19 @ 8 AM in Vo-Ag Room 2. All orders must be paid in full tomorrow. Forms in Documents section on school website.
Trap shooting pratice has been cancelled for Thursday. There will be Pratice at 10:00 Friday morning
over 2 years ago, Kelly Childress
HS cheer is selling Fan Cloth Panther apparel. The sale ends Wednesday, April 12. The brochure and order form is available on the school website under documents. Thank you for your support.
over 2 years ago, Derek Quinn
The MS Slow Pitch softball game today vs. Drummond at PC-H has been canceled.
over 2 years ago, Jamie Ronck
The MS Baseball game today vs. Timberlake at PC-H has been canceled.
The HS track meet at Fairview today has been canceled.
High School baseball game cancelled today due to field conditions.
High School softball game at PC-H is cancelled & Middle School baseball game at Pioneer is cancelled for today due to field conditions.
The current plan for Skeltur Baseball Tournament is to play Thursdays games at Noc Enid Field PC-H plays at 4:00. due to Field conditions
The 5th & 6th grade track meet scheduled for today at DCLA has been canceled due to weather.
Just a reminder that tomorrow Monday March 27 is pitcure day for organizations and spring sports. Bring you uniforms
Don't forget that the PTA Talent Show is tonight at 6:30 in the Auditorium. Come out to support our talented students!
Congratulations to PC-H band members Alicia Garcia, Lillian Joyce, & Salem Cearley! All 3 students received a 1 on their solos at District Band Contest.
There will be a Pep Rally on Tues, Feb. 27 at 2:30 PM in the gymnasium for the boys and girls basketball teams. There will also be a send off on Thurs, Mar 2 at 9:15 AM in front of the school.
Thursday boys will play at 2 at Southern Nazarene & girls will play at 7 at Yukon HS. To allow students & employees the opportunity to attend & support them there will be no school Thursday & Friday.
over 2 years ago, Joel Quinn
PC-H State Basketball t-shirt order forms are available in the "Documents" section of the school website. All orders must be turned in to the HS office by noon on Monday, Feb 27.
Congratulations to Coach Sauser & the Lady Panthers! Area Consolation Champions! The Lady Panthers will advance to the State Tournament.
PC-H Lady Panthers vs Garber 6:30 pm @Enid Event Center Sat Feb 25
Congratulations to Coach Jones and the Panthers! Area Champions!! The Panthers will advance to the State Tournament next week.
Congratulations Panthers & Lady Panthers! Both teams are regional champs! Lady Panthers will play at 6:30 on Friday at the Enid Event Center. Panthers will follow at 8 PM.
"Panther Fans: Thursday night at Okeene, Pond Creek-Hunter girls play 6:30pm vs Ripley. Pond Creek-Hunter boys play at 8:00pm vs Agra."
Congratulations to PC-H 6th grader Savannah Hamblin! Savannah won the regional spelling bee in Ponca City and will advance to the State competition!
Student Council is hosting a blood drive today, February 6, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the auditorium lobby. There are still open slots for donors, please contact Mrs. Thomas to sign up to give blood.
Order forms for basketball playoff t-shirts are being sent home today. Forms can also be found online in the "Documents" section of the website. Orders are due 9 AM on Monday, Feb 6.
PC-H Student Council will be hosting a blood drive on Mon, Feb 6th from 2 - 6 pm in the auditorium lobby. Please contact Mrs. Thomas for questions or to sign up to give blood.
Don't forget our "GRAND" event tomorrow, Feb 1. Grandparents are encouraged to come eat lunch with their grandchild and then go visit the book fair. Lunch cost is $3.50. RSVP to ELem or MS office.
PC-H senior night is scheduled for Friday Feb 3, 2017 at 5:45 pm. We will honor basketball and vocal seniors and their parents. The games are scheduled to start at 6:30pm
What? A log cabin in the school library? Don't miss out. Come check out the book fair in the school library! Starts today and runs through Feb. 3.
Due to the impending severe winter weather, Pond Creek-Hunter Schools will be closed Friday and all activities are cancelled.
Congratulations to the winners of the PC-H MS Spelling Bee! Jaci Shrewsbury was Runner Up, and Savannah Hamblin was Champion. Both students will advance to the Regional Bee in February.
Congratulations to PC-H senior Blake Rayner! Blake was just named as a member of the 11-Man All State Football Team. Jevan Overton was also honored as 1st Alternate.
Happy 2017! Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, January 3. Report Cards will go out on Wednesday, January 4.
Congratulations, Panthers! 2016 PC-H Basketball Tournament Champ!
Congrats to the Lady Panthers! 2016 PC-H Tournament Champions!
Pond Creek-Hunter Tournament Championship games tomorrow. Girls play K-H @ 6:30, Boys play OBA @ 7:50. JV boys @ 11:50; JV girls @ 1:10.
You can watch the PC-H Tournament Live (without audio) from http://www.youtube.com/user/PCHPanthers/live & the audio broadcast will be live from KXLS 95.7, the KXLS App, or CTBSports.com Go Panthers!
The Pond Creek-Hunter VS Tipton State Championship game is also available live through www.ctbsports.com or the KNID app at 7PM. Go Panthers!
There is a $9.95 charge from the NFHSNetwork to live stream tonight's game. This fee buys a 30 day subscription to everything on their site. If you plan to live stream, you may wish to sign up now.
Send off today for football team at 1:30 PM in front of the school. Go Panthers! TAKE STATE!
Don't forget about the Blood Drive today in the Auditorium from 10 AM-2 PM.
For those who can't make it to Weatherford to watch our PC-H Panthers take on the Tipton Tigers, the Class C championship football game will be live streamed on NFHSNetwork.com
Don't forget about the Blood Drive tomorrow, Nov. 30, in the Auditorium from 10 AM-2 PM.
State Football Championship Shirts are on sale today! Order forms are being sent home with all students. Forms are also on the school website. Orders are due in the office Tues, Nov 29 at 9 AM.
State Championship Game Pond Creek-Hunter VS Tipton, Friday 7:00 PM @ Southwestern Oklahoma State. Go Panthers!
CTBSports will be broadcasting Friday's game live, you can check it out on www.ctbsports.com or the KNID app.
The stadium is at 2406 13th St, Woodward, OK 73801. PC-H will be the home team. All PC-H fans can park on the West side of the stadium, and enter at the ticket booth at the NW gate. Go Panthers!
Make plans now to spend your "Black Friday" with the Panthers! Community send-off at the PC_H football locker room at 2:10 PM. Game is at 7 PM at Woodward High School Boomer Stadium.
Updated Class C Football Playoff Bracket is out. PC-H will play Tyrone on Friday, Nov. 25 @ 7 PM at Woodward High School. Go Panthers!
Pep Rally today at 2:25 PM on the front lawn of the school. Come help cheer on your Panther football team! The Panthers face Corn Bible Academy tomorrow evening at 7:30 PM at home. Game admission is $7. Football Booster Club will be hosting a chili dinner by donation from 5-7 PM in the school cafeteria.
Times for the 7th & 8th grade basketball games at the DCLA Tournament on Wednesday, November 16th have been changed. Girls will play at 9 AM, boys will play at 10 AM.
Congratulations to PC-H senior Tyra Peck! Tyra signed a letter of intent today to play basketball at Oklahoma Christian University.
Please remember to help us honor and thank our veterans today at our Veterans Day Assembly. The program starts at 10 AM in the PC-H Auditorium.
Congrats to the PC-H MS Academic Team on placing 3rd at Districts!
Parents & Guardians: Please remember you must have the new school app on your mobile device in order to receive messages from the school. Simply search for "pond creek ok" in the App Store or on Google Play.
Just a reminder: Admission to OSSAA Playoff games this year will be $7.00. That price is set by the OSSAA and applies to everyone. The only passes that may be accepted for playoff games are OSSAA passes. Veterans & one guest will have free admittance for the November 11 playoff game. No local passes will be accepted.
PC-H Football game at Bluejacket will be broadcast live through CTBsports.com & KNID's app.
PC-H vs. Bluejacket listed as one of "The Oklahoman's top 10 games of Week 9." See the full list in the high school sports section of newsok.com
PC-H Panthers take on DCLA Eagles tonight at 7:30 PM. Senior Night Festivities start at 6:50. Mini Cheer Performance at Half-Time. Wear pink & come cheer on the Panthers!
PC-H Football game at Regent Prep will be broadcast live through CTBsports.com & KNID's app.
almost 3 years ago, Derek Quinn
HS Football Week 3: Panthers defeat Garber Wolverines 52-0. PC-H remains the only team in Oklahoma to not allow any points.
OSSAA is tweeting about PC-H football. Go Panthers!
HS Football Week 2: PC-H levels PP-V Mustangs 36-0.
HS Football Week 1: Final Score PC-H 24 Cherokee 0. Great job, Panthers!
Panthers lead 24-0. End of 3rd quarter.
Halftime PC-H leads Cherokee 8-0.
Be sure to check out the Book Fair in the Library, September 1-12. We "Arrr" excited about great books!
Congrats to the Lady Panthers softball team on another win! PC-H 10 Tonkawa 4
SMILE! School Picture Day is Tuesday, August 16.
As the first week of school wraps up, we're glad to have everyone back!
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I'm sorry the quarterly newsletter is a little late (though still within the season), but the last three months have been head down at the desk and fingers at the keyboard completing the third draft of the typescript of For Love of Country ready to send to Penguin Books at the end of July.
It was all done, I'm glad to say – and thankfully so, because I've just heard that publication has been brought forward to next April … four months earlier than originally scheduled. With my editor, Suzanne Wilson, happy that the manuscript's in pretty good shape, the book's well placed to meet the deadlines for copy editing, design, setting, cover, printing, distribution and so on.
My next step will be the photo selection (we've a generous allowance in the contract) and I'll be getting the material together over coming weeks to send down for the production team to look at. There's a wealth of photographs from the archive of the soldier-settler family I've written about, some of them going back to the mid-19th century. The difficulty will be to decide what to leave out.
I'll leave that problem with them in Melbourne, however, as we're going to England for a month in September-October to celebrate our Golden Wedding with Jill's family. They weren't here when we married 50 years ago (it doesn't seem that long if you say it quickly) and it will be good to have the anniversary with them. Another reason to have For Love of Country on schedule.
Mother's Day: The book was first planned to come out next August in time for Father's Day. But with another tidal wave of commemorative Great War books already listed (to say nothing of the tsunami planned for Anzac Day) the risk of our being swamped was acute. It was decided to bring publication forward to May, and then to April to meet the Mother's Day market.
For Love of Country is all about family, and particularly the pivotal role of the mother, Marion, whose strength and determination held them all together. I sense the publicity will largely focus on her, and I'm pleased with that. It's not only true to the story, but it's been some time since I wrote a book with a strong central female character, and this will help to restore the balance.
Editing: Suzanne Wilson's response to the manuscript has been very positive and encouraging. Suzanne has been involved with most of my important books over the years, and I've come to trust – indeed to rely upon – her judgment. If a passage isn't working for her, then it needs to be fixed.
The main work in this third draft has been cutting back on some of the extended military history from the First and Second World Wars, or at least of seeing it from the family's perspective, and to constantly keep the main characters in focus. Not hard work, but solid and very necessary. With so much research involved in this significant period, it's easy for an author to be sidetracked down interesting but irrelevant byways; and we all need an editor like Suzanne to guide us back.
Publisher: The other news from the past few days is that my publisher, Andrea McNamara, is leaving Penguin to become a consultant within the industry. It was a bit of a jolt I have to say, for every author also needs a trusted publisher to hold the hand. But it's a splendid opening for Andrea, and of course we'll keep in touch. I'm deeply grateful for the support she has given to the book.
For Love of Country has had its ups and downs in the journey thus far. Andrea as Associate Publisher picked it up when it seemed to be languishing, with the advice of editor Adrian Potts; encouraged the book's completion, and saw it through the contract and pre-production phases. And of course she has the in-house team in place at Penguin to deliver it through the press and onto the market next April. I'm very much in her debt.
Anzac Day: In the meantime you may care to read an article here I posted which will give a reliable clue to the subject of my book. On the Centenary of Anzac Day I went to the service not at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, but rather to a suburban RSL at the Yamba Sports Club, which stands on the site of the farmhouse built by my soldier-settler family. It was in fact called Yamba, and I'm very glad I went there, for I felt their presence strongly. Two English oak trees planted by Walter and Marion still stand outside. It's possible, indeed, that we may launch For Love of Country there next April.
*Photographs of her parents when young, courtesy Pamela Yonge. World War One, a history in 100 stories, is written by Bruce Scates, Rebecca Wheatley and Laura James. It is due in October.
This writing life never has a dull moment.
Even as I was working on the third draft of the current book, came news from Penguin that the Children's and YA edition of Young Digger has gone out of print. It was something of a blow, as you might imagine – softened by the prospect that Penguin may reissue the book in a new format and with a new Introduction specifically for the adult market. It's still under consideration, and I'll let you know when I hear the outcome. It is of course still available as an eBook here.
Meantime, I have 15 copies left of Young Digger available on a first come basis until stocks run out. The price is $20 each plus $8.50 postage (for which I apologise, thanks to Australia Post). Please contact me direct if you're interested at anthony@anthonyhillbooks.com to arrange payment by PayPal, credit card or direct debit.
Certainly I hope that that Young Digger is given a new lease of life. For one thing, Penguin is publishing a major work later this year World War One, a history in 100 stories, in which the entire front cover is a photo of Digger with his guardians Tim and Ted Tovell. There are pointers to my book, and it would be strange indeed if it were now to disappear from the list.
Moreover, of all the books I've written this is the one that has stayed most closely with me. I guess it's the father: wanting to see this little French war orphan safe … to get him home and give him a new start away from the horrors of the Flanders battlefields and the deaths of his own family.
Unknown: We still don't know who the boy they called Henri (or Honoré) really was. We don't know his full name, or where he lived in northern France. When you're four or five, home is just home, and Mum and Dad are just called Maman et Papa. They don't have names. I know people have been trying to discover these things in recent years, but purely for myself I hope they don't succeed. We have an Unknown Soldier of the Great War. In many ways I think Young Digger has come to represent the Unknown War Orphan: one of the tens – the hundreds of thousands of children left homeless and orphaned around the world by the horrors of war.
The book was first published in 2002, a companion book to Soldier Boy, and has since gone through six printings selling over 24,000 copies. It was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's History Awards. So Young Digger has done well, and I accept Penguin's view that the book has probably reached the end of its run as a book for schools and young readers.
Adult appeal: Yet the tale has also crossed widely into the adult market. In many respects I've always felt the principal themes are adult ones. Certainly the great adventure of these 4th Squadron airmen smuggling the boy home in 1919 appeals to young people … getting him on board ship in an oats sack, and then in a wicker basket with the sporting goods. He was the Squadron's little mascot. But the motivations of love, risk and nurturing – of something good coming out of the ashes of the Great War – are essentially adult ones. And consequently I think it would do well in the wider market.
For Young Digger is also one of those stories that doesn't really seem to end. From time to time photographs some to light from albums and archives that nobody really knew about. David Daws' photos here are an example. And the tale so appeals that people feel moved to act and carry the story a further step forward. The 2009 dedication of a new gravestone to Henri in Melbourne's Fawkner Cemetery is a case in point here. So is the reconciliation of the Tovell family with the RAAF on that day Edith Lock (Edie) spoke at the graveside … and Young Digger's adoption as a key figure in the re-formed 4 Squadron's story.
Trumpeters' Corner: Only recently has come news that a plaque in memory of Henri will be unveiled next Anzac Day at Trumpeters' Corner in southern Queensland, between Warra and Jandowae out from Dalby. Readers will recall that it was to Jandowae that Tim and Ted Tovell came home with Young Digger on their return from the War. I've been invited to attend the ceremony, and at this stage we plan to go. More on this later in the year.
For those who may not know, Trumpeters' Corner does not in fact commemorate brass bandsmen at all. Rather it refers to a group of 21 Second World War soldier-settlers in the district who used to meet in Jandowae's 'pink pub' on sale day for a drink and many long yarns: 'blowing their own trumpets' as the phrase has it. The name stuck.
Trumpeters Corner on the 9-mile stock route crossroads was established in 1961, and a memorial stone, sign and plaques have since been erected. There was even a tin trumpet. It's a significant site in Henri's story. Digger. Jandowae. And the pink pub was built by Tim Tovell.
Many thanks to Des Underwood, Coordinator of Friends of Trumpeters' Corner Committee within the Warra Progress and Heritage Society Inc. for sending me the invitation and the photograph.
One of the joys of this job is the network one creates with people and memorabilia from all facets of life. I was recently contacted by someone who has a fascinating painting of what appears to be the town of Sandakan in North Borneo, during the Second World War.
Sandakan, readers will recall from The Story of Billy Young, was near the infamous labour camp of that name where over 2,400 British and Australian POWs died. Bill Young was interned there until his escape (and quick recapture) in 1943. He was held for interrogation in the cages at Sandakan's Kenpeitai HQ. And he was sent from there to Kuching and the appalling Outram Road prison in Singapore. 'If only I'd stayed at Sandakan,' he used to think, 'I'd have been all right.' In fact he would probably be dead. Today he's still wonderfully alive at 89.
The oil painting discovered by my correspondent shows a street scene typical of many Malayan towns of the period. Red roofed buildings with high gables, Chinese 'shop houses', people standing (one apparently with an umbrella) in a street. The picture is quite dirty (in part from an unsuccessful attempt by a previous owner to clean it) and many of the figures are indistinct. But there appears to be a group of soldiers in the middle distance, one of whom the present owner thinks may be Japanese judging by the headwear.
Bill Young does not particularly recognise the scene. But on the reverse of the canvas board is an inscription saying it was framed by R Hook at Hobart in 1947. It also states 'Jalan [street] Liga Stino 3, Sandakan N. Borneo', which suggests the place shown in the painting. If it was painted during the war it was evidently done before the Allied bombing of the town in 1945.
What gives the painting added interest is the suggestion it may be a wartime 'intelligence work' … that is, an innocent-looking picture which in fact indicates a potential place of interest to Allied operatives. In this scene, for example, a small yellow flag on a building to the left as you look at it may indicate an important piece of intelligence information. The owner says that inspection with a magnifying glass reveals the impression of a radio operator.
I'm not knowledgeable about this aspect of wartime intelligence gathering. But it's worth making further enquiries. If any newsletter reader is able to shed light on the likely purpose of the painting, or the scene and time depicted, I'd like to hear from them, and will readily pass the information on.
Congratulations to Sofie Laguna who won this year's Miles Franklin Award with her novel The Eye of the Sheep, published by Allen & Unwin. Others on the shortlist were Sonya Hartnett Golden Boys (Penguin Books), Joan London The Golden Age (Random House), Christine Piper After Darkness (Allen & Unwin), and Craig Sherborne Tree Palace (Text Publishing).
The Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year winners will be announced later this month. I'll give details in the Spring newsletter.
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Welcome to Seinäjoki region in South Ostrobothnia!
Seinäjoki region is well known for its summer events. Provinssi and Vauhtiajot Race & Rock Festival attract thousands of visitors to listen to famous bands and artists, while tango lovers migrate annually to The Tangomarkkinat Festival in Seinäjoki to dance on the streets under the midnight sun.
Many smaller events and festivities are also arranged in the region.
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Hitler's Rise to Power
Have you ever wondered how Adolf Hitler became leader of Germany? How did a man who was such a "down and out" in the 1920's become the "Fuhrer" of the German Nation and its people?
The weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution + Quiz
The depression in Germany
Nazi Propaganda posters
How did Hitler become chancellor? + Qiuz
How did Hitler consolidate his power?
The weaknesses of the Weimar Constitution
Tutorial exploring the strengths and weaknesses of the new consistution set up by the Weimar Republic in 1919.
Tutorial explaining how the global recession of the early 1930's effected Germany.
An analysis of several Nazi Propaganda posters that were used to convince people to vote for Hitler.
How did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
Tutorial explaining the main reasons for Hitler's victory in the 1932 and 1933 elections.
Tutorial explaining how Hitler made his position secure after becoming chancellor of Germany.

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Q: Create a new vector with text from strings in an old vector in R Working with a data frame in R studio. One column, PODMap, has sentences such as "At my property there is a house at 38.1234, 123.1234 and also I have a car". I want to create new columns, one for the latitude and one for the longitude.
Fvalue is the data frame. So far I have
matches <- regmatches(fvalue[,"PODMap"], regexpr("..\\.....", fvalue[,"PODMap"], perl = TRUE))

Since the only periods in the text are in longitude and latitude, this returns the first lat or long listed in each string (still working on finding a regex to grab the longitude from after the latitude but that's a different question). The problem is, for instance, if my vector is c("test 38.1111", "x", "test 38.2222") then it returns (38.1111. 38.2222) which has the right values, but the vector won't be the right length for my data frame and won't match. I need it to return a blank or a 0 or NA for each string that doesn't have the value matching the regular expression, so that it can be put into the data frame as a column. If I'm going about this entirely wrong let me know about that too.

A: You can use regexecwhich returns a list of the same length so you don't loose the non-match spaces
PODMap<-c("At my property there is a house at 38.1234, 123.1234 and also I have a",
           "Test TEst TEST Tes T 12.1234, 123.4567 test Tes",
           "NO LONG HEre Here No Lat either",
           "At my property there is a house at 12.1234, 423.1234 and also I have ")

Index<-c(1:4)

fvalue<-data.frame(Index,PODMap)

matches <- regmatches(fvalue[,"PODMap"], regexec("..\\.....", fvalue[,"PODMap"], perl
= TRUE))

> matches
[[1]]
[1] "38.1234"

[[2]]
[1] "12.1234"

[[3]]
character(0)

[[4]]
[1] "12.1234"

Using the package stringr, we can get both the long and lat.
library(stringr)
matches<-str_match_all(fvalue[,"PODMap"], ".\\d\\d\\.\\d\\d\\d\\d")

> matches
[[1]]
     [,1]
[1,] " 38.1234"
[2,] "123.1234"

[[2]]
     [,1]
[1,] " 12.1234"
[2,] "123.4567"

[[3]]
     [,1]

[[4]]
     [,1]
[1,] " 12.1234"
[2,] "423.1234"

The \\d checks for any digit 1:9, so that will keep out any words, and we use str_match_all to get all the matches from the string, as regmatches will only take the first match. str_match_all will set a value to NULL instead of character(0) though, which should not be a problem.
Check out this regex demo

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Son-in-law: RM1.3m cheque issued to police's football club after Zahid told of financial woes
Author: savemalaysia | Publish date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019, 3:13 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — Charitable organisation Yayasan Akalbudi issued a RM1.3 million cheque to the Royal Malaysia Police Football Association (PDRM FA) in 2015 shortly after then home minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was informed of the team's financial problems, the High Court heard today.
Datuk Zul Hisham Zainal, the 40-year-old son-in-law of Zahid, said this when testifying as the 19th prosecution witness in the latter's corruption trial.
Zul Hisham said the PDRM FA would usually, through its assistant secretary ASP Mohd Nizam Mohd Noor, ask him for help to obtain financial sponsorship for expenses.
He said that in 2015, he received a call from Nizam asking for financial aid to pay the outstanding wages of the football players.
"In that conversation, Encik Nizam stated that the RM1.3 million is for the payment of the wages of the players and the association's administrative affairs," he said, adding that he did not recall if any paperwork was sent to him for such a request.
"I then informed Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi about the PDRM Football Association's request. Then I received an envelope containing a cheque from Yayasan Akalbudi staff and I had contacted Encik Nizam to hand over the cheque," he added.
Zul Hisham verified that an Affin Bank cheque dated November 19, 2015 issued by Yayasan Akalbudi for RM1.3 million was the one he gave to Nizam.
However, Zul Hisham said he did not know of Yayasan Akalbudi and was never involved with the organisation, and only recently found out that one of its directors was his father-in-law, Zahid.
"All this time as the son-in-law of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, I had never known that my father-in-law has Yayasan Akalbudi or any other foundations," said Zul Hisham, who has been married for 15 years to one of Zahid's daughters.
Responding to Zahid's lawyer, Datuk Rosal Azimin Ahmad, Zul Hisham said he had only heard of "rumours" about Yayasan Akalbudi.
Zul Hisham said he asked for the RM1.3 million from Zahid personally and not through Yayasan Akalbudi.
He agreed with Rosal Azimin, however, that Zahid had not legal obligation to assist the PDRM FA as the club did not fall directly under his responsibilities as the home minister at the time.
Rosal Azimin: Back to Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi as home minister, was he legally obliged to help the football players?
Zul Hisham: On the basis of sympathy.
Rosal Azimin: That means because he is home minister, he felt called to provide assistance.
Zul Hisham: Correct.
Rosal Azimin: How long after you ask from Datuk Seri, how soon did he provide assistance?
Zul Hisham: I remember it was not long after.
Agreeing that it was not simple to obtain RM1.3 million, Zul Hisham said he had also asked for the same sum from others without success.
Zul Hisham, who is a businessman, said he had been involved with the PDRM FA since 2014 especially in seeking for funds, but did not have any official positions in PDRM FA except for 2017 when he was the team's manager.
He said that he gave financial aid to the football association in 2014 when the players' wages were delayed by a few months, as his father-in-law Zahid who was home minister had told him of the need to look out for the players' welfare.
Zul Hisham said an estimated RM500,000 to RM600,000 was needed each month to pay the 30 football players and 15 management personnel of the PDRM FA, agreeing with Rosal Azimin that these were full-time players that relied fully on the wages for their livelihood.
Rosal Azimin claimed that RM1 million was paid back to Yayasan Akalbudi on July 14, 2016 by the National Sports Council based on the foundation's bank statement, with Zul Hisham agreeing that the remaining RM300,000 was a form of contribution to the needy such as the PDRM FA.
What PDRM FA's official said
PDRM FA's assistant secretary Nizam, who testified as the 20th prosecution witness, said both the police and the National Sports Council did not allocate funds for his team, estimating that its monthly expenses could reach up to RM800,000.
Nizam said the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) would give around RM300,000 per season to teams competing in the Liga Perdana championship.
He said that PDRM FA had been under the patronage of the Home Ministry under Zahid since 2014, with all sponsorships carried out by Zul Hisham as the middleman between the association and Zahid with financial contributions received through cheques.
For companies that wish to receive tax exemption for sponsoring PDRM FA, such cheques will be issued under the National Sports Council's name to the association, he said.
Shown PDRM FA's financial records, Nizam confirmed that the football association only had RM1,960.95 left as of November 15, 2015, just days before the RM1.3 million entered its account on November 24, 2015.
When asked by Rosal Azimin if he agreed that the RM1.3 million was an advance by Yayasan Akalbudi with RM1 million allegedly returned subsequently, Nizam said he was unsure.
In this trial where Zahid is facing 47 charges, the prosecution had said it will prove that he misappropriated RM31 million from Yayasan Akalbudi — where he is the sole authorised signatory for cheques — that were then allegedly not spent to benefit the poor but for other purposes such as credit card bills.
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← On to Battle
The Maid's Failures →
by marathonblogger2016 | December 15, 2016 · 5:25 pm
Peace Agreements between King Charles and Philip of Burgundy
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Duke Philip of Burgundy and King Charles VII, after the Maid's victories, had made a truce: the duke would relinquish Paris (which was the French capital even at that time) into Charles' hands after fifteen days. This was a ploy to avenge the duke's father John the Fearless, the former duke of Burgundy, who had been murdered while making peace agreements and taking the holy sacrament with Charles VI. Duke Philip and the duke of Bedford began fortifying the city and called for loyalty from its subjects.
Joan of Arc suspected this truce was too good to be true. She wrote a letter to the people of Reims warning them to be watchful of their city and to have faith in her plan. She would not enter Paris quickly and would only remain peaceful to preserve the honor of her king. If she could have her way, however, she would attack the English once more.
The duke of Bedford began to be anxious. He couldn't determine (himself) if his ally, Philip of Burgundy, was loyal. The duke of Bedford did have to pay Philip for his service and alliance. John (the duke of Bedford) sent spies, including his wife, to observe Philip's behavior and report back to Bedford. John was also shorthanded. The Maid had captured a few of his lieutenants, including the duke of Suffolk and commander John Talbot, and had driven away Sir John Fastolf (who had fought against the Armagnacs at Patay). When he became desperate, John of Bedford took matters into his own hands. He called upon Charles to face him in Paris and reminded his Burgundian ally of his father's death.
The armies met north of Paris at Montepilloy. There were skirmishes, but neither side was successful in luring the other to battle. The next day, the English forces marched back to Paris without so much as a direct word to the Armagnacs. John went to Vernon (between Paris and Rouen) to keep an eye on both those threatened cities. Charles, however, began retaking cities near Paris, which further intimidated the English.
King Charles, now that he had his crown, sought to bring peace to the region thereafter. He was admitted to Duke Philip's court in Arras to begin negotiations. Charles was willing to give Philip the lands he had been given by the English, exempt Philip from paying homage to the French crown, and pardon the duke. Philip, still angry about his father's murder, could not convince himself to accept any permanent negotiations from his father's killer (even if Charles VII had been too young to stop it). They made a temporary truce for all lands north of the Seine river except for the city of Paris. The French now had a chance to reclaim their capital.
Portrait of Charles VII, by Jean Fouquet, tempera on wood, Louvre Museum, Paris, c. 1445–1450 (Wikipedia Contributors)
Philip the Good, wearing the collar of firesteels and of the Order of the Golden Fleece he instituted, copy of a Rogier van der Weyden of c. 1450
Unfortunately for Joan, the euphoria of her triumph was starting to wear off as the negotiations took place, and people all over the country, again, began to question her authority and power. She had little patience for the political skirmishes, but the Maid desperately needed her people's confidence (and resources) to fulfill the rest of her mission. Her men, thankfully, still believed in her power and followed where she went. The Maid's forces were able to retake Saint-Denis, a town dedicated to France's patron, with little to no resistance, and this put them just four miles outside Paris.
Luck (and resources) had seen the Maid through to this point, but her aid seemed to abandon her with her attack on Paris. She would not be majorly successful in battle again.
Castor, Helen. "A Creature in the Form of a Woman." Joan of Arc: A History. New York, NY: Harper, 2015. 127-140. Print.
Wikipedia contributors. "Charles VII of France." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 7 Dec. 2016. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.
Wikipedia contributors. "Philip the Good." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 29 Nov. 2016. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.
Yeatts, Tabatha. Joan of Arc: Heavenly Warrior. New York: Sterling, 2009. Print.


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