Meet the Lions Community Pep Rally & Bonfire
Come join us Wednesday, September 30, 2020 for Ponder High School’s annual Meet the Lions Community Pep Rally & Bonfire! The event will begin at 7:30 pm. We will be introducing our PHS Football, Cross Country, and Volleyball teams, as well as our Cheerleading squad, the Legacies dance team, and our PHS Band.
Our goal at PISD is to maintain as much normalcy as possible during these unprecedented times. However, to maintain safety for all of our students, staff, and community, individuals are encouraged to practice social distancing, and face coverings will be required for ALL attendees older than the age of 10 (unless due to medical reasons it is not possible).
Please note that parking will be available in the PHS student parking lot and all attendees are encouraged to sit on the visitor side of the football stadium. Participants on the field will face the visitor bleachers during the Meet the Lions event.
Information Related to Student Safety and Recent Events
The safety and security of our students is top priority at Ponder ISD. We want everyone to be aware that earlier this week a student on our High School Campus made remarks that could be construed as threats to other students. This situation was handled swiftly and efficiently by local law enforcement officials and this individual will not be present on any of our campuses for the immediate future. It has been determined that no students were ever in danger nor were there any weapons present on campus.
Bruce Yeager
Superintendent of Schools
Ponder ISD
Ponder ISD Seeking Superintendent Candidates
The Ponder ISD Board of Trustees is actively seeking applicants to succeed Mr. Bruce Yeager as Superintendent of Schools. After leading Ponder ISD for more than 15 years, Mr. Yeager will be entering retirement at the end of December 2020. The Board is seeking highlly skilled candidates to lead the District into the future, building on the accomplishments Mr. Yeager has already established.
View the Superintendent Search Application here.
Curbside Meals for Virtual Learners
For information regarding breakfast and lunch pickup for ALL Ponder ISD VIRTUAL students, please follow this link. Updated information will be posted there each Friday, so be sure to check back each week.
2020-2021 School Day Updated Start & End Time
To enable some flexibility within our 2020-2021 school calendar, PISD has added an additional nine minutes to the instructional school day. Changes are listed below:
Start time for all campuses: 7:56 a.m.
End time for all campuses: 3:30 p.m.
For secondary campuses, period changes will be the following:
| Period | Begin Time | End Time |
| 1st | 7:56 AM | 8:44 AM |
| 2nd | 8:48 AM | 9:36 AM |
| 3rd | 9:40 AM | 10:28 AM |
| 4th | 10:32 AM | 11:17 AM |
| 5th | 11:21 AM | 12:06 PM |
| 6th | 12:10 PM | 12:55 PM |
| 7th | 12:59 PM | 1:47 PM |
| 8th | 1:51 PM | 2:39 PM |
| 9th | 2:43 PM | 3:30 PM |
2020-2021 REVISED School Calendar
Ascender Parent Portal is LIVE- Returning & NEW Student Registration is Available
The new Ascender Parent Portal is now live and has replaced txConnect. This solution now allows for online registration which has been a feature often requested by our community. Letters were mailed to parents/guardians on June 3, 2020 which contain instructions on how to begin using this new parent portal. The parent letters were intended to be delivered in May, but due to technical problems the letters were held until the developers were able to release software updates to make the system work properly. We apologize for the delay, but hope that you will find it worthwhile.
To fiind out more details about how to complete the online registration process, visit our online registation information page.
May Board/Bond Election Postponed
The Ponder ISD Board of Trustees has officially postponed both the school board trustee and bond elections for May 2, 2020. The elections have been moved to November 2020.
