News & Announcements

1/31/24: The Toyota Wellspring funded veterinary medicine camp application has opened at Mississippi State University.  Toyota Wellspring provides first come, first served camp scholarship funding for students who are currently in 6th-11th grades.  If your child is interested in the camp and you are interested in your child receiving full scholarship assistance, please indicate they are a student residing in Pontotoc, Lee or Union counties on the application.

1/30/24: Are you majoring in one of these fields of study?
Automation Technology, Automation & Robotics, Carpentry, Commercial Driving, Construction, Diesel Technology, Electrical, Electromechanical, Engineering (Automation, Computer, Design, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical) Heavy Equipment Operation, HVAC, Interior Design, Information Technology (IT), IoT (Internet of Things) Machine Tooling, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Pipefitting, Plumbing, Welding & Fabrication. If so, the Wanek Scholarship from Ashley Furniture may be for you.

1/30/24: High school students are eligible for two unique summer camp opportunities: Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak Ridge and Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy. Click the links to learn more about these opportunities. Please note the Friday, Feb. 2 deadline.

1/29/24: Ashley Grant In Aid Scholarship applications are now available for students whose parent/guardian works at Ashley Furniture Industries. If a parent/guardian works at Ashley, students may submit their applications until the March 15th deadline. March 15th is during spring break, so the earlier the better.

1/26/24: Career Camp scholarships are available, through the Toyota Wellspring Education Fund, for the following career camps on a first come, first served basis.  The scholarships cover the commuter option (parent/guardian drives the student to camp every day)  or the residential option (the student stays in a dorm room the week of camp).

1/26/24: The LAST DAY to purchase a senior ad in the Warrior Yearbook is February 2. You can design it yourself by going to www.yearbookforever.com or have the yearbook staff design it for you by completing the form provided by Mrs. Gersh.

1/8/24: The school year is halfway over! Don't miss your chance to buy the 2024 Warrior Yearbook. Go to www.yearbookforever.com to place your order.

Pontotoc City School District will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The closure is due to the continued dangerous weather conditions. This closure is implemented for the safety of all students and staff.

1/8/24: One of our Senior Warriors has completed the interview process and has been accepted into the Spring 2024 Toyota Creating Your Future Internship Program. Kamaij Johnson will be taking part in a 15 week paid internship program at Toyota Mississippi and Itawamba Community College. He will be working toward his Manufacturing Skills Basic Certification for five weeks, doing a two week Toyota Orientation, and then doing two week rotations in the stamping, body weld, paint, and assembly production departments of Toyota. Congratulations, Kamaij!

12/19/23: Toyota Mississippi held a graduation ceremony for their Fall 2023 Creating Your Future Internship graduates December 18th at the Toyota Experience Center in Blue Springs. Congratulations to PHS seniors Talen Berry and Jatazia Hoover who were two of the five high school students completing the 15 week internship program.

Talen and Jatazia received their Manufacturing Skills Basic Certification from Itawamba Community College, as well as, experienced new hire orientation and gained manufacturing experience in various departments of Toyota Mississippi.