Po-Hi has been a teaching establishment since 1894. The Poncan has been reporting school events since 1913. Sadly, after a year the Poncan staff did not have the resources to publish the paper. It did not run again until 1917 when some hopeful students found an English teacher, Miss Joesphine Duvall, who wanted to be the adviser for the paper. The Poncan has been faithfully reporting school news ever since.

Many names were suggested for the title of our newspaper. Among them were: The Chief, The Tattler, Chieftan and The Ponkus. The final decision was between The Ponkus and The Poncan. The votes came in and thus The Poncan was born.

In 1925, the first journalism class was introduced to Po-Hi. Previously, the Poncan Staff only received half a credit for each year they were a part of the staff. Now all can receive full credit for all journalism classes. The current advisor for the Poncan is Mrs. Janet Paynter, who has been a critical part of the newspaper since 1981.