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Wichita Public Schools is a dynamic, welcoming school community that provides a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and hands-on learning opportunities for all students.
Chester Lewis, Gordon Parks Academy, Education Imagine Academy and Wells Middle School are named Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase Schools.
The program offers Wichita Public Schools graduates a seamless route to earn their teaching licensure.
Twelve WPS schools have been named Challenge Award winners by the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force.
Students, staff and families gathered to open a time capsule from the year 2000, twenty-five years after the capsule's contents were collected.
WPS high school students have attended regional and national conferences and competitions to develop skills learned in CTE pathways.
Shanna Zimmerman, a Marketing teacher at East High School, is the 2025 Excellence in Public Service Award winner for the Wichita Public Schools.
AVID students are learning to become future ready through job skills including interview techniques. It all came together on AVID Day when students participated in mock job interviews.
The Pando Initiative recently debuted a special version of Reality U, which provides students with financial literacy lessons in their native language.
East High senior Angela Thompson, who is interested in a career in teaching, is getting hands-on experience working at the College Hill Latchkey program.
Students with an interest in woodworking have been interning at the School Service Center, helping to build cabinetry.
Wichita Public Schools is a dynamic, welcoming school community that provides a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and hands-on learning opportunities for all students.