WPS News

Before students arrive each morning, teams across Wichita Public Schools are already moving — checking boilers, fixing leaks, cleaning hallways, troubleshooting systems, and solving problems before they become disruptions. Thanks to the custodians, engineers, and facilities staff who quietly keep our schools ready for learning every single day.

WPS graduating seniors returned to their former middle and elementary schools as students and staff gathered to celebrate their journey.

A violin. A scholarship. A global career.

Karyn Page, a South High alum and a commercial banking consultant at INTRUST Bank, shares her My WPS Story. It’s a reminder that the opportunities students find in Wichita Public Schools can take them anywhere.

The local soccer community including Sporting Wichita Academy, Wichita Wings and ICT Aztecs and teams from Newman University, Friends University and WPS high schools, came together to support Kansas Kids Fitness Day at Stryker Sports Complex

At our Spring Fling celebration, district leaders, our New Teacher Induction team, Credit Union of America, Project Teacher and United Teachers of Wichita, came together to recognize first-year teachers who have completed their rookie year serving WPS students. 

Thanks to our partners at Maize USD 266 and the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, more than 1,200 Wichita-area students turned curiosity into career exploration at the Momentum Job Fair, held at Century II.

At the May press conference, Chief Operations Officer Dr. Steve Noble and East High principal Sara Richardson shared an update about a structural issue in East High’s 105-year-old west wing and the temporary relocation plans for students and staff while repairs are made beginning this summer.

For 15 years, Girls on the Run has been part of Wichita Public Schools, and Anderson Elementary has been involved since day one, with lessons on friendships, emotions, and goal-setting, students are building confidence.

People remember a lot of things about high school. For Northwest High School alum and Sedgwick County Commissioner Ryan Baty, it was learning how to treat people. That lesson has shaped everything since.

Twins Sumaita and Suhana Masum are graduating from Northeast Magnet with not just their high school diplomas, but certifications in phlebotomy and EKG. They have also had hands-on shadowing experiences at Ascension Via Christi.