Wichita West High

Wichita West High Wichita West High School • Est. 1953 • Once a Pioneer, Always a Pioneer

☝️ Pioneers, here’s what’s happening at West High the week of September 7–12 👀Monday, September 7• Labor Day: No schoolT...
09/04/2026

☝️ Pioneers, here’s what’s happening at West High the week of September 7–12 👀

Monday, September 7
• Labor Day: No school

Tuesday, September 8
• No school: District inservice
• Volleyball: 5 p.m. at East High

Wednesday, September 9
• Navy Visit: Lunch in The Link
• Varsity Girls Tennis: 3 p.m. at North High
• Varsity Girls Flag Football: 6:30 p.m. at Northwest High

Thursday, September 10
• Picture Day in the Wrestling Room
• Sisterhood: Pioneer Time in # F4

Friday, September 11
• Picture Day in the Wrestling Room
• Varsity Boys Football: 7 p.m. at Emporia High

Saturday, September 12
• Volleyball: 8 a.m. at East High

Here's to a great 3-day week, West High! 💛

🎨 Plans tonight? Head out to   to see West High alum Sheldon Draper’s show at Mulberry Art Gallery.A graduate of West Hi...
09/04/2026

🎨 Plans tonight? Head out to to see West High alum Sheldon Draper’s show at Mulberry Art Gallery.

A graduate of West High’s Fine Arts and Communication Academy, Sheldon has gone on to become a well-known artist in Wichita, with work exhibited and collected throughout the community.

His current exhibition, Just in Time for the Listening Party, is open tonight from 5–9 p.m. for First Friday.

📍 Mulberry Art Gallery, 2721 E. Central
🗓️ On view through September 15 during scheduled gallery hours

You can also find Sheldon’s work hanging in Woolsey Hall at Wichita State University. His painting was purchased by the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement for its collection and is on display in the home of the Barton School of Business. 💛

From Sheldon Draper Artwork: “Shout out to West High for having the Academies. Especially the Art Academy. Being part of it really helped me develop as an artist. It gave me the chance to think of the possibility of art being a career.”

📍 The proposed bond projects are located at schools across the city. The two-question bond issue focuses on long-term in...
09/04/2026

📍 The proposed bond projects are located at schools across the city.

The two-question bond issue focuses on long-term investments and improvements including rebuilding, renovating and preserving facilities, as well as modernizing spaces to provide future-ready opportunities for students and staff across WPS.

To learn more about the proposal, visit wpsbond.org.

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📍 Los proyectos incluidos en la propuesta de bono se encuentran en escuelas de toda la ciudad.

La propuesta de bono, dividida en dos preguntas, se enfoca en inversiones y mejoras a largo plazo, que incluyen la reconstrucción, renovación y preservación de instalaciones, así como la modernización de espacios para ofrecer oportunidades FutureReady a estudiantes y personal de las Escuelas Públicas de Wichita.

Para obtener más información sobre la propuesta, visite wpsbond.org.

☀️ Principal Hammond put the ART in administration today.He popped into Ms. Baker’s photography class to learn how to cr...
09/03/2026

☀️ Principal Hammond put the ART in administration today.

He popped into Ms. Baker’s photography class to learn how to create cyanotypes alongside our Pioneers.

And yep, that’s his print. The one with a chain shaped into a heart.

Turns out Hammond has range. 😎

🏡 When we talk about how the bond could affect property taxes, we use the median Wichita home value — just over $200,000...
09/02/2026

🏡 When we talk about how the bond could affect property taxes, we use the median Wichita home value — just over $200,000 — as our common example.

Question 1 asks voters to approve $407.1 million in bonds. If this passes, the tax rate stays exactly where it is today. Homeowners would not see any increase in what they currently pay, unless their property valuation increases.

Question 2 asks voters to approve $207.9 million in bonds. If this passes, the property tax rate would increase, adding about $50 a year — just $4.16 a month — for the owner of a $200,000 home compared to what they're paying now.

We've heard from the community throughout this process, and $50 a year is a threshold that a majority of Wichitans have told us they'd support. Here's what that looks like across a range of home values.

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🏡 Cuando hablamos de cómo el bono podría afectar los impuestos sobre la propiedad, usamos como ejemplo el valor promedio de una vivienda en Wichita, que es de poco más de $200,000.

La Pregunta 1 pide a los votantes aprobar $407.1 millones en bonos. Si se aprueba, la tasa de impuestos se mantendría exactamente igual que ahora. Los propietarios de viviendas no pagarían más de lo que pagan actualmente, a menos que aumente el valor de tasación de su propiedad.

La Pregunta 2 pide a los votantes aprobar $207.9 millones en bonos. Si se aprueba, la tasa de impuestos sobre la propiedad aumentaría. Para el propietario de una vivienda con un valor de $200,000, esto representaría aproximadamente $50 más al año, o solo $4.16 al mes, en comparación con lo que paga actualmente.

A lo largo de este proceso hemos escuchado las opiniones de nuestra comunidad, y la mayoría de los residentes de Wichita que participaron nos dijeron que estarían dispuestos a apoyar un aumento de hasta $50 al año.

🚲 Sometimes getting to school takes a little help.When West High counselor Ms. Tarver noticed a student was consistently...
08/31/2026

🚲 Sometimes getting to school takes a little help.

When West High counselor Ms. Tarver noticed a student was consistently arriving late, she took the time to find out why.

It turns out that each morning, the student helps their family by getting their little sister on the bus before heading to West on foot.

After learning this, Ms. Tarver reached out to Coach Tom, our Pando Student Support Advocate, with a simple question: Could we help?

The answer was yes. 💚

Today, thanks to The Pando Initiative, that student received a new bike, helmet and lock so he can keep helping his family AND get to school on time.

Sometimes making the biggest difference starts with simply noticing.

👏 Did you see this yet? West is blessed with THE BEST. Thank you, SRO Beasley. 💛 West wouldn’t be Best without you!  And...
08/29/2026

👏 Did you see this yet?

West is blessed with THE BEST. Thank you, SRO Beasley. 💛 West wouldn’t be Best without you!

And thank you to the Wichita Police and Fire Foundation for being such huge champions of West High. 🙌

A student at Wichita West High School is getting a big surprise today from the ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ program with the Wichita Police Department. School Resource Officer, Arthur Beasley made the referral and with the assistance from Officer Greg Thomas, CSO in training, Mary Weber-Evans, and West High’s nursing assistant Marissa, a young student will receive some necessary support in her household that will make a great impact.
To find out more about the ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ program visit www.wichitapoliceandfire.org.
Donations from you make this a tremendous program for our commUNITY. We would appreciate your continued investment to make a difference.
HELP STRENGTHEN WICHITA

Good Luck Lady Pioneers! 🏐💛
08/29/2026

Good Luck Lady Pioneers! 🏐💛

Good luck to our Lady Pioneer Volleyball team as the travel to Peabody-Burns for the first tournament of the year!!

☝️ Pioneers, here’s what’s happening at West High the week of August 31–September 5 👀Monday, August 31• No passing durin...
08/28/2026

☝️ Pioneers, here’s what’s happening at West High the week of August 31–September 5 👀

Monday, August 31
• No passing during Pioneer Time

Tuesday, September 1
• Pioneer Time Club Meetings: Paranormal # F5, Brotherhood # F4, Anime # H5
• Fall Play Auditions: 3:30–5 p.m. in the Auditorium
• Varsity Boys Soccer: 4:40 p.m. at Great Bend High

Wednesday, September 2
• Varsity Girls Flag Football: Time TBD at East High
• Girls Tennis: Time TBD at West High
• Fall Play Auditions: 3:30–5 p.m. in the Auditorium

Thursday, September 3
• Pioneer Time Club Meetings: STUCO in the Library, Sisterhood # F4, D&D # H3
• Volleyball: 5 p.m. at West High

Friday, September 4
• Football: 7 p.m. at Dodge City

Saturday, September 5
• Cross Country: Time TBD at West High
• JV Volleyball: 9 a.m. at West High

Have a great week, West High! 💛

🤠 The Snack Shack has officially hit the trail...meet THE WAGON!West High DECA has rebranded our student-run café. It of...
08/28/2026

🤠 The Snack Shack has officially hit the trail...meet THE WAGON!

West High DECA has rebranded our student-run café. It officially opens Monday, August 31!

And there’s another change to know before you stop by: The Wagon ONLY accepts cash AND card, no phone tap-to-pay.

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Wichita, KS
67213

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Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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