Yesterday our juniors had the opportunity to sit and hear from a panel of seniors about what to expect in the college application process beginning with the Junior Journey program in the spring. There are so many things that set Collegiate apart from the rest, but there is no question our college counseling department is a big one. We are so grateful for all of the preparation our college counselors (and seniors!) do to help make what could be an intimidating process easier to navigate! #CultivatingCuriousSpartans #SpartansThriveTogether #SixtyYearsofSpartans
Congratulations are in order for our EIGHTEEN Wichita Collegiate Upper School students who were recognized in the KMEA All-District Choir, Orchestra, and 1234A Band. These musicians rose to the top during an intense audition process, competing against students from an 11-county area of Kansas! Bravo to these amazing students:
1234A SCKMEA District Band
Senior Sam Cline- 1st Chair Tuba
Junior Shouvik Dev- 1st Chair Oboe
Senior Paul Mines- 2nd Chair Percussion
Sophomore Carter Chance- 3rd Chair Baritone
Freshman Joshua Lee- 3rd Chair Oboe
Senior Mona Bagai- 4th Chair Trumpet
Junior Arman Issa- 5th Chair Percussion
Freshman Kayln Lichty- 5th Chair Trombone
Sophomore Charlotte Pigg- 5th Chair Flute
Sophomore Cooper Winters- 10th Chair Clarinet *not pictured
Sophomore Claire Marquardt- 16th Chair Clarinet
Sophomore Clare Schupbach- 22nd Chair Clarinet
Freshman Charlie Basinger- *Alternate Clarinet
SCKMEA District Orchestra
Sophomore Peter Todorov- 5th Chair 2nd Violin
Freshman Shivani Hebsur- 6th Chair 2nd Violin
Senior Ayaan Parikh- 10th Chair 2nd Violin *not pictured
SCKMEA Mixed Choir
Junior Sihyeon Byon
Sophomore Melanie Reece
Junior Jiwoo Lee *Alto 1 Alternate
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Champion, 8th grader Vivi Bartel! The top four qualifiers in grades 4 through 8 were selected to compete today. After 14 rounds we were able to crown our champion. Vivi will head on to the Sedgwick County Spelling Bee next! #CultivatingCuriousSpartans #SixtyYearsofSpartans #SpartanSpellers
Bravo! The Upper School's production of The Little Mermaid was FANTASTIC! The sets! The costumes! THE TALENT! It was all top-notch! #SpartansonStage
Tomorrow is our annual Day of Giving! Before the day begins we wanted to take a minute to celebrate our incredible faculty. We already have 100% participation of our full-time faculty members in our Day of Giving this year! We couldn't be more grateful for a staff that fully invests in ALL of the ways in our amazing school. They are a shining example every day not only for our students, but also for this year's motto of "Don't Stop Believing!" We are so proud to call them ours!
Picnic Day is the best day!!!
Any class you can play with fire is always going to be a fan favorite around here! #SpartanChemists #CultivatingCuriousSpartans #SpartansThriveTogether #SixtyYearsofSpartans
Last week we celebrated as eleven of our students were recognized as National Merit Scholars. We had six students earn National Merit Commended Recognition (top 2.5%) and five earn National Merit Semifinalist honors (top 1%). As a school it has been an honor to support and encourage each of them as they consistently put in the time and effort that results in incredible recognitions such as this one. We couldn't be more proud. Congratulations, Spartans! #CultivatingCuriousSpartans #SpartansThriveTogether #NationalMeritScholars #WichitaPrivateSchools #WichitaSchools
This heat can't melt away our school spirit! #WCSistheBEST #CultivatingCuriousSpartans #SpartansThriveTogether #BestofWichita #SixtyYearsofSpartans
This past weekend we had the privilege of celebrating our latest class of Circle of Gold honorees. Induction into our Circle of Gold is the highest honor at Collegiate, reserved for those who we believe to be the true architects of our school. Every one of these special people helped build the foundation for what Wichita Collegiate is today. After an evening of speeches, the inspiring words shared both by and about the inductees on Friday night are still echoing in the ears of those in attendance. We all left feeling exactly what Mrs. Wagner said in her speech, "I've been a lot of places...there is NO place like Wichita Collegiate School." #SixtyYearsofSpartans #WichitaCollegiateSchool #WCSCircleofGold #TheBestofTheBest
Teamwork makes the dream (or spaghetti tower) work!💙🍝💛 #CultivatingCuriousSpartans #SixtyYearsofSpartans #SpartansThriveTogether
Our Upper School kicked off the 2023-2024 school year with their mind set on service and class bonding! For our freshmen, sophomores, and juniors these two things went hand-in-hand as they volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, The Kansas Food Bank, and the Outreach Program. Our seniors are taking every chance they can this year to have some fun together before graduation and headed off to Top Golf! #SixtyYearsofSpartans #CultivatingCuriousSpartans #SpartansLoveWichita #WCSInstituteforCommunityImpact
The joy and happiness emanating from our halls today is almost overwhelming. Sixty years of Spartans STARTS TODAY! #CultivatingCuriousSpartans #SixtyYearsofSpartans
It doesn't get any sweeter than our annual Ice Cream Social! #SixtyYearsofSpartanMagic #LotsofIceCreamSocials #SixtyYearsofSpartans #SpartansThriveTogether
Watching our 2nd graders stand up one by one and confidently recite their memorized speeches to a standing-room only auditorium will forever leave us beaming in pride! They are amazing and put on an incredible Salute to America program. Getting to read through their state reports and see the creative state artifacts they chose at the celebration afterwards only further proved how hard they all worked to make this much-loved tradition one of the best yet! Way to go, 2nd grade!!! #SpartansThriveTogether #SpartansThriveOnStage #SalutetoAmerica
We are just one week away from graduating the Class of 2023! As we countdown to that day, we want to take some time to celebrate this class and all they have accomplished during their time as a Spartan. Each day we will reveal where small groups of our graduates are headed! Today we are celebrating the students headed West! #WCSClassof2023 #WCSSpartanGraduates
Our second graders spent all week "at" Camp Learned A Lot! The classrooms turned into camp cabins, they set-up reading tents, and completed assignments around the "camp fire" as they reviewed all they have learned this year. Not only did they go over the subjects they covered, they also took time to do some personal reflecting on the past year as second graders. This included writing about their favorite memories, the most surprising things they learned, and so much more. As you can tell, all of our "campers" had so much fun! #CampLearnedALot #SpartansThriveTogether #BringingLearningtoLife #OneRoomTransformationAtATime #WichitaPrivateSchools
"I LOVE FIELD DAY!" was shouted no less than a thousand times today. #FIELDDAYISTHEBESTDAY #WCSISTHEBEST #SpartansThriveTogether #WichitaSchools #FieldDay2023
Who wants to road-trip next spring break in a new set of wheels?! This 2023, fully loaded, Hyundai Tucson XRT FWD, valued at over $35,000 is perfect for your next adventure! Need something with more space? No worries! Our incredible car raffle sponsor, Hatchett Devlin Automotive Group, understand that and are willing to have the dealership buy it back or even trade it in at any of the Hatchett Devlin Automotive Group dealerships including Buick, GMC, Genesis, and Hyundai! Get your ticket today! https://one.bidpal.net/carraffle23/welcome #SpartanBash2023 #SpartansonSpringBreak #WCSCarRaffle #SpartansThriveTogether
We have another Spartan taking their talents to the next level! Congrats to senior Adam Sandid, one of the most decorated Spartan swimmers of all time, on signing to swim for Johns Hopkins University! Congratulations, Adam! We are so excited for you! #WCSSpartanAthletics
