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When Wichita High School North opened in 1929, that’s when Wichita High School added East to its name. Just before then, the school voted to change its mascot from the Bulldogs to the Blue Aces.
On October 24, 2011, the Wichita School Board approved a $14.2 million bond issue to build a new 2,400-seat gym, a new practice room for the wrestling team, a walking track, and new locker rooms, as well as a new swimming pool, music suite, new pottery studio, art space, digital photography classrooms, a culinary arts room and a room devoted to ...
By 1973, the Wichita Area Vocational Technical School had become the largest public school in Wichita, with over 5,000 people enrolling in its classes each year. WAVTS had expanded its vocational training from rudimentary crafts, to include advanced industrial skills such as estimating, procurement, production line setup and production scheduling.
The Wichita Eagle and The Wichita Daily Beacon newspapers begins publication. [3] [4] 1880 - Wichita annexed the Delano community on the west side of the river, which then became locally known as "West Wichita". 1885 - Topeka State Journal newspaper in publication. 1887 Women enfranchised. [1] Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita established. [5] 1888
Planeview was annexed into the city of Wichita in 1955, and in 1957 — after the Wichita school district opened Wichita High School Southeast — grades 10-12 were transferred there, and ...
Wichita annexed Delano in 1880. By 1890, Wichita had become the third-largest city in the state (behind Kansas City and Topeka), with a population of nearly 24,000. After the boom the city suffered from 15 years of comparative depression and slow growth. The Wichita Eagle, which began publication in 1872, is the city's major daily newspaper. [10]
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Wichita East High School, known locally as "East", is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district. The centrally located school's 44-acre (180,000 m 2 ) campus and the building's Collegiate Gothic styling make it an urban landmark.