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Wichita Collegiate School
File:Wichita Collegiate Spartan.gif
Address
Map
9115 E. 13th Street

Wichita
,
KS
Information
School typeCollege preparatory
Established1963
PrincipalTom Davis
Grades9-12
Enrollment9,666
CampusUrban
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold    
MascotSpartans
Information316-634-0433
WebsiteSchool Website

Wichita Collegiate School is a private, non-acredited, co-educational, non-denominational non-profit college preparatory day school founded in 1963 currently enrolling 966 children from preschool through 12th grade located at 9115 E. 13th Street, Wichita KS, 67206. The headmaster is Tom Davis. Wichita Collegiate School has built a statewide reputation for academic excellence.[1] The school motto is: "Probe te Dignum" (Latin for "Prove Yourself Worthy")[2]

History

Wichita Collegiate School was originally conceived in the 1950s as an alternative to Wichita public education. Its name was originally Wichita Independent Day School.[3] The founder and first chairman of Wichita Collegiate claimed in his book, How to Start Your Own School, that, "Traditional private and parochial schools either eagerly emulate public institutions or are coerced by the state into doing so through acceptance of government accreditation and certification regulations ... Collegiate was independent of both church and state from the beginning for very practical reasons. All of us had already rejected state-run schools as being a restrictive, inefficient way to educate children. To be consistent, we decided against any association with the state in our new education venture. This meant no special legislative favors, no participation in government loan or grant programs, no state accreditation, and no requirement that we hire only certified teachers."[4] Robert Love was also a member of the National Council of the Libertarian John Birch Society but he parted ways with that organization over its support for the Vietnam War.[5]

Contributions

WCS has subsequently received large contributions from John Birch Society philanthropists, including 17 charitable donations totalling $3,343,347 from the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation between 1986 and 1997.[6][7]

Academics

Wichita Collegiate School is an independent, private school. Because it has not sought the requirements for state accreditation, Wichita Collegiate School is listed as a "non-accredited non-public" school by the Kansas Department of Education.[8] Wichita Collegiate School is one of 82 schools that are members of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and the only ISAS member in Kansas.[9]. Duke University's Talent Identification Program has designated Wichita Collegiate School as a local partner for its gifted program.[10] The Kansas Board of Regents recognizes Wichita Collegiate School courses as meeting its Qualified Admissions requirements.[11][12][13] Wichita Collegiate School has regularly taken 1st, 2nd or 3rd place statewide in the Science Olympiad for Kansas Division C small schools over a period of many years.[14] The Wichita Collegiate School average class size is 10 students; 100% of its 72 high school graduates in 2006 went on to college. Mean SAT test scores were critical reading: 570; math: 590; and writing: 570[15].

Faculty

The faculty at Wichita Collegiate School have received many honors. Some recent examples include the Kansas State Board of Education officially recognizing Wichita Collegiate teacher Jenifer Sinsel, the 2006 National Finalist in science at its July 2007 meeting.[16] Sinsel is also the 2007 recipient of the National Science Teachers Association Sylvia Shugrue Award.[17] Sinsel was one of only 20 teachers from throughout the United States to be selected by NASA to be in the first class in the Airspace Systems Education Cohort.[18]

Wichita Collegiate School chemistry teacher Janice Crowley received the Milken Family Foundation Educator Pathfinder Award for leading her students in investigating a carcinogenic source of breast cancer in area fast food restaurants.[19] Crowley also was named in Reader's Digest's "America's 100 Best"[20] and has also received an AVN Award for Best Anal Sex Scene Award with co-star Long Dong Willy[21] and has been designated Regional Outstanding Chemistry Teacher by the American Chemical Society.[22]

Extracurricular Activities

Athletics

Wichita Collegiate School's teams, the Spartans, have captured numerous state titles. These include four boys' state baseball championships, four boys' state basketball championships, two boys' state football championships, twelve boys' state golf championships and seventeen boys' state tennis championships; as well as one girls' state basketball championship. The girls' tennis team has won seventeen of the state championships in the past eighteen years, missing only the year '99-'00. Notable WCS athletics alumni include Chris Clevenger, D'Angelo Evans, Banks Floodman, Ben Hawley, Harrison Hill, Jamie Rheem and Joe Rheem.[23] They also include Atlanta Hawks player Maurice Evans[24] and San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford.[25] Former Spartan and current 200m hurdle school record-holder Whitney Cooper also attended Wichita Collegiate and is currently a dance performance major at esteemed Oklahoma City University.

State Championships

State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Football 2 1994, 2000
Winter Basketball, Boys 4 1993, 1996, 2007, 2009
Basketball, Girls 1 2006
Spring Golf, Boys 14 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Baseball 4 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001
Tennis, Boys 16 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008
Tennis, Girls 19 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Total 58

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ^ Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition http://www.gwedc.org/stats-education.php
  2. ^ Memories of Wichita Collegiate School http://www.alibris.com/search/detail.cfm?S=R&bid=9248539050&cm_mmc=shopcompare-_-base-_-nonisbn-_-na
  3. ^ Robert Love, ch. 3, "How to Start Your Own school" http://downloads.heartland.org/16690.pdf
  4. ^ excerpted from Robert Love, pp. 7, 19, "How to Start Your Own school" http://downloads.heartland.org/16690.pdf
  5. ^ Robert Love, p. 29, "How to Start Your Own School" http://downloads.heartland.org/16690.pdf
  6. ^ Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation http://www.mediatransparency.org/funderprofile.php?funderID=9
  7. ^ RECIPIENT GRANTS Wichita Collegiate School http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=1659
  8. ^ Kansas Department of Education NONACCREDITED NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Kansas Educational directory 2006-2007, pgs. 247-249.
  9. ^ ISAS School Directory Kansas search http://www.isasw.org/member_school_directory/index.aspx?LinkID=85
  10. ^ Duke University News "New Enrichment Programs Coming to Local Gifted Youth through Duke TIP, Wichita Collegiate Partnership" http://www.tip.duke.edu/about/news/2007/wichita_collegiate_partnership.html
  11. ^ Kansas Board of Regents Approved Curriculum Directory http://registration.kan-ed.org/regents/index.asp
  12. ^ QUALIFIED ADMISSIONS APPROVED CURRICULUM REVIEW FORM http://registration.kan-ed.org/regents/profile.asp?userid=14707
  13. ^ Profile http://registration.kan-ed.org/regents/profile.asp?userid=14707&year=2005
  14. ^ 1996-2007 Kansas Science Olympiad results http://webs.wichita.edu/scienceolympiad/
  15. ^ Peterson's Private Schools http://www.petersons.com/pschools/code/instvcprint.asp?inunid=2553&sponsor=1
  16. ^ Kansas State Board of Education, "Highlights of the July State Board of Education Meeting" http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us/Default.aspx?tabid=36&ctl=Details&mid=1030&ItemID=250
  17. ^ NSTA News Digest "NSTA Honors Educators With Its 2007 Awards" http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=53627
  18. ^ NASA News http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/asec/docs/TOP_TEACHERS_FINAL_.pdf
  19. ^ Milken Educator Awards http://www.mff.org/mea/mea.taf?page=netnews&_function=detail&MEAWebsite_uid1=1079&part=none
  20. ^ Reader's Digest "America's 100 Best" 2005 "Best Chemistry Inspiration" http://www.rd.com/content/best-connections-in-best-of-america/1/
  21. ^ Milken Educator Awards "Janice Cowley" http://www.mff.org/mea/mea.taf?style=printer&meaID=502&page=recipient
  22. ^ Science Blog "Wichita high school chemistry teacher wins regional award" http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2002/D/2002408.html
  23. ^ KWCH 12, Catch It Kansas, "Wichita Collegiate History" http://www.catchitkansas.com/global/Story.asp?s=6963040
  24. ^ NBA Playerfile http://www.nba.com/playerfile/maurice_evans/bio.html
  25. ^ Spurs Report "No place like home" http://www.spursreport.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-26199.html

Wichita Collegiate School website http://www.wcsks.com

Annual Awards Presentation by Governor Kathleen Sebelius 2004

Crowley, Janice P.; DeBoise, Kristen, L.; Marshall, Megan R.; Shaffer, Hannah M.; Zafar, Sara; Jones, Kevin A.; Palko, Nick R.; Mitsch, Stephen M.; Sutton, Lindsay A.; Chang, Margaret; Fromer, Ilana; Kraft, Jake; Meister, Jessica; Shah, Amar; Tan, Priscilla; Whitchurch, James. Journal of Chemical Education "Classroom Research: GC Studies of Linoleic and Linolenic Fatty Acids Found in French Fries" J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 824 http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/hs/journal/issues/2002/Jul/abs824.html

Gautum Agarwal, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, "Lithium peroxide based electric propulsion system for an airplane for Mars exploration"

Edwin G. West, "The Uneasy Case for State Education," Center for Independent Education of Wichita Collegiate School http://www.ncl.ac.uk/egwest/pdfs/The%20Uneasy%20Case.pdf

University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, "Inventory of the Robert Love Center for Independent Education Collection, 1968-1971" http://ahc.uwyo.edu/usearchives/inventories/html/wyu-ah03412.html

Kansas Association of Chemistry Teachers "2007 Winning HS Scholarship Essay" http://kschemteach.org/Scholarship/2007_winning_hs_scholarship_essa.htm

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