Gordon Parks Academy STEM Leaders in Applied and Media Arts

09/02/2026

🏐✨ MEET THE TEAM ✨🏐
The names you’ll be cheering for all season long! 💙🤍

09/02/2026

💙🤍 Grandparents Day at GPA! 🤍💙

We’re excited to celebrate the amazing grandparents and special loved ones in our students’ lives! 🥰👵🏽👴🏽✨

📅 Grandparents Day: September 14

Flyers will be sent home with students. Please take a moment to fill out the flyer and return it to school so we can make this special day extra memorable! 💐💙

We can’t wait to welcome our grandparents and celebrate the love, wisdom, and joy they bring to our GPA family! 🫶🏽📚

Mark your calendars! We’ll see you September 14! 🎉💙🤍

09/01/2026

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.

08/31/2026

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ We are exited to kick off another Cross Crounty season! 🎉 Join us for our Parent & Athlete Meeting where we’ll go over important information for the upcoming season and everything you need to know.

08/30/2026

🏐💙 Check out our practice & game schedule and come out to support our Trailblazers as they serve it up, work hard, and represent Gordon Parks Academy! 💪🏐💙

08/27/2026

The WPS bond issue is divided into two questions. Question 2 can only pass if Question 1 passes.

📌 If Question 1 passes, the tax rate would remain the same. A homeowner would not see an increase to what they currently pay, unless their property valuation increases.
📌 If Question 2 passes, the tax rate would increase with an anticipated impact of an additional $50 a year ($4.16 a month) for the owner of a $200,000 home compared to what is being paid today.

The district recommended a bond referendum based on school and community feedback. More information can be found at

Home - Wichita Public Schools Bond

08/26/2026

🎶🍉🕶️ GPA, WE’RE ABOUT TO GET OUR BOOGIE ON! 🕺🏽💃🏽

Get ready for a night of music, family, fun, food & community at Boogie on the Blacktop! 🎉💙💛

📅 September 3rd, 2026
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Gordon Parks Academy

🎧 Live DJ
🎪 Community partners & valuable resources
🌮 Delicious food trucks
🎲 Family games & activities
💙 And LOTS of opportunities to connect with our GPA family!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families: Don’t forget to use the QR code on the flyer to sign up!

Come ready to eat, dance, laugh, connect and BOOGIE! 🕺🏽🍉🎶

💙💛 We can’t wait to see our GPA families on the blacktop! 💛💙

08/25/2026

Why do schools need to issue bonds for school improvements? Bond issues are how school districts pay for new facilities and major building improvements.

Capital funds are limited and are meant for minor repairs or smaller building improvements. There is not enough money in capital to pay for new facilities.

Bond funding would free up existing capital funds that are currently being used on major repairs, allowing WPS to address facility needs across all buildings. This means bond funds indirectly help all of our buildings.

More information about the bond can be found at

Home - Wichita Public Schools Bond

08/25/2026

08/22/2026

Gordon Parks Academy is more than a school — we’re a MAGNET experience! 💙🤍

At GPA, our STEM Leaders in Applied and Media Arts magnet theme gives students opportunities to explore, technology, photography, film, audio, graphic design, robotics, and digital media — helping them discover their creativity while building skills for the future! 🚀📸🎬🤖

We’re proud of the incredible things our students and staff are creating, learning, and accomplishing every day!

🏆 Now, we need YOUR vote!
Help us show Wichita just how special Gordon Parks Academy is by voting for GPA as Wichita’s Best Magnet School! 💙

📣 Vote for Gordon Parks Academy!
Because at GPA, we don’t just prepare students for the future — we empower them to create it! ✨

Vote once per day from August 17 through September 4.