Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School

🎉 Welcome to Mayberry, Ashley Reid! 🎉

We are excited to welcome Ashley Reid to the Mayberry family as our new Learning Coach!

Ashley joins us from Stucky Middle School and brings a wealth of experience to Mayberry. This will be her 13th year with the district, and before becoming an instructional coach, she served as a middle school art teacher, exploratory lead, yearbook sponsor, and after-school art club teacher. She especially enjoys collaborating with others and creating public art projects with students and local artists.

Outside of school, Ashley loves the life she has built with her husband and best friend, James, and their three outstanding children. Their oldest, Sasha, is currently serving and traveling with the Navy. Amara is working and living at home, and Daniel will be a sophomore in high school next year. Ashley has many interests and creative pursuits, including making art for both enjoyment and sale. She also enjoys caring for her plants and spending relaxing summer days by the pool.

Ashley is excited to meet everyone and is looking forward to making amazing memories at Mayberry. Her passion for creativity, collaboration, and student engagement make her a wonderful addition to our Panther family.

Please join us in giving Ashley a warm Panther welcome!

🖤💛 Welcome to Mayberry, Ashley! 💛🖤

🎉 Welcome to Mayberry, Mason McDowell! 🎉

We are excited to welcome Mason McDowell to the Mayberry family as our new Instructional Technology Specialist (ITS)!

Mason joins us from Earhart Environmental Magnet, bringing six years of experience teaching elementary students in both 3rd and 5th grade. His classroom experience and passion for learning will be a tremendous asset as he supports both students and staff in this new role.

Outside of school, Mason enjoys spending time with his wife and children, coaching and playing golf, and watching football.

When asked what he’s looking forward to most, Mason shared that he is excited to step into this new position and learn more about Mayberry’s unique Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet focus. We are thrilled to have him join our team and become part of the incredible work happening at Mayberry.

Please join us in giving Mason a warm Panther welcome as he begins this new journey with us!

🖤💛 Welcome to Mayberry, Mason! 💛🖤

As another incredible year comes to a close at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School, we want to thank our students, families, and staff for making this community so special.

To our Panthers — thank you for the creativity, laughter, hard work, and memories you brought into our halls every single day. Whether you’re returning next year or moving on to new adventures, you’ll always be part of the Mayberry family. 💛🖤

We hope everyone enjoys a refreshing, joyful summer filled with rest, fun, and meaningful time with loved ones. Stay safe, keep creating, and never stop being yourself.

Have a wonderful summer break, Panthers — we’ll see you soon! ☀️🐾

END OF YEAR SPIRIT WEEK! LETS SEE YOUR SPIRIT!

Thank you for all of the wonderful contributions! You all have helped make the 8th Grade Bash more memorable for our students!

👏We celebrated our retirees and many other staff for their years of service to WPS- 😯over 271 years educating Wichita's youth! We celebrated the 😎retirements of Mr Johnston (AP), Mrs Jones (Instructional Coach), and Mrs Loos (Instructional Technology Specialist.) We also celebrated years of service for Ms Dirks (30!!!), Ms West (25!!), Mrs Storment (20!), Mrs Jones (20!), Mr Bartel (20!), Mr Wiseman (15), Mr Leaming (15), Mr Cameron (10), Mrs Pieschl-Wegerle (5), Ms Mitchell (5) Ms Klein (5), and Nurse Brooks (5). We also recognized staff that completed their first year with us-Ms Belt, Mr O'Connor, Mr Bush, Ms Garcia, Ms Ridge, and Ms Webb! Not all staff are pictured ☹️

Check out this info about the proposed bond!

Wichita Public Schools administration recommended a bond issue proposal to the Board of Education on Monday, May 4. The bond proposal focuses on long-term investments and improvements including rebuilding, remodeling and renovating facilities. This proposal is a combination of facility improvements needed to support teaching and learning and projects that have a high level of community support. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4f8grY6.