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Which course, which year? All four years on one map.

Wrenfield Preparatory is a high school in Andover, Kansas, with 164 students in grades 9 to 12. The map is the whole course of study. Your student picks the branches with a counsellor, starting in the spring of ninth grade. I am one of the two counsellors.

(316) 555-0113Office open weekdays, 7:30 to 4:30East Andover

English4 credits

9Composition and the essay
10World literature
11American literature
12Senior seminar and thesis

History3.5 credits

9World history I
10World history II
11United States history
12Government and economics

Mathematics4 credits

9Geometry
10Algebra II
11Precalculusor Statistics
12AP Calculus AB or BCor AP Statistics

Science4 credits

9Physics
10Chemistry
11Biology
12AP Biologyor Engineering design

World language3 credits

9Spanish or Latin I
10Spanish or Latin II
11Spanish or Latin III
12Level IV or AP

Arts1 credit, more by choice

9Studio foundations
10Ceramics or choir
11Digital design or theatre
12Portfolio or ensemble

Core sequence Branch chosen with a counsellor 24 credits to graduate, 19.5 of them on the lines above Scroll sideways to follow a line

Which courses are required to graduate?

24 credits. 19.5 of them sit on the lines of the map. The rest: electives, the senior thesis, and whatever a student wants to take further.

Subject line	What it covers	Credits
English	Four years of writing, with a senior thesis	4
History	World, United States, government and economics	3.5
Mathematics	Through precalculus or statistics at least	4
Science	Physics first, then chemistry and biology	4
World language	Spanish or Latin, three levels at least	3
Arts	Studio, music or theatre	1
Electives	Chosen freely from the lists below	4.5
Total		24

English

Creative writingGr 10+
Speech and debateGr 9+
JournalismGr 10+

Mathematics

Discrete mathematicsGr 11+
Personal financeGr 11+
Computer scienceGr 10+

Science

AP ChemistryGr 11+
Anatomy and physiologyGr 11+
Environmental scienceGr 10+

History

PsychologyGr 11+
Kansas historyGr 9+
AP US GovernmentGr 12

Arts

PhotographyGr 10+
Theatre productionGr 9+
Chamber choirAudition

Beyond

Dual credit, on campusGr 11+
Independent studyGr 12
Internship semesterGr 12

Nine AP courses and fifteen dual-credit hours

AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP US Government, AP English Literature, AP Spanish and AP Latin. Dual credit is taught on campus by our own teachers and transcripted by a Kansas community college: English Composition I and II, College Algebra, US History and General Psychology.

Close view of a laboratory microscope with its objective lenses above the stage — Biology and AP Biology share a lab of twelve microscopes, one for every two students.

A Wednesday in tenth grade

8:00Advisory, twelve students and one teacher
8:20World literature
9:15Algebra II
10:10Chemistry, double period for lab
11:55Lunch in the commons, $5.50 hot or brought from home
12:35World history II
1:30Spanish II
2:25Ceramics
3:15Dismissal, then practice or clubs until 5:30

How often does my child see a counsellor?

Every semester, from the first fall. Julia Serrano and I each take two classes and follow them to graduation, about 82 students each. From the spring of junior year, parents sit in on every meeting.

Grade 9Fall

Meet your counsellor

A first four-year plan, drawn on the course map.

Grade 9Spring

First branch

Choose the grade 10 electives and a language path.

Grade 10Fall

Practice PSAT

A baseline score and an activities list started.

Grade 10Spring

Summer plan

A job, a course, a project or a camp, written down.

Grade 11Fall

PSAT and a first list

Twelve colleges, sorted into reach, match and likely.

Grade 11Spring

ACT and visits

ACT in April, two campus visits, teacher letters asked for.

Grade 12Fall

Essays and applications

Early deadlines met by November 1, every essay read twice.

Grade 12Spring

Compare and decide

Aid letters compared line by line, a choice by May 1.

Aid letters, decoded

Julia turns each award letter into one number you can compare, and marks which lines are grants and which are loans.

Essays read, not written

Every essay read twice, notes in pencil. We write none of it. Admissions readers can tell when someone has.

Apprenticeships count

Same nine meetings, same deadlines as an application to Rice. Last year's electrician got all nine.

Where did the class of 2026 go?

41 graduates, last May. 19 to Kansas public universities, 10 to private colleges, the rest below. Each had a written plan by the fall of senior year.

19 10 8 2 1 1

Kansas public universities19University of Kansas 7, Kansas State 6, Wichita State 5, Pittsburg State 1
Private colleges10Benedictine 2, Friends 2, Newman 1, Creighton 1, Baylor 1, Rice 1, Hendrix 1, Tulsa 1
Public universities out of state8Oklahoma 2, Arkansas 2, Nebraska 1, Missouri 1, Colorado State 1, Purdue 1
Community college, then transfer2Both at a Kansas community college, transferring after two years
Service academy1United States Air Force Academy
Electrical apprenticeship1A four-year inside wireman program in Wichita

27Middle ACT composite, class of 2026

21College credits earned before graduation, on average

$3.8MMerit scholarships offered to the class, four years

9One-to-one counselling meetings per senior, at least

Wrenfield tuition and aid, 2027 to 2028

$15,400 for any grade. 46% of families got need-based aid last year. Ask for aid on the application. Your number arrives with the decision, before you commit.

Tuition, all four grades

$15,400

Books and laptop program$650
New student fee, once$400
Paid in ten monthly payments$1,540 a month
Brother or sister enrolled10% off each

Aid last year

46%

Families receiving need-based aid75 of 164
Average need-based grant$6,100
Merit scholarships for new ninth gradersUp to $4,000
Aid application deadlineJanuary 15

Withdraw before June 1 and everything but the $400 new student fee is refunded. After June 1 the year is owed, unless the family moves more than 50 miles away.

When are applications due for fall 2027?

January 15, with the aid forms. Applications are open now for ninth grade and a few places in tenth. Visit first. Most families decide during a shadow day. Deposits are due March 10.

NowApplications open, $50 fee
Sat, Oct 17Open campus morning
Fri, Nov 6Shadow day for eighth graders
Sat, Dec 5Entrance assessment, first sitting
Sat, Jan 9Winter visit day and second sitting
Fri, Jan 15Applications and aid forms due
Fri, Feb 19Decisions and aid letters, by email

From application to decision

Within the hourAn email confirms the application and links your checklist.

Within three school daysRenee Castillo, our admissions director, calls to book the assessment and a shadow day.

After the assessmentA short note from me with the math and language levels it points to.

February 19The decision and any aid award arrive together, by email.

17October
Saturday, 9:00 to noon

Open campus morning

Sit in on sample classes with our teachers, tour the labs and the track, and meet both counsellors. Families together.

6November
Friday, 8:00 to 3:15

Shadow day

An eighth grader follows a ninth grader through a full day, with a locker of their own and lunch on us. Twelve places.

A row of grey metal lockers running down an empty school hallway

Rows of empty desks and green chairs set out in a hall, ready for an exam

What is on the entrance assessment?

Reading, mathematics through Algebra I, and a thirty-minute essay. Two and a half hours, Saturday morning. It sets the starting math and language level. No one is admitted or turned away on the score alone.

SittingsDec 5 or Jan 9, 8:30
BringTwo pencils, a calculator
CostIncluded in the $50 fee

Which sports and clubs can a ninth grader join?

Any of them. Everyone who wants a spot gets one. Practice ends by 5:30. Wrenfield has no football team or marching band.

Low view along a red running track with white lane lines and a painted 1500 metre start marking — The eight-lane track opened in 2024 and hosts two home meets each spring.

Fall Aug to Nov

Cross countryCoed
VolleyballGirls
SoccerBoys
GolfGirls

Winter Nov to Mar

BasketballBoys, girls
BowlingCoed
Scholars' bowlCoed
SwimmingBoys, girls

Spring Mar to May

Track and fieldCoed
SoccerGirls
GolfBoys
TennisCoed

Activity	Meets	This year
Robotics	Tue and Thu, 3:30	Building for the January regional
Debate and forensics	Mon and Wed, 3:30	Nine tournaments on the calendar
Mock trial	Thu, 3:30	A civil case, opening in February
Theatre	Weekdays, rehearsal season	A fall play and a spring musical
Service club	First Friday	Forty hours each, food bank to river cleanup

Who teaches here?

21 faculty, 18 with a master's degree or higher. Average class size: 14. Every adult on staff is background-checked through the KBI. Below, six people a new ninth grader meets in week one.

Dr. Colleen Walsh

Head of schoolEd.D. Educational Leadership, 24 years in schools

Teaches one section of senior seminar every year so she knows every graduate by their thesis.

Mark Ashby

College counsellor, classes of 2027 and 2029M.Ed. School Counseling, licensed school counsellor, 11 years

Read applications for a state university before this. Ask him what a waitlist means in practice.

Julia Serrano

College counsellor, classes of 2028 and 2030M.A. Counseling, licensed school counsellor, 8 years

Runs the aid-letter nights each March and the apprenticeship fair each fall.

Dr. Priya Raghavan

Science chair, chemistryPh.D. Chemistry, 12 years teaching

Moved physics to ninth grade in 2019 so chemistry and biology could build on it.

Ben Wakefield

Mathematics, calculus and statisticsM.S. Applied Mathematics, former actuary, 9 years teaching

Teaches both branches of the math line and advises every student on which to take.

Tom Kessler

Athletic director, cross country coachB.S. Kinesiology, certified athletic administrator, 19 years

Keeps practice ending at 5:30 and publishes every schedule change by 2pm.

Logins for families and staff

Admissions, the parent portal, the calendar and the annual fund run on this same website. Before, that meant spreadsheets and a great many phone calls.

Admissions pipelineFall 2027, staff view, updated 8:42am

Inquired 86

The Okonkwo familyGrade 9Sep 27

The Lindgren familyGrade 9Sep 26Sibling

84 more

Visit booked 31

The Harmon familyGrade 9Oct 17

The Duarte familyGrade 10Nov 6

29 more

Applied 18

The Pruitt familyGrade 9Sep 22Aid form in

The Pham familyGrade 9Sep 19Letter missing

16 more

Assessed 0

First sitting Dec 514 registered40 seats

Admitted 0

Decisions Feb 19Target class44

Every inquiry form, visit registration and application lands here on its own. Missing items trigger a reminder email to the family.

Register for a visitwrenfieldprep.example/visit

Families get a confirmation and a parking map. Teachers see who is coming and what they asked about.

Parent portalFirst quarter, week 8

Maya Reinholt, grade 10Counsellor: Mr. Ashby

Course	Latest	Grade
World literature	Essay on Things Fall Apart	A−
Algebra II	Unit 2 test	B+
Chemistry	Lab: reaction rates, due Oct 14	A
World history II	Document analysis	A
Spanish II	Oral quiz	B+

Attendance98.1%1 excused absence

Lunch account$41.25Add money

Service hours12 of 40Log hours

Grades post when teachers enter them. Low lunch balances and missing work send a text, not a letter home.

EventsOctober 2026

AllAthleticsArtsFamiliesAdmissions

FRI9Homecoming, soccer vs. Cedar Ridge7:00pm, home fieldAthletics
WED14PSAT for grades 10 and 118:15am, no first periodFamilies
SAT17Open campus morning9:00am to noonAdmissions
THU22Parent and teacher conferences3:30 to 8:00pm, book a slotFamilies
FRI30Fall play opens: Our Town7:00pm, tickets $8Arts

Families subscribe once and every event lands in their phone's calendar, updated if a game moves.

The Wrenfield FundGifts go to financial aid

$186,400 of $240,000212 families so far

$100$250$500$1,000Other

Give monthly, $20.84 a month

Direct toNeed-based aid

In honour ofThe class of 2027

Give $250

Receipts go out for taxes automatically, and the total updates for everyone on the page.

Bus, phones, late entry and snow days

Not answered here? (316) 555-0113, front office, 7:30 to 4:30.

Family reviews

Google reviews from Wrenfield families appear here once the school connects its profile. Until then this space stays empty on purpose: nothing here is written by the school.

Is there a bus from Wichita?

Yes. A morning and afternoon bus runs from two stops in east Wichita for $420 a year, free for families receiving aid. Andover and Augusta families mostly drive or carpool through the parent portal.

Can a student join in tenth grade?

Yes, a few places open each year. We review the ninth-grade transcript, place math and language from the assessment, and map the remaining three years with a counsellor before the first day.

What support is there for learning differences?

A full-time learning specialist writes an accommodation plan with each family, covering extended time, a quiet testing room and notes. There is no extra charge.

What is the phone policy?

Phones stay in lockers from first bell to last. Parents who need to reach a student call the front office, which delivers the message within the class period.

What happens on snow days?

Closures are decided by 6:00am and sent by text and on this site. Two snow days are built into the calendar. After that, classes move online for the day with a shortened schedule.

How far is Wrenfield from Wichita?

18 minutes from east Wichita. The campus is east of Andover on open ground, track and fields on the south side. Visitors park in the west lot and check in at the front office.

Address: 3905 N Prairie Sage Rd
Andover, KS 67002
Phone: (316) 555-0113
Office: Weekdays, 7:30 to 4:30
Admissions: visit@wrenfieldprep.example

From east Wichita18 min
From Augusta16 min
From Rose Hill20 min
From El Dorado22 min
Morning bus from Wichita, two stops$420 a year

Street map of Andover, Kansas, with the turnpike running diagonally, 21st Street, 13th Street and Central Avenue, and the campus marked on open land east of town

Wrenfield

School day, office hours, breaks

School day	8:00 to 3:15
Front office, weekdays	7:30 to 4:30
Summer office	Mon to Thu, 9 to 3
First and last day, 2026 to 2027	Aug 17 and May 20
Thanksgiving break	Nov 25 to 27
Winter break	Dec 21 to Jan 1
Commencement	Saturday, May 22

Weather closures go out by text at 6:00am and appear at the top of this site. Calls after 4:30 go to voicemail and are returned by 9:00 the next school day.