Wichita - St. Margaret Mary

Message from Pastor

St. Margaret Mary is a young, growing parish with a large immigrant community. Each culture has many gifts to offer, and our challenge is in bringing all three together into one parish community. Our school is a vital part of our community because it helps to bring our new families more fully into the parish and also gives our children educational opportunities that some of their parents never had. Education is the entire person and only a Catholic education can address the mystery of life in the concrete realities of applied living. A child rooted in faith and excelling in academics will be a more honorable and hard working person as an adult. The Drexel Fund helps us meet our teachers' salaries and ensure that they receive additional training so that they can better serve children from a variety of backgrounds.

Fr. Eric Weldon

Our Statistics

Principal: Theresa Lam
Founded: 1955

# Elementary Students:	206
# High School Students:	57
% Free or reduced lunches:	82%
# Teachers:	15

What makes our school special

Even though we are a financially struggling school, our students continue to excel in academics. They work very hard to achieve high scores on the state assessments and religion assessments each year.
We are a diverse community where children can be proud of their heritage while learning to love and respect others from different cultures.
Majority of our parents say the school sets high expectations for their child.

Allocation of Parish Ordinary Income
* This tithe to United Catholic Stewardship
supports the needs of the Universal Church

What The Drexel Fund means for us

The money we receive from the Drexel Fund primarily helps pay for our students to continue Catholic Education at Kapaun Mount Carmel or Bishop Carroll Catholic High School. Any excess helps supplement teachers’ salaries, which are below the diocesan average. We also have used the funds to maintain our 1954 building with a focus on safety and functionality.

Our Wish List

Success For All Reading Materials to support students to be reading on level and beyond ($17,000)
Additional Nancy Larson Science Curriculum ($1,500)
Fire Alarm in Gymnasium ($5,000)
Phones for the classrooms ($6,000)
Library Expansion ($25,000)
Wiring Restructure for a more efficient technology ($25,000)
Spanish Teacher to support English Language Learners ($20,000)
Resource Teacher to support Special Education students and English Language Learners ($20,000)