At a high school in Wichita, Friday night lights is no longer about football

By Ben Abrams

Published August 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM EDT

Wichita Independent School didn't have enough players to field a football team this year. So the school announced alternative Friday evening activities for their students.

Ben Abrams

Ben Abrams is a production assistant with NPR's Morning Edition. He joined the show in May 2022 after interning with NPR, Atlanta Civic Circle and Georgia Public Broadcasting, an NPR affiliate in Atlanta.

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