WHS TMEA All-State Choir Students were honored at the Monday, Feb 24, board meeting. Back row from left, trustees Jacob Day, Suzi Kennon, Mike Williams, Bill Howard, Kylie Reising, Stacie Smith, Virdie Montgomery. Front row: Chloe Stovall, Emma Rains, Kimberly Irby,...
Two Wylie East students earned a distinction that less than 1 percent of high schoolers achieve each year. Jaxson Hill and Zachary Kvale, both seniors, were named National Merit Scholarship finalists. Out of 3.6 million seniors in the U.S., only 15,000 earn this...
Months of hard work have finally paid for two robotics students. Because they placed first in a regional contest in February, Wylie High juniors Jaron Zell and Sophia Casas will head to the SkillsUSA state robotics competition in Corpus Christi Thursday, April 4. The...
Wylie Independent School District Superintendent David Vinson reviewed successes within the district, student population growth and how the district is facing future challenges. The address, the ninth for Vinson, was given as the program for the March luncheon of...
Two Collin College students are one step closer to achieving their dreams of working at NASA. This summer, Fadi Istelinides of Frisco and Kelly Corzo of Dallas will participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) onsite experience. Only 400 other...
Wylie ISD’s fine arts department is busy planning Celebrate the Arts activities. Festivities officially began Feb. 21 with a junior high choir festival, and continued with a junior high band festival March 4. However, most activities will be held the third week of...
Texans of all ages have a chance to use their creativity for a good cause. The Children’s and Adults’ Mental Health Awareness Creative Arts Contest asks participants to submit stories or art that express why mental health matters. The deadline is March 11. Submissions...
Sophomores and juniors attending Plano ISD schools have an opportunity to gain valuable experience while earning a paycheck. Mayor Harry LaRosiliere kicked off the Plano Mayor’s Summer Internship Program Tuesday, Feb. 26. The program places 120 current sophomores and...
One local play has the potential to bring together comedy lovers, theatergoers and Christmas enthusiasts. Drama students at McMillen High School are busy preparing their spring show, Steve Franco’s “In-Laws, Outlaws and Other People (That Should Be Shot).”...
