The artwork of 23 WISD high school students will advance to the state-level competition in San Marcos on April 25-26. Courtesy Wylie ISD Wylie ISD high school art students showcased their talent at the regional Visual Scholastic Arts Event (VASE) in Forney, earning...
Wylie Retired School Employees will hear a program on North Texas Municipal Water District at the January meeting. The meeting is from 10 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the WISD Education Service Center, 951 S. Ballard Ave. Presenting the program is NTMWD...
Supporting STEM for young women Collin College’s Women in Non-traditional (WIN) Careers initiative has been awarded a $23,245 grant from High Tech High Heels, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)...
Wylie, Garland and Plano Independent School Districts are getting into the spirit of the holidays. As the semester wraps up, fine arts programs are celebrating with winter concerts and performances. Wylie Music and theatre enthusiasts have plenty of choices available...
At this point in the school year, high school upperclassmen are filling out applications, requesting transcripts and making sure test scores are in order, all while trying to balance classes. College application season is wrapping up for many seniors, but there is...
An old cliché states that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but to WEHS art teacher Jennifer Thompson, that simply isn’t true. According to her, anyone can become an artist. After 16 years of teaching high school, a few more teaching college and a lifetime of...
Local students ‘add’ to community by providing free tutoring “Mom, I want to come back to tutoring next week, please!” said a first-time attendee of the Wylie Math Tutoring (WMT) program. Surprised, his mother told him he would have to miss baseball practice to go...
These students’ good grades may end up on a Christmas ornament if their parents take heed to Biology Teacher Mrs. Breegan Gholson’s advice about her own parents’ doing. Mrs. Gholson was the guest speaker at the ninth annual National Honor Society induction ceremony...
Auditions, rehearsals and competitions are regular occurrences for high school choir students in Wylie. Already juggling a full load of class work, students also must commit to various performances and lessons throughout the year. Last month both schools hosted their...
