Coach Bill Howard receives the 2024 Elisabeth W. Garrison Legacy Award. From left, Stacie Gooch, Lymari Ames and Virdie Montgomery. Courtesy Ian Halperin/Wylie ISD The highlight of Saturday night’s 21st annual Boots ‘N Barbecue gala was the presentation of the 2024...
Trustees OK donations for memorial honoring sisters
A memorial will be built at Cox Elementary in Sachse honoring the Mendoza sisters, Daniela and Sofia, who were killed in the May 2023 mass shooting at the Allen Outlet Mall. Courtesy Wylie ISD At the first Wylie ISD school board meeting of the year on Monday, Jan....
Local Scout completes project for In-Sync Exotics
A 14-year-old member of Scouts BSA Troop 1869 earned Scouting’s highest honor — the Eagle Scout Award – for her project at a local nonprofit. Scout Amelia King, an eighth-grade student Burnett Junior High School, partnered with In-Sync Exotics in Wylie to update the...
WISD accepts donation to honor Allen shooting victims
The school board approved a motion to accept donations for the Mendoza Legacy Project. The upcoming memorial at Cox Elementary will honor siblings Sofia and Daniela Mendoza, who were killed during the Allen shootings on May 6, 2023. The district also addressed Senate...
Wylie HS Theatre to perform ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Wylie High School Theatre students rehearsing for their next production, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast – The Broadway Musical.” Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News Wylie High School Theatre will have 131 students on stage—and working behind the scenes—for its next...
County livestock show opens Jan. 6
Collin County FFA and 4-H students will step into the show ring at the 2024 Junior Livestock Show and Sale Saturday. File Photo After months of hard work, Collin County FFA and 4-H students will step into the show ring at the 2024 Collin County Junior Livestock Show...
Partnerships, accolades for Wylie ISD
A new collaboration between Wylie ISD and Texas Tech called the Employee Educational Assistance Program is expanding future learning opportunities for district staff members. File Photo In 2023, voters approved a Wylie ISD bond, students in a variety of activities...
WISD workshop highlights construction planning
Courtesy WISD The Wylie ISD board of trustees met for a workshop Tuesday, Dec. 12 that focused on construction planning for new schools. The district’s $298 million “Growth Management Bond” proposal passed on Nov. 7. The funds are for renovating additional schools...
New president elected; food drive results presented
The Wylie ISD Board of Trustees has a new president, Jacob Day, following his being elected by acclamation at the regular meeting Monday, Nov. 13. The former WISD teacher was first elected to the board in 2018. Day is replacing Stacie Smith, who the board elected by...