Wylie junior high and high school bands, choirs and orchestras, along with the Wylie Community Band, performed at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Saturday, March 2. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News It was a music-filled Saturday as Wylie ISD students...
Scholars recognized; WISD gets an ‘A’
College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholars from Wylie and Wylie East High Schools were recognized at the Monday, Oct. 23 Wylie ISD regular board meeting at the Education Services Center. The programs create pathways to college for...
Students attend Manufacturing Day tours
High school students from the pharmacy technician program toured and learned about what it takes to work in a compounding pharmacy as Manufacturing Day tours continued last week. In partnership with the Wylie Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), local...
Police respond to multiple school incidents Oct 4
By Jeremy Hallock | [email protected] Wylie Police responded to incidents at three WISD schools on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Cooper Junior High was put on “lockdown” at 1:57 p.m. when Wylie Police received a call from a teacher stating a student reported the...
Wylie East High School to stage ‘Grease’
Showtimes for “Grease” are Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Wylie East High School, located at 3000 Wylie East Drive. Tickets are $15 for students and $20 for adults. Purchase them at the door or online at...
Fall WHS theatre production opens Friday
Wylie High School Theatre students rehearse for their fall play, “Anatomy of Gray,” Tuesday, Sept. 26. Castmembers shown, from left, Nico Ghirmai, Kaleigh Wright, Casey Sands, Jacob Watson, Katie Jacobs, Cadence Carter Kacho, Canon Martin, Mikayla Razerera and Ethan...
Trustees hear bond campaign plans at meeting
The second regular trustee meeting of the school year on Sept. 18 had several recognitions, information on a new initiative and a Bond 2023 update. Recognitions included the Wylie High School Theatre team for receiving an award of distinction by the Texas Education...
Retired School Employees rally for Proposition 9
Wylie RSE members Tami Nauyokas and Charlotte Tassan with Dodd Elementary students for the Echo Program. Photo by Sherry Sumerlin For the first time in almost 20 years, retired public school employees will have a chance to receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)...
Wylie ISD bond election: where to find information
At the first Wylie ISD Board of Trustees meeting of the school year on Aug. 21, the board unanimously voted to place a $298 million bond proposal on the Nov. ballot. The election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7 and early voting is from Oct. 23 to Nov. 3. “The...