More than 30K school voucher applications were submitted last week on the first day of the state’s new program to give families taxpayer-funded accounts for private school tuition and homeschooling expenses, the Houston Chronicle reported. The applications will be...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] Local school districts are offering various courses designed to give high school students a jump start on to the college path. The intention is to allow students the opportunity to experience college level...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] The Wylie teams of Bill Howard traditionally have started slow and then, after a couple of games into the season, they begin to build momentum. That was especially true of his 2013 and 2014 teams, and, it appears, the...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE — Joe Lepsis said a few weeks ago his Raiders needed to change their approach to football if they wanted to have success in any upcoming games. That statement came after a 43-20 drubbing by Denton Ryan, after...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] The newest member of the Wylie Police Department, K-9 Officer Gunner, has helped with 10 arrests in about three weeks since returning from training camp with partner Officer Richard Chambers. “We’ve been very busy, so...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Three meets, three straight first-place finishes — the story of Wylie boys’ cross country. This past Saturday at home, the Pirates sailed to No. 3 with a dominating performance in the Dustin Rodriguez Run. Wylie, which...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Each Wylie ISD volleyball team sported a winning 2-1 record following last week’s district action. In the case of Wylie’s Lady Pirates, they traveled north to sweep Denison 25-15, 25-20, 25-15 and then returned home...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] The Wylie Independent School District is of the ideology that the school district belongs to the community. This statement is proven through the Gold Card Club, which more than 800 senior citizens in Wylie ISD...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer education@csmediatexas For students at Davis Intermediate, relating to someone with a physical impairment took on a whole new meaning this month. CARE, Creating Awareness and Respect Education, is a program the fifth and sixth graders...
