Senior Mimi Erwin shows her steer Friday, March 22 at the Wylie ISD Ag Barn. The ag student won Grand Champion Steer and was named Senior Steer Reserve Showman Champion at the 2024 Show and Sale which culminated Saturday, March 23. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News Wylie...
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...
Wylie ISD educators receive $135,862 in grants
Wylie ISD Education Foundation members and volunteers spent two days celebrating teachers last week. Members loaded into a “party bus” and made visits to schools across the district with pompoms, noisemakers, confetti, bells, whistles and oversized checks. ...
Education leaders speak at chamber luncheon
City and school employees, businesses, community leaders and sponsors were welcomed by the Wylie Chamber of Commerce for its annual “State of Education” luncheon last week. The event, held at the Collin College Wylie Campus Conference Center Tuesday, Oct. 24,...
Students visit City Hall, construction sites
It was an early start for the 27 Wylie ISD construction students, two teachers and handful of city employees who met at City Hall on a gloomy Wednesday last week. The Manufacturing Day tour, “Anatomy of a Construction Project,” started at 9:30 a.m.,...
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...