When Tristen Rouse graduated from Wylie East in 2014, returning to his hometown was the last thing on his mind. Five years later, his newest passion is teaching students in the same halls he used to walk. He began subbing at his alma mater last spring and took a...

Spinning skirts, dazzling kick lines, pristine white boots and cowboy hats have been a staple of halftime shows across Texas since the 1930s. However, the idea of a precision dance team, or drill team, is foreign to anyone not from the state.  The traditions of...

Wylie ISD recently received high marks from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). School districts across the state got their accountability ratings Thursday, Aug. 15. Ratings were introduced last year as a way to track success in the classroom. For the full story, see...

Student population grew again in Wylie Independent School District with 651 more students reporting for the first day of classes last week than were counted on the first day of school in 2018. The district counted 16,762 students Thursday, Aug. 15, for the first day...

Wylie Drill Team members danced their hearts out at their annual clinics with the Wylie East High School Sapphires and the Wylie High School Pacesetters. Wylie Drill Team is an organization that offers third to sixth grade girls the opportunity to learn about dance...

Winning a gift basket door prize to go along with a bag of goodies at the New Teachers Lucneon was Emily Tucker of Whitt Elementary School. The luncheon was hosted by Wylie Chamber of Commerce. (Joe Reavis/The Wylie News) Teachers new to Wylie Independent School...

Thanks to the efforts of a Wylie High junior, middle school students are rediscovering a passion for science. When Kate Vinson approached her science teacher Ann Darby in 2014 with an idea for a club, the pair had no idea just how popular it would become. “She came to...