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Wylie ISD begins budget planning

Wylie ISD begins budget planning

The routine business of charting the financial direction of Wylie Independent School District is in progress and included a budget presentation at last month’s board of trustees meeting. As Wylie ISD prepares for the 2025-26 fiscal year, administrators are building a...

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Learning from the best

Learning from the best

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...

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Annual luncheon welcomes new WISD teachers

Annual luncheon welcomes new WISD teachers

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...

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Camp creates future scientists

Camp creates future scientists

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...

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Districts plan back to school fairs

Districts plan back to school fairs

School districts are gearing up to welcome students back to class. Wylie, Garland and Plano Independent School Districts will offer back to school fairs over the next few weeks to help families prepare. WISD’s fair is set for 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 at the...

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CISD posts mixed STAAR results

CISD posts mixed STAAR results

Even though Community Independent School District students fall short of statewide passing rates on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests, the students out perform their peers on End of Course tests required for high school graduation. STAAR and...

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Wylie ISD students win Skills awards

Wylie ISD students win Skills awards

Wylie Independent School District students picked up an individual and a team award last month in the 2019 Skills USA Championships held in Louisville, Ky. More than 6,500 students competed in the showcase of career and technical education on June 26-27 Students were...

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Nu Gamma gives out literacy bags

Nu Gamma gives out literacy bags

Nu Gamma members Martie James, left, and Yolanda Morton distribute literacy bags during Hartman Elementary's Pre-K registration Wednesday, July 10. The Wylie chapter of an international society of women educators, Nu Gamma works to make an impact on the youngest...

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CISD students attend leadership program

CISD students attend leadership program

Samuel Simmons and Nicholas Buchanan, two Community High School rising seniors, are having a Brave Summer. The two recently represented our area at the American Legion Boys State in Austin, Texas. The American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and...

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