Five Wylie Destination Imagination teams qualified for the DI Global Finals in six different challenges based on their performances at the State Competition. Science Alliance, a team of students from Wylie West and Wylie East junior highs, tied for 1st place in the state. Students on that team are Sarah Varghese, Hannah Varghese, James McCall, […]
Seven Wylie Destination Imagination teams qualified for state!
Seven Wylie Destination Imagination teams qualified for state in nine different challenges during a virtual Regional Competition with awards announced Sunday at the Wylie Performing Arts Center. The Metallic Chickens, a team of Wylie freshman, won first place in two different challenges. They competed in both the Engineering and the Service Learning challenges and not […]
FIVE Wylie DI teams are advancing to STATE!
Congratulations to the following DI teams advancing to State April 3rd & 4th at the University of Texas at Arlington Screaming Moss Cows, Fine Arts Laser Pigeons, Scientific Challenge First Encounter Matallic Chickent, Advanced in two challenges Improv and Scientific Challenges MayHam, Improv Challenge Random Alliance, Scientific Challenge
Wylie 3-Year-Old Battling Goliath-Like Illness
Miller Thweatt is only 3 years old, but he’s already had to go up against Goliath. Miller has a rare mitochondrial disease that doctors say always proves fatal, usually in two to three years. But Miller keeps slaying the giant-sized challenges in front of him. “He has done nothing but get stronger and healthier […]
Military Spotlight, David Ahlschwede
David Ahlschwede David Ahlschwede spent20 years as a combat cameraman, telling the stories and recording the history of the United States Air Force. “It was a great job,” said Ahlschwede who now teaches 4th grade at Wylie East Elementary. “My job was to document everything the Air Force was doing.” He was stationed in Spain, […]