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, […]
Wylie Students Rock the Readbowl
Wylie Students Rock The Readbowl Stephanie Braham’s fifth-grade class at Wylie West Junior High won the state championship in Readbowl 2021, and two other Wylie classes ranked globally during the recent worldwide reading competition. That makes back-to-back state championships for Wylie. ReadBowl 2021 is a four-week, world-wide reading competition in which educators track their student’s […]
You’ve been caught!
Mrs. Amonett the Librarian at Wylie Early Childhood campus has been reading books to the students about being helpful, respectful, and honest. She took it a step further and went to the teachers and asked who has been helpful, respectful, and honest. These students were ”caught” by their teachers and Mrs. Amonett doing the right […]
Wylie Karate Kid Wins State’s Top Honor
Devyn Collum learned this past year just how far hard work and dedication can get you. All the way to the top! In December, Devyn received the state’s highest honor in mixed martial arts. The Wylie 6th-grader was awarded the honor of Golden Greek at the Texas Amateur Organization of Karate State Tournament here […]
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 […]