Louis Rangel’s title at Wylie East Intermediate School is head custodian, but a more accurate description might be head encourager. Rangel loves kids, and he never misses an opportunity to encourage and uplift the kids around him as he goes about his duties during the day. “I enjoy kids,” he said. “I really do. I […]
Wylie is Proud of This Boy
Winning Abilene Idol confirmed what Brody Parris already suspected. Singing, dancing and musical theater are his thing. Brody, a Wylie West Junior High 8th-grader, recently won the Junior Division of the annual competition, which is a major fundraiser for Chorus Abilene. His win gives Wylie back-to-back winners in the Junior Division. Hadlee Wright won last […]
High School Swimmers Qualify for Region Meet
Wylie’s High School Swim Team had a strong showing at both its district and regional meets in February. At the district meet, nine Wylie students earned spots at the Region 1 5A meet in 14 individual events and in four relay events. The girls were 3rd as a team, and the boys finished 4th. “We […]
Enrollment Continues to be a Challenge for WISD
The biggest challenge facing the Wylie school district in the coming years looks a lot like the challenges of the past – exploding enrollment. East Intermediate School opened in January to ease crowding at East Elementary and East Junior High, giving the district the space it needs for Pre-K through 8th-grade students for at least […]
Donate Life Month Personal To Wylie Family
April was National Donate Life Month, and Josh and JJ New can tell you exactly why that’s important. When their son Zach was only six weeks old, he received a donated pulmonary aorta that helped save his life. Because a grieving family made the difficult decision to donate their baby’s organs and tissue, Zach is […]
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