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Pruitts Helped Make Wylie Special

January 25, 2019

Nick and Julie Pruitt came into the Wylie school district for one simple reason – their children. As it turned out, the move proved to be a pretty smart decision for the entire family. Nick and Julie were inducted into the Wylie Hall of Honor at Homecoming for their immense contributions to the district. Nick […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, Hall of Honor Tagged With: Abilene school district, ACU, family, Jeb Pruitt, Middle School principal, Wylie Hall of Honor, Wylie school district

Former Coach, Counselor Added To Hall

January 25, 2019

Coach Sam Harvey grew up a Sweetwater Mustang but after 30 years of coaching, counseling and administrating at Wylie, it’s safe to say he’s now a Wylie Bulldog. Harvey was added to the Wylie Hall of Honor at Homecoming, with former students John Fanning and Wylie Superintendent Joey Light doing the induction honors. “He loved […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, Hall of Honor Tagged With: Abilene’s Lincoln Junior High, basketball, basketball coach, Coach Sam Harvey, football, Hobbs, honesty, loyalty, Roby, Sweetwater Mustang

Gray-Haired Sports Fan Enters Hall

January 25, 2019

Being an avid sports fan doesn’t often get you into a Hall of Honor. But then again, few sports fans are as avid as Betty Hines. The 82-year-old Wylie Bulldog fan is known by Wylie parents, students and coaches for attending every Wylie sporting event whether home or away, and dragging along two or three […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, Hall of Honor Tagged With: Betty Hines, Golden Girls, Gray-Haired Ladies, love of sports, Wylie Bulldog, Wylie sporting event

Wylie Swimmers Rally Around Teammate

January 24, 2019

Wylie swimmer Justin Larum often needs a little help from his teammates to get through a swim meet. And his teammates are more than happy to oblige. Justin’s legs lock up during extreme physical exertion, and although he can finish races with just his arms, he cannot get out of the pool on his own. […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, Swimming Tagged With: Abilene Swimmin, Abilene Tx, Wylie ISD, Wylie Swim Team, Wylie Swimming, Wylie TX

Superintendents Came to Speak to the BUILD Students at Wylie Junior High

January 16, 2019

Mr. Light, Mr. Whisenhunt and Mr. Davis all came to speak to BUILD at WJH on January 16th.  BUILD is a class the Jr. High is piloting, a combination of leadership training and career investigation. This week we studied education and training career cluster. These three Wylie superintendents all spoke on their perspectives!

Filed Under: Featured Story, Junior High Tagged With: BUILD, Education, Training career cluster, Wylie Independent School District, Wylie Junior High

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