For years, eighth-grade students from Wylie have joined thousands of other eighth-graders from around the U.S. in converging on our nation’s capital in the spring. It’s a four-day trip marked with long, active days of visiting some of our country’s most prized historical and educational places. From walking the halls of the Smithsonian’s Natural History […]
In the Spotlight: Art
***Scroll to the end of the story to take an art walk! Blooming Easels Growing in leaps and bounds, the Wylie Art Program has been growing steadily with a noted boost in recent years. Art teacher Alexis Hughes, who has taught art in varying capacities at Wylie for 21 years, has seen the program […]
If I Were in Sixth Grade Again
Next up! Eighth graders are heading to high school next year, but before they go, they dish out advice to incoming sixth graders about what they wish they would have known when they started junior high. “Upcoming grades are tougher than previous ones so study hard and work hard, and you will go places.” Autumn, […]
In Full Swing: The Growth of Wylie Junior High Golf Program is Booming
Volunteer golf coach Matt Preston’s enthusiasm for golf is quite contagious. It’s his enthusiasm that gave a platform to Wylie’s developing junior high golf program — one of a handful of junior high school golf programs in the state of Texas. The program started in 2017 with about fifteen players signed up, but has grown […]
Thanksgiving Chain Links Students and Staff
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward In 2016, Kristian Spencer, a seventh grade science teacher at Wylie Junior High, reflected on this quote when she was pondering how to cultivate a “spirit of thankfulness” for her campus. From this […]
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