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Wylie Graduate to Lead Super Bowl Flyover

When the National Anthem concludes and the crowd cheers, Lieutenant Arielle Ash will scream across the sky in an F-18 Super Hornet, kicking off Super Bowl LVII.   Lt. Ash is the lead aviator of a historic, all-female formation of four tactical naval aircraft, which is part of the Super Bowl’s commemoration of 50 years […]

Wylie Students Motivated to Make a Difference for Their Peers

Hopefully soon students across Wylie will be able to access a Counselor’s Care Closet at their campus thanks to the Bulldog Protection Program, a community service initiative recently created by one of Wylie’s Destination Imagination (DI) teams. The DI team, called Science Alliance, used a similar program in Abilene ISD as a catalyst for their […]

Operation Reunion: Four Wylie Students Get a Surprise They’ll Never Forget

Major Bryan Williams and his wife Katie have planned this undercover operation for months. The objective: surprise their four children at three Wylie campuses with his return from a 6-month deployment in Kuwait. With a little help from each campus, they pulled it off.  Phase one was to surprise son Trae who attends Wylie West Elementary. His […]

The Ease of Reading Earns Camera Time for Wylie Elementary Student

Wylie third grader Graham McLean had quite the day today. The 8-year-old at Wylie East Elementary School spoke with local news reporter Annabelle Tuggle about reading more than 3 million words. You read that correctly – more than 3 MILLION words, and for Graham that was the easy part.  “I was really, really, nervous,” said […]

Wylie Students Take Talent to Atlanta and Come Home with More Than They Imagined

While attending the world’s largest festival for musical theater, Wylie students not only built lasting memories, but learned how overcoming adversity can reap high rewards.   Kayleb Burns, Ashtyn Kershner, Aria Kershner, Reece Harvey, Hallie Hughes, Gwen Powell, Christian Robinson-Liggins, Paisley Holt, Ryan Trahan, and Saya Mueller performed at the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. […]