The Wylie school district will finally make the long-anticipated move to Class 5A next year, according to numbers released by the UIL in December. Wylie missed the cutoff to stay in Class 4A by 14 students. Instead of being one of the largest schools in Class 4A, it will now be one of the smallest […]
Tax Payers Control Wylie’s Future
Wylie’s future is now in the hands of its taxpayers. The Wylie school board called a $45 million bond election last week, asking taxpayers for funds to continue construction on the district’s east side. The issue will be on the ballot of the Nov. 7 election. “By 2021, we are looking at 1,200 more students […]
Wylie Alum To Sing At Foundation Dinner
The annual We Are Wylie dinner is going country this year but staying true to its tradition of featuring successful Wylie alumni. The dinner will be at Joe Allen’s Lytle Bend Ranch and will feature singer/songwriter Hunter Hutchinson, who graduated from Wylie in 2012, and is relatively new on the Texas Music scene. Hunter graduated […]
Academic Team Earns Silver Medals At State
Wylie’s Academic Team brought home three team silver medals from the State UIL Academic Meet in April. The Math, Number Sense and Calculator teams all earned 2nd place in the state competition. Sameer Haider led the Wylie effort by earning four silver medals. Sameer earned 2nd individually in Calculator, and was a member of all […]
Should Wylie Build A 2nd Junior High?
The Wylie school board is considering the possibility of building a second Junior High on property near Kirby Lake and dividing the current Junior High with students living west of US Highway 83/84 going to the current campus and those living east going to the new campus. The idea is just one of several under […]