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New Greenhouse Provides Hands-On Learning

Students in Wylie High School’s horticulture class aren’t just learning about plants this year. They are planting them, watering them, fertilizing them and soon hope to be selling them thanks to the district’s new greenhouse. “It’s been great,” said Wylie ag teacher Ashley Stegemoeller. “Before, they had to do everything from the classroom. This year […]

Where in Wylie ISD Will Your Child Go To School In 2018/2019?

Transition Year Could Be Confusing Construction has been the Wylie school district’s main focus for most of this decade, but transition will be the challenge over the next two years. Voters approved a bond election in November that will provide the construction needs for years to come. But moving into those facilities will bring big […]

Wylie Moving To UIL’s Class 5A

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 […]

Preston Named Wylie Homecoming Queen

Claire Preston was crowned Homecoming Queen during homecoming ceremonies Oct. 27. She was one of five girls nominated for the honor by their peers. The other nominees were Reagan Chaka, Raquel Davis, Julia Lovelace and Mariah Maldonado. Claire is the daughter of Matt and Shona Preston and the granddaughter of Harold and Susan Preston, Betty […]