The Wylie Bulldogs Baseball Team won the state championship, becoming the first Wylie team ever to accomplish that feat. The Bulldogs had been to the state tournament six previous times, including last year, but had never advanced to the finals, must less won it. But with the majority of that team returning, expectations were huge […]
Top Students Know Each Other Well
The valedictorian and salutatorian of Wylie’s Class of 2016 know each other well. Valedictorian Bethany Witemeyer and salutatorian Brian Fakhoury are both in band, both take advanced placement classes, both were in Footloose this past fall and are both very invested in math and UIL competitions. In fact, the top four students in Wylie’s class […]
New Wylie Program Helps At-Risk Students
Communities In Schools expanded to include the Wylie school district for the first time this year, and new Wylie coordinator Kelsey Phillips is busy helping students stay in school. CIS is a program designed to help at-risk students, and the organization has 250 programs nationwide and 26 in Texas. It has been active in the […]
The Voices of the Wylie Bulldogs
Seventeen years of calling Wylie Bulldogs football games on the radio each week has given Trace Michaels and Bill Whitaker something they didn’t really expect – a best friend. “Our relationship is unbelievable,” Whitaker said. “I don’t have a better friend in the world because of all this.” Whitaker and Michaels are known in Wylie as […]
My First Wylie Pep Rally
By Grant Vandever My name is Grant I’m new to all the things happening in Wylie, so I am writing about all my new experience! I have been to my first Wylie football game, but last week I went to one of my favorite parts of Texas high school football. I have to be honest, […]