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, […]
Foundation Dinner To Feature Footloose
Foundation Dinner To Feature Footloose The talents of Wylie’s theater students will be on full display at the 6th annual We Are Wylie Dinner in October. The event, scheduled for Oct. 8, will feature an abbreviated version of the musical Footloose, performed by the Wylie Theater Department. The dinner is the annual fundraiser for the […]
Ten Tips For Surviving Back To School
Wylie students soon will be heading back to school, and already the district is gearing up for a new year. At the high school, band students are participating in early morning practices; football players are toiling in the heat, and the volleyball teams are starting their seasons. Cross Country and tennis players also are back […]