Louis Rangel’s title at Wylie East Intermediate School is head custodian, but a more accurate description might be head encourager. Rangel loves kids, and he never misses an opportunity to encourage and uplift the kids around him as he goes about his duties during the day. “I enjoy kids,” he said. “I really do. I […]
Enrollment Continues to be a Challenge for WISD
The biggest challenge facing the Wylie school district in the coming years looks a lot like the challenges of the past – exploding enrollment. East Intermediate School opened in January to ease crowding at East Elementary and East Junior High, giving the district the space it needs for Pre-K through 8th-grade students for at least […]
Destination Imagination Regional Results
Wylie’s Destination Imagination program had another amazing showing at its regional competition at Midlothian High School on Feb. 26. Wylie senior Carlie Buck won both of the scholarships awarded at the competition, and seven teams qualified for state in nine challenges. The Metallic Chickens and the Mental Milkshakes each qualified for state in two challenges. […]
How She Wrote “How They Croaked”
Wylie 7th-graders got a rare treat this fall when they got to Zoom with the author of their favorite book, How they Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous. Author Georgia Bragg spoke to a cafeteria full of 7th-graders from her home in California. “In all the years that we have read this awesome […]
Community Mentors Needed to Help At-Risk Students
Wylie High School is getting a new program this fall designed to help at-risk students succeed and ultimately graduate. Mentors Care is a state-wide program based in Midlothian that connects at-risk students with mentors from the community to help provide the students with the support and resources they need to excel. “It’s a win/win,” said […]
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