***Scroll to the end of the story to take an art walk! Blooming Easels Growing in leaps and bounds, the Wylie Art Program has been growing steadily with a noted boost in recent years. Art teacher Alexis Hughes, who has taught art in varying capacities at Wylie for 21 years, has seen the program […]
If I Were in Sixth Grade Again
Next up! Eighth graders are heading to high school next year, but before they go, they dish out advice to incoming sixth graders about what they wish they would have known when they started junior high. “Upcoming grades are tougher than previous ones so study hard and work hard, and you will go places.” Autumn, […]
Broadcast Class Connects and Cultivates Campus Culture
The media broadcast students at Wylie West Junior High want more than for their fellow classmates to just get by at school – they want them to thrive. To do this, they created a podcast series called Thrive and Survive that focuses on helping junior high students with topics that can often be a challenge […]
Wylie’s Bass Fishing Team Weighing In Well, On and Off the Water
Wylie parents Brady and Alex Beal have been fishing all their lives. It’s something their family does. It’s something their family loves, and it was because of their love for the sport they sought to create a fishing team for Wylie students. What followed was something they did not expect. “I have been stunned at […]
In Full Swing: The Growth of Wylie Junior High Golf Program is Booming
Volunteer golf coach Matt Preston’s enthusiasm for golf is quite contagious. It’s his enthusiasm that gave a platform to Wylie’s developing junior high golf program — one of a handful of junior high school golf programs in the state of Texas. The program started in 2017 with about fifteen players signed up, but has grown […]
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