The Abilene Philharmonic will honor 11 Abilene seniors, including nine Wylie girls, at its annual Gold Medallion Ball on March 3. The students are being honored for participating in the Abilene Philharmonic Guild’s Belles and Beaus program which allows students to learn volunteerism. “It broadens our minds,” said Wylie senior Victoria Lipps. “We are young, […]
Four Advance To State VASE Contest
Four Wylie students had their artwork chosen to advance to state during competition at the Region 14 VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) Competition in late February. Joyce Blanton and Shali Shah from Stacy Sanchez’ Art 3 class each had a piece chosen to advance, and Cara McFarland and Makenzie Bierma from Art 1 classes also […]
Choir Students Earn All-State Honors
Two Wylie Choir Students earned spots in the TMEA’s All-State Small School Mixed Choir and performed with top students from across the state in the All-State Concerts in mid February. Seniors Claire Shuler and Katy Garcia earned the honors. Although both have earned numerous other choir honors in their careers at Wylie, this year was […]
Wylie Band Camp
Wylie band students have been busy this summer, attending a variety of summer camps. Seventeen Wylie percussion students participate in the McMurry marching percussion camp, 14 Guard-Vision students enjoyed the McMurry Guard Camp and the band’s four drum majors attended the Texas Tech drum major camp. Wylie students also attended the University of North Texas […]