The Wylie Theater Department performed its fall musical Footloose in October. The students opened with an abbreviated performance in front of more than 200 Wylie supporters at the annual We Are Wylie dinner. Then a week later, students gave three performances of Footloose in its entirety at McMurry’s Radford Auditorium. Here are some pictures from […]
DI’s Runway of Terror Turns CarnEvil
Some of Wylie’s most creative students have used the more scary side of their imaginations to cook up a host of new horrors for this year’s Runway of Terror. The annual haunted house is a fundraiser for Wylie’s Destination Imagination program, and the fun starts Oct 9. This year’s theme is CarnEvil. “It’s a carnival/circus […]
McMinns Perfect For Hall of Honor
Clyde and Melanie McMinn aren’t sure why they were chosen for induction into the Wylie Hall of Honor, but ask anyone who knows them, and they can tell you why. Melanie left her mark on thousands of children and parents over 25 years as secretary at several Wylie campuses. Together, the McMinns helped start […]
Stringfellow Built Math Program
Wylie Junior High has been absolutely dominant in state math competitions over the last decade, winning state championships the last three years in a row and state runner up for at least four consecutive years before that. Wylie’s program has become literally the best in the state because of one person – Carol Stringfellow. The former […]
Blackburn Helped Keep Wylie Special
Don Blackburn wasn’t always a Wylie Bulldog, but it only took him four years to realize that the school was very special. Blackburn attended Wylie from 1949 until he graduated in 1953, and those four years changed his life. When he began having children of his own, he knew he wanted them to grow up […]