Every morning when Riley Bilbrey wakes up, he heads to the school’s livestock barn to feed his pigs. As soon as school is over the Wylie junior heads back to feed, exercise and wash them. Such is the life of a Wylie ag student during Stock Show season. “It’s a lot of hard work and […]
Mueller Finishes First Minor League Season
Wylie grad MacKenzie Mueller finished another leg of a long journey that he has been on since he was a little boy. He completed his first season in Minor League Baseball on the road to hopefully one day making it to the majors. This first season playing with the Dunedin Blue Jays in the Florida […]
Back in the Swing
Brylee Slatton loves to swing. Unfortunately, when the Wylie 1st-grader made the move from Wylie Early Childhood to Wylie West Elementary, she could no longer swing. Brylee is a blind, special needs student, and Wylie West Elementary did not have the handicapped swing she required. Now, thanks to the Joseph Thomas Foundation, Brylee is […]
Former Theatre Star Back At Wylie As Director
Maddy Lowry took the stage many times during her four years as a theatre student at Wylie High School. In November, she was back at her alma mater, directing her first musical as an employee for Wylie High. “Abilene has such a rich fine arts community, so to be able to be a part of […]
Ready to Work: College Not Always Required
Cristobal Correa thought the film industry sounded like a cool career when he started in Wylie’s Video Production class as a freshman. Now he’s sure of it. “I want to go into film production and film editing in college,” he said. “This class is really helping me. Not only am I getting hardware experience working […]