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 […]
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 […]
Fall 2021 Highlights
Wylie Homecoming Court Lilly Kate Doby, Avery Stevenson, Makeda Marquardt, Audrey Kate Schlauch, and Kelsey Ingram were the Homecoming Queen nominees this Fall. Makeda was named Queen. She said it was a surprise. “I was extremely blessed and honored to even be chosen to be on the court with such sweet girls,” she said. […]
Tennis Team Takes 2nd at State
The Wylie tennis team ended its season hoisting a trophy in the state team tennis tournament — only it wasn’t the trophy the team wanted. “Our goal was to win a state championship,” Coach Mark Hathorn said. “We felt like we had the team. We are still fairly young, but I knew we had the […]