This past May, Tehzeeb Grewal became the 5A individual State Champion in UIL Spelling & Vocabulary for the first time in Wylie’s history, scoring the highest score in the entire state for all 1A-6A schools. She scored a 96/100 on the test and a perfect 20/20 on the tiebreaker section. According to Holly Kirby, her […]
Making it to State
Ayden Gertiser, Junior Number Sense, Calculator, and Math Ayden won 2nd at state in calculator and 4th in math and led the calculator team to a 2nd place finish. He has qualified for state in all three competitions for two years in a row, and last year he won a silver medal in math. COVID […]
Making it to State
Wylie students were successful in various competitions this spring, with numerous students advancing to state in Academic, Debate and Art competitions. The Academic Team won its district championship, won the regional championship and sent 12 students to state competition. Ayden Gertiser finished 2nd in the state in Math, 4th in Number Sense and 5th in […]
Wylie Academic Team Sends 12 to State
The Wylie Academic Team won the regional championship at UIL competition on April 17, and 12 Wylie students qualified to compete at state. Ayden Gertiser won two regional championships – one in Calculator Applications and the other in Number Sense. He also qualified for state in a third event by placing 2nd in math. Caleb Speights […]
Five Wylie Destination Imagination Teams Qualified for the DI Global Finals
Five Wylie Destination Imagination teams qualified for the DI Global Finals in six different challenges based on their performances at the State Competition. Science Alliance, a team of students from Wylie West and Wylie East junior highs, tied for 1st place in the state. Students on that team are Sarah Varghese, Hannah Varghese, James McCall, […]