For many students, the month of May can’t come to an end fast enough. But for some, the apex of competition is still to come thanks to UIL state competitions being scheduled at the end of the school year. Regardless of timing, six Wylie High students brough 5A state champion titles home just days before […]
Tehzeeb Grewal is Solid Gold
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 […]
The Social Studies Team at the Top of Texas
Wylie High’s UIL Social Studies team appeared in our December 2023 issue for placing second in the state for an impressive performance in the first virtual challenge meet of the season. Well, it wasn’t just by chance. They really are just that good! Team members Anthony Tovar, Ella McClung, Crisha Manuseto (all seniors) and Canyon […]
Student Film Makes Wylie History
Case Kirby and Timothy Sturtevant made Wylie history this semester when they became Wylie’s first-ever students to go to state in film. The duo finished 4th in the state with a film they created called The Voices. “We decided to do something serious because we wanted to make a difference,” Case said. “We didn’t really […]
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 […]