When the National Anthem concludes and the crowd cheers, Lieutenant Arielle Ash will scream across the sky in an F-18 Super Hornet, kicking off Super Bowl LVII. Lt. Ash is the lead aviator of a historic, all-female formation of four tactical naval aircraft, which is part of the Super Bowl’s commemoration of 50 years […]
Series of Events Lands Wylie Grad in Super Bowl
Just five months ago, Wylie grad Clay Johnston thought his NFL career was over. Three months later, he was playing in the Super Bowl. Johnston, a 2015 Wylie grad, is a linebacker and special teams player with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals claimed him off waivers in November after the Carolina Panthers waived him. Even […]
From Bulldog to Blue Devil
A little bad luck kept Kade Parmelly from getting scholarship offers from big-time football programs when he graduated from Wylie in 2017. But thanks to COVID, he’s getting another chance to fulfill that dream. After four years at Abilene Christian University, Kade will be playing on the offensive line for Duke this fall. “It was […]
Wylie Grad Comes Home To Work With Uncle
As a young college student, Lauren (Oglesby) Edwards dreamed of one day working with her uncle at his dental office in Abilene. This summer, that dream came true. In July, Dr. Gary Linn, a Wylie resident and former Wylie parent, welcomed Edwards into his practice. “I always dreamed of returning to Abilene – particularly working […]