“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward In 2016, Kristian Spencer, a seventh grade science teacher at Wylie Junior High, reflected on this quote when she was pondering how to cultivate a “spirit of thankfulness” for her campus. From this […]
Campus Connections December 22: Wylie West Junior High
CELEBRATING AND SPREADING AWARENESS This year, Wylie West Junior High celebrated Dyslexia Awareness Day with a day full of games, fun and laughter for the students who have this learning style. Karen Cothran, the dyslexia teacher, said it was a great day to celebrate the students and what amazing thinkers they are. She said twenty […]
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 […]
Colonial Day 2020
Wylie West Jr. High Colonial Day