How misinformation may be undermining cancer prevention Photo courtesy of Shutterstock Despite its wide recognition as an effective tool for skin cancer prevention, many Americans still say they aren’t sure how sunscreen works. In fact, confusion about its use and...
The new baseball stadium in Arlington — Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers — opened last year. Globe Life Field was built to attract more fans during the long, hot days of summer in North Texas One local sports scribe said some time back that the team’s...
Camryn Shupe considered herself lacking a certain characÂteristic before her involvement with SkillsUSA. That trait — confidence — has grown since she started with the national organization that seeks to help secondary school and college students build perÂsonal and...
Wylie ISD won’t provide remote learning this school year, but trustees at the June meeting learned about some options for parents concerned about sending their children to in-person classes in the fall. House Bill 1468, which tarÂgeted remote learning, was not...
Skylah Spradlin said she was outside enjoying the rainy weather and “talking to God” Monday afternoon, June 28, when she heard the explosion, which she described as resemÂbling a gunshot. But this noise was “super close” — behind her home — and louder than an ordinary...
When longtime teachers leave the profession, many if not all leave with lasting memÂories. For Wylie High School reÂtiree Teri Harrington, who reÂtired at the end of the 2020-21 school year, those 23 years of memories came inside and outÂside the classroom. Harrington...
Steve Boatman met a realiÂty this winter he had not dealt with in decades. He was not in school. Whether as a student or teacher, Boatman has been in a place of learning since he was a boy, stretching back to the 1960s. Boatman retired mid-year from Wylie ISD’s Whitt...
Robert D. Putnam’s book “Bowling Alone: The ColÂlapse and Revival of AmeriÂcan Community,” released in 2000, explored the decline of social capital and how trends showed Americans were avoiding joining local social groups and clubs and were withdrawing from civic...
Wylie East High School’s top graduating seniors used a metaphor of students being the author of their own stories, or lives, in their speeches to the Class of 2021 Friday, May 28 at Wylie Stadium. East Principal Tiffany Doolan gave welcome remarks at the gradÂuation....
