Six candidates are seeking seats on the Wylie Independent School District Board of Trustees in the Nov. 3 election, including three incumbents and three candidates competing for an open seat. Jacob Day, Place 6; Stacie Smith, Place 1; and Virdie Montgomery, Place 5,...
When longtime teachers leave the profession, many if not all leave with lasting memories. For Wylie High School retiree Teri Harrington, who retired at the end of the 2020-21 school year, those 23 years of memories came inside and outside the classroom. Harrington...
Steve Boatman met a reality 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 Collapse and Revival of American 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 graduation....
Memorial Day exists as a time for reflection about the scale of wars that Americans have fought since their nation’s inception. Chuck Flesch, who served in the Marines for four years, understands this truth, explaining almost 1.4 million American service people have...
Allie Spillyards didn’t appear at the Wylie ISD board meeting on April 19 when attendees heard her discuss the benefits of the district’s Birmingham Scholars program. But when she spoke in a video played during the meeting, many attendees may have recognized her...
Roland Krier is concerned about traffic, specifically 18-wheelers, coming from the area behind the Walmart in Wylie, where a railway distribution park sits. "My wife has become terrified to drive her new car because they are all over the place, night and day," said...
Taryn Teggatz’s college decision came down to two schools: the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Wylie East High School valedictorian made her decision on the college last week - she will attend UT’s College of Natural...
