By Andrew [email protected] Proposed changes to Wylie ISD’s literature review process took center stage during a recent Wylie ISD Board of Trustees meeting, following concerns over a previously approved book and ongoing public feedback. Proceedings began...
Texas PTA this month named Wylie High School Principal Virdie Montgomery its Secondary Principal of the Year. Montgomery and other honorees, such as Texas PTA Superintendent of the Year, will be feted with a luncheon July 20 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine. “You...
When I was a child, we defined summer as a time for play and being outside. We would take off in the morning and check back in around lunch time. Afterwards, we were back out with friends or exploring the surrounding cornfield to play hide-and-seek or another made up...
Rather than spend one of their first weeks of summer in the pool or watching TV, some Garland ISD students chose to immerse themselves in the world of computer science. In the span of just four days, participants of Garland ISD’s Summer Coding Academy – held June...
Wylie picked up honors for the 2019 baseball season in District 10-6A. Making the first-team was Luke Matula as a pitcher. Mason Lang (pitcher), Joseph Corso (outfield) and Nick Spencer (utility player) made the second-team. Pirate coaching staff named David Sharp an...
The chief financial officer for Wylie Independent School District, Michele Trongaard, has been named a recipient of Pinnacle of Achievement Award of the Association of School Business Officials for her management of insurance proceeds from the 2016 hailstorm....
Almost 300 second graders spent last month playing games, solving problems and working in teams to get a head start on testing. Reading Rocket is new this year, but still managed to draw a crowd of kids eager to learn. The program is open to Garland ISD students who...
For the past two years, a quiet game of hide-and-seek has been going on in Wylie. First it started downtown, then it spread to the library and local parks. Before long, these unique treasures hidden in Wylie appeared in other Texas cities and throughout Texas. Some...
Sachse High School has earned an honor shared with only 854 other schools across the state. The campus was named to the 2018-19 Texas Honor Roll, presented by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP). To receive this distinction, schools must have high levels of...
