Garland ISD trustees received an in-depth overview of the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget during a workshop held June 10. District officials outlined projected increases in revenue and expenditures, continued funding gaps in key programs, and enrollment trends...
Wylie High School Principal Virdie Montgomery has gained national attention for going the extra mile, or 800 miles, to remind his senior students they are in his thoughts. Montgomery, with wife Pam as chauffeur and navigator, drove 800 miles over 12 days to...
It’s a whole new world for school districts as they navigate how to implement digital learning. For Garland ISD, though, the transition has been easy. With online counseling, Facebook Live parent sessions and a website full of at-home learning resources,...
Shakespeare wrote that all the world’s a stage, and Wylie High’s drama department is proving just how true that is. Between virtual class meetings, bedroom monologues and even video chats with professionals 1,000 miles away, theatre students are redefining what a...
Garland ISD students who left medicine or medical supplies at their campus can start picking up them up tomorrow. High schools, along with the Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical Center and Pathfinder Achievement Center, will be open Friday, May 1. To help minimize...
COVID-19 has shut down the nation, and with this came the closing of schools. While Wylie ISD high schoolers have closed their textbooks and opened their chromebooks for online school, one particular group is facing a unique struggle: the loss of senior year. “This...
SHS senior wins district video contest For one SHS senior, quarantine doesn’t have to be boring. When her theatre class began making videos about the importance of sanitation, Tina Nguyen decided to take it to the next level. Using multicolored lights from a Bluetooth...
Hundreds of locals are whipping up entertainment and learning that quarantine can sometimes be sweet. Emily Guynes, a culinary teacher at Wylie High School, has found it easy to transfer her classes online since most people have kitchens. Although she had planned to...
Schools are still closed, but students in Garland ISD aren’t having to go without meals. As soon as Superintendent Ricardo Lopez decided to shut down campuses last month, the student nutrition team began thinking of ways to continue serving food. For the full story,...
