The meeting will be held at the Harris Administration Building - Annex, 601 S. Jupiter Road in Garland. Garland ISD taxpayers will have a chance to weigh in on next year’s budget and proposed tax rate during a public meeting later this month. The meeting is set for 5...
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,...
After announcing last weekend that Garland ISD schools would remain closed indefinitely, Superintendent Ricardo Lopez released a video sharing updated details. He announced on Friday that, in light of information from Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, campuses would...
As daycares – deemed essential by local governments – continue operating as best as possible, employees and parents are navigating how to provide quality education while also preventing coronavirus. Numbers of children enrolled can vary from location to location....
Quarantines and closures aren’t getting in the way of one Wylie Prep teenager’s future. Seth Dowdle, a junior, was invited to attend the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in mid-July. The annual conference at George Mason University brings some of the top...
Wylie ISD officials decided today to extend school closures through Friday, April 3. According to Superintendent David Vinson, he and his team will determine next week whether further extension is necessary. “We are extremely grateful to our entire community of...
