House Bill 1481 bans the use of personal cellphones at all grade levels. As students gather supplies for returning to class, there’s one item they won’t need in school: a cell phone. A new Texas law bans the use of personal telecommunication devices at all grade...
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 meetÂings, bedroom monologues and even video chats with proÂfessionals 1,000 miles away, theatre students are redefinÂing 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,...
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...
