Courtesy photo Collin College is now accepting applications for its new Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Software Development, set to launch this fall at the college’s Frisco Campus. The program builds on Collin College’s existing Associate of Applied Science...
Garland ISD’s employee wellness programs are paying off on more than the physical level. Out of all the companies that employee more than 5,000 people, only 36 achieved the American Heart Association’s Bronze Award. And GISD is among this group. For the full...
Five new leaders have been named to the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) Foundation Board of Trustees. They include Manuel Diaz, Chad Houser, Alicia Makaye, Ann Margolin and Alfreda B. Norman. Board members works to spread the word about the...
Thanks to the unique services it offers, one Sachse school is playing a role in a Harvard study. Armstrong Elementary welcomed Tara Reynolds, a researcher from Boston, to campus to study its dyslexia screening program. Reynolds is on a team at Boston Children’s...
One classroom at Sachse High has joined just 10 other Texas schools in advancing for a national competition. Animation teacher Erik Bushland, along with about half a dozen of his students, was declared one of the 11 Texas finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow...
The front office of Sachse High may have seemed suspiciously empty last week, but the missing administrators hadn’t gone far. All you had to do to find them was look up, and up, and up a little more. Principal Shae Creel and Assistant Principals Ray Young and Melinda...
Archery Club open to East students For the members of Wylie East’s archery club, perfecting a sport is only one of the targets; in the years since the club formed, the students have also become leaders, teachers and friends. Chris Bailey, an economics teacher, has...
The Pride of the East band performed a history-making show two weeks ago. The Wylie East band competed at the UIL 5A State Marching Competition and placed seventh. The competition took place in the Alamodome in San Antonio Nov. 4-5. For the full story, see the...
When Garland ISD launched a new digital menu app at the beginning of the school year, officials weren’t quite sure what the response would be. Three months later, thousands of students have utilized the app for nutrition information, meal planning and giving feedback....
