Wylie Independent School District (Wylie ISD) has proposed a $291.2 million budget for the 2025–26 school year, reflecting a 0.45% decrease from the 2024–25 amended budget. District trustees are scheduled to adopt the budget on June 16, following a required public...
Bus driver works to make a difference As families get into the swing of a new school year, the decision to drive, walk or take a bus can seem minor. To the drivers, though, it can make all the difference in the world. J.C. Ball has been driving students around Sachse...
North Texas, along with most of the country, is facing a critical shortage of something every person needs to stay alive: blood. Specifically, blood donations. The already-low supply was further drained when 22 people were murdered in El Paso on Aug. 3. Dallas-based...
One Sachse campus is on a mission to win a district-wide honor. Garland ISD launched myON, a program giving students access to thousands of online books and news articles, at the beginning of June. Officials also announced a contest to see who could read the most...
The staff from Burnett Junior High in Wylie took a branded WISD bus to do community service and team building Monday, August 5. The group volunteered at 5 Loaves Food Pantry in Sachse. For more photos like this, see the Aug. 15 issue or subscribe online.
When nearly 2,000 students from Wylie, Sachse and Lavon enter Wylie East High School on Aug. 15, many will be focused on reuniting with friends and comparing classes. What most people don’t see is all the work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure a smooth first...
Senior citizens in Garland Independent School District boundaries have a new way to get involved in their community. On Thursday, Aug. 1, the district began offering senior citizen VIP passes, also called gold cards. By Morgan Howard • Staff Writer •...
Thanks to the efforts of a Wylie High junior, middle school students are rediscovering a passion for science. When Kate Vinson approached her science teacher Ann Darby in 2014 with an idea for a club, the pair had no idea just how popular it would become. “She came to...
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) a grant of $12 million to strengthen its apprenticeship programs. According to Joe May, DCCCD chancellor, their goal is to train 50,000 apprentices by the year 2030. Funding from the...
