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Top Sachse High seniors thank support systems

Top Sachse High seniors thank support systems

Ella Lamb, Sachse High’s valedictorian, and Claudia Velasco, salutatorian, will walk the stage with their classmates Friday, May 23 at the GISD Curtis Culwell Center in Garland. Sachse High School’s 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian have different interests and...

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Collin College gets competitive

Collin College gets competitive

Institution approved to offer 4-year degrees Degrees offered at Collin College are getting an upgrade. After receiving approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Board of Trustees, Collin College will offer four-year degrees....

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GISD asks for community input

GISD asks for community input

Garland ISD officials need input from the community. They created a survey - available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese - in which anyone in the district can offer feedback. Students, graduates, parents, guardians, GISD employees and former employees, business...

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Open registration for fall now open

Open registration for fall now open

Open registration for Collin College’s fall 2019 semester started June 11. Returning students with more than one hour of credit can register now. Open registration is available to all students who have been admitted and are eligible to enroll at Collin College....

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WISD students celebrate theatre

WISD students celebrate theatre

For four years now, young theatre enthusiasts have had a chance to dedicate five days to perfecting their craft. Summer on Stage, a weeklong theatre workshop, was held May 28 to June 1 at Wylie High School. WHS director Polly Harrison and WEHS director Andrea Farnham...

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WISD names new administrators

WISD names new administrators

A handful of new administrators are about to start making their marks in Wylie. District officials have filled four openings for principal, associate principal and assistant principals at various campuses. Tiffany Doolan, currently principal of Birmingham Elementary,...

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Davis students travel the world

Davis students travel the world

A group of Davis Intermediate students spent the past year traveling the world without leaving their classroom. For the third school year in a row, the multicultural club has learned about different cultures, tried new foods, talked to guests, made crafts and...

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Wylie student places second at NATS

Wylie student places second at NATS

Collin College student and Wylie native Taylor Hankey took home second place in an area music competition. He competed in the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition in March. It is the world’s largest...

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Book club improves students’ literacy

Book club improves students’ literacy

A group of elementary-age kids are expanding their worldviews one book at a time. Cox Elementary’s fourth grade book club just completed its first year and is already seeing results. “Sometimes students only like one genre, so this broadens their horizons,” said...

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