Sachse High School students Joseph Figarelli, left, and Andrew Samuel qualified for All-State Band after the final auditions in mid-January. They will perform with the top 6A Symphonic Band Saturday, Feb. 15, at the TMEA Annual Clinic and Convention in San Antonio....
Once a week, Sachse High School’s baseball team visits Sewell Elementary to become big brothers for half an hour. Baseball Buddies was launched in 2015 and lasts through the fall semester. Each baseball player is paired with a Sewell boy and serves as a mentor,...
At this point in the school year, high school upperclassmen are filling out applications, requesting transcripts and making sure test scores are in order, all while trying to balance classes. College application season is wrapping up for many seniors, but there is...
An old cliché states that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but to WEHS art teacher Jennifer Thompson, that simply isn’t true. According to her, anyone can become an artist. After 16 years of teaching high school, a few more teaching college and a lifetime of...
Local students ‘add’ to community by providing free tutoring “Mom, I want to come back to tutoring next week, please!” said a first-time attendee of the Wylie Math Tutoring (WMT) program. Surprised, his mother told him he would have to miss baseball practice to go...
Schools in Garland ISD are working to make a positive impact on the environment. Share Tables popped up in cafeterias across the district in September, and the program continues to have success. “It’s a way for us to repurpose food that would normally go in the trash,...
Families in Sachse have a chance to provide valuable feedback to schools. November is Family Engagement Month, which focuses on parent-teacher relationships. Several GISD schools have launched a month-long drawing contest as a way to celebrate and also gain feedback....
Both high schools in Wylie presented their fall plays Thursday, Oct. 18 and Saturday, Oct. 20, and both productions successfully drew large audiences. Wylie High’s theatre department performed Ricky Elice’s “Peter and the Starcatcher.” According to director Polly...
The stereotype of a principal may have changed over the years, but the dedication and commitment required of the job has not. October is National Principals Month, helping bring recognition to just how much these leaders do for their schools. “Being principal...
