Wylie East All-State Choir qualifiers include, from left, Nathan Jacob, Parker Smith, Logan Drum and Isabella Cavalier. Courtesy photo Wylie ISD choir students became eight of the hundreds of All-State Choir members after the final round of auditions on Saturday,...
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...
A small group of Sachse High School students is tasked with preserving their school’s history. This year’s yearbook class has 19 members, and all of them have been busy since before school even started. “I encourage the kids to take pictures over the summer because...
A group of students at Wylie’s Harrison Intermediate can already call themselves photographers. Although its members are only in fifth and sixth grades, Yearbook Club creates opportunities to gain photography and marketing experience. Currently 40 students strong, the...
The Main Stage theatre classes at Wylie East and Wylie High are busy preparing their fall productions. This year’s play at Wylie East is Bertolt Brecht’s “The Good Woman of Setzuan,” as translated by Eric Bentley. Performances are Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. and...
Garland ISD is using technology to keep kids safer. The district partnered with Anonymous Alerts to create a new app, released Sept. 17. Students can report various types of safety threats without their names being attached. “From what we saw last year in this country...
