Betty Stephens accepts the Garrison Award at the Wylie ISD Education Foundation Boots n’ Barbecue gala, Saturday, March 29 at the Plano Center. Stephens, shown with fellow Garrison Award winners, was one of the founding members and the board president for 10 years....
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...
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...
