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#WylieWay
every day.
As of 3:40 p.m. this afternoon, June 5, 2020, Ms. Cindy Anderson has provided the Superintendent with a letter stating that she is resigning and retiring from the Wylie ISD effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year. Her resignation was accepted and is effective immediately.
Wylie High School is on lock down. Students and staff are safe. Police are searching for a person who is not a student.
Students who have late arrival do not need to come to school at this time. We will update as we have new information.
โRaider for Lifeโ Mike Williams Announces Retirement
After 38 years as a teacher, coach and administrator, Wylie East High School principal Mike Williams has announced his retirement effective at the end of this school year.
#RFL
@WEHS_Raiders
It's a big day in Wylie ISD as we announce the Teachers and Paraprofessionals of the Year. Congratulations to Quincy Riley, the Wylie ISD Elementary Paraprofessional of the Year! Quincy is from Harrison Intermediate.
@DavidVinsonWISD
@WylieWayWISD
We continue to monitor road and weather conditions and consult with local officials. If a decision is made to close school tomorrow, we will notify families and staff as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience & understanding!
The Lock Down is over. The person of interest has been found off-campus by Wylie police. We take any threats seriously and work with the police to investigate them to ensure our students and staff are safe. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Governor Greg Abbott has named eight new members to the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) Board, including WHS Assistant Principal Michael Slaughter. This is a great honor and acknowledgment of what we do with regards to safety and security in Wylie ISD.
@TxSchoolSafety
STAAR testing requirements have been waived for the 2019-2020 school year.
We will continue to empower schools to make the best decisions to protect their communities from COVID-19.
Wylie ISD is proud to announce that Jennifer Wiseman has been named the new principal of Wally Watkins Elementary School. Mrs. Wiseman replaces Jennifer Speicher who announced her retirement at the end of this school year.
Welcome Back...to an "A" Rated District!!!
Yesterday, we welcomed 16,762 student. And the TEA reports cards are out. We earned an A!!!
2019-2020 will be even better as we
#RidefortheBrandWISD
Congrats to the Wylie High Cross Country Team on their 8th place finish at the UIL State Meet. The Pirates had a Top 10 finisher and two in the top 30!
Wylie ISD has named Brent Kelley the new boys' basketball coach at Wylie East HS. Coach Kelley brings 12 years of head coaching experience to WEHS.
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@ihss_dfw
@DMNGregRiddle
๐As the end of the school year approaches, WHS Coach ๐๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ซ wraps up his 50th year in education. ๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ โ๐'๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฆ:
Both the Pirates and Raiders boys basketball teams are in the UIL State Playoffs.๐๐ช๐ฟ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฝ
โ ๏ธWylie HS
Monday, Feb. 24 vs. Plano HS @ Richardson HS Gymnasium, 7:00 PM
โ๏ธWylie East HS
Monday, Feb 24 vs. Frisco Wakeland @ McKinney Boyd HS Gymnasium, 7:00 PM
Wylie ISD is declaring Tuesday, February 16, 2021, a bad weather day. Due to scheduled power outages and spotty internet service, we cannot provide remote learning. More details on the rest pf week as we have them. Stay safe and warm.
Congrats to students who signed to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level!
Tristan Lee, Westin Waters, Alyssa Striker, Breanna Wooten, Abby Hollingsworth, David Hyde, Cam Pruitt, Dane Farley, Coit Green, Chris Lewis, Matt Schell, Colton Wittenback, Carley Hall
Congrats and good luck
@eno_benjamin5
in the
@NFL
draft!
Check out
@olajimienoch
and Katie's spread in The Raid about the best athletes to come out of East, starring Mr. Benjamin.
Wylie ISD is overjoyed to announce Smith Elementary third-grader ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐๐จ is heading to finals at the ๐ธ0๐ธ๐น ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. We are so proud of you Levi and good luck! Learn all about Leviโs journey here:
Tomorrow, Sept. 2, is
@WERaiderFB
's first ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ! Come support
#DUBEAST
as they take on Grand Prairie at Wylie Stadium. Kick off is at 7 p.m.
Remember, ๐ tickets to all athletic events must be purchased online:
๐
@raidernationprincipal
๐โ๏ธEleven student-athletes signed letters of intent at ๐ช๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น. Congratulations to these students who will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level!
This is National Assistant Principals Week!!
Join Wylie ISD as we honor and recognize the contributions of APs to the success of students.
These are Wylie ISD's JH and high school APs. Thanks for all you do everyday to make our kids lives brighter. #
#APWeek20
Congratulations to Secondary Teacher of the Year, Mary Zucha! Mary teaches 7th-grade science at Cooper Junior High. Mary was meant to teach science as a triplet, and is a proud graduate of Wylie High School!
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@SDavisWylie
๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐, one of Daniela and Sofia Mendozaโs favorite colors, tomorrow, May 10, in their honor. Please keep these girls, their family, friends and Cox Elementary faculty, staff, students and others impacted by this tragic loss in your thoughts and prayers.
Students and staff at WHS took part in the inaugural Diversity Day by wearing clothing from their native country or that reflected their familyโs heritage. They included Ethiopia, Poland, Russia, Mexico, Pakistan, and Palestine.
@AhmoCaptain
@WylieWaysSEL
Wylie ISD is declaring Thursday, February 18, 2021, a bad weather day. Due to continued power outages and spotty internet service, we cannot provide remote learning. Stay safe and stay warm.
Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.) Thanks to all the men and women in Blue who help keep us safe every day. We appreciate you. ๐๐ฎ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐พโโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ผ๐
The district is providing free lunches at Hartman Elementary school, 10-Noon all week. Students must be in the car to receive a meal. For a list of other lunch providers:
Itโs an ice rink now, but in just 94 days the Class of 2020 and their families will celebrate graduation. ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐๐จ๐ฝโ๐๐ง๐ผโ๐๐ฉ๐ฟโ๐๐จ๐ปโ๐
Sat. May 23, 2020
WEHS 10AM
WHS 2PM
Allen Event Center
High schools will sending more details, general info is here:
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๐Congratulations to the 2019
#ASBOPinnacle
Award recipients! Learn how these
#schoolbusiness
officials successfully combined experience with creativity to solve problems facing their school districts. View the recipients and their inspiring projects here:
The Wylie East Raiders are Bi-District champs! The Raiders move onto Area and will take on the DeSoto Eagles this ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฏ. ๐๐, ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ. ๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ฒ).
Happy National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day! Thank you to our SROs for keeping our students, staff, and campuses safe! We appreciate your service and dedication to our district and for the impact you have on our community!