Giving heart and S.O.U.L
May 9, 2012 • Madison Jennings, Contributor
Waking up is hard for any teenager, especially on the weekends. A group of 20 students and youth leaders wake up at five in the morning every Sunday and travel to downtown Dallas to feed homeless people with an organization called S.O.U.L. Servants Of oUr Lord is a sidewalk church that gives hope to... Read more »
Prom Praises and Pics
May 8, 2012 • Lynsey Butler, Web Master
Students dressed to impress as they made their way to Southfork Ranch for a night they were sure to never forget, Prom Night. The theme this year was Happily Ever After. Students danced, laughed and had a ball as they made memories with their peers. Some of the crowd’s favorite things were the white... Read more »
Wylie East participates in Relay for Life
May 4, 2012 • Shelby Perkinson, Contributor
The sun is bright, the wind is strong and the crowd is loud. Wylie, Sachse and Murphy joined together as one community and all walked for a cause April 27 and 28. “I knew I had to do something to fight this nasty disease,” participant Austin Goss said. “Being able to see the survivors cry happy... Read more »
Students experiment with blood
May 3, 2012 • Ana Meraz-Villarrreal, Web Editor
Forensic students in Ms. Miller’s fourth period class recreated crime scenes in their science lab with the help of Wylie Police Department Sergeant Tommy Walters. With trifold cardboard posters, white butcher paper, fake blood, a protractor, measuring devices and a hammer they investigated how the... Read more »
Upperclassmen eligible for exam exemptions
April 25, 2012
Only students classified during the spring semester, as seniors or juniors, are eligible to be exempt from taking their semester exams. Students must meet the grade, attendance, and discipline eligibility criteria listed below in order to be exempt from an exam in a particular class. Each teacher... Read more »
Eat grains not brains
April 23, 2012 • Alyssa Garrett, Staffer
Freshman Jessica Benfield is one student against animal consumption. “I saw a video about what happens to the animals when they go to the slaughter houses and I did not like it at all,” Benfield said. PETA offers several videos on the effects of harmful products used on small animals. A vegetarian... Read more »
Students visit gravesite
April 20, 2012 • Shelby Perkinson, Contributor
With the air still and the sun bright everyone had warmth in their heart thinking of Mr. Birmingham. Select students from Wylie High and Wylie East traveled over to the Wylie Cemetery in remembrance of Mr. Birmingham April 17. Along with the students Eric Hogue, Mayor of Wylie ISD, Dr. David Vinson,... Read more »
Star Students
April 19, 2012
Senior Zach Freeman and freshman Alexis Tarkowski were chosen as the fifth six weeks Star Students to represent the school at the Wylie Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. They will be presented an engraved medallion by Mayor Eric Hogue. Tarkowski’s English I teacher was only one of the many teachers who... Read more »
Volunteer of the year staying here
April 3, 2012 • Nikki Culver, Advertising Editor
Recently, Diane Culver was named the Parent Teacher Association Volunteer of the Year, an award voted on by the staff. Culver has been volunteering at the school for four years. “I have been working for the staff and students of East since the very beginning,” Culver said. “I am so honored and... Read more »
Cafeteria staff scores perfectly
March 30, 2012 • Alyssa Garrett, Staffer
Most people don’t understand how much work it takes to make a kitchen run smoothly, but our staff excels at it. The cafeteria staff was honored with a 100 on their recent health inspection. In order to get a passing health inspection, they must get a 90 or higher to pass, and the staff has gotten a... Read more »