Wylie East announces homecoming spirit themes

Wylie East High School will celebrate Homecoming the week of Oct. 24-28. The Homecoming Parade is Monday, Oct. 24. Due to a scheduling conflict, the Homecoming Dance is not the Saturday after homecoming. Instead, it is Saturday, Nov. 5. Homecoming Spirit Days are as follows: Monday, Oct. 24 – Raider Spirit Shirt and Jeans Tuesday, […]

WEHS Jabari Anderson named Marine Corps Elite Warrior

Marine Corps Elite Warrior of the Week campaign honors the state’s best football players (Wylie East High School) The Marine Corps Recruiting Station announced that Wylie East’s Jabari Anderson is the Marine Corps Elite Warrior of the Week as the best high school football player in RS Dallas’ recruiting territory. Anderson ran for 178 yards […]

Glow in the dark pep rally at WEHS (video)

(Wylie East High School) The Wylie East Raiders hosted their first pep rally of the year on Friday, Sept. 9. During the pep rally they had the lights off and did alot of things with glow sticks and glow necklaces. The students really enjoyed the Rally to prep them for the Raiders first home game, […]

Wylie East student flies solo

Wylie East student flies solo

(Wylie) When JC Bernarte was younger he never realized his dream would come true, but on Aug. 12 he spread his wings and flew for the first time. Joining ROTC was more than an educational experience. ROTC is where Bernarte first found his love for planes.  At the end of last year, he received a scholarship, […]

Wylie East Sapphires to host dance clinic

(Wylie) Girls in kindergarten through sixth grade can learn a dance, eat pizza and play games with the Wylie East Sapphires as the drill team hosts the Junior Jewels Dance Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the WEHS gym. Clinic participants are also invited to join the Sapphires in a pregame performance followed by dancing with the […]

Not the usual rescue: Cheetahs arrive at In-Sync

Not the usual rescue: Cheetahs arrive at In-Sync

(Wylie) In-Sync Exotics is excited to announce the arrival of two male cheetahs, Sam and Kodi. The seven-year-old brothers are from the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas. Happily, this is not the usual rescue that In-Sync Exotics is accustomed to being involved with. The Wylie-based rescue and education center is honored to welcome […]

Pride of the East to host March-A-Thon

(Wylie East High School) The Pride of the East Marching Band will present its annual March-A-Thon from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10 in the neighborhoods surrounding Birmingham Elementary. The official route map can be found here. Families, friends and supporters may join The Pride for East Night at Chili’s Restaurant in Wylie from 5 to 9 […]

Plano Central Market Cooking School presents chocolate tasting

(Wylie) Enjoy a demo and sample “Sweet ‘n Savory” foods that show off chocolate’s versatility, as the Plano Central Market Cooking School presents a special tasting event at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at Rita & Truett Smith Public Library. Registration is required. Sign up in advance at the Adult Services Desk at the library, […]

Inspirational Author Spotlight at Smith Public Library

(Wylie) Religious authors Richard L. Mabry, David Eden, Christina Tanon, Ronie Kendig and Lena Nelson Dooley will answer questions about how they write and what path they took to get published. Join them at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Rita and Truett Smith Public Library, 300 Country Club Road, Building 300, in Wylie. […]

Wylie East JROTC presents Colors at Rangers game

  (Wylie East High School) The Wylie East High School AFJROTC Color Guard received a special invitation to present the Colors at the Texas Rangers game on Sept 1. Shown here are Alex Rosales, Alexis Sublett, Jamie Heuer and Alex Kown. Several members of the East staff showed their support by attending the game.   The […]