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Posted by Jordon Mead on May 14, 2012

Brandon Carr, State of Ready… Writing

Junior Brandon Carr has qualified to compete in the state competition for Ready Writing because of his performance at the Regional UIL Academic Competition in Denton, Texas. The state competition will be held on May 21 and 22 in Austin. “It came as a shock to me at first, especially since we had no formal preparation,” said Carr. The competition consists of various rounds with each containing...

Posted by Hina Macadam on May 4, 2012

Main Stage Host Murder Mystery Dinner

Wylie High School Theatre Department will be hosting “A Murder Mystery Dinner,” from March 10-11 for their spring show. For $15 the audience gets to interact with the actors of the Theatre Department’s Main Stage and Black Box. The audience will be given clues throughout the dinner from the cast, which will be provided by the Culinary Arts Department, to solve the murder mystery. The...

Posted by Hina Macadam on Apr 19, 2012

STUCO Host First Talent Show

On April 30th, Student Council will be hosting Wylie High School’s first ever Talent Show, in place of the previously annual Jr.-Sr. Powder Puff Football game, which attracted mainly Juniors and Seniors rather than the vast majority of the student body. The idea came from a faculty meeting and with a series of anonymous student polls on interest in the Talent Show. “We believed that a Talent Show...

Posted by Jordon Mead on Mar 6, 2012

Anonymous Letter Alarms School Authorities

On Monday afternoon, police were notified that an anonymous letter containing an unknown white powder was sent to Wylie High School. According to news reports there were at least four other letters sent to area schools; investigators are trying to determine if these letters are related and who is involved. WHS receptionist Mrs. Chris Blann opened the letter on Monday noticing the white powder and alerted...

Posted by Pegleg Staff on Mar 6, 2012

Broadcast Student Wins Coveted Disney Award

The Steve Harvey Foundation and the Walt Disney Company have partnered with Essence Magazine to create the Disney Dreamer’s Academy which serves to help fulfill the dreams of a select few students: WHS Junior Brandon Frederick was recently announced as a 2012 winner and will be spending spring break at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando working with Disney film executives and Disney cast members. ...

Posted by Hina Macadam on Feb 6, 2012

Buchta Sings Through her First Lead

Junior, Katelyn Buchta, takes her first lead as Sarah Brown in the theatre production of the musical, Guys and Dolls. “Musicals are definitely my favorite because I get to bring my two favorite things together: singing and acting,” Buchta says. Buchta has been acting ever since she went to a competition in Hollywood and was told that she had true talent, loves every single part of it. From improv to...

Posted by Matt Fain on Jan 25, 2012

Alexander’s Outstanding Mission

Briana Alexander has recently been crowned Miss East Texas Outstanding Teen 2012 and is heading to Arlington, Texas to compete for the crown of Miss Texas Outstanding Teen. The Miss Texas Outstanding Teen is a partner with Miss America and was created to motivate positive actions by assisting to build academic accomplishment. The winner of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen will win $30,000 in scholarship...

Posted by Hina Macadam on Jan 6, 2012

Rivals Compete for Humanity

Wylie High School is competing against Wylie East to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is an organization that helps build houses for homeless people. Every six weeks the National Honor Society at WHS and WEHS come together to build a home in Collin County, along with the future residents of the home. The school that raises $5,000 first will win, and the principal of the losing...