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Over 700 students competed at Business Professionals of America Regionals on Feb. 3 at Vanguard High School in Mesquite. WHS entered 40 members and 8 teams into the competition in a diverse range of categories including Finance, Business, Information Systems, Digital Communication and Design, Marketing and Health Administration.

19 Pirates and 9 Raiders earned the right to compete in the State competition in March. Additionally, the Pirates and Raider swept many of the Open Event competitions. Congratulations!

The Pirate BPA team is led by Michelle Bellamy, Phillip Hardin and Sarah Hamilton. The Raider BPA Team is led by Advisor James Hood and Kathy Dragoo.

WEHS State Qualifiers

Caitlyn Libby | 1st Place | Advanced Accounting

Haley Arjoonsingh | 1st Place | Advanced Accounting Associate

Alysia Hill | 1st Place | Fundamental Accounting Associate

Joshua Devault | 3rd Place | Fundamental Accounting

Bryce Staffeld | 1st Place | Payroll Accounting

Dawit Ayele | 2nd Place | Payroll Accounting

Vincent Poy | 1st Place | Personal Financial Management

Santiago Castillo Lara | 2nd place | Human Resources Management

Samuel Larose | 1st Place | Device Configuration and Troubleshooting

WHS State Qualifiers

Marissa Hossain | 1st Place | Advanced Spreadsheet Applications (235-S)

Tiana Oyugi | 1st Place | Computer Security (320-S)

Petra Ekezie | 1st Place | Database Applications (240-S)

Mason Perry | 1st Place | Fundamental Desktop Publishing (400-S)

Siddarth Manoj | 1st Place | Fundamentals of Web Design (415-S)

Aadi Patel | 1st Place | Human Resource Management (535-S)

Lucius Alazar | 1st Place | Python Programming (355-S)

Hezekiah Gitenyi | 1st Place | Server Administration Using Microsoft (310-S)

Krishna Patel | 2nd Place | C# Programming (330-S)

Morgan Vaughan | 2nd Place | C++ Programming (335-S)

Vedant Srinath | 2nd Place | Fundamentals of Web Design (415-S)

Ramzi Burhan | 2nd Place | Integrated Office Applications (215-S)

Ngoc Le | 3rd Place | Basic Office Systems & Procedures (220-S)

Tanveer Mangat | 3rd Place | Network Design Team (325-S)

Sebastian Pulido | 3rd Place | Network Design Team (325-S)

Ramzi Burhan | 3rd Place | Network Design Team (325-S)

Martin Rizk | 3rd Place | Network Design Team (325-S)

Kaysan Amin | 4th Place | Health Insurance and Medical Billing (605-S)

Joana Johnson Henry | 5th Place | C++ Programming (335-S)

Tanveer Mangat | 5th Place | Database Applications (240-S)

Shadedin Chowdhury | 5th Place | SQL Database Fundamentals (345-S)

Sebastian Pulido | 6th Place | C++ Programming (335-S)

WHS Open Event Medalists
Hannah Thomas | 1st Place | Meeting and Event Planning Concepts (590-S)

Morgan Vaughan | 2nd Place | Digital Communication & Design Concepts (490-S)

Tiana Oyugi | 2nd Place | Project Management Concepts (593-S)

Jessica O'Bonna | 3rd Place | Digital Communication & Design Concepts (490-S)

Morgan Vaughan | 3rd Place | Digital Marketing Concepts (594-S)

Marissa Armendariz | 3rd Place | Project Management Concepts (593-S)

Hannah Thomas | 4th Place | Computer Programming Concepts (390-S)

Virtual reality allowed students in AFJROTC and Law Enforcement classes to conduct various rescue missions at Wylie East High School. Texas Army National Guard hosted a Mission Day, taking students through four simulated/VR experiences: Field Hospital, Night Vision Rescue, HAZMAT Cleanup and Virtual Firefighter.

The primary mission of the day was to teach students how to communicate while working as a team through natural disaster scenarios. Participating students also learned about the benefits that the military has to offer. With the help of VR goggles and a CPR dummy, students experienced performing CPR on virtual soldiers in the field clinic.

“It looked so real,” sophomore Isabella Troncoso said. “You could see the whole body through the goggles. It felt like I was pumping a real person.”

Learn more about this unique opportunity afforded our Raiders by reading the full story on our website.

After tallying up nominations and reviewing essays, NBC DFW has selected Wylie High School as a “Brag About Your School” finalist. Students and community members wrote to the station about their teachers, academic clubs, and all things AHMO, leading to this selection.

As a finalist, Wylie High School will be showcased on NBC 5 with a live pep rally and more. The campus is one of only eight schools from across the Metroplex selected this school year to receive the all-day celebration on NBC 5. Stay tuned.