Wylie ISD Community News

Superintendent Dr. David Vinson covers the week ahead, including Teacher Appreciation Week, School Nurse's Day, softball and baseball playoffs, and more.

Softball & Baseball Playoff Information

Wylie High Softball vs. Rockwall

• Game 1 - Wednesday, May 8 at Wylie at 7 p.m.
• Game 2 - Thursday, May 9 at Rockwall at 7 p.m.
• Game 3 (if needed) - Friday, May 10 at Community at 7:30 p.m.

Wylie High Baseball vs. Waco Midway (all games at Midlothian)

• Game 1 - Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. (visitor)
• Game 2 - Friday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. (home)
• Game 3 (if needed) - Will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 2

Wylie ISD is pleased to announce two campus leadership changes. Michelle Lindsay has been named as an Assistant Principal at Wylie East High School and Sarah Miller has been named as an Assistant Principal at Burnett Junior High School.

You can learn more about these leaders below by visiting our website.

As she navigated a challenging period in her life, Charise Thomason, a kindergarten teacher at Bush Elementary, made a poignant discovery – there were no children’s books to help her own kids cope with divorce. So she wrote one.

Little Wings, Big Changes helps children see the sunny side of a cloudy situation. Thomason uses three young owls to take its young readers through the healing process.

“Each of the bird siblings is based on my children,” Thomason said. “Our favorite song is Little Birds by Bob Marley, that’s why I made them birds.”

Focusing on the positive, the book helps its young readers see that “there is always a rainbow after a rainstorm.”

You can read more about Ms. Thomason's book by visiting our website.

How does a school district move 100 buses out of one parking lot in under 10 minutes?

With a systematic, fool-proof exit strategy. Row by row, like a well-oiled machine, these bus drivers know exactly when to pull out of their parking spot to join the convoy.

"We have a lot of buses," Transportation Director Jessie Murphy said. "We devised a plan to get them all off the lot in a timely manner for afternoon dismissal."

Learn more about the great things going on in our transportation department by reading the full story on our website.

Cox Elementary is hosting a book drive in honor of Daniela & Sofia Mendoza. The drive begins May 6 and will end May 17. The books will be donated to Family Compass’ “Growing as Parents” program and the little free libraries in Wylie and Sachse. For more details, see the flyer below.

Interested in signing up your student for a summer sports program? Registration is now open for Wylie ISD athletics camps. Visit our RankOne website and look for “WEHS Raider Nation Camps” under Wylie East High School Sports Camps and “WHS Camp of Champs” under Wylie High School Sports Camps to register today.

Other WEHS and WHS sports camps are available through Performance Course. For more information, please see the links below.