Wylie ISD Community News

Have you voted? Early voting is happening NOW through Nov. 3. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. There are a number of items on the ballot, including the $298M Wylie ISD Growth Management Bond (www.WylieISDBond.com).

Need to know where to vote? Below is a list of convenient early voting locations:

Collin College – Wylie Campus

391 Country Club Rd.

Wylie, TX 75098

Michael J. Felix Community Center

3815 Sachse Road E

Sachse, TX 75048

Murphy Community Center

205 N. Murphy Rd.

Murphy, TX 75094

Lavon City Hall

120 School Road

Lavon, TX 75166

Lucas Community Center

665 Country Club Road

Lucas, TX 75002

The purpose of Red Ribbon Week is to help keep kids drug-free.

Did you know that one tiny grain of fentanyl is a lethal dose? Fentanyl is a growing concern everywhere, including the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. This Red Ribbon Week, the district is spreading awareness of the dangers of fentanyl to our secondary students with age-appropriate lessons.

Please watch this special message from our district to learn more about fentanyl and have conversations with your children and loved ones about the dangers of this lethal drug. We want to thank our partners at Wylie Police Department for their assistance and participation in the video.

Like a moth to a flame, these Buccaneers are drawn to bugs. The Bug Club is a new student organization at Burnett Junior High School.

Seventh-grader Vincent Torres started the club to “meet new people who also like bugs.” The club meets once a month in room 633, a pretty fly room with neon signs creating a welcoming environment.

“I’m here because the club is super exciting,” eighth-grader Ethan Yee said. “There's so much life in here and it’s in the best room in the entire school!”

Read more about this exciting group of junior high students by reading the full story on our website.

Wylie ISD Musical Season begins THIS WEEKEND

Students in K-6th grade are invited to join Wylie Theatre for our Disney Drama Camp on Nov. 18th! Campers will return to Be Our Guest at our Character Meet & Greet on Jan. 20th before the Wylie HS Beauty and the Beast matinee (performance tickets sold separately)!

Welcome back to News from Collin College. Stay up to date with the latest information about Collin College and the Wylie Campus.

Q. Did you know about the Leadership and Success Series?

A. The Honor’s Institute will host a panel discussion called the American National Bank of Texas Leadership and Success Series on Nov. 2 from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. at the Wylie Campus Conference Center. The panelists will offer insights on leadership and advice for college students. This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Michael Rose at mrose@collin.edu.

Q. Did you hear?

A. Workforce Programs Coach Deidra Carpenter and Art and Music Coordinator Erika McIlnay are recipients of the 2022-2023 League Excellence Award from the League for Innovation in the Community College, an international nonprofit organization. The award is offered to faculty, staff, and administrators who exemplify exceptional teaching and leadership. Excellence Award recipients are featured online here.

Full-time English Composition and Integrated Reading and Writing Professor and Wylie resident Andrea Martinez started working at Collin College in Fall 2019. She is currently part of the English faculty at the Wylie Campus but started at Collin as an embedded instructional tutor at the Anthony Peterson Center for Academic Assistance at the Plano Campus.

Martinez has worked in education for five years and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology, and a Master of Arts in English, both from Texas A&M University Commerce.

What do you love most about your job?

Martinez: At Collin College, I sponsor students’ abilities in the classroom and encourage their reading and writing skills for future success. My favorite part of teaching and assisting students is being able to witness their transition from their role as a student to a contributing scholar and community member.

What would you like parents and students to know about the Wylie Campus?

Martinez: The Wylie Campus is a great place for students and the community. Collin College provides as many resources as possible for students to succeed and meet their goals. I work closely with the tutoring center and witness students succeed every semester because of their determined attitudes and use of available resources. If anyone is interested in learning more about the campus, I encourage all students and parents to tour the campus and learn more about what the college has to offer.

For more information about the Wylie Campus, visit www.collin.edu/campuses/wylie.

To learn more about Collin College, visit www.collin.edu.