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WISD UPCOMING EVENTS
WISD is accepting nominations for the gifted and talented program until May 5th. Any parent wanting to nominate a student should pick up registration forms from their school. Screenings will be conducted May 10th or May 17th.
Student accelerated
testing will be conducted June 9 - 11. By demonstrating mastery of
90% or higher on tests covering each of the core subject areas of
language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science, students may
advance one grade or receive secondary credit for a course not yet
taken. Students wishing to take an accelerated test must register
with their school counselor before May 9th. Review materials are
available and should be requested at the time of registration. WISD HEALTH SERVICES CARE VAN AT WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL Wylie ISD Health
Services has arranged for the Care Van to be at Wylie High School on May
14th to provide free immunizations to Wylie High School seniors.
Staff of the Care Van will provide all vaccines required by the Texas
Department of State Health Services, as well as the meningococcal
vaccine, Menactra. Many universities require or recommend the
meningococcal vaccine prior to enrollment. Since the supply of
Menactra is limited, permission permission forms for the vaccine must be
signed and returned to the school nurse no later than May 9th.
Immunizations WILL NOT be given without the signed parent permission
forms. Application and forms are for the Care Van records and are
available from the WHS nurse. WISD NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS Wylie ISD needs
volunteers May 2 and 3 for the Area 10 Greater Dallas Special Olympics
Spring Games being held at Wylie High School. Adult volunteers can
call 800-876-5646 or visit
www.specialolympicstexas.org. More than 1,600 special athletes
and their families, friends, coaches and volunteers from communities
throughout North Texas are expected at the event. Volunteers are
needed as score runners, medal handlers, food servers and escorts to
athletes during the games and the opening ceremony. WISD students
age 14 and above who wish to volunteer can contact Kim Morisak at
972-442-3137 or email
kim.morisak@wylieisd.net.
BURNETT JUNIOR HIGH SWEETHEARTS COMPETE The Burnett Junior High School Sweethearts recently competed at the Texas Dance Classic in Rowlett. Individual awards earned include Lanie Brown, Division 1 rating for solo performance and Jessica Farrias, Division 1 rating as well as second place overall for solo performance. Team awards include Sweepstakes, the Gussie Nell Davis Award of Excellence, Judges Awards in Pom, Prop, Military, Best in Class Junior High, Best Overall Precision, Best Overall Technique, Best Overall Choreography and Best of the Best, 5th Place Overall. Sweethearts director is Brittany Sluetz.
WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL ZONES BASED ON ELEMENTARIES At their last meeting, Wylie ISD trustees preliminarily agreed that students will attend high school based on elementary school zones. Students living in Akin, Birmingham, Cox and Hartman attendance boundaries will attend Wylie East. Students living in Dodd, Groves, Tibbals and Whitt attendance boundaries will attend Wylie High School. The Smith boundary line will be split with students living south of an extension of Park Boulevard leading from Parker Road to Lake Lavon at Wylie East and students living north of the extension attending Wylie High. This configuration will place 60 percent of the current school attendance at Wylie High and 40 percent at Wylie East.
Sachse's Teachers of the Year were announced during the Chamber's Annual Awards Banquet in February. This year's nominees were Kathy Boneau of Cox Elementary, Sherry Bullin of Sewell Elementary, Tammy Liehr of Sachse High School, Ginger Robb of Armstrong Elementary, Kay Tabor of Luna Elementary and Jawan Wiltz of Hudson Middle School. Ginger Robb from Armstrong Elementary received the Primary Teacher of the Year award and Jawan Wiltz from Hudson Middle School received the Secondary Teacher of the Year award. Congratulations to all the teachers nominated this year.
Kathy Boneau, a third-grade teacher at Cox Elementary in Sachse, has been selected by radio station 97.5 KLAK as Collin County Teacher of the Month for February. She is now eligible for Teacher of the Year, which will be announced in April. A teacher is selected each month, September thru April, and receives a $500 check and a recognition plaque. The Teacher of the Year winner will receive an additional $500 and an all-inclusive trip for two to Cancun. Congratulations Ms. Boneau and good luck!!!
The Wylie East High
School cheerleaders competed at Southern Methodist University in Dallas
recently. The squad finished second in the state in the Game Day
Division. WEHS cheerleaders are Skylar Addicks, Fiona Bridges,
Shelby Chadwick, Samantha Cox, Selina Estrada, Kalee Knight, Spencer
Mitchell, Olivia Martinez, Courtney Ross, Madison Warren and Cassidy
Woodson. The Wylie East mascot is the Raider. That Wylie Band
received straight 1s at the UIL Regional Contest for its 2007 competition show "Rhythmic Dances." This is the
17th consecutive year the band has been awarded a Division 1 rating. The
Dodd SMART Lab needs volunteers each day for 30-minute sessions from
8:45 to 11:15 am or 1 to 2:30 pm. For more information or to
volunteer, contact
diane.elderbroom@wylieisd.net.
Birmingham Elementary School is introducing the Watch DOGS (Dads of
Great Students) to the campus. The Watch DOGS program focuses on
prevention of violence in our nation's schools by using the positive
influence of fathers and father-figures for a two-fold purpose: to
provide an unobtrusive presence in schools and to be a positive and
active role model for students at their schools. For more
information, please contact Birmingham
Elementary. Davis Intermediate offers student activity time from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. each Friday. To facilitate this event, the school is in need of volunteers for beading, friendship bracelets, mosaic art, model building, eco-defenders, digital graphics, skateboarding, biking, foreign language (Spanish/German), drama, golf, karate, science experiments, photography, board games such as chess and checkers, jump rope, cup speed stacking, pickle ball, Sudoko puzzles, sign language, line dancing and books/reading club. To volunteer please email Principal Barbara Rudolph at Barbara.Rudolph@wylieisd.net.
The
first and third Wednesday from 6 to 9 pm is Hartman Night at CiCi's
Pizza. CiCi's will donate 10% of designated receipts to Hartman. The
Wylie High School Chorale Booster Club is selling decals to help fund
scholarships and the annual choir banquet. For information or to
order, visit the Web at
www.wyliechoir.com.
Harrison Intermediate is collecting Box Tops for Education to earn cash
for the school. Each Box Top from a General Mills product is worth
10 cents. The school's Student Council is collecting pop tabs for
recycling. For more information, please call the school at
972.429.3300. Harrison Intermediate School is participating in the Campbell's Labels for Education program. Instructions can be found on the website at www.labelsforeducation.com.
For more information, check out the website at www.wylieisd.net.
August 27 - First Day of Class
Parent Access, a feature of the computer program Assess+, allows parents of Wylie ISD students in grades 2nd through 12th to view the grades, meal account balances, course registration requests and monitor attendance online. Beyond grades, the program's features also include descriptions of assignments and an alert system if the child is having problems. Once registered, the account continues year to year. If a new student enrolls, transfers into the district or is promoted to the second grade, the parent will have to register. This process is done at each campus. Training sessions show parents how to access their children's grades via a username and password. For more information, contact Wylie ISD or your child's school.
Under Wylie's new standardized dress code, students in grades 5th through 12th will dress in solid color khaki, navy blue or black pants, skirts, shorts or jumpers. Skirts, shorts and jumpers must be knee-length or longer and belts are required if the garment has belt loops. For shirts, any solid color knit button polo-style or oxford-style dress shirt will be allowed this year. Shoes shall be brown, black, navy blue, grey or white and be leather-like or canvass lace up loafer-type or tennis shoe. Brown, black or navy blue boots are also acceptable. Sandals and open-toe shoes must have a back strap and if socks are worn they must match each other and be dark brown, black, navy blue, khaki, or white. For more
information, check out the website at
www.wylieisd.net.
COLLIN COUNTY STUDENTS ATTEND WYLIE SCHOOLS Sachse residents who live in Collin County attend Wylie Independent School District. Wylie school district has designated boundaries. Residents in Collin County on the east side of Highway 78 will attend Hartman Elementary and residents in Collin County on the west side of Highway 78 will attend Dodd Elementary. Cox Elementary is under construction in the Woodbridge neighborhood at Woodbridge Parkway and Creek Crossing. WISD is hopeful that construction will be complete in time for the beginning of the 2004/2005 school year. Elementary Schools: Akin Elementary School [Map
It!] Birmingham Elementary School [Map
It!] Hartman Elementary School [Map
It!] Dodd Elementary School [Map
It!] Groves Elementary School [Map
It!] Cox Elementary School Middle Schools: Harrison Intermediate School (5th and 6th
grades) [Map
It!] Davis Intermediate
School (5th and 6th grades) Burnett Junior High School (7th and 8th
grades) [Map
It!] McMillan Junior High
School (7th and 8th grades) Wylie High School [Map
It!] WYLIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: Sue Shuler - President
(Place 5) City of Sachse Liaison: Councilman Mark Timm Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Administration Building, 951 S. Ballard Avenue in Wylie. For further information, please call 972-429-3000. |