Blast from the past \\ Freshman Isaac Ellsworth tries to illustrate how to use a washboard while participating in substitute teacher Mrs. Emma Stafford's historical artifact scavenger hunt Feb. 21. The retired military veteran brought over 50 artifacts to the media center to share with students to promote Black History Month. Students who could properly identify and illustrate the use of the most items won a gift card.

Big pipes \\ Sophomore Jamie Gammon sings “Somewhere that’s Green” in the musical Little Shop of Horrors. The public can view the musical by the Wylie East High School theatre department Friday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 19 at 2 and 7 p.m. Purchase tickets at htttp://wehstheatre.weebly.com.

Eye on the prize \\ Aiming at her target, junior Krista Adams practices her archery skills. The archery club meets every Wednesday during Power Hour. Mr. Chris Bailey sponsors the club that is open to all students.

Such a tease \\ Teasing senior Emily John's hair, senior Gracie Sanders helps the actors and actresses prepare for the second live production of Little Shop of Horrors Jan. 19. Most of the cast and crew had a call time of 10 a.m., though some were required to come earlier, as they had a more complex makeup and costume routine. "The most difficult part about getting into costume was making sure all of the different parts were together, and that all of my costumes were set for each scene," Johns said.

Mindful Measurement \\ Checking the amount of solution in his beaker, sophomore Andrew O’Grady participates in a lab for Mr. Vito Peri’s sixth period pre-AP chemistry class Jan. 25.

Senior Charles Tucker shows off his robotic skills during the I Have A Plan Night Feb. 4. Various clubs attempted to recruit incoming freshmen throughout the night.

Spillin' secrets \\ NBC 5 Reporter Allie Splllyards spent the morning visiting with Mrs. Thedford's journalism classes for Wylie Way Day Feb. 7. Spillyards started her journalism journey on Mrs. Thedford's newspaper staff in 2004. She spoke to the aspiring journalists about her college and job experience and shared her video packages. "My future is much clearer now thanks to her," junior Liz Harkins said.

Watching it fly \\ Sophomore Katelyn Sawyer sees how far her ball goes after chipping it onto the green, later putting for Bogey. Varsity girls placed fourth. Sawyer shot a 112. The Golf team is on the road again to Heritage Creek in Fairview Feb. 11.

Bucket list \\ Junior Jose Melendez gets past his defender as he drives to the bucket to score. Varsity lost on a last minute shot as they fell to Denison 71-69.

Lean on me \\ Senior Sapphire officers Hannah Mullins and Kylie Combest partnered up during an officer routine in the competition gym Jan. 25. Show offs featured each routine that will compete in the drill team competition at Heath High School Feb. 2.

New kid on the block // Senior Jacob Pryor commits to play as an offensive lineman at Texas Wesleyan University in the coming years. Pryor signed on National Signing Day, Feb. 6.

Euphoric Euphonium // Playing Allied Horn March, senior Justin Barrall harmonizes with the Symphonic Band at their Mid-winter Concert Feb. 12.

Wrestlemania // Hot on his feet, senior Jose Sanchez wrestles against a Richardson High School student. The wrestling team won with a score of 52-14 Jan. 30. “We're hoping to be state champions this year. We’ll see at the regional tournament,” Sanchez said.

Bump up the jam \\ Focusing on the ball, freshman Zoe Harbison keeps up with her play before scoring on Sherman High School. The game ended 5-0, with Junior varsity taking a win.

A Shot in the dark \\ Sophomore Tristyn Gaida pushes the ball up the field in hopes of her team scoring. Gaida has been on varsity for two years and plays defensive mid. Varsity won 3-0 against Denison High School Feb. 20.

One last time \\ Senior Ella Schulmeistrat conducts the Pride of the East during their final half-time show at Texarkana Nov. 2. Schulmeistrat is one of three senior drum majors and is planning on attending the University of North Texas in the fall. "I literally had flashbacks to all of our accomplishments throughout the season during this performance and almost cried on the podium," Schulmeistrat said.

Season of service \\ Giving a thumbs up as her resident places her marker on the correct spot, sophomore Halli Fulton works at Founders Plaza Nursing home along with the Sapphires for their service project. The drill team spent the day visiting with, singing Christmas songs and handing out gifts to the folks in the nursing home Dec. 15.

Home for the holidays \\ Senior Kaylen Younger sings her solo to “Please Come Home for Christmas” with Out of the Blue at the dress rehearsal for the choir Christmas concert, The Winter’s Night Dec. 11.

Bejeweled // Helping her Junior Jewel bedazzle her shirt, freshman Sierra Gilbert works at the Sapphire Junior Jewel clinic Sept. 22. The clinic had over 60 attendees who participated in a t-shirt bling party, had a snack and learned a routine to Get Back Up Again from the movie Trolls.

Teaching youths \\ Volunteering at Cox elementary, senior Adrianna Rivas helps an elementary student with a math problem for family night sponsored by mathnasium. Rivas is volunteering alongside HOSA members to help with math games and serve dinner Sept. 27.

Mountain madness // Working on his English IV AP project, senior David Villahermosa hot glues construction pieces to create a mountain Oct. 3. Every year, the English IV AP students decorate the English hallway with a visual representation of the book, “The Road.”

Power of Rome \\ Senior Krista Scott performs the last movement of this year’s band show Conquered at the Classic On the Lake competition in Little Elm Oct. 6. The Pride placed third in their division and earned first in two music captions and second in two marching captions.

Clothed in Honor \\ Beaming from ear to ear, junior Johnathan Savarese receives his medal after being accepted into National Honor Society. Savarese is the second member of his family to be awarded with this honor. “I’m excited to be a part of NHS and proud as the second member of my family to be accepted,“ Savarese said.

Hoping for Heaven \\ Performing a tear-jerking solo, senior Macy Herrera belts out City Called Heaven at the fall choir concert Oct. 23. The concert, entitled The Road Less Travelled, followed the theme “Lyrics that Live, Stories that Sing,” and featured 11 songs, each telling a unique story, from a mother seal singing softly to her pups to a deaf boy describing the world as he sees it.

Cruising for a bruising \\ Mrs. Becca Glaze and junior Devyn Castle work together to create a bruise using makeup to practice using visual effects Oct. 30 in tech theatre.

Follow the leader \\ Junior quarterback Zach Haaland finds a hole for a touchdown. Raiders lost the final game of the season against Texas High 35-19 Nov. 2. A 1-9 season concludes head coach Mike Dormady’s first season.

Bookie \\ Interested in small accessories, senior Zoe Villegas browses the book fair. The Scholastic Book Fair set up shop in the media center, with an early preview for teachers Dec. 6, and allowed students to shop Dec. 7.

Music and arts \\ Sophomore Benjamin Rodriguez learns to play the guiro. The beginner Spanish class spent the entire day playing Spanish instruments to learn about music in the Spanish culture Dec 5. “It was really difficult at first when we were learning the rhythms but when I got the hang of it, it was really fun,” Rodriguez said.

Holly jolly clarinet \\ Playing Let the Bells Ring freshmen Dylan Townsend and Jazmyn McKeel harmonize with the Wind Ensemble at the band Christmas concert Dec. 6.

The sweet smell of onions \\ Performing a lab, freshman Jaylen Hartfield observes a sample of onion on microscope slide in Mrs. McCain’s third period Pre-AP biology class Sept. 19.

Singing the blues // Recording a video of the school song, junior Angela Lamarche sings and sways with the choir and various other organizations such as student council and band to create an instructional video for students to learn the school song.

Model Behavior // Demonstrating a pose for to the rest of the band, band Vice President junior Enoch Olajimi shows off the choreography during the ballad Lullaby of the 2018 marching show entitled Conquered. The band rehearsed at Shaffer Stadium Aug. 27. photo by Addie Orr

Vocab review \\ Using sticky notes to label the different parts of a camera, freshmen in Mrs. Thedford's photojournalism class learn the proper vocabulary terms of a camera.

Analyzing annotator // Writing down annotations, freshman Kaelyn Cash listens to Mrs. Glennda Bayron explain to her Humanities I students how she will grade articles of the week, a weekly assignment bringing in real world topics to discuss in class.

Looking sharp \\ Sophomores Maddie Geller and Maddie Smalley take a moment to enjoy swimming at the Lake Lavon camp complex. The choir department took their students to Lake Lavon camp to get to know each other and have fun. Before the retreat to Lake Lavon Aug. 24, the choir department held a fundraiser in the Wylie East cafeteria.