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Yellow, I'm Heath, and a staff reporter for Blue Print. I am a junior and I want to be an astrophysicist.  I love to read, play video games and walk.

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One shot, one hole \\ Sophomore Carson Tittle grabs his hole-in-one ball from the hole to celebrate. He played with the junior varsity boys team at the RHS Big 4 competition at Waterview Golf Course Feb. 8. “I have not gotten a hole in one at a competition before. In fact, this was my first hole in one,” Tittle said.

One putt

February 24, 2021
Chain reaction Explaining from the comforts of his living room, Mr. Vito Peri teaches his seventh period PAP chemistry class Feb. 9. Quarantined due to COVID-19 contact tracing, he returns to in-person teaching Feb 12.

Biohazard Boss

February 23, 2021
New Blue Blood \\ School Resource officer Mike Hashimoto gets used to his new post since joining the staffulty. He has several kids in Wylie ISD schools, and has moved here from a junior high.

New SRO in town

February 22, 2021
Goofy Grandpa \\ During one of the theatre's dress rehearsals, junior Robair Sedarous acts as Grandpa Gordon in the week before opening night. Later, he was quarantined on opening night and did not get to act in the musical for most of the showings. “Theater is important to me because that is my only time of day when I get to speak to my friends about something other than homework,” Sedarous said. “It's my free time during the day. It puts in a space of mine where I can forget about all my academic responsibilities for just a couple of hours.”

Quirky quarantine

February 2, 2021
Queen of Quarantine

Queen of Quarantine

January 21, 2021
Record Raiders \\ Junior Elbert Haney plays a part in the theatre’s performance of A Midsummer's Night Dream at the first ever

Choir sets record with All-State

January 20, 2021
Back to school Junior Peyton Gilligan heads back to school in his first week learning in person since last spring. “My sleep schedule was not happy with me when I had to wake up earlier to catch the bus to school,” Gilligan said.

In the Flesh

January 19, 2021
Cycle of learning

Cycle of learning

January 19, 2021
Competitive Christmas Spirit Senior Delaney Crane pauses for a picture during the recording for the Winter concert, a day after learning she made it past the second round of the All State competition. “The Texas All State Choir process is one of the most rigorous in the country,” Choir director Dr. Nathan Dame said. “Over 15,000 students audition for around 400 spots in one of the three all-state choirs.”

Band, Choir students compete in rigorous All-State competition

December 9, 2020
Zachary Neu: Class of 2012

Zachary Neu: Class of 2012

December 9, 2020
Sparkly Smile \ Custodian Ewelina Lyons pauses as photojournalism students take a picture of her for their scavenger hunt. She is from Poland, but came to the United States and attended Wylie High.

Unsung Hero

November 17, 2020

Petrifying Playlists

October 30, 2020
Reading the room \\ Mrs. Ashley Dame, choir director, videos the choir’s fall Concert in the gym, where they have never recorded before. “The choirs did amazingly well considering all of the obstacles we had, like having to sing with face shields and having to be so distanced,” Choir president senior Jamie Gammon said. “It was hard to adapt to not being able to hear each other well, but the performance was beautiful and blended and showed tremendous growth.”

Choir has virtual “Go the Distance” concert due to pandemic

October 30, 2020
Steam-Punk Rock \\ Junior Rachel Pitcock waves to the crowd at the Homecoming parade on the Robotics and Engineering organization’s winning musical steampunk float.

Organizations participate in musical homecoming activities

October 21, 2020
Raider Rallier // Senior Carter Pohlmeier narrates the first online recorded pep rally of the school year, included in the pep rally was the debut of his song, Masterpiece. “Music is my favorite thing. I listen to everything that I can get a hold of, '' Pohlmeier said. “I’m constantly trying to make new sounds and expand my knowledge of it.”

Artist debut

October 6, 2020
Fixer Upper \\ Junior Brian Satterwhite practices what he has learned in HVAC to get a certification to fix AC units.

Going with the airflow

October 1, 2020
Back to Campus \\ Sophomore Patrick Alderete (back) revises his timed writing in Mrs. Lauren Stevenson's fifth period English II Pre-AP class Sept. 22. Alderete was quarantined for two weeks because he was in close contact with a person who tested positive for Covid-19.

Students quarantined by contact tracing

September 22, 2020
Casual Apple // Junior Savannah Taylor holds a photoshoot with her friends because she likes taking photos.

Virtual learner longs for face-to-face instruction

September 22, 2020
Tree in the middle \\ People should be able to choose if they use mail in voting or not.

Novel Idea: Let people make their own decision on how to vote

September 2, 2020
Family Gift // Senior Nathan Paola receives his gift from Candice Lawrence, his adopter. “I am not just a teacher, they are not just my students. Their parents aren't just parents, we are all a family,

Adopt a Senior

April 30, 2020
Give back choice // California is considering a new law that would force their citizens to vote. Although several countries already do this, from North Korea to Australia, that does not mean the law is a good idea. The law should not be passed, and would only worsen the voting situation in California. Instead, they should make the voting there more fair. Give their citizens a choice again.

California should not force their citizens to vote

February 14, 2020
Brianna Hernandez

Brianna Hernandez

December 9, 2019
Tie it up Tuesday // Mr. Cravens shows off his Nov. 5 Tuesday bow tie. “I was looking for a fun way to dress up and wear something different than a Wylie East polo,” Mr.Cravens said.

Students, administrators tie in fashion with professionalism

November 18, 2019
Sophomore Heath Hadley ambushes his dad for a selfie and a hug as soon as he gets home. “My other role model is my dad, very cliche, I know but it is true,” Hadley said. He has worked for years to travel up the work food train, fighting for better positions, better pay and to help put food on the table.”

Model behavior

November 1, 2019
Acapella Choir finishes one of the only choreographed songs, Balleilakka, with flare. The Fall concert, put together by Mr. and Mrs.Dame, had six choirs all showcasing all of their work so far this year. “It was so fast and fun to do.” sophomore Cheyann Hicks said.

Choir braves the elements in fall concert

October 30, 2019
The new addition to the athletic training program, Mr. Jonathan Stinson, works on setting things up for his students and trainees.

On the field: Stinson

September 26, 2019
Aiding and Abetting // Wylie police club meets to discuss this year’s student leadership and future events. This year’s Captain is WHS senior Brooklyn Trout, and the Lieutenants are WHS junior Alexis Stroud, WHS junior Lydia Shumard, and sophomore Layla McElroy.

Wylie Police Club aids, abets community

September 12, 2019
Custodian Ewelina Lyons and her daughter Ania Lyons visit together during lunch. November is the national month of inspirational role models and Mrs.Lyons states that her daughter is her role model.

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November 1, 2019
Sophomore Heath Hadley ambushes his dad for a selfie and a hug as soon as he gets home. “My other role model is my dad, very cliche, I know but it is true,” Hadley said. He has worked for years to travel up the work food train, fighting for better positions, better pay and to help put food on the table.”

[PHOTO]

November 1, 2019
3D love \\ Senior Collin Kaiser and sophomore Cade Swanson celebrate their new 3D printer by hugging it in Mrs. Lawrence’s engineering class.

Robotics, engineering courses earn grant for 3D printer

September 3, 2019
On top of it// Working on school before class starts, sophomore Peyton Gilligan smiles as he pauses the conversation he's having with his friend.

Meet Peyton Gilligan

August 28, 2019
Not a free day \\ Freshman Heath Hadley tries to stay on top of his work load when home sick, but the boredom sets in.

[PHOTO] Missing school is overrated

November 7, 2018
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