The mission of the Wylie East High School news site is to inform, educate and entertain readers. Established Jan. 13, 2011. Principal: Mrs. Tiffany Doolan; Adviser: Ms. Kimberly Creel

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The mission of the Wylie East High School news site is to inform, educate and entertain readers. Established Jan. 13, 2011. Principal: Mrs. Tiffany Doolan; Adviser: Ms. Kimberly Creel

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The mission of the Wylie East High School news site is to inform, educate and entertain readers. Established Jan. 13, 2011. Principal: Mrs. Tiffany Doolan; Adviser: Ms. Kimberly Creel

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Enoch Olajimi

Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor

My name is Enoch Olajimi, I am a senior and this is my second year on staff. This year as sports editor I plan to write everything sports related. Basketball, football, soccer, any sport you can think of, I’ll have it covered. In addition to newspaper, I also play the French horn and serve as Band President. I tend to spend most of my time either eating or sleeping, and I have a strong addiction to spicy snacks. I’m not very good with money and tend to spend on impulse, but it’s only because I can’t help paying for other people’s food. After high school, I plan to attend the University of North Texas and major in something along the lines of music and computer science. With this year as my last, I plan to go out with a bang. If I don’t earn at least three Best of SNO this year, I will buy lunch for whoever reads this and can remember this promise.

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Academic Success // Senior Angela Lamarche takes a photo with her family as she receives the news of her Birmingham Scholarship. Every school year, the top 10 students from the senior class are selected to receive this award. This year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than announcing the award at school, principal Mike Williams surprised students by visiting their homes and presenting the scholarship to them personally. “I didn’t know Mr. Williams was coming to my house,” Lamarche said. “It was a complete surprise. I really wanted to shake his hand or give a high five but because of [the coronavirus] we just awkwardly stood there. Luckily, it was also the one day I decided to actually get ready.

A valued surprise

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
April 23, 2020
Practice cancelled // With her mitt in hand, senior Nia Carter practices with her team to prepare for their next game. The girls varsity softball team held a winning record of 13-5 and continued to dominate as a powerhouse. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their season came to an abrupt end, affecting both students and staff. “Our team was something different this year,” Carter said. “We had a very strong offense that made it possible for us to win games. We werent able to start district play, but we knew we started to make some of our opponents chatter about us.”

Timeout on sports

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
April 7, 2020
Bench Hype \\ Ben Colburn and his teammates cheer on their team as they play against the Lovejoy Leopards for a spot in the playoffs Feb 14. The boys won with a score of 52-43 and advanced to playoffs for the first time since 2014. “We showed lots of resilience that wasnt there all season,” senior Benjamin Colburn said. “Lovejoy is a solid team, but it was our night.”

Nothing but playoffs

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
February 20, 2020
Inducted with honor // Beaming from ear to ear senior Angela Lamarche takes a photo with Mr. Perry, her honored guest, as she is inducted into NHS last year. This year Lamarche is serving as NHS president and is excited for her duties. “I love NHS so much,” Lamarche said. “I fell in love with the values they stand for and amazing service they give when I was inducted last year and decided right then I wanted to be more a part of all the planning and behind the scenes that made NHS so prestigious.”

Long story short, she’s Angela Lamarche

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
October 30, 2019
Overprotected // Wearing the t shirt he received for promoting the Rollout, senior Enoch Olajimi believes that the use of Chromebooks would be more beneficial to teachers and students if the restrictions were loosened. GoGuardian and other methods of web protection cause more problems than prevent.

Chromebook Rollout

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
October 30, 2019
Uphill Battle // Pushing through to the end, junior Sarah Avila plows uphill to complete her run at the Lovejoy XC Fall Festival Sep. 21. The girls cross country team placed first at the competition and returned home with medals. “I was beyond excited about learning the girls placed first,” head cross country coach Justin Eddy said. “I had to stare at the results for a while until it sunk in.” photo by Cameron Johnson.

Mud, sweat, tears, & XC

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
October 1, 2019
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[Photo] In addition to…

writer: Newspaper Staff
September 30, 2019

Traffic jam

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
September 17, 2019
Take notes // The varsity jazz band begins practicing their music in the beginning of the semester. Jazz band demonstrated their dedication in the TCU Jazz Festival. “It was a really cool experience,” sophomore Victor Cruz said.

[Photo] Triumphant tunes

writer: Haley Ford, Staff Reporter
April 3, 2019
He’s a keeper // Hot on his feet, junior varsity goalie Maxwell Quaye scouts the field for his teammates during their game against Denison High School. The team won 7-0 and finished the regular season with an undefeated record. “Winning game after game carried our momentum and gave us confidence,” Quaye said.

Unbeatable, Unstoppable, Unbreakable

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
April 1, 2019
Badged up // Covered in medals, senior Wylie Dunham expresses his gratitude to his family and friends as he receives his rank as Eagle Scout. Dunham has been a Boy Scout for six years and worked hard for the past two years to earn the title of Eagle Scout. “All my time and hard work finally paid off and it’s now going to benefit me in the future,” Dunham said.

Soaring to new heights

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
March 6, 2019
Wakanda Forever // Standing out in his blue blazer, senior Josiah Thomas fights for Wakanda at a student model UN. The Youth and Government club participated in the event March 2. Thomas placed second overall in the event and went home with a certificate. “I was surprised to have gotten second place,” Thomas said. “I was expecting third or lower. I’m really happy and proud of the outcome,” Thomas said.

United scholars

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
March 5, 2019
Sick handles \ With a focused expression, junior Xavier Smith dribbles the ball across the court during the Community Basketball Tournament. The team placed first in the tournament and Smith was awarded as MVP Dec. 12. “In our next tournament, we need to focus on minimizing turnovers and communicating,” Smith said.

Dunking records

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
December 14, 2018
Hide the tide // The year of 2018 consisted of a lot of questionable fads. Although there are a plethora of these embarrassing moments throughout the past 12 months , the Tide Pod challenge was the worst of them all. The challenge resulted in multiple cases of detergent ingestion across the country. Avoid this ridiculous challenge and other embarrassing events next year so that we can make 2019 a year we don’t want to forget.

New year; new slate

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
December 13, 2018
Uncandy choice \\ Junior Cam Sipe shows off his ring pop after receiving it at the annual ring ceremony Nov. 29. Sipe decided to be presented with a ring pop to save money due to the high prices of class rings. “It’s better to buy a ring at 7/11 than to pay hundreds of dollars for one,” Sipe said.

Sweet bling

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
December 1, 2018
Goating for the win \\ Showing off his prized goat, senior Colton Fisher puts his goat on display at the State Fair Boer Buck competition. Fisher has a total of three wins at this very livestock show. He is well known in the Boer Buck world. “It feels great to win for a third time against such tough competition,” Fisher said.

Goating for the win

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
October 15, 2018
Conquered notes \\  Focusing on his music, junior Ivan Najera plays a movement from his marching band show. The band’s show this year is entitled Conquered featuring music from The Prince of Egypt and The Wind and the Lion. Najera missed over 60 days of rehearsal due to fighting cancer but still managed to learn the show music. “I really enjoy playing music from movies I watched as a child, and it’s a lot more fun than last year’s,” Najera said.

Ivan Najera conquers cancer

writer: Enoch Olajimi, Sports Editor
September 25, 2018
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