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

Blue Print
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

Blue Print
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

Blue Print
Ride and joy \\ A seasoned car show competitor, participant Lisa Johnson’s jeep was the only diesel car at the event. “I’ve done lots of shows before, but this is my first at Wylie East because usually I’m at another show when they host theirs,” Johnson said.

Solar Car Team hosts fall auto show

writer: Maggie Volpi, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2024
Lights, camera, rapping \\ In the middle of one of her scripted raps, sophomore Emily Congemi in the character of Eleanor Skittles performs in the play Cursed and Confused: A Kingdom’s Quest, written by Bella Cavalier. The play follows the journey of a party of misfit adventurers, including Skittles the bard, seeking to remove a curse from their kingdom. “I love the character I got to play, because I like it when you can just kind of go crazy with your character,” Congemi said. “And I got to wear a wig, which was pretty funny.”

Chad’s Night Out

writer: Maggie Volpi, Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2024
Perfect Play \ Pickleball club members pose together after hosting their first group get together over the summer. “It's exciting to get to do a club about it and have a community for it,” Co-founder Cailyn Corley said.

Pickleball perfection

writer: Chloe Callan, Staffer
September 3, 2024
Group effort \\ From taking 39 students to Area to 25 advancing to Nationals, the TAFE organization found immense success at the Educators Rising Nationals Conference in Washington, D.C. after several months of preparation. “One of the most challenging parts of the process is when you have almost 40 students doing individual competitions, all different; training each individual or each group on what their rubric looks like and how their competition works takes a lot of time,” TAFE sponsor Jill Hill said.

Summer of success

writer: Maggie Volpi, Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2024
Circle time \\ On Nov. 28, the Bollywood Dance Team began their meeting with President Priya Rathor talking to the club members. During the first five minutes of the meetings, the dancers went into a circle. “I am glad that y’all were able to come to today’s meeting, and hopefully we can get more members when we perform the dance” Rathor said during their team bonding time before jumping into the dance choreography for their practice.

Grooving into the limelight

writer: Sabrina Bahrun and Gabriel Farrel
January 29, 2024
Whodunnit \\ Dramatically monologuing, junior Dahlia Curry, in the character of Belle Dove, implores the audience to believe that she is not the killer of Harry Snotter. “This is definitely my second favorite show that I’ve done, only after Grease.” Curry said. “Both were very fun.”

Murder and a meal

writer: Maggie Volpi, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2023
Smile For The Camera \\ Student Officers Fiona Nguyen, Caden Ly, Sophia Luu, Jennifer Nguyen and Alex Tran host the first ever Asian Student Association meeting in order to spread Asian awareness and culture. "I am really excited to start a new club and spread awareness about Asian culture," Luu said.

To spread awareness

writer: Gabriel Farrel, Staffer
October 3, 2023
My wonder walker \\ Bringing down the mood with a heartfelt ballad and gentle guitar strums, sophomore Henry Walker performs “Wonder Wall” at the annual Pop Show May. 5. “Performing in front of an audience is pretty nerve-wracking, but once you’re on stage, your nerves begin to melt away,” Walker said.

Punk-rock; preppy pop show

writer: Gloria Olajimi, Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2023
Seizing the moment \\ Belting out her finest soprano notes, junior Ellyse Joseph sings "Les Berceaux" for the Black is Beautiful showcase Feb. 19. "I chose to sing Les Berceaux because I had a day to prepare something, and the track was free since a cappella choir is already learning it for UIL," Joseph said.

A tribute to african artistry

writer: Gloria Olajimi, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2023
Real Raiders wear pink \\ Participating in the Pink Out game against North Garland, Nicole Soto interacts with the crowd as Rowdy the Raider. “I think that people should be more open to the idea of the cheerleaders and the mascot and join in on chants whenever they can, especially the easier ones, because our football players feed off of the crowd’s energy,” Soto said. The Raiders beat North Garland 47-26 Oct. 21.

Getting rowdy

writer: Maggie Volpi, Editor-in-Chief
January 5, 2023
Strike a pose \\ After weeks of auditioning, the 2022-2023 Wylie East Dance Company performs at their first showcase Dec 3. "We perform a wide area of styles from modern, jazz, and ballet to hip-hop," junior Jade Banks (center) said.

Show them what you got

writer: Gloria Olajimi, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2022
Dance the night away \\ Performing out to the audience, soloist Eliana Wade dances around the band with her GoPro on. "I think my favorite part was watching the video afterwards and hearing everything just like I would if I were actually on the field, Wade said. "It was a super fun experience and Im so glad I got to do it!"

An inside perspective

writer: Jaylee Paredes, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2022
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