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
Avery Heist

Avery Heist, Staff Reporter

Hello! I’m Avery and this is my senior year! 

I’ve been on staff for three years and I have won first place in headline writing in the UIL-ILPC competition and two honorable mention photos last year. I love to crochet and I sell my creations on my Etsy shop called Handmade by Avery. I have always been crafty and creative and I love all kinds of art. Writing is one of my strong suits so naturally I ended up in Newspaper. I love bouncing ideas off my fellow staff members and putting together amazing stories and documententing high school memories.

All content by Avery Heist
Feels like a broken record \\ Sorting through music records, senior Avery Heist finishes out her final year of high school. With 12 years of hard work finally paying off, Heist graduates along with the rest of the class of 2022 May 28 at the Allen Event center.

Senioritis: Its real

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2022
Wylie Cemetery: How to respect the dead

Wylie Cemetery: How to respect the dead

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
January 11, 2022
Wylie Cemetery: Symbolism etched in stone

Wylie Cemetery: Symbolism etched in stone

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
January 10, 2022
Wylie Cemetery: Where history is buried

Wylie Cemetery: Where history is buried

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2021
Lets gooo! \\ Senior Daniel Cline motivates his team to win the band Splash Olympics. The band held the first ever Splash Olympics to celebrate the end of band camp Aug. 20. “Getting back into the swing of things after COVID was a real challenge in band camp,” Cline said.

Band ends camp with splash

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2021
Jingle horns \\ On the stage, performing in front of a camera, sophomore Landon Daniels participates in the Pride of the East’s first-ever virtual elementary tour Dec. 8.

Wind Symphony hosts virtual Christmas elementary tour

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2020
Focus on what's important \\ Senior yearbook student Piper Deneault shoots pictures of the homecoming royalty coronation.

[Photo] Organizations participate in musical homecoming activities

writer: Heath Hadley, Editor in Chief
October 21, 2020
Change of scene \\ On-campus learner freshman Brie Garrett takes a test in her fifth period photojournalism class as remote-learners test online. Students have the option to change their learning layout at the conclusion of the first nine weeks.

Students may change learning plan for new nine weeks

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2020
At the top \\ Kaelyn Cash (center) has been in band for five years. This year she is a drum major. "A drum major has a lot of responsibilities," Cash said. "You have to know everything about managing rehearsals, and also being able to perform really well under pressure."

[Photo] A helpful drum major

writer: Marcelo Villegas, journalism student contributor
October 6, 2020
All smiles \\ Andrea Ensign and Tailene Morales enjoy a break at last year's Area competition. Morales is now one of two vice presidents for the Pride of the East.

[Photo] Predecessors made her want to follow in their footsteps

writer: Isabel Zambrana, journalism student
August 25, 2020
Long story short, she's Riley Pearce

Long story short, she’s Riley Pearce

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2020
With all the Fixin's \\ Senior Anna Baker prepares team 8204’s robot for the upcoming First Tech Challenge competition. The FTC competition pushes the limits of the robots’ design with fast-paced obstacles that the robot must complete.

Engineering prepares robot for FTC

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
December 12, 2019

Giving thanks

writer: Avery Heist and Kristen Jiang
November 15, 2019
Step in time \\ Stepping onto Ballard street for the first time during the 2019 homecoming parade, the East Side Steppers, perform a series of chants while eyeing out the competition. “We did have a walking step that we planned on doing throughout the parade but the parade went faster than expected, so we had to scrap that idea and just do our chants,” step member Elizabeth Thomas said.

[Photo] Homecoming events abound

writer: staff reporters
October 22, 2019
Saxy tunes \\ Practicing early in the morning on the marching band parking lot, senior Trace Delacerda prepares for the first competition of the season. The band’s show is Massive this year. "Everyone has some point where they want to quit, but when you perform, it all pays off," Delacerda said.

[Photo] Band, color guard perform ‘massive’ show this fall

writer: Shelby Perry, Digital Media Editor
September 26, 2019
Wiz kids

Wiz kids

writer: Avery Heist, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2019
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