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Wylie High School (Wylie, Texas)

December 15, 2023

Wylie High School (commonly Wylie High School or WHS) is a public high school located in Wylie, Texas (United States) and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is part of the Wylie Independent School District which covers south central Collin County and includes portions of the communities of Sachse, St. Paul and Murphy along with Wylie. Until the 2008 opening of Wylie East High School, Wylie High School was the only high school in Wylie ISD.

Wylie High School
Address
2550 West FM 544

Wylie
,
Texas
75098-0490

United States
Coordinates33°00′29″N 96°34′17″W / 33.008073°N 96.571449°W / 33.008073; -96.571449
Information
School typePublic high school
Established1905
School districtWylie Independent School District
PrincipalBrian Alexander [1]
Teaching staff155.99 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,872 (2020-21)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.74[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)     
Maroon, White and Black
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
NicknamePirates/Lady Pirates
NewspaperThe Peg Leg
YearbookThe Legend
Websitewww.wylieisd.net/Domain/24

In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

History edit

In the 1890s, the town of Wylie had been served by a small school[4] with a small amount of funding, primarily contributed by the parents of the students of the schools. Ovid Birmingham noticed this problem while traveling and established Wylie ISD in 1901–1902. He set limits of the district that all citizens in that area would pay taxes to support the district. The Birmingham family soon provided money to build the original Wylie High School. Wylie High has resided in several different buildings in its history.

Beginning in the 1976 school year, Wylie High School moved to a new building at 516 Hilltop Lane. This building could hold up to 600 students prior to the 1985 expansion of the school. Once the new Wylie High School was opened in 1996, this building was converted into Wylie Junior High School, later becoming Burnett Junior High School, named after the former principal of Wylie High School, Grady Burnett.

Wylie East High School was opened for the 2007–2008 school year. The school initially served solely ninth grade students. Wylie East became a 9-12 school, with the Class of 2012 being the first class to graduate after the district voted to have multiple 9-12 campuses in January 2008. Wylie East began the 2009–2010 school year with freshmen and sophomores.[citation needed] Wylie ISD serves most of the city of Wylie, including the city of St. Paul, a portion of the city of Murphy, and the Collin County portion of the city of Sachse. Enrollment has grown to just over 19,000 students with more than 2000 full-time employees.

In 2020, then current principal Virdie Montgomery drove 800 miles to personally congratulate all 612 graduating seniors after graduation ceremonies were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Activities edit

The extracurricular activities offered at Wylie High School are many and varied due to the school's large size. There are chapters of national organizations such as the National Honor Society and the Air Force Junior ROTC, as well as service organizations such as SkillsUSA, Rachel's Challenge,[6] Spanish Club, French Club, Debate, and FCCLA. The usual range of athletic and music organizations, Choir, Band, Orchestra and Theatre, are available for students to join also, including Drill Team and Cheer.

Athletics edit

The Wylie Pirates compete in these sports:[7]

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ "WISD announces new WHS principal". Wylie News. 19 June 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "WYLIE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
  4. ^ Wylie City History
  5. ^ "Wylie High School Principal Goes 'Extra Mile' to Celebrate Graduating Seniors".
  6. ^ "Rachel's Challenge / Rachel's Challenge". www.wylieisd.net. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  7. ^ The Athletics Department
  8. ^ "Kyle Fuller profile". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Chris Givens profile". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Kameron Kelly profile". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nikita Whitlock profile". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Wylie Pirate Wrestling Booster Club

December 15, 2023
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Wylie High School commonly Wylie High School or WHS is a public high school located in Wylie Texas United States and classified as a 6A school by the UIL It is part of the Wylie Independent School District which covers south central Collin County and includes portions of the communities of Sachse St Paul and Murphy along with Wylie Until the 2008 opening of Wylie East High School Wylie High School was the only high school in Wylie ISD Wylie High SchoolAddress2550 West FM 544Wylie Texas 75098 0490United StatesCoordinates33 00 29 N 96 34 17 W 33 008073 N 96 571449 W 33 008073 96 571449InformationSchool typePublic high schoolEstablished1905School districtWylie Independent School DistrictPrincipalBrian Alexander 1 Teaching staff155 99 FTE 2 Grades9 12Enrollment2 872 2020 21 2 Student to teacher ratio17 74 2 CampusSuburbanColor s Maroon White and BlackAthletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAANicknamePirates Lady PiratesNewspaperThe Peg LegYearbookThe LegendWebsitewww wbr wylieisd wbr net wbr Domain wbr 24In 2015 the school was rated Met Standard by the Texas Education Agency 3 Contents 1 History 2 Activities 3 Athletics 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn the 1890s the town of Wylie had been served by a small school 4 with a small amount of funding primarily contributed by the parents of the students of the schools Ovid Birmingham noticed this problem while traveling and established Wylie ISD in 1901 1902 He set limits of the district that all citizens in that area would pay taxes to support the district The Birmingham family soon provided money to build the original Wylie High School Wylie High has resided in several different buildings in its history Beginning in the 1976 school year Wylie High School moved to a new building at 516 Hilltop Lane This building could hold up to 600 students prior to the 1985 expansion of the school Once the new Wylie High School was opened in 1996 this building was converted into Wylie Junior High School later becoming Burnett Junior High School named after the former principal of Wylie High School Grady Burnett Wylie East High School was opened for the 2007 2008 school year The school initially served solely ninth grade students Wylie East became a 9 12 school with the Class of 2012 being the first class to graduate after the district voted to have multiple 9 12 campuses in January 2008 Wylie East began the 2009 2010 school year with freshmen and sophomores citation needed Wylie ISD serves most of the city of Wylie including the city of St Paul a portion of the city of Murphy and the Collin County portion of the city of Sachse Enrollment has grown to just over 19 000 students with more than 2000 full time employees In 2020 then current principal Virdie Montgomery drove 800 miles to personally congratulate all 612 graduating seniors after graduation ceremonies were canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 5 Activities editThe extracurricular activities offered at Wylie High School are many and varied due to the school s large size There are chapters of national organizations such as the National Honor Society and the Air Force Junior ROTC as well as service organizations such as SkillsUSA Rachel s Challenge 6 Spanish Club French Club Debate and FCCLA The usual range of athletic and music organizations Choir Band Orchestra and Theatre are available for students to join also including Drill Team and Cheer Athletics editThe Wylie Pirates compete in these sports 7 Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football State Championship in 1978 Golf Lacrosse Powerlifting Soccer Softball Tennis Track and Field Volleyball WrestlingNotable alumni editKyle Fuller NFL player 8 Chris Givens NFL and CFL player 9 Kameron Kelly NFL and CFL player 10 Nikita Whitlock NFL and CFL player 11 References edit WISD announces new WHS principal Wylie News 19 June 2020 Retrieved December 1 2020 a b c WYLIE H S National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 19 2021 2015 Accountability Rating System Texas Education Agency Wylie City History Wylie High School Principal Goes Extra Mile to Celebrate Graduating Seniors Rachel s Challenge Rachel s Challenge www wylieisd net Retrieved 2016 01 22 The Athletics Department Kyle Fuller profile pro football reference com Retrieved February 4 2022 Chris Givens profile pro football reference com Retrieved February 4 2022 Kameron Kelly profile pro football reference com Retrieved February 4 2022 Nikita Whitlock profile pro football reference com Retrieved February 4 2022 External links edit nbsp Schools portalOfficial website Wylie Pirate Wrestling Booster Club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wylie High School Wylie Texas amp oldid 1185810478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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