WYLIE ISD
Wylie ISD Offers Cure for Summer Boredom by Ian Halperin
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“Summer on Stage will be packed with exciting ries of “there’s nothing to do!” will soon workshops including Basics of Tap, Music and Sound be heard in homes as Wylie ISD’s summer Design, Vocal Work for Musical Theatre, and more,” said vacation begins at the end of May. Parents Polly Harrison, WHS theatre need look no further teacher. “In addition to classes than the two Wylie ISD high taught by experts, there will schools for help with fun, be four different productions affordable summertime activities. staged for in-person audiences.” Schools will once again be offering summer camp programs Both programs are open to all in everything from athletics and Wylie ISD students and will run theatre to band and STEM. from May 31 to June 4. For those looking for sports Musicians will also have a camps, Wylie High will host summer band camp. The camp Camp of Champs its annual “Camp of Champs,” is hosted at Wylie East HS from and Wylie East will again offer June 6-10, 8 a.m. to noon each “Raider Nation Camps.” Both day. Students will be taught camps run from May 31 to June by outstanding district staff 23, depending on the sport. Each members leading sectionals sports program runs four days, and guest band directors from Monday through Thursday. Both around the DFW Metroplex. camps are open to all students It’s an outstanding week of currently in grades three through music-making and great fun eight, regardless of feeder that includes a trip to Strike & pattern. Reel and a concert. It is open to all Wylie ISD and Lovejoy ISD “Our summer athletic programs STEM Camp students entering grades seven give students a chance to have through nine. fun while improving their skills,” says Wylie ISD Athletic Director STEM students will get their Kyle Craighead. “Plus it provides chance to explore, create and an opportunity for our younger learn at their camp, held this students to meet our high school year at Wylie East. STEM will coaches.” have theme days for each major type of engineering (robotics, Sports camps are led by Wylie computer, mechanical, civil, and ISD coaches, and each session aerospace). Students will have costs $75. Both high schools a daily project (that they can are also offering a strength and Summer on Stage take home) along with center conditioning camp. rotations with hands-on experiments. For those looking to hone their acting and stage The camp is open to incoming first- through fourthskills, the popular “Summer on Stage” and “Summer graders and is staffed by CTE students and teachers on Stage Jr.” camps are back. The junior program is from East. designed for rising third-grade through sixth-grade students who want to explore theatre and participate in For more information on all the summer camp a performance. The full program is for students who will opportunities, including costs and schedules, check the weekly WCN Newsletter or Peachjar. • be in seventh through 12th grade next school year. 16 |
| May/June 2022
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