Wylie High School (Abilene, Texas)

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Wylie High School
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Wylie High School (Abilene, Texas)
4502 Antilley Rd

Abilene
,
Texas
79606-5907

United States
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School type Public high school
School district Wylie Independent School District
PrincipalTim Smith
Staff100.34 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,467 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.62 [1]
Color(s)   Purple & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAAA
MascotBulldog/Lady Dog
YearbookGrowl
Website Official website

Wylie High School is a public high school located in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is the sole high school of the Wylie Independent School District. Wylie ISD serves the southernmost areas of Abilene, as well as the ever-growing suburbs and exurbs in east central Taylor County. WHS is one of three class 5A high schools within the city limits of Abilene, joining Abilene Independent School District schools Abilene High and Abilene Cooper. In 2008, Wylie High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School. [2] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [3] In 2017, the school reported an enrollment of 1,164, putting it 14 students above the number needed to realign to conference 5A.

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In order to avoid confusion with the identically-named Wylie High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Wylie, the school is commonly referred to as Abilene Wylie.

Athletics

The Wylie Bulldogs compete in the following sports : cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, swimming, soccer, golf, tennis, track, disc golf, softball, and baseball. [4]

State Titles

State finalists

  • Girls Basketball - [6]
    • 2001(3A), 2006(3A), 2010(3A), 2015(4A)
  • Football - [11]
    • 2000(3A/D1), 2009(3A/D1), 2016(4A/D1)
  • Team Tennis - [12]
    • 2015(4A), 2018(5A)
  • Boys Basketball - [13]
    • 2007(3A), 2013(3A)
  • Baseball -
    • 1990(3A), 1997(3A), 2002(3A), 2006(3A), 2007(3A), 2015(4A)

Football

Under the leadership of future NFL quarterback Case Keenum, the Bulldogs won their first Division 3A-1 State Championship in 2004. The Bulldogs reached two more State Championship games, but were defeated by Gilmer High School in 2009 and Carthage High School in 2016. Prior to 2004, the Bulldogs played for the state championship in 2000 but were defeated by Gatesville 14-10.

Team Tennis

Due to the above mentioned rule change Wylie, until 2018, has competed in the same conference since 1976. Wylie team tennis has actually won a total of 14 of the last 16 state tournaments. The only state wins listed above are those in UIL. UIL has only hosted a team tennis state tournament since 2013, Wylie has appeared in all of them and has won all but one. Prior to 2013 Wylie competed in the Texas Tennis Coaches Association state tournament and won 11 of their last 12 tournaments.

Band

The Wylie High School Band is officially named the "Pure Gold Band". In 2002, with their show “New World”, the band advanced to the UIL State Marching Championship for the second time in its history and advanced to finals for the only time in its history. The semi-official theme of the band is "It Is Well", which is played at the end of every concert and football game.

Marching band

Region marching

  • Division 1 ranking since 1986
    • Celebrated 30th Division 1 ranking in 2016

Area marching

  • 16 Area appearances
  • Top three ranking in 7 contest years
    • 1994(3A),2002(3A),2008(3A),2010(3A),2012(3A),2014(4A),2016(4A)

State marching

  • 1994
  • 2002 “New World” (5th place finalist)
  • 2008 “New World Symphony”
  • 2010 "Rhythm's Revenge"
  • 2012 “Time”
  • 2014 “Honor and Remember”
  • 2016 “The Story of Our Home”

Concert bands

The Wylie Band operates an Honor band and Symphonic band during the concert season.

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "2008 National Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
  4. ↑ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". www.theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  5. ↑ League, University Interscholastic. "UIL Lone Star Cup Champions — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". www.uiltexas.org.
  6. 1 2 UIL Girls Basketball Archives
  7. ↑ "Abilene Wylie Bulldogs". Lone Star Football Network.
  8. ↑ UIL Boys Golf Archives
  9. ↑ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". www.theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  10. ↑ UIL Volleyball Archives
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  13. ↑ UIL Boys Basketball Archives
  14. ↑ "Ernie Park NFL Stats and Bio - profootballarchives.com".

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