LAST BULLDOG Note for the 2025-2026 School Year

Posted Date: 05/28/26 (09:00 AM)

Exterior view of William Yates Elementary School, featuring a brick building with a sign and entrance.

Students walk down a hallway holding a "Class of 2033" sign, cheered on by a crowd.

LAST BULLDOG Note 5.28.26

Hello Bulldog Nation!

What a special way to wrap up the school year at WYE! We loved celebrating our first-ever Kindergarten Graduation, gathering for Team Rally 8 as we focused on Habit 8: Find Your Voice, welcoming our graduating seniors back for their Legacy Walk, and cheering on our 5th grade Bulldogs during their final walk through the WYE halls. It has been a beautiful season of celebrating leadership!

We hope your summer is filled with fun, sunshine, and sweet memories. Enjoy every moment! Our Bulldogs deserve it!

Summer school at various sites begins June 1st - June 25th 8:20-3:30.

Franklin Smith, James Lewis, John Nowlin, Thomas Ultican, Voy Spears, William Bryant, William Yates.

WYE 5th graders go to Paul Kinder Middle School for summer school.

Grade cards went out electronically to your email on May 26th at 5pm

Bulldog Calendar -SAVE - the date 2026-2027

1st -June New Student enrollment at DPS

13th-July Parent Portal Opens – Returning Bulldog Parents Complete Enrollment

7th - Aug Deadline for Parents to enroll for 26-27 school year

11th-Aug Class Assignments Open to Parents 5PM

20th -Aug 5PM-6PM Kindergarten Open House/Curriculum Night- More info to come

20th -Aug 6:30PM-7:30PM 1st-5th Grade Open House/Curriculum Night- More info to come

25th -Aug- First day of School

We will be back in the office on July 27th.

Have the best summer!

Kerri Edwards

Principal

A group of young children in graduation caps and gowns pose for a photo.

Legacy Walk and Kindergarten

What a special day in Bulldog Nation! We loved welcoming back our graduating seniors for their Legacy Walk and celebrating our very first Kindergarten graduation. From our youngest Bulldogs taking their first big step to our former Bulldogs preparing for their next chapter!

A group of smiling students and a teacher pose for a selfie in front of a school mural.

WYE End of year

The end of the year was full of Bulldog pride! From Team Rally Habit 8: Find Your Voice, to our baseball leadership catches, our 5th graders’ final walk through the halls, and one last send off wave to celebrate an incredible school year!