Applications being accepted for Rockwall Youth Advisory Council

(ROCKWALL, TX – Aug. 3, 2016) The Rockwall Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a great way for teens to learn about and become active in municipal government. Several graduating high school seniors this year have left vacancies in the organization, and the City of Rockwall is accepting applications for students who would like to be […]

Mathnasium recognized as Rockwall area’s Best Tutoring Center

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – August 2, 2016) Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath is honored to have been voted Best Tutoring Center in Living Magazine’s 2016 Readers Choice Awards. Owners Bob and Becky Barnes thank the community for its support. When Bob and Becky first opened the Mathnasium franchise in Rockwall nearly six years ago, they never imagined the […]

Rep. Ratcliffe launches Congressional Student Leadership Program

(ROCKWALL, TX – Aug. 1, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) announced today the launch of the Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP) for high school students in Texas’ 4th District. The Program aims to teach students about the role of the federal government and functions of a congressional office while allowing them to engage with their […]

Royse City Teachers of the Year receive free car leases from Toyota of Rockwall

Royse City Teachers of the Year receive free car leases from Toyota of Rockwall

(ROYSE CITY, TX — July 27, 2016) Royse City ISD’s 2016 Teachers of the Year were awarded free 6-month leases on Toyota Corollas from Toyota of Rockwall and dealership owners Steve and Barbara Jackson, longtime supporters of education. Secondary Teacher of the Year Jill Fay and Elementary Teacher of the Year Hope Gaffney received the […]

Royse City High School receives collegiate upgrades

Royse City High School receives collegiate upgrades

(ROYSE CITY, TX — July 20, 2016) Royse City High School students and staff will find newly renovated spaces on the first day of school on August 22. The $1.4 million project, designed by Claycomb Architects, transforms unused common areas into 21st Century Learning Spaces that look more like college campuses than traditional high school […]

Royse City FFA members attend Texas FFA Convention in Dallas

Royse City FFA members attend Texas FFA Convention in Dallas

(ROYSE CITY, TX — July 20, 2016) Members from the Royse City FFA chapter attended the 88th annual Texas FFA State Convention held July 11-15 in Dallas, where more than $2 million in scholarships were awarded to FFA members and more than 2,500 members received the Lone Star FFA Degree — the highest degree of […]

Garland ISD Health Fair and Back-to-School Rally

(GARLAND ISD – July 13, 2016) Garland ISD and the Garland Unit of the NAACP will host a Health Fair and Back-to-School Rally from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, August 20 at the Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naamen Forest Blvd. in Garland. Registered students, accompanied by parent or guardian, will receive free school supplies, […]

Frisco YMCA welcomes summer STEM robotics coding program

(Frisco, TX—July 8, 2016) The Frisco Family YMCA is hosting a STEM Summer Camp for K-6th grades. Kids interested in robotics, coding and game design will be taught the Harvard/MIT Creative Coding Method to: design video games like Pong, PacMan and Shark Attack, code animations and interactive musical stories, and program robots for moves, mazes […]

Rockwall High School Robotics squad wins 2016 Texas Robotics Invitational

Rockwall High School Robotics squad wins 2016 Texas Robotics Invitational

(ROCKWALL, TX — June 28, 2016) The Rockwall High School Robotics Team 1296 recently traveled to Houston hoping to win the 2016 Texas Robotics Invitational, and that’s just what they did! The Full Metal Jackets look to repeat this championship performance at the end of July when they compete in the first ever Texas UIL […]

When math anxiety spreads like a virus

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – June 28, 2016) Math anxiety is a phenomenon that math teachers everywhere observe daily all across the nation.   We see anxiety almost every time a child sits down for an assessment, and it breaks our hearts.  How does a child get to the point where they feel they cannot succeed at a […]