Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Alysa Barton

Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Alysa Barton

Rockwall, TX (April 24, 2025) – Alysa Barton has been a Rockwall High School Varsity Cheerleader for three years. During this time she was named a NCA High School Cheer champion and has been awarded NCA All-American. Throughout her three years of high school, she has volunteered her time in various ways – preparing meals […]

VU awards Rockwall ISD high school students $2.4 billion in scholarships

VU awards Rockwall ISD high school students $2.4 billion in scholarships

Rockwall, TX (April 24, 2025) – Rockwall ISD has partnered with VU Scholarships to offer more than 1,000 students $2.4 billion in early college scholarship opportunities before they even apply to a university or college. Rockwall ISD’s partnership with VU Scholarships allows the students at Rockwall High School, Rockwall-Heath High School, and Quest Academy to […]

Rockwall FFA students put grant funds to work

Rockwall FFA students put grant funds to work

Rockwall, TX (April 24, 2025) – Rockwall FFA students are continually striving for more opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills through a large variety of projects. Recently, after the Ag Mechanical program received a Rockwall ISD Education Foundation grant of $4,330.31, three very talented and industrious students took on the opportunity to build shop […]

Rockwall ISD names 2025 BEST Teachers of the Year

Rockwall ISD names 2025 BEST Teachers of the Year

ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) Rockwall ISD is proud to announce the 2025 Sheri Stodghill Fowler BEST Teachers of the Year, recognizing two outstanding first-year educators for their exceptional impact in the classroom. The Best (Beginning Educators…Successful Teacher) program supports and celebrates first-year educators across the district. Sarah Fladeland, a first-grade teacher at Ouida Springer […]

Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Kileigh Sartain

Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Kileigh Sartain

Rockwall, TX (April 23, 2025) – Kileigh Sartain is an outstanding student at Rockwall High School. She has a passion for helping others and loves a good crime show. Kileigh is the Competition Captain for the RHS Varsity Cheer Team. Since the age of 4, cheerleading has been a part of Kileigh’s life.  Over the […]

Excellence Under Fire: Rockwall Fire Dept. achieves top state recognition

Excellence Under Fire: Rockwall Fire Dept. achieves top state recognition

Rockwall Fire Department earns coveted “Recognized Best Practices Fire Department” designation from Texas Fire Chiefs Association ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) – The Rockwall Fire Department is proud to announce that it has been designated as a “Recognized Best Practices Fire Department” by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices Recognition Program. This prestigious honor […]

Rockwall Education Foundation Classic: A striking success!

Rockwall Education Foundation Classic: A striking success!

ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) What happens when you gather over 220 people who share a vision of enhancing education in Rockwall TX on a Friday night at a bowling alley? You raise more than $44,000 which will facilitate student achievement and skill development, and recognize and encourage staff excellence in Rockwall ISD! The Rockwall […]

Double the Harmony: Rockwall’s A Cappella Powerhouses Return to Nationals

Double the Harmony: Rockwall’s A Cappella Powerhouses Return to Nationals

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 22, 2025) Well, they’ve done it again.  Rockwall High School’s “Walk the Line” and Rockwall-Heath High School’s “Infiniti” are headed back to ICHSA Nationals in New York City. Have you ever watched the “Pitch Perfect” movies? The International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA) is the real-life high school level of […]

Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Carleigh Robison

Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Carleigh Robison

Rockwall, TX (April 22, 2025) – Carleigh Robison, a dedicated senior at Rockwall High School, shines both on and off the field. Since the 7th grade, Carleigh has been part of the RISD cheer program and has competed on the UIL and NCA competition teams. Carleigh’s junior year, they placed 2nd at NCA Regionals, 1st […]

Op-Ed by Fate Mayor, David Billings: Campaign Season Reality Check – Property Taxes and Transparency

Op-Ed by Fate Mayor, David Billings: Campaign Season Reality Check – Property Taxes and Transparency

Fate, TX (April 22, 2025) – Campaign season is winding down—thankfully—and we are now seeing the usual wave of campaign promises being made, often without much explanation about how those promises would actually be achieved. A common theme? Candidates pledging to “increase transparency” and “reduce property taxes.” Both are great ideas. However, anyone who has […]