Student at Ouida Baley Middle School detained for making threats

Student at Ouida Baley Middle School detained for making threats

ROCKWALL, TX (April 25, 2025) On Friday, April 25, 2025, the Royse City Police Department detained a 12-year-old male student from Ouida Baley Middle School for Terroristic Threat. The police department received a report that after school on Thursday, April 24, 2025, the student began sending text messages to another student threatening to bring a gun […]

Nominations open for naming of Rockwall ISD Marine Corps JROTC Facility

Nominations open for naming of Rockwall ISD Marine Corps JROTC Facility

Rockwall, TX (April 25, 2025) – The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees’ Facility Naming Committee is now accepting nominations for the naming of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Facility at the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy. The nomination form is available here: https://tinyurl.com/4h943d43 The form may be mailed or […]

Rockwall High School Stingerette Senior Spotlight 2025: Ella Bumbalow

Rockwall High School Stingerette Senior Spotlight 2025: Ella Bumbalow

Rockwall, TX (April 25, 2025) – Ella Bumbalow is our next Stingerette Senior Spotlight. She is the daughter of Rosie and Brian Bumbalow and a three-year member of the team, where she has made a lasting impact both as a dancer and a leader. Ella currently serves as Stingerette President, showing her strong leadership skills […]

Rockwall’s ShepUp Performance Center 7v7 football teams headed to Nationals

Rockwall’s ShepUp Performance Center 7v7 football teams headed to Nationals

Rockwall, TX (April 25, 2025) – In just their first season competing in 7v7 football, ShepUp Performance Center is already making waves on the national scene. The ShepUp 8th grade team brought home the championship trophy at the 2025 Battle of the Best National Qualifier tournament, earning a free bid to the Battle of the […]

Rockwall High School students compete in Rotary 4 Way Speech Contest

Rockwall High School students compete in Rotary 4 Way Speech Contest

Rockwall, TX (April 24, 2025) – On April 17, four students from Rockwall High School competed at Rotary Hall in the Rotary Four Way Speech Contest.  The students competing were: Arjun Singh (sophomore), Ethan Abraham (junior), Ella Coco (senior), and Allison Watson (senior).  Students competing were either in the Speech and Debate class or members […]

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 County Master Gardeners debut ‘Planting Seeds for the Future’ scholarship 

Rockwall County Master Gardeners debut ‘Planting Seeds for the Future’ scholarship 

ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) In the fall of 2024, Rockwall County Master Gardeners began a pilot program to raise money for scholarships.  These funds come from proceeds from seed sales during our biannual plant sale, as well as various learning events throughout the year.  The response has been tremendous, and we are pleased to […]