(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 21, 2015) Congratulations to the Hartman Robotics Team. They earned first place at the First Lego League North Texas Qualifier on Saturday, December 12. They will move to the next level of competition, Regionals, in February. The team is coached by parents and teacher-sponsor Lisa Gear. The team earned a perfect […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 21, 2015) Congratulations to the Springer Robotics Team, Special-E-VEX, for earning the Excellence Award and STEM Research Award at the VEX IQ competition at Utley on Saturday! They qualified for Regionals in March. Featured clockwise are Eli Deen, Ethan Montanez, Caleb Rodriguez, Ryan Bostik, Ameer Abu-Ziyadeh, J.D. Webb, and Connor Linscott. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 16, 2015)Addison French, a student at Celia Hays Elementary School, was recognized by the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club last week as a Rotary Student of Honor. He was presented the award during a luncheon program at Rotary Hall. Principal Tammi Schmitt spoke about Addison’s character, academic accomplishments and leadership skills. “Addison was […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Dec. 16, 2015) While watching a Spanish television series last month I thought it would be fun to see if my limited Spanish language skills would make it possible to follow the story. Within a few minutes of turning off the subtitles I became frustrated. The few words and phrases I was […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 15, 2015) Susan Schulter, at Springer Elementary, conducted a fabulous fourth grade holiday show, “Elfis and the Sleigh Riders,” starring Elfis, Tator Swift, Smiley Cyrus, Nikki Mirage, Chuck “The Very Merry” Berry, Billy “The First” Joel, Ringo “At the Top of the Tree” Starr, along with hosts Ryan Sequins, Tina Tinsel Turner, and Joy […]
Community leaders see advantage to growing local workforce (ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 15, 2015) With the new College & Career Academy in the early planning stages, local community leaders see the project as a sign the community is at the forefront of developing a local, quality workforce. At the same time, the Academy will help […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 14, 2015) For most of us, a trip to the operating room usually ends with us waking up in a hospital bed with no memory of what occurred. Rarely do we get to witness an actual surgery, or even know what goes on in the OR. But for 32 sixth and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 11, 2015) The fourth graders at Shannon Elementary recently performed “Elfis and the Frozen Princess” under the direction of Heather Fisher. The students put on an amazing show, and the crowd was sstunned to see the Princess become Frozen by a jealous visitor at her Royal Christmas Ball. Thankfully, the quick […]
Ouida Springer Elementary School is excited to announce the Principal’s 200 Club Winners for December! The Principal’s 200 Club is a positive behavior support system that rewards students for exhibiting their BEST behavior. Students who are “caught” exhibiting their BEST behavior are given a golden ticket that is redeemed in the office for a spot […]
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