(ROCKWALL-HEATH, TX – April 18, 2020) Erica Rummel is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She recently earned a first place award at SkillsUSA regional architecture competition and qualified to compete at state. She has been accepted in the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas where she will attend this fall. Submitted […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 17, 2020) Rockwall ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 21st year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 17, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders to begin the process of reopening the state of Texas while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines. Within the orders, select activities and services that pose minimal to no threat of spreading […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX — April 17, 2020) The Royse City ISD Education Foundation has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Texas Education Foundation Network (TEFN) Outstanding Achievement Award. The honor is awarded to the RCISD Education Foundation for the organization’s Dog Pen Grant. The TEFN Outstanding Achievement Award was created to recognize excellence […]
The week features free virtual learning, experiments and fun for children from preschool through high school DALLAS (April 17, 2020) – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas will host a Virtual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) workshop the week of April 20-24 so children of all ages can be introduced to STEM through fun, engaging […]
Jackson Marek is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. He spends his time playing baseball and being involved in student leadership. He also received a Merit Scholarship and is a member of the National Honor Society. Jackson will be attending the University of Oklahoma in the fall with a major in Finance and a minor […]
Dakota Britt is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. He will head to the University of New Mexico next year to play baseball and further his academics. Submitted by Melissa Britt. Help us shine the spotlight on senior students who are missing their end-of-high-school experience. Not only are they creative, courageous, innovative, diverse, and a […]
Torey Rodden is a 2020 Senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. Torey has been part of RISD from the start attending Amy Parks Heath Elementary and Cain Middle School. He is a member of NHS and plays on the Varsity Hawks Baseball Team. Torey will be attending Clemson University in the fall to major in finance. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 17, 2020) The Rockwall Youth Fair Livestock Show has been a treasured annual event since it was founded by Odis Lowe in 1953. When like many other events, the Rockwall Youth Fair was cancelled because of COVID-19, 4-H and FFA members from across the county had to make a decision on what […]
DALLAS COUNTY, TX – April 16, 2020 – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced that beginning Saturday, April 18, all residents over the age of two must wear a cloth covering over their face and mouth when visiting essential businesses, in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. Essential business employees and riders of public transportation […]