Shannon ES and Rockwall HS teachers take top honors (ROCKWALL, TX – May 7 , 2019) Rockwall ISD is proud to announce the 2019 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year: Sarah Weaks, third grade teacher at Shannon Elementary and Kyle Gilpin, Algebra teacher at Rockwall High School. “Sarah has always demonstrated dedication to professional growth, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 3, 2019) Take a spin in a new Rockwall Ford vehicle at the Wilkerson Sanders Stadium on Saturday, May 4, from 8am-2pm. For every test-drive take, Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to the award-winning RHS Robotics team (Full Metal Jackets) up to $6,000. The team is also known for giving […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 2, 2019) The Rock Wall NSDAR Chapter (yes, we’re named after Rockwall’s rock wall) was extremely pleased to give $1,600 college scholarship to Emily King, a senior from Rockwall High School. Emily (pictured in the center) wrote a very persuasive essay entitled, “Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It: Challenges […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 2, 2019) The City of Rockwall is accepting applications for students who wish to be considered for next school year’s 2019-2020 Rockwall Youth Advisory Council (YAC). The City Council will fill six vacancies on the YAC for the upcoming school year. Applicants should be freshmen through seniors who reside within the city […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX – May 2, 2019) AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts in New York City and Los Angeles is pleased to announce that Vilma Ledferd and LaDarius White, seniors from Royse City High School in Royse City, have been accepted for the 2019/2020 school year. Admission to AMDA is extremely competitive; students […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX — April 9, 2019) The Royse City Independent School District is pleased to announce that Richard Pense has been named principal for Bobby Summers Middle School opening in August 2020. Pense has 23 years in education, 20 years in Royse City ISD and has spent the last four years as principal for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 4, 2019) Rockwall ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education for the third consecutive year. The Best Communities Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 4, 2019) District 11-6A recently held its district-level UIL Academics competition where the UIL Academics Teams from Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School competed. Individual Results: In Accounting, Sydney Peveler from Rockwall HS earned first place. In Current Issues, Chris Rodriguez from Rockwall-Heath HS earned first place and Sofia Rodriguez from […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 4, 2019) The Rockwall ISD Culinary Team has advanced to the National ProStart Invitational in Washington D.C. after winning first place at the Texas State Finals in March. This will be the third consecutive year Rockwall ISD will represent Texas in this national competition. At the state competition, each Rockwall ISD student […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 28, 2019) The Black Hawk Robotics, FRC team 3310, competed at the FIRST Amarillo District where they won their eighth straight regular season event. The team was also honored with the Autonomous Award and lead coach Leslie Reese was recognized as Woodie Flowers Award nominee for her outstanding contribution as a […]