Rockwall High School Piano Student Advances to State for Second Year

Rockwall High School Piano Student Advances to State for Second Year

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 24, 2019) For the second year in a row, Mitchell Jackson, a Rockwall High School piano student has advanced to State. His piano composition, A Hero’s Dark Side, will be adjudicated at the PTA Reflections State Contest. Nearly 60,000 students participate in the annual program and less than three percent advance […]

Jacket Backers Recognize Rockwall Jacket Athletes of the Month

(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 23, 2018) Each month, the Jacket Backers, Rockwall High School’s Booster Club, selects student athletes who are nominated by their coach for Jacket Athlete of the Month.  For the month of December, Samuel Williamson, Alex Schmitt, Landry Poppen, Mikki Witcher, Kate McCown, Braden Wills, and Preston Gage, were each nominated by […]

Rockwall Girls, Heath Boys Swim Crowned District 9 Champs

Rockwall Girls, Heath Boys Swim Crowned District 9 Champs

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 21, 2019) Rockwall Girls and Heath Boys swim teams took home the District 9 title at the district swim meet this past weekend! “The Athlete Of The Meet” was awarded to Rebecca Simpson, Rockwall, and Lucius Yu-Kisselbach, Heath. Coach Sacco was elected the “Coach of the Meet.” Highlights of the meet: […]

Rockwall ISD to Host Early Childhood Information Night Jan. 29

(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 20, 2019) Rockwall ISD will host an Early Childhood Information Night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Dobbs Elementary School. Parents are encouraged to come learn about all the Rockwall ISD Early Childhood Programs, how to qualify and get all of your questions answered about what is best for your child. […]

Rockwall High Grads Among Honor Students Named At Baylor University

WACO, Texas (Jan. 18, 2019) – Rockwall High School graduates and National Merit Scholars Jennifer Ashley DeMars and Kevin James DeMars were among 4,400 Baylor University students named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the fall 2018 semester.  Students honored on the Dean’s List are Baylor undergraduates with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 […]

Jones Elementary Teacher Publishes Disney Coding Adventures Book Series

(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 18, 2019) Allyssa Loya, library media specialist at Jones Elementary, has published a book series titled Disney Coding Adventures. The books are about teaching young students the basics of coding. Students complete activities and learn to think like programmers while learning correct terminology.  It’s a way for students to get started with […]

Rockwall ISD to Host Connecting the Dots Expo

Rockwall ISD to Host Connecting the Dots Expo

(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 18, 2019) Finding the right information, resource or person, to meet your specific needs or those of someone in your family, can be both challenging and frustrating. Please join Rockwall ISD and spend the day connecting the dots. You can connect with experts by attending breakout sessions, where you will learn about […]

Unwind Wednesdays for Students, Staff at Rockwall-Heath High School

Unwind Wednesdays for Students, Staff at Rockwall-Heath High School

(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 18, 2019) For the 2018 school year, the Rockwall-Heath High School Counseling Department kicked off Unwind Wednesdays for students and staff. Unwind Wednesdays are an opportunity for students and staff to practice self-care by learning mindfulness techniques. Student participation in Unwind Wednesdays has increased every week, and after being led through […]

Williams Middle School Orchestra Wins Big at All-City Orchestra Auditions

(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 18, 2019) The Williams Middle School Orchestra recently competed at All-City Orchestra.  More than 160 students auditioned; 54 students were selected and 21 of those selected were from the WMS Orchestra. Congratulations to the Williams Middle School orchestra students! Pictured (left to right): Front:  Sophia Keiser, Preston Hunter, Noah Whitehouse, Caden Squire, […]

Noon Rotary Recognizes Student of Honor from Linda Lyon Elementary

Noon Rotary Recognizes Student of Honor from Linda Lyon Elementary

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 15, 2019) The Rockwall Noon Rotary recognized its Student of Honor for the week of Jan. 7 from Linda Lyon Elementary School, 6th grader Landry Warner. Rotarian and County Judge David Sweet joined Linda Lyon Principal Megan Gist in honoring Landry during last week’s Noon Rotary Club meeting. “Landry is a […]