Rockwall-Heath Orchestra Earns Best Performance Ratings in School History

Rockwall-Heath Orchestra Earns Best Performance Ratings in School History

(HEATH, TX — February 14, 2019) The Rockwall-Heath HS Orchestra recently competed at the UIL Region 25 Solo & Ensemble Contest where they earned the best performance ratings in the history of the school. 37 students received superior ratings for their Solo & Ensemble performances. A record 22 students qualified to participate in the UIL […]

Rockwall, Rockwall-Heath Academic Decathlon Teams Soar at Regional Meet

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 14, 2019) The Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School Academic Decathlon teams recently competed Regional Academic Decathlon Meet. Congratulations to these students and good luck at the state meet in San Antonio. RHS Results The Rockwall HS AcDec team became the Region X Large School Champions and finished with the second overall […]

Pullen Elementary School Student Wins Rockwall County Spelling Bee

Pullen Elementary School Student Wins Rockwall County Spelling Bee

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 13, 2019) Grant Jordan, a Pullen Elementary School sixth-grade student, is the winner of the 2019 Rockwall County Spelling Bee. The runner up was Isabella Ruffo, a 7th grader from H.E.A.R. of Rockwall. Congratulations to Grant, Isabella, and all the campus Spelling Bee winners who participated. Submitted press release and photos.  […]

Rockwall police, DA to present ‘Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet’

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 5, 2019) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper and the Rockwall Police Department will give a presentation on “Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 12.  The Reinhardt Elementary School PTA will host the presentation at Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School, located at 101 South Clark […]

Hays Elementary Honors Award Winners at Annual Chili Cook Off

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 1, 2019) Celia Hays Elementary School hosted its 6th annual Chili Cook Off recently. A total of 61 entries were featured, and the top two awards went to Chris and Madison Holden with their first place Deer Lease Chili, and Jackson Jeffus with Bob Chili.  Thanks to Julie Swann, Celia Hays Kindergarten Teacher, […]

Rep. Ratcliffe Student Program Launches for 2018-2019 School Year

(WASHINGTON – Jan. 17, 2019) Rep. John Ratcliffe’s Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP) kicked off yesterday for high school sophomores and juniors across Texas’ 4th District for the 2018-2019 school year. This marks the third year of the program, which has expanded to include four physical meeting locations in Rockwall, Mount Pleasant, Texarkana and Sherman. The […]

Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy DECA Students Qualify for DECA State Competition

Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy DECA Students Qualify for DECA State Competition

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 24, 2019) Seventeen Dr. Gene Burton College & Career DECA students competed and qualified for DECA State Career Development Conference in February 2019. These students will now work to improve their exam scores, written projects and role-play/presentation performances to be presented at State to a judge. Their next goal is to advance from State […]

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 […]