(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 28, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe recently toured the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy (GBCCA) where he learned about programs offered by Rockwall ISD and met with students and staff. The tour was led by Alison Belliveau, principal of GBCCA, and Superintendent Dr. John Villarreal. “I was grateful for the chance […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 26, 2018) The Rockwall High School Orange Wave Band and the Rockwall Heath High School Mighty Hawk Band recently performed in the UIL Region 25 Marching Contest at McKinney ISD Stadium, both advancing to the UIL Area C Marching Contest in Mesquite, Texas. Both groups take the field Saturday, October 27 at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 24, 2018) On Saturday, October 22, 2018 the Williams Middle School Orchestra participated in the Region 25 TMEA Region Orchestra Auditions at Allen High School. They auditioned against hundreds of students from Allen, McKinney, Lovejoy, Sherman and Rockwall for the right to perform with the Region Orchestra in December. The following […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 22, 2018) Springer Robotics attended the Rpckwall ISD event at the Gene Burton College and Career Academy. Three teams participated: Vex Vipers, TeamBotzilla, and Vex Vikings. Awards received were the Teamwork Award, Amaze Award, and Build Award. Congratulations! Submitted by Jenny Kaup, SAGE Teacher, Springer Elementary Our monthly print edition is delivered free to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – October 22, 2018) Jones Elementary recently hosted a successful Fall Family Night. Different grade levels set up reading activities for the students and families to enjoy. One station included an in-depth look at The Hungry Caterpillar followed by the creation of a caterpillar headband. Other stations included showing how to access books from […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 8, 2018) Rockwall ISD recently held a beam-signing ceremony for Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School, attended by students, parents, staff, alumni, government officials and community members. The beam, measuring 16 ft. and 1,000 lbs., will be installed in the New Reinhardt building. Attendees of the beam-signing ceremony as well as the 570 Reinhardt […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 5, 2018) Yesterday, Oct. 4, Rockwall High School 2017 graduate Jazzlyn Birk-Cockburn participated in the Run to Dallas event – a longtime tradition of the Red River Shootout football game between the University of Texas and Oklahoma University. Jazzlyn and her 43 fellow classmates of the UT Naval ROTC Battalion ran […]
(HEATH, TX — October 4, 2018) Kali Lewallen is a senior and 2nd year varsity cheerleader at Rockwall-Heath High School. She has two siblings, Avery and Brooklyn. Kali has always had a passion for cheer, participating in competitive cheer with Cheer Athletics in the past as well as being a member of the school teams […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 3, 2018) Rockwall High School students from FRC Team 1296 the Full Metal Jackets recently attended the 2018 National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C to advocate for STEM funding on Capitol Hill. The conference was attended by President Lauren Knoff, FIRST Alum Brandon Taylor, VP of Robotics Construction Joshua Sadler and team […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 2, 2018) To celebrate Constitution Week (Sept. 17-23), the Rockwall County Bar Association held a U.S. Constitution Poster Contest for Rockwall ISD 5th graders. During the contest, students used their art skills to show what the Constitution means to them. A winner was selected from each Rockwall ISD elementary school, and […]