(ROYSE CITY, TX–December 22, 2017) The Royse City Independent School District is pleased to announce Byron Bryant as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Bryant’s career in school finance spans ten years across Rockwall ISD, Red Oak ISD and Allen ISD where he currently serves as Executive Director of Finance. He holds a bachelor’s and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX–December 21 2017) Rockwall High School robotics team’s student officers (President – Gabriel Colmenares, EVP of Robotic Operations – Brandon Taylor, EVP of Public Relations – Hannah Cowgill, EVP of Business Operations – Aaron Smith), the Full Metal Jackets, recently flew to Washington, DC to attend the 2017 FIRST National Advocacy Conference. Only 40 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — December 21, 2017) The Rockwall Noon Rotary recognized Billie Stevenson Elementary 6th grader Emma McCarthy as the Rotary Student of Honor last week. Rotarian Kirk Aldridge and Billie Stevenson Elementary Principal Mike Pitcher presented McCarthy with the award at the Noon Rotary’s meeting on Thursday, Dec. 14. McCarthy’s teachers describe her as […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — December 21, 2017) Congratulations to Jacket Backer November Athletes of the Month Cole Talley and Faith Mason-Vestal! Listed below are all of the outstanding accomplishments made by these athletes during the month of November. Senior Football player Cole Talley Cole was multi-dimensional during the month of November. He lined up at receiver, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — December 20, 2017) Each year Rockwall ISD features the artwork of elementary students on the official RISD Holiday Greeting Card. This year’s card features artwork from Esther Nava, a sixth-grade Art student at Shannon Elementary. “Esther is the greatest art student and I’m so proud of her,” said Susan Guzman, Esther’s art […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — December 20, 2017) Rockwall ISD’s Culinary Arts Team recently won the “Kids Fit Menu Invitational” along with 17 other high schools. The focus of the competition was on healthy food for children combined with their passion for cooking and culinary arts. Their challenge? To create a kid’s meal with ingredients that On […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — December 20, 2017) Dr. Courtney Gober, Principal of Rockwall High School, recently finished as a state finalist in the Principal of the Year competition by Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP). In August 2017, he was selected to represent TASSP as Region 10 Outstanding Principal of the Year. “I am very […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — December 20, 2017) Rockwall LULAC awarded its first grant from its Education and Scholarship Fund to Rockwall ISD’s Howard Dobbs Elementary School’s Ballet Folklorico Dance Group. The grant was presented to Rockwall ISD’s Director of Fine Arts, Chris Kosterman, and Yanelda Murillo, Lourdes Caballero and Brenda Sandoval-Jones, the Dance Group’s teachers, at […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX — December 20, 2017) The Royse City Independent School District is pleased to announce that Kim Crumrine has been selected as the new Executive Director of the Education Foundation. The Executive Director coordinates all aspects of fundraising and donor relations for the Education Foundation. Since 2009, the non-profit foundation has awarded more […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX— December 13, 2017) Davis Elementary, Fort Elementary and Miss May Vernon Elementary schools have been nominated by the Flippen Group to receive a Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School award for the 2017-2018 school year. Davis Elementary is the latest school to be recognized for this important campus climate program. Last year, […]