Rep. Ratcliffe launches student program in Rockwall County

Rep. Ratcliffe launches student program in Rockwall County

(WASHINGTON – Sept. 21, 2017) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) launched the 2017-2018 Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP) in Rockwall County this week. The program includes more than 50 high school participants from across Texas’ 4th District. The CSLP students gathered for their first meeting of the 2017-2018 schoolyear in three physical locations: Sherman, Rockwall and […]

Rockwall High School Chamber Orchestra “Commended” Winner

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 20, 2017) The Rockwall High School Chamber Orchestra was recently honored as a Commended Winner in the 2017 Mark of Excellence/National Orchestra Honors Project. The Mark of Excellence is a national school music competition that honors music programs for high standards in performance. Evaluation is done by nationally respected adjudicators Anthony […]

Pullen Student Lighthouse Team sends school supplies to Houston

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 19, 2017) During the first week of school at Dorothy S. Pullen Elementary School, Hurricane Harvey was wreaking havoc in other parts of our state. Pullen students were aware that while they were greeting their friends, meeting their new teachers and dropping off brand new school supplies in their classrooms, other […]

Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath students named as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath students named as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 14, 2017) Six students from Rockwall HS and Rockwall-Heath HS were recently named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists: Parker Bassett (RHS), Daria Coutch (RHHS), Kevin DeMars (RHS), Anna Evers (RHHS), Victoria Huang (RHHS) and Kyle Sherrod (RHHS). Approximately 1.6 million students across the country took the qualifying test and only 16,000 qualified […]

Pullen Elementary kicks off Dads of Great Students program

Pullen Elementary kicks off Dads of Great Students program

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 14, 2017) Pullen Elementary School (6492 FM 3097) will host a Dads and Kids’ Pizza Night to kick off an innovative father involvement program called WATCH D.O.G.S.® (Dads Of Great Students) on Thursday, Sept. 21 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. WATCH D.O.G.S.® is the father involvement initiative of the National Center […]

Rockwall ISD opens community nomination period for naming of RHS baseball field

Rockwall ISD opens community nomination period for naming of RHS baseball field

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 14, 2017) The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees’ Facility Naming Committee is now accepting nominations for the naming of the RHS baseball field located on Yellow Jacket Lane across from Rockwall High School. The nomination form is available here and may be mailed or delivered to the Rockwall ISD Administration Building, Attn: Communications Department, […]

Royse City ISD launches community engagement initiative

Royse City ISD launches community engagement initiative

(ROYSE CITY, TX — September 14, 2017) Royse City Independent School District is seeking volunteers from across the community to join its first-ever Community Advisory Committee. Forming the committee is the first step in a community engagement initiative that will inform district leaders about what community members want to see in a Royse City ISD […]

Local student selected for LULAC Youth Leadership Seminar in Washington, D.C.

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 13, 2017) Rockwall LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) congratulates Vilma Ledferd, a junior at Royse City High School, on her selection to participate in the LULAC National Educational Service Centers’ 2017 Washington Youth Leadership Seminar. This year’s seminar will be held September 27th – October 1st in the nation’s […]