(ROYSE CITY, TX — September 28, 2017) Royse City High School student Sydney Hall has been named a Commended Student as part of the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students through the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Hall placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 28, 2017) Rowdy, the Dallas Cowboys mascot, visited Jones to promote good behavior and respect. The Jones PTA sponsored the pep rally and every grade was able to participate. Throughout the pep rally, Rowdy and his pal discussed how students can respect each other. There was an anti-bullying message that talked […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 27, 2017) Rockwall High School Cross Country Boys Varsity placed 4th out of 38 teams in the Lovejoy XC Fall Festival on Sept. 23 at Myers Park in McKinney. The top five runners for the team were Austin Shumake finishing 17:03 for 7th overall; River Hill running 17:04 and finishing 8th […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX — September 27, 2017) Royse City High School celebrated Homecoming on Sept. 22 with a traditional Royalty Ceremony prior to the football game. Students from 9-12th grade were nominated for the Royal Court. Of the senior king and queen nominees, one young man and lady were selected for the honor by student […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 27, 2017) Dewayne and Ann Cain, lifelong residents of Rockwall, will serve as Grand Marshals of the RHS Homecoming Parade on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. Dewayne, RHS Class of 1966, played on the Yellowjackets football team, and Ann, RHS Class of 1970, was a RHS cheerleader. The Cains are highly […]
(HEATH, TX — September 27, 2017) Brooke Graves is the Head-Cheerleader of Rockwall-Heath Varsity. Brooke is a NCA All-American cheerleader and has been recognized by TGCA Texas All-State and All Star. During her four years of school cheer she has been awarded with highest GPA, most community service hours, best base and best overall leader. […]
(HEATH, TX — September 25, 2017) Rockwall-Heath’s Student Council led students, staff and the community in a Hurricane Harvey fundraiser. Over the past 3 weeks, Stuco, led by Advisor Kaci Spampinato and President Brooke Graves, went into action to help those affected by Harvey. As a school and community, they were able to collect the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) Nebbie Williams began a pilot S.T.E.A.M. program this year. Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathemtaics, or S.T.E.A.M., is a sixth grade class being taught by Mrs. Zurbach, the Library Media Specialist. “I was honored when Mrs. Gielow asked me to help out with the S.T.E.A.M. class,” Katherine Zurbach said. “The […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) It’s raffle time in Rockwall! The Full Metal Jackets FRC 1296 Booster Club is raffling a 2017 Ford Mustang to support Rockwall High School robotics. The prize is a 2017 Ford Mustang V6 Fastback and is currently on display at Rockwall Ford (990 E Interstate 30). One must be […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 23, 2017) On September 19th, the Jones Elementary Library sponsored Technology Night in the Jones Cafeteria. The goal of the event was to promote the technology that Jones Elementary has available for teachers and students to utilize. Families programmed robots including Ollie, Sphero, Parallax Scribbler, BeeBot, Codeapillar, and Robot Mouse. These […]