(ROCKWALL, TX — Feb. 1, 2017) Several members from the Nebbie Williams Sixth Grade Spirit Squad volunteered during their lunchtime to help with the Black History Month mural of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., led by staff member Lisa Efaw. The students thought the experience was a great one. “It was really fun seeing it […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Jan. 31, 2017) The Amy Parks-Heath Elementary Starlight Singers will honor U.S. veterans and active duty servicemen and women at their 18h Annual USO Show on February 3 and 4. This year’s show will feature music from the Korean War, which has been a focus of study for the 6th grade students […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Jan. 18, 2017) The Rockwall County Library will offer free classes on Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint beginning Feb. 7. Morning and evening classes for Word and Excel will alternate by month, while PowerPoint classes will take place in May. The classes are divided into two parts that occur on different days. Folks […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 30, 2017) Kaden Newton’s Reflections entry, Mermaid in the Sea, has advanced to state-level judging! This is a wonderful achievement as nearly 60,000 students participate in the program annually and less than 3% of those advance to the Texas PTA State Level. Kaden is a seven-year-old first grader at Celia Hays Elementary. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Jan. 26, 2017) Nebbie Williams Elementary School hosted Texas artist AG Ford, illustrator of over 20 books including more than one New York Times bestseller. Ford gave two assemblies, one for kindergarten through second grade and one for third grade through sixth. “He was pretty cool,” said fourth grader Betty Backs. “I […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Jan. 26, 2017) Williams Middle School is excited to announce that the WMS Orchestra had 18 students placed in the 2016-17 Rockwall All-City Orchestra! Tryouts were held Saturday, Jan. 21. They are as follows: Violin: Michael Gomez – 3rd Chair, David Antrobus – 9th Chair, Avery Bryan – 14th Chair, Mary Zapata […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 25, 2017) What does a quarterback without a team, an entrepreneur without a business and an instrumentalist without an orchestra have in common? Each of these are skilled individuals who need something larger than themselves to feel complete. The Rockwall School of Music has dedicated the past 20 years to providing […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 24, 2017) Brandon Taylor, a junior at Rockwall High, was awarded the Gold Presidential Service Award for his volunteering efforts in and around Rockwall. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is a volunteer award program that encourages citizens to live a life of service. While Brandon participated in several programs for volunteering, […]
(HEATH, TX — Jan. 18, 2017) Tyler Burden, a Rockwall-Heath High School Mighty Hawk Band member, earned a chair in the Texas All-State Band Saturday, Jan. 7. Tyler will join Dawson Ward, another Mighty Hawk Band member who earned a chair in the TMEA All State Jazz Band earlier this year, and will attend the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 10, 2017) The Rockwall High School wrestlers traveled to the 15th Annual Cypress-Fairbanks Wrestling Invitational over the weekend. Eighty-three boys varsity teams from the state of Texas and Louisiana were entered and the Yellowjacket wrestlers claimed the championship trophy for the second time in three years! Leading the way for the […]