Reading for Adults to hold annual All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast April 8

Reading for Adults to hold annual All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast April 8

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 15, 2017) Pancakes, syrup, scrambled eggs and sausage will be on the menu at the All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Rockwall County Reading For Adults Program on Saturday, April 8th, 2017, at Applebee’s located at 687 E. Interstate 30,Rockwall, TX 75087. Hosted by Applebee’s, the Reading For Adults (RFA) volunteers […]

Deadline to apply for Aspasians scholarship March 24

Deadline to apply for Aspasians scholarship March 24

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 15, 2017) The deadline for high school seniors in Rockwall County to apply for an Aspasians scholarship is Friday, March 24th!  Visit the Aspasians website to download the application and find details about turning in the completed application at your school. Last year, Aspasians provided $70,000 to six deserving and local high school […]

Royse City ISD Kindergarten and PreK Roundup April 6

Royse City ISD Kindergarten and PreK Roundup April 6

(ROYSE CITY, TX — March 13, 2017) Royse City ISD is holding Kindergarten and PreK Roundup on April 6 at each of its five elementary schools. Student who meet criteria may enroll for the 2017-18 school year at their campus of assignment. The full list of requirements for Kindergarten and PreK may be found at: https://www.rcisd.org/pre-k-and-kindergarten-round-up/. […]

Jones Elementary students publish first podcast

Jones Elementary students publish first podcast

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 13, 2017) Members of the Jones Jaguars PawsUp Podcast Club finished their first podcast this week. Students met after school in the library every Thursday for one hour.  The podcast was completely done by 5th and 6th graders who researched, wrote scripts, conducted interviews, recorded “studio” sessions, found sound effects and […]

Heath Hawks Theatre Co. places first, advances to Bi-District in UIL One Act Play

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – March 12, 2017) The Heath Hawks Theatre Co. from Rockwall-Heath High School placed first in the UIL One Act Play Competition which was held Thursday, March 9th at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler. The group will advance to Bi-District on Wednesday, March 23rd at John Horn High School. Also from the […]

Three Rockwall-Heath DECA students to advance from state competition

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – March 12, 2017) Sixteen Rockwall-Heath HS DECA students recently competed at a state competition and three will advance to DECA’s ICDC (International Career and Development Conference) being held in Anaheim, California this April where they will join 12,000 world-wide competitors. Zimri Ramos advanced for Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan and Josh Hunter and Erin Kinsey advanced for Marketing […]

Rockwall ISD celebrates groundbreaking of new Dobbs Elementary

Rockwall ISD celebrates groundbreaking of new Dobbs Elementary

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 10, 2017) The oldest elementary school in Rockwall broke ground this morning on its new school building opening to students in the fall of 2018. Teachers and students of Dobbs Elementary joined city officials and Rockwall ISD board members for a special ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking of the new Dobbs Elementary […]

Rockwall ISD Board sets public hearing to consider District of Innovation designation

Rockwall ISD Board sets public hearing to consider District of Innovation designation

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 8, 2017) At their February meeting, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees adopted a resolution to initiate the District of Innovation consideration process. In compliance with Texas Education Agency eligibility guidelines, the board will host a public hearing within 30 days to consider whether the district should pursue the District of Innovation […]