Summertime learning doesn’t have to feel like homework

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 16, 2015) When I am asked by parents about homework for their child I flash back to the beginning of my favorite Dickens story, “A Tale of Two Cities.” His wonderful work starts, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” an apt analogy for the thing […]

Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers to host Summer Mini Camp

HEATH, TX. (June 16, 2015) The Rockwall-Heath High School Highsteppers invites all K-6th grade girls to their “Bon Voyage”  Summer Mini Camp. Kids will learn dance routines, techniques,  drill team traditions, and make crafts. Girls will also have the opportunity to sit with the Highsteppers at a home football game, stand in victory lines, and […]

Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers Officer Camp awards

HEATH, TX. (June 15, 2015) The Rockwall-Heath Highstepper officers attended the Crowd Pleasers Officer Camp in Dallas from June 5-8 where they competed against 34 other teams. For all routines performed the officers won the Gold Elite Circle Awards and were the Top Scoring Officer group of all the teams that competed. Each team performed […]

Rockwall-Heath JV Starsteppers among top scoring teams at Officer Camp

HEATH ,TX. (June 15, 2015) The Rockwall-Heath JV Starsteppers officers attended the Crowd Pleasers Officer Camp in Dallas from June 5-8 where they competed against 34 other teams.  For all routines performed the officers won the Gold Elite Circle Award and were among the top scoring teams of all the teams that competed.  Each team […]

Lessons learned from graduation

Lessons learned from graduation

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – June 12, 2015) Graduation is the only time of year, for many people, that can contain both terrifying and exhilarating beginnings and ends at the same time. For students, it’s the end of exhausting hard work and the beginning of daunting future opportunity. For parents, faculty and administrators, it’s the end of […]

Rockwall Community Playhouse awards scholarship

ROCKWALL, TX. (June 12, 2015) The board of directors of Rockwall Community Playhouse was proud to award its annual scholarship to Kenzie Osborn who is a recent Rockwall-Heath High School graduate and who has performed on the RCP stage since she was nine years old. Her most recent roles were Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and […]

School Resource Officers provide proactive policing in Rockwall ISD

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – June 9, 2015) Grace Milder, 14 and a student at Williams Middle School this past school year, wasn’t afraid of police officers – but she didn’t think they were much fun. Then she got to know Officer John Donaldson, the Rockwall Police Department’s School Resource Officer at Williams. “He’s a lot like […]

Register through Aug 17 for ROCK After School Program

ROCKWALL,TX. (June 8, 2015) The deadline for registration for Rockwall ISD’s 2015-2016 school year after school program, ROCK, is noon on Monday, August 17th. Registration forms and more information can be found at http://www.rockwallisd.com/students/special-services/rock/. Questions, please call:  469-698-7032. Submitted by Renae Murphy, RISD Chief Communications Officer.  To share your good news and events, email . Please […]

Rockwall ISD ROCK the Universe summer program underway

ROCKWALL,TX. (June 8, 2015) Rockwall ISD’s Summer ROCK the Universe program began June 9 and runs through August 21 from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily. Registration is on a weekly basis. Morning only, afternoon only, part-time and full-time childcare is available for children ages 5-12 at Rochell Elementary. Students will enjoy fun activities and […]

Jacket Backers name Athletes of the Month

(June 8, 2015)ROCKWALL,TX. The Rockwall High School Jacket Backers have selected Sarah Schneider as the “Meador Auto Lady Jacket Athlete of the Month” and Garrett Dennard as the “Meador Auto Yellowjacket Athlete of the Month”. Sarah Schneider, a 12th grade member of the Varsity Track Team was nominated by Coach Will McCrary and chosen by […]