GISD Superintendent’s response to school bond election

GARLAND,TX. (November 5, 2014) Last night, Garland ISD’s $455.5-million bond proposal passed with 62 percent of the vote. The following response is from Superintendent Bob Morrison: “From the outset, it has been our goal to encourage Garland ISD stakeholders to take advantage of their opportunity to vote. We simply wanted to help them understand the […]

Springer Elementary Rock-a-Thon a rocking success

Springer Elementary Rock-a-Thon a rocking success

ROCKWALL,TX. (November 5, 2014) Springer Stallions Scott Webb, Colin McAnally, Haley Petton, Moriah Perez, Evan Raines, Hannah Coleman, Kyler Johns, Cash Meade, and Luke Fite are the top donation recruiters for the Rock-a-Thon. The event raised over $16,000 for Springer Elementary. First grade teachers Wendy Rathje, Enely Guevara, Courtney Hass, Brooke Huffman, and Judith Alvarenga took […]

Dobbs fourth graders re-enact Native American way of life

ROCKWALL, TX (November 5, 2014) Students in Mrs. Segura’s fourth grade class at Dobbs Elementary completed their first  Project Based Learning Unit this past week and showcased it to peers, faculty and family. The students have been working diligently on creating movie trailers based on a single driving question that allowed them to display the […]

Rockwall water polo players take gold at fall league championships

ROCKWALL, TX (November 5, 2014) Three Rockwall athletes left Denton this past weekend with gold medals earned from the North Texas Fall League Water Polo Championships. Janelle Hummingbird and Kyle Fletcher helped power the Southlake 8th grade & under team to a clean sweep, winning all their games in a round robin bracket.  They defeated Flower Mound 12-9, Denton […]

Apple Day at Reinhardt Elementary

ROCKWALL,TX. (November 4, 2014) Students in the first grade at Reinhardt Elementary are investigating apple math during their Apple Day last Friday. Pictured from left to right: Christopher King, Caden Williams, Ltean AlHabshan and Shelby Bishop Submitted by Pat Corwin. To share your good news and events, email . Please click here to LIKE our […]

Rockwall Yellowjacket Athletes of the Month recognized

ROCKWALL,TX. (November 4, 2014) The Rockwall High School Jacket Backers recently selected Josh Newman as the “Meador Auto Yellowjacket Athlete of the Month” and Chloe Phillips Receives “Meador Auto Lady Jacket Athlete of the Month.” Josh Newman, a 12th grade member of the Varsity Tennis Team, was nominated by Coach Lana Fulkerson and chosen by the […]

Crocodile encounters at Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary

ROCKWALL/ROWLETT, TX (November 4, 2014) After studying features of non-fiction text, second graders at Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary received a visit from Dr. Brady Barr, author of National Geographic Kids~Crocodile Encounters as well as many other books about reptiles. Dr. Barr’s books stem from his life’s work to study and protect some of the world’s […]

Rockwall Rotary recognizes Dobbs’ sixth-grader as Student of Honor

ROCKWALL, TX (November 3, 2014) Rockwall’s Noon Rotary recently honored Howard Dobbs’ sixth grader, Lydia Lopez, as their Oct. 30 Rotary Student of Honor. She was nominated by her sixth grade teachers as an outstanding student leader. Lydia has attended Dobbs Elementary from Kindergarten through sixth grade. Currently, she serves on the campus Green Team and […]