Williams MS students make blankets for Project Linus

(ROCKWALL ISD-April 9, 2013) Stacey Hatten’s 8th grade Newspaper and Yearbook classes at Williams Middle School recently completed and donated 54 blankets to the local chapter of Project Linus, a non-profit organization that provides homemade blankets to children in need. Pictured with the blankets are representatives from these classes:  (front row) Katie Cdebaca, Sarah Graves, […]

Cain Middle School presents Zombeo & Juliet

(ROCKWALL ISD-April 9, 2013) Cain Middle School Theatre Department presents Zombeo and Juliet, written by Kathy Martin and Phil Nohl, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11. Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers are having some very supernatural problems.  The Montgomerys are a family of zombies.  Their sworn enemies, the Decapitates, are zombie hunters.  When […]

Rockwall-Heath robotics qualify for world championships, again!

(ROCKWALL/HEATH-April 7, 2013) The Black Hawk Robotics team won the Dallas Regional FIRST Robotics Competition on March 21-23.  By winning this regional event, the team qualifies to attend the FIRST Robotics Championship in St Louis, April 24-27. This is the second consecutive year that the team has qualified for the World Championships.  The championships includes […]

Rockwall sixth grader collects donations for Helping Hands food pantry

Rockwall sixth grader collects donations for Helping Hands food pantry

At your service  (ROCKWALL-April 7, 2013) For her sixth grade service project, Anna Hibbs of Grace Hartman Elementary is collecting canned goods, flour, sugar, oil, peanut butter, jelly, canned meats and Hamburger Helper to help fill the food pantry shelves at Rockwall County Helping Hands. Jeremy Shanks, manager at Brookshires in Rockwall, has allowed Anna […]

Garland ISD, Rowlett Chamber welcomes Young Entrepreneurs Academy

(ROWLETT-April 5, 2013) The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, or YEA!, is an innovative program that guides students through the process of starting their own real business. Rowlett Chamber of Commerce by way of the Rowlett Chamber Foundation is excited to announce the start of the YEA! program at Rowlett High School. YEA! is a groundbreaking program that […]

Millennial Kids Couture launches program

(FRISCO – April 2, 2013) Frisco-based Millennial Kids Couture, Inc., a registered 501(c)3 non-profit teaching children ages 8-18 the fundamentals of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through Fashion Design, launched their program on March 28 at the Frisco Chamber of Commerce in downtown Frisco. Rosalyn J. Leigh, Founder and Director of Millennial Kids Couture, will […]

Rockwall Youth Fair April 3-6

(ROCKWALL-April 2, 2013) The Rockwall FFA and 4-H Youth Fair gets underway Wednesday, April 3 and runs through Saturday, April 6 at the Rockwall ISD Ag Center, 875 Riding Club Road. LIVESTOCK SHOW SCHEDULE: Wednesday, April 3 Noon to 5pm: Shop Project Show 6pm: Livestock Judging Contest Friday, April 5 5pm: Show in the following […]

Dobbs Elementary students donate to Patriot Paws

(ROCKWALL ISD-April 2, 2013) Valerie Fry, accompanied by her dog-in-training Jazz, recently visited Dobbs Elementary and was presented with a check for $1,000. The money was raised by Dobbs students and donated to support the Patriot Paws Service Dogs organization of Rockwall. Patriot Paws trains Labrador retrievers to help disabled vets and others who need […]

Music therapy meet-and-greet scheduled for special needs families

A meet and greet mixer is being offered by Board-Certified Music Therapist, Jenny Attardi, from 10 to 11 a.m.  Saturday, April 27 at the Rockwall School of Music. As a way of introducing music therapy to local families, Attardi is scheduling this free event to allow children and parents an opportunity to learn more about Music […]

Student concert helps homeless pets to the tune of $600

Student concert helps homeless pets to the tune of $600

(ROCKWALL-April 1, 2013) By all accounts, last month’s “Dollars for Dogs” concert was a huge success. Rockwall students Nikki Vu and Kevin Kim organized the benefit concert at Williams Middle School as part of a class project. The evening was a showcase of Rockwall’s young musical talent, featuring students performing everything from Rachmaninoff to Apocolyptica. The […]