ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 13, 2022) With great excitement, Mr. and Mrs. Ledferd are proud to announce the graduation of their daughter, Vilma, from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts. On Saturday, February 12, 2022, the graduation ceremony was held in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Vilma received a […]
HEATH, TX (Feb. 1, 2022) The Fulton School, located at 1626 Smirl Drive in Heath, will host an Open House from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15 with refreshments and door prizes. The Fulton School is a TAAPS Accredited Private STEM Academy that specializes in individualized and accelerated learning to help students prepare to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 1, 2022) The Rockwall High School Orchestra will host a pre-UIL Concert on Monday, February 7 at Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center, 1201 TL Townsend Drive. The schedule will be: 6 p.m. Varsity Full Orchestra; 6:30 p.m. String Orchestra; 7 p.m. Concert Orchestra; 7:30 p.m. JV Orchestra; and 8 p.m. Varsity […]
GARLAND ISD, TX (Jan. 24, 2022) The Garland ISD Education Foundation is starting the new year by surprising staff with cash. The Foundation delivered a record $240,000+ in grants and scholarships Jan. 18-21, helping educators make their dreams come true. GEF grant delivery teams surprised teachers, support staff, and administrators with community-funded grants, traditional GEF […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 19, 2022) The following is a Rockwall ISD press release summarizing last night’s RISD Board of Trustees meeting. NOTE: For information on every agenda item presented, please view the Board meeting videos available at rockwallisd.com. Board of Trustees Recognitions The Board of Trustees recognized outstanding individuals and groups for the following accomplishments: Horacio Arenas […]
ROCKWALL, TX – January 10, 2022 — Students from schools across Rockwall ISD recently submitted entries to the PTA Reflections arts program in Austin, TX. PTA Reflections is an arts program that focuses on positive recognition rather than competition and has six categories in which to enter: dance, film production, literature, music composition, photography, and […]
ROWLETT, TX – January 4, 2022 — Two Rowlett High School students have been selected to attend one of the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. Ryan Roberge and Hayden Shepherd were nominated by their campus to attend the American Legion Texas Boys State program, an opportunity just […]
ROYSE CITY, TX (Jan. 3, 2021) January is School Board Recognition Month, and Royse City ISD joins the Texas Association of School Boards and other districts across the state to honor the countless contributions of these locally elected advocates for Texas schoolchildren and public schools. “I am grateful for the leadership of our board of […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 23, 2021 — Grace Tatom is a graduating senior at Rockwall High School. She is a fourth-year member of the RHS Orchestra (second-year Varsity). She has played violin in multiple orchestras over the last seven years; Hanalani Schools in Mililani, HI and Seoul American Middle School in South Korea where she […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 21, 2021 — Grady Pennington is a Varsity Orchestra Senior at Rockwall High School. He attended Reinhardt Elementary and Utley Middle School. He has been playing the cello for seven years, is a three-time state qualifier in Solo UIL competition and was selected First Chair in 2020’s All-Region Orchestra. Grady has […]