ROCKWALL, TX – April 2, 2021 – More than $1500 in scholarships will be awarded to local students this year in the Annual Memorial Day Essay Contest, sponsored by Dewayne and Ann Cain and Rest Haven Funeral Home and Memorial Park. The topic is: “What does Memorial Day mean to you?” All graduating seniors from […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 2, 2021 – Congratulations to the top ten Class of 2021 graduates from Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School. They are: ROCKWALL HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian – Brittani Stirling Salutatorian – Seth Choi #3 – Stella Beaty #4 – Jackson Bell #5 – Daher Omar #6 – Francis Yeh #7 – […]
ROCKWALL,TX – April 1, 2021 – At its virtual annual conference in February, Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) awarded 10 districts with the Award of Excellence in Financial Management, including Rockwall ISD. This new program recognizes Texas school districts that have implemented professional standards, best practices and innovations in financial reporting. “It’s a […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 31, 2021 — This week’s Stingerette Senior Showcase is Miss Jordan Brown. Jordan is the daughter of Jim and Patty Brown. Jordan is a three-year member of the Stingerettes and currently serves as a Junior Varsity Instructor and is also Head of Communications. Jordan serves the Rockwall community by volunteering through […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 29, 2021 – Sharon Shannon Elementary PTA will host a fundraising event from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at Joe Willy’s, 2006 S. Goliad St. in Rockwall. Mrs. Zoila Montanez is a devoted and caring instructional aide working with special needs students. She was diagnosed with breast cancer last […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 18, 2021 – Five Dr. Gene Burton College & Career DECA students are State Finalists and three will advance to compete at the DECA Virtual International Career Development Conference (ICDC). DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, business, finance, hospitality and management. International qualifiers will compete against DECA […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 18, 2021 – University of Mount Union biochemistry student Aurelia Incristi ’22, of Rockwall, TX was recently selected for the 2021 Livestrong Cancer Institutes’ Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). SURF is a 10-week summer fellowship held at The University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Medical School, where students from across the […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 18, 2021 – Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary, Sharon Shannon Elementary, and Virginia Reinhardt Elementary recently earned an award based on student participation in a 21 Day Challenge. Each year Rockwall ISD elementary schools participate in the Kids Teaching Kids 21 Day Challenge, sponsored by Medical City Children’s Hospital, the United […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 17, 2021 — The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees approved maintaining the Texas Education Agency safety requirement of student, teacher, and staff mask-wearing for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. District leadership presented information related to on-going changes from the Texas Education Agency concerning COVID mitigation. In addition, Student Services […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 16, 2021 — Grace Hartman Elementary recently partnered with Raise Craze to complete a kindness-focused fundraising campaign. During the fundraiser, in-person and virtual students showed their appreciation to donors by completing acts of kindness for others. By the end of the campaign, students completed over 235 acts of kindness and raised […]