(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 28, 2019) The Rockwall Noon Rotary Club recognized Rotarian Jeremy Neill with the Paul Harris Fellow award during its luncheon program today. The award honors individuals who contribute or make donations in their name of $1,000 or more to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Neil is a “third level” Paul […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX – Feb. 26, 2019) The Royse City ISD Communications team was recently honored at the Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) conference for outstanding work in school public relations. In total two Best-in-Category awards, five Gold Star awards and three Silver Star Awards were announced at the 2019 TSPRA Annual Conference in Cedar […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 11, 2019) In a ceremony held Feb. 1 in Austin, Cole Randolph of Rockwall was presented with the Texas Special Olympics Male Athlete of the Year Award for Area 10 – an honor he earned earlier this fall while participating on the Rockwall County Special Olympics Team. Cole plays sports […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 17, 2018) Second graders at Pullen Elementary recently took first place at the Third Annual Rockwall ISD Sculpture Show with their Chihuly-style “sea form” sculpture. While learning about symmetry, the students painted several coffee filters with liquid watercolors and tie dye ink and attached the filters in a circular movement pattern on […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 17, 2018) Earlier this month, the Rockwall School of Music received notification that they were nominated as a Music School of the Year finalist for 2019. This honor was bestowed upon ten of the top privately-owned music schools in the US and Canada. The final vote for this award will take […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 16, 2018) Blue Ribbon News is honored to have been nominated for BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT by the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce. We wish to say thank you to the Chamber and congratulations to all of the nominees. This award showcases a company that demonstrates a commitment to community […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2018) In the short time Ted Cain’s Corner Park has been in Downtown Rockwall, it has already become an iconic part of the landscape. And now the City of Rockwall has won an award for the project. The Texas Downtown Association (TDA) has awarded Ted Cain’s Corner Park with the Best […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 7, 2018) The Lone Star State School Counselor Association recognized the Rockwall High School counseling department with the Silver Award at the 2018 LSSSCA Annual Conference in Frisco, Texas on November 6. The Lone Star State Award is an award that recognizes effective and outstanding school counseling programs in the state of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 10, 2018) Rockwall ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 25, 2018) The League of Women Voters of Texas recently presented Rockwall County Elections Administrator Chris Lynch and staff of the Rockwall County Elections Department with the Outstanding County Election Website award, in recognition of their efforts in providing accurate and easily-accessible voter information on the county elections website – […]