Rockwall High robotics students visit Washington D.C., advocate for STEM funding on Capitol Hill

Rockwall High robotics students visit Washington D.C., advocate for STEM funding on Capitol Hill

ROCKWALL, TX (July 20, 2022) Rockwall High School students from FIRST robotics competition Team 1296, Full Metal Jackets, recently attended the 2022 FIRST National Advocacy Conference in Washington D.C. to advocate for STEM funding (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) on Capitol Hill to help Title 1 schools get funding. The conference was attended by EVP […]

Rockwall High Robotics Visits Washington D.C.

Rockwall High Robotics Visits Washington D.C.

(ROCKWALL, TX — July 15, 2019) Rockwall High School students from FRC Team 1296, the Full Metal Jackets, recently attended the 2019 FIRST National Advocacy Conference in Washington D.C. to advocate for STEM funding (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) on Capitol Hill. The conference was attended by EVP of Public Relations Eva Kay Stewart, EVP […]

Teen takes POTS awareness to Capitol Hill

Teen takes POTS awareness to Capitol Hill

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 30, 2017) Local Rockwall High School senior Regan Watson has struggled to maintain a sense of balance and normalcy ever since she discovered she suffers from a form of autonomic nervous system disorder called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS. But she decided she’s not going to let her illness define […]