Rockwall ISD Music Education Program receives national recognition

(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. […]

Leadership Rockwall reveals class projects benefitting local nonprofits

Leadership Rockwall reveals class projects benefitting local nonprofits

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 7, 2018) The Leadership Rockwall Class of 2018 unveiled not one but two class projects last week during a dual ribbon cutting and open house event presented by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall. Leadership Rockwall 2018 class members invited the community to the Rockwall County Helping Hands Health Center to reveal […]

Rockwall Soroptimist present local moms with awards for continuing education

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 14, 2017) The Rockwall Soroptimist recently presented five head of household mothers with Live Your Dream Awards to assist them in continuing their education. Judy Canterbury, second from left, is the Chair of the club’s Live Your Dream committee that selected the women from several applicants. The award winners pictured from left to right are: Makayla Moody, […]

Foundation Grant Patrol surprises Royse City teachers with awards

(ROYSE CITY, TX – October 29, 2015) Teacher excitement is contagious through-out the campuses as the grant patrol awards funding for innovative classroom programs. The goal of the Royse City ISD Education Foundation is to Energize, Enrich, and Enhance Education at Royse City ISD. Teachers are continually looking for new ways to enrich their programs […]

Rowlett High School home to district’s first CyberPatriot club

GARLAND, TX. (December 2, 2014) Promoting science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM) education, Rowlett High School is the district’s first to implement a national Air Force Association-established program: CyberPatriot—The National Youth Cyber Education Program. A competition-fueled initiative, CyberPatriot features teams across the nation identifying network cyber security vulnerabilities through virtual images. Teams compete in six-hour […]

In the Pink Luncheon for breast cancer education, prevention

In the Pink Luncheon for breast cancer education, prevention

(ROCKWALL/ROWLETT – Sept 27, 2013) The 4th Annual IN THE PINK Luncheon, hosted by Lake Pointe Health Network, will be noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, October 3 at the Hilton at The Harbor. Net proceeds from the event will benefit community outreach, education and enhanced coverage for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in […]

Texas Health Presbyterian Rockwall offers diabetes classes, health screenings

Hospital earns accreditation for its diabetes education program, partners with Helping Hands and other organizations to provide services (ROCKWALL-February 7, 2013) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall is pleased to announce that its diabetes education program was recently accredited by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. This program provides residents in and around Rockwall County increased […]

Free financial education workshops offered

October 8, 2012 – Did you know – YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas hosts FREE financial education workshops in your community? Check out what’s happening this month; click on the image to enlarge to see a full schedule of classes. Thanks to Deanne McCarty for sharing this news.  To submit your news and events, email . […]

Garland ISD launches redesigned website

Garland ISD launches redesigned website

(Garland ISD) August 21, 2012 – Type www.garlandisd.net into an internet browser, and you may be surprised by what you see. The Garland Independent School District launched a redesigned website in advance of the 2012-13 school year. An innovator in education, Garland ISD first entered the World Wide Web in 1997. Since then, the district has […]

Superintendents, school board members to meet for education foundation conference

National School Foundation Association to host 7th annual conference More than 40 speakers and 60 sessions highlight 3-day event, April 11-13 at Conference Center and Embassy Suites, Frisco (Frisco) Most states have severely cut school funding, and as a result most schools and districts in the United States are seeking alternative financial revenue streams to underwrite […]