Rockwall ISD’s Future Educators achieve milestone at regionals, advance to state

Rockwall ISD’s Future Educators achieve milestone at regionals, advance to state

Rockwall, TX (March 11, 2025) – The Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy’s Education and Training FCCLA chapter has achieved an incredible milestone at the recent regional competition, with all nine student competitors advancing to the state competition. Six students competed in Education and Training-related events, showcasing their knowledge, leadership, and innovative ideas for […]

11 FCCLA fashion design students from Rockwall ISD advance to state

11 FCCLA fashion design students from Rockwall ISD advance to state

Rockwall, TX (March 7, 2025) – Eleven fashion design students from the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy have advanced to the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Fashion Design state competition. The 2024-2025 FCCLA Fashion Design competition team, which consisted of 13 team members, traveled to Waco, Texas, on February 6-8 […]

Rockwall ISD fashion design students are national qualifiers 

Rockwall ISD fashion design students are national qualifiers 

ROCKWALL, TX (April 15, 2022) Fashion Design students from the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy recently competed at the FCCLA State 2022 Fashion Design competition where eight out of 11 placed in the top five of four different categories consisting of Fashion Design and Fashion Construction.  Five out of the eight students placed in […]

Rockwall ISD culinary students advance to state competition

Rockwall ISD culinary students advance to state competition

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – March 3, 2021 – During the month of February, Rockwall ISD Culinary students competed in the Region 3 Culinary FCCLA Competition. Heather Zertuche, Jirapa De Meyer Heepkaew and Audrey Borek placed 1st in the Food Innovation competition. Madeline Mueller placed 1st in Sports Nutrition, Roberto Avila placed 2nd in Cupcake Presentation and Ryker Hayes […]

FCCLA students advance to state competition

FCCLA students advance to state competition

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX) Seven Family, Career and Community Leaders of America students recently competed in the FCCLA Regionals Fashion Design competition in Waco. All students are advancing to the FCCLA State Fashion Design Competition in April which will be held in Dallas. Six students are representing Fashion Design and one is representing Architecture. Story and photo courtesy […]

Rockwall ISD Students Excel at FCCLA/Skills Competition in Waco

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 28, 2019) Rockwall ISD students from the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy recently competed at the FCCLA/Skills Competition in Waco where they brought home many awards from multiple subject areas.  Fashion Design FCCLA Fashion Design Construction Occupational Category First place – Kennedy Leath FCCLA Fashion Design Construction Senior Category First […]

Rockwall-Heath fashion students advance to national competition

ROCKWALL / HEATH, TX (April 24, 2014) Three of Rockwall-Heath High School’s Advanced Fashion students will advance to national competition for Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) this summer in San Antonio. Fashion teacher Julie Durst says she has never had this many students advance to Nationals. From left are: Senior Hannah Barton […]

Faith, Heart & Sole Color Run Saturday

It is that time of the year again, Rockwall- Heath’s chapter of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is putting on the 2nd annual Faith, Heart, & Sole 5K Color Run. In 2012 Rockwall-Heath High school lost one of their students to domestic violence. RHHS- FCCLA members would like to continue their efforts […]

Rockwall-Heath FCCLA fashion student heads to Nationals

(Rockwall ISD) June 25, 2013 – Nicole Johnson, a student in the Rockwall-Heath Chapter of Family, Career & Community Leaders of America, is busy preparing for National FCCLA Competition on July 7-11 in Nashville, Tennessee. The soon-to-be-senior is also spending time this summer working at the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce. Nicole was one of several […]