Rockwall ISD Board approves maintaining student, teacher and staff mask-wearing

Rockwall ISD Board approves maintaining student, teacher and staff mask-wearing

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 […]

Best of the Best: Rockwall Stingerettes win big at Showtime International Dance Competition

Best of the Best: Rockwall Stingerettes win big at Showtime International Dance Competition

ROCKWALL, TX – March 12, 2021 – The Rockwall High School Stingerettes Varsity Drill Team, the Showstoppers Elite Team and Officers competed at the Showtime International dance competition February 27 in Mansfield.  The team entered in the Contemporary, Jazz, and Hip-Hop categories where they won first place in all three! The Showstoppers Elite team entered in Open, […]

Rein-ing Champ: Local gelding named Horse of the Year

Rein-ing Champ: Local gelding named Horse of the Year

ROCKWALL, TX – March 11, 2021 – Hermès, a local gelding trained at Black Star Sport Horses, just earned the prestigious title of Horse of the Year, awarded by the United States Equestrian Federation. Trainer Jessica Blackmon-White won a world title on Hermès last fall at the Grand National & World Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma […]

Then and Now: New aerial photo of City of Rockwall unveiled at historic courthouse

Then and Now: New aerial photo of City of Rockwall unveiled at historic courthouse

ROCKWALL, TX – March 9, 2021 – The Rockwall County Historical Commission today unveiled an aerial photo of the City of Rockwall. County commissioners and members of the RCHC gathered in the basement of the Historic County Courthouse, where the new photo is on display next to a similar aerial photo taken 50 years ago. […]

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 […]

City of Heath hosts PATH Project and Historic Grist Mill Stone Dedication

City of Heath hosts PATH Project and Historic Grist Mill Stone Dedication

HEATH, TX – March 3, 2021 – It was a small and safe gathering of Heath citizens with big hearts for service at the dedication ceremony held January 28, in Towne Center Park, to commemorate the completion of the first Parks And Trails of Heath (PATH) project and the preservation of a historic grist mill stone. […]

Governor Abbott lifts mask mandate, opens Texas 100 percent

Governor Abbott lifts mask mandate, opens Texas 100 percent

ROCKWALL, TX – MARCH 2, 2021 – Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent. The Governor made the announcement at Montelongo’s Mexican Restaurant in Lubbock in an address to the Lubbock Chamber of […]

Rockwall ISD accepting nominations for the naming of the field at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium

Rockwall ISD accepting nominations for the naming of the field at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium

ROCKWALL, TX – March 2, 2021 — Beginning Tuesday, March 2, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees’ Naming Facilities Committee will accept nominations for the naming of: The Field at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium The Transportation Services Facility at 707 South Clark Street The nomination form is available on the district website at http://www.rockwallisd.com/naming and may […]

Rockwall Women’s League hosts Big Hat luncheon, announces Grant and Scholarship Program

Rockwall Women’s League hosts Big Hat luncheon, announces Grant and Scholarship Program

ROCKWALL, TX  – February 7, 2021 – The Big Hats & Girls in Pearls fundraising luncheon for the Rockwall Women’s League (RWL) was held Friday, February 5 at the Yacht Club in Chandler’s Landing. The event included a silent auction, designer handbag raffle, centerpiece contest and a fashion show by the Rockwall ISD advanced fashion design […]