(HEATH, TX — March 25, 2016) The Rockwall-Heath Highstepper Officers were named Best of the Best of all the officer teams that competed at the American Dance/Drill Team National/International Competition in Denton last weekend (March 18-19). They were also named International and National Kick Champions, 1st Runner Up National Champions, National Champions in the Open and Contemporary categories and […]
(HEATH, TX — March 24, 2016) The Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers were invited to perform at Walt Disney World on Monday, March 7. They performed at the Disney Springs Amphitheater for a standing-room only crowd. The 20 minute show included kick routines to “God Blessed Texas” and an American tribute, a pom routine, and performances by the Dreamettes (1st year members), […]
(HEATH, TX — March 23, 2016) Rockwall-Heath Starsteppers JV Officers brought home many awards from a state competition in February and in the Denton National Champions this past weekend. In the state competition on Feb. 20, the Heath Starsteppers JV officers earned a number of awards, including Texas State Champion JV Officers, Texas State Super Sweepstakes, Texas State […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – March 22, 2016) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper moderated and participated in a panel of regional District Attorneys hosted by the North Texas Crime Commission’s Legislative and Cyber Crime Committees on Thursday morning at the Rockwall County Courthouse. District Attorney Culpepper was joined by Collin County DA Greg Willis, Dallas […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 22, 2016) The Amy Parks Heath Elementary Robo Rascals Robotics team qualified for the Vex IQ Worlds competition by placing in the top 30 robotics squads from around the world with their programming and skills scores. Thanks to fantastic teamwork and the help from some great mentors and coaches, the first-year […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 22, 2016) Emma Oleksinski, a Rockwall-Heath High School sophomore, was crowned Miss Rockwall’s Outstanding Teen 2016 at the Miss South Central Texas pageant. The title is part of the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Foundation. Emma will be moving on to the Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen pageant, which takes place in […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 22, 2016) The 2016 UIL 5A State Champion Heath Hawks wrestlers were honored this morning at the Rockwall County Commissioners Court meeting. Head Coach Shane Seleznoff spoke on behalf of the team and said the championship win was a “complete team effort.” “We knew we definitely had a chance to win, […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – March 21, 2016) Once while working with a 2nd grader, I was reminded that just because a child knows a particular math skill, does not necessarily mean they will understand related or corollary facts. This young man effortlessly counted by 2’s beginning at 2, however, when I asked him to then count […]
Learning Center offering tutoring for end-of-year assessments, gearing up for summer programs (ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – March 21, 2016) As the end of the school year draws near, Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath has been in full swing prepping students for end-of-the-year testing, while welcoming a brand new member to its team of math tutors. Melody Kentopp – […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – March 18, 2016) Suen Hee Kim might not seem like a typical entrepreneur at first glance. When she isn’t marketing or packaging her homemade line of granola bars, she has a second job: going to class. A senior at Rockwall Heath High School, Suen Hee (pronounced “Sunny”) said she has always been […]