Crayon Initiative at Utley Middle School helps hospitalized kids

Crayon Initiative at Utley Middle School helps hospitalized kids

(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 31, 2019) Students and staff at Utley Middle School are supporting a non-profit organization called ‘The Crayon Initiative’ which takes crayons that would otherwise be thrown away and donates them to be recycled and turned into new crayons. These new crayons are then donated to children’s hospitals all over the US. Utley’s […]

STEM Gals Initiative Inspires More Women to Pursue STEM Related Fields

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 17, 2109) The Rockwall High School Robotics Team, Full Metal Jackets, hosted a new offseason event last October in Allen, TX – STEM Gals. The event emphasized that STEM is for Gals as much as GUYS. This gave female team members a chance for leadership roles in all aspects of the competition […]

Hartman students taste test smoothies

(ROCKWALL ISD-February 7, 2013) Hartman Youth Advisory Committee members were recently asked to create smoothie recipes using only fresh fruits and vegetables for taste testing as part of its Healthy School Zone initiative. More than 100 students tested the smoothies. “It is so exciting to see our students wanting to be healthy and trying new […]

Together We Serve: McKinney kicks off Cities of Service initiative

Habitat for Humanity Builder Blitz wall-raising ceremony set for Saturday, April 28 (McKinney) April 25, 2012 – McKinney joins the national Cities of Service initiative with a collaborative housing initiative. Cities of Service is a coalition of mayors who have committed to work together to engage citizens to address pressing city needs through impact volunteerism. […]