(ROCKWALL, TX — February 28, 2018) At just 13 years old, Elizabeth Schaefer has already become a star in the pitcher’s circle. She’s the all-time strikeout leader for her traveling softball team, the Texas Travelers Gold, with over 1,800 strikeouts and holds the single game strikeout record for the ASA National Championships with 18 strikeouts […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Feb. 27, 2018) The Rockwall ISD Communications department recently earned a Best in Category award, nine Gold Star awards and four Silver Star Awards at the 2018 Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) Conference. “I am extremely proud of the communications team,” said Chief Communications Officer Renae Murphy. “They are an extremely talented […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — February 26, 2018) The Rockwall Noon Rotary recognized its first ever Rotary Student of Honor from the new Linda Lyon Elementary School last week. Rockwall County Judge David Sweet, RISD Superintendent Dr. John Villarreal and Linda Lyon Elementary Principal Megan Gist presented 6th grader Thomas Baumler with the award at the Noon […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — February 16, 2018) The Half Metal Jackets, a team 1296A middle school VEX EDR robotics team, will compete in the State Championship at the end of February and will travel to the US Open, a national competition, in April. The team started the season by watching the 2018 game reveal – “In […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — February 16, 2018) Amy Parks-Heath Elementary sixth grade students worked collaboratively to design and construct a working marble roller coaster. Once their roller coaster was completed, they then had to analyze it by finding the ride time, the length of the track and the speed at which the marble traveled through the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 14, 2018) If you’re driving around Rockwall you will likely see a Rockwall ISD school bus throughout the day, but if you look closely, you just might see a Valentine Bus. How do you know if it’s a Valentine Bus? The most obvious identifier is the large red heart on the front, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — February 5, 2018) The 8th grade Cain Mustang Dancers, under the direction of Cindy Loy, competed Saturday at the ADTS North Texas Regional Competition at Rockwall Heath High School. The hard working girls won many top awards: Best in Class for Middle Schools 11th place Best of the Best (out of all […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — February 1, 2018) Three members of the Rockwall High School Band, Justin Dower, James Matthews and Nick Messick, will perform with the Texas All-State groups in San Antonio, Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center as part of the 2018 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. They were chosen […]
(HEATH, TX — February 1, 2018) Rockwall-Heath High School Senior, Rebecca Hundley, recently earned a chair in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Choir. Hundley is a member of the RHHS Varsity Chorale and Infinity Show Choir. She will perform with the All-State Choir in San Antonio at the annual TMEA Clinic and Conference […]
(HEATH, TX — February 1, 2018) The Varsity Cheer Team from Rockwall-Heath High School recently won their first-ever NCA National Championship in the Intermediate Large category. The group, led by Head Cheer Coach Amanda Jones, competed against teams from California, New Jersey, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in […]