ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 19, 2014) Saturday, Nov. 15 marked the day for Rockwall Breakfast Rotary’s annual event, “Coats for Kids.” Each year this club partners with Old Navy to provide winter coats for Rockwall Independent School District elementary school kids. The Breakfast Rotary is thrilled about the wonderful results of the day. It was the […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (November 10, 2014) SAGE teachers Jenny Kaup from Springer, and Renee Clover from Pullen, were awarded a grant on Nov. 4 titled, “3D, the Economy and Me,” to receive a 3D printer for each of their campuses. The grant is based upon the ideal of a new industrial age, where students will have the […]
Rockwall ISD, Grace Center & Blue Ribbon News partner to keep kids safe from drugs and alcohol ROCKWALL, TX (October 15, 2014) As a minister and a mom, there is nothing more heart-wrenching than sitting in a living room with a young teen addicted to drugs – and his parents, tearfully wondering what they did wrong. […]
ROCKWALL ISD (October 6, 2014) The Rockwall ISD Education Foundation Board of Directors showcased the completion of the first phase of its brickyard project during Foundation Night at the Rockwall High School football game on Friday. The project, entitled “The Brickyard,” allows for individuals throughout the community to purchase an engraved brick to be installed […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (September 30, 2014) Steve and Barbara Jackson, Toyota of Rockwall owners, have announced a $5,000 donation to the Rockwall Independent School District. Half of the donation was made by Toyota Motor Sales,U.S.A., Inc. as part of Toyota’s Matching grant program. For the second year in a row, the donation will fund a teacher grant […]
ROCKWALL, TX (September 16, 2014) At the beginning of each school year, the Rockwall ISD Education Foundation, Inc. presents each new teacher—new to Rockwall ISD and new to the teaching profession—with a grant of $200. This year, the Foundation awarded a total of $2,600 to assist this “B.E.S.T.” (Beginning Educators, Successful Teachers) group in defraying […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (September 5, 2014) The Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath high school football squads hit the field at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium under the Friday night lights, except this time they weren’t going at it on the gridiron as rivals; they were uniting together in support of each other before their big games at AT&T Stadium, home of […]
ROCKWALL, TX. (September 1, 2014) Rockwall ISD will host College Night on Monday, September 8, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Rockwall High School. Over 100 colleges will be represented and representatives will be available for students to meet and learn more about their institutions. Three information sessions will also be scheduled which include: Financial Aid Special Needs […]
ROCKWALL ISD, TX (August 24, 2014) Welcome to Rockwall Independent School District where the evolution of technology has taken over, and the days of sitting in class in straight rows with a lecturing teacher are gone. It’s a different and exciting era, says Superintendent Jeff Bailey. “Students are up and engaged, and our teachers are […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 15, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and the Rockwall Independent School District welcomed numerous new members to the school district during the annual RISD Teacher / Employee Appreciation Breakfast August 15 in the Rockwall High School cafeteria. The event, presented by Title Sponsor ATMOS Energy along with Texas Health Presbyterian […]