(ROCKWALL ISD – October 28, 2013) Rockwall High School Senior Whitnee Bomkamp recently auditioned for the 2013 Golden Voices of America Competition. Golden Voices of America is an international voice competition hosted by American Fine Arts Festival (AFAF). This competition is for vocalists of all nationalities from around the globe who desire to challenge themselves […]
Coming together to benefit the future culinary workforce Local organizations lend time and money to area’s only high school Iron Chef-style competition (October 23, 2013) Hard work plus determination is the simple recipe for success, but several local organizations are adding a few extra ingredients to help high school culinary students prep for the future. They’re […]
(ROCKWALL ISD – October 23, 2013) October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month and Rockwall Independent School District is helping students, parents and staff to “fight the bully battle”. Starting last month the district kicked off an ongoing series of monthly parent education programs entitled “Take a Stand”, addressing the issues of bullying, suicide, depression, substance […]
(ROCKWALL ISD – October 19, 2013) The Robotics Club is the “place to be” at Williams Middle School this year. Not only is the excitement growing among the students, but our local Air Force Association chapter in Rockwall is taking notice as well. Vance Clark from the Air Force Association presented a check for $750 […]
(ROCKWALL ISD – October 19, 2013) The Rockwall High School Jacket Backers have selected Emily Drewery as the Lady Jacket Athlete of the Month and Xavier Castille as the Yellowjacket Athlete of the Month. Emily, a1 11th grade member of the Varsity Cross Country Team, was nominated by Toby Howell and chosen by the Jacket Backers […]
(ROCKWALL ISD – October 19, 2013) Nebbie Williams Elementary recently elected its Student Council Officers for the 2013-14 school year. School-wide elections resulted in: President – Kate Avery, Vice President – Margo Little, Secretary – Sydney Heimer, and Treasurer – Abbey Graves. The Student Council is under the direction of Leila Gibson and is a service […]
(ROCKWALL ISD – October 17, 2013) Kindergartners at Nebbie Williams Elementary celebrated their fall learning unit by dressing up as scarecrows on Friday, October 11th. The traditional fall symbol is one of the many things they have learned in the unit. Plus it’s just fun to come to school dressed as a scarecrow. Kindergarteners pictured…Cheyenne Weable’s […]
(ROCKWALL – October 15, 2013) Emma Downum, a third grader at Jones elementary, thanks Sparky of the Rockwall Fire Department for visiting with students. Firefighters discussed fire and life safety messages with students during their visits with local elementary schools in honor of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6-12. Their message was that cooking is the […]
(ROCKWALL – October 1, 2013) The Rockwall High School Jacket Backers Athletic Booster Club will host its first annual Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge on November 16th at the Rockwall ISD Aquatics Center. The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge is modeled after the actual physical fitness test used by the US Navy to screen candidates applying for […]
(ROCKWALL ISD – September 27, 2013) Rockwall High School’s Orange Wave Marching Band is proud to present their 2013 halftime and contest show, Love and War. The work is written by Daniel Montoya and Rod Kosterman and features the music of Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Barber, the Rolling Stones, Mozart and Verdi. Visual designers of the show […]