(Rockwall ISD) November 7, 2012 – Shellie Braggs and her two children, Sacha and Sherma, came out to support and exercise at the Fitness Up To Play 60 Club held at Reinhardt Elementary. The event was part of a $2,500 grant awarded to Reinhardt for physical education and cafeteria equipment. This night included a salad […]
(Rockwall ISD) November 6, 2012 – Third grade Rockets rock the mock elections at Reinhardt Elementary. Today there was schoolwide participation as students learned about the election process in their classes. Pictured are Lily Jordan, Ashley Drennon, Rozilyn Liechty, Madelyn Weir, Molly Schalk, Amisha Rahman, Trinity Muckian and Alex Orji. Submitted by Patricia Corwin. To share […]
(Rockwall ISD) November 1, 2012 – Fourth grader Nicole Patino casts her vote in Dobbs Elementary’s mock presidential election. Using the school’s iPad technology, students voted by scanning the QR code under their candidate’s picture. Votes were tallied immediately into a Google document and the winner was announced at the end of the school day: […]
(Rockwall ISD) October 30, 2012 – Reinhardt students and teachers participate in Red Ribbon Week to stand up against drugs. The school’s theme for the week is “We have a dream at Reinhardt Elementary to be drug free for eternity.” Kindergarten teachers Melanie Weir, Kelly Sellers, Stephanie Kirk and Autum Quinton wore their pajamas, reinforcing […]
(Rockwall ISD) October 26, 2012 – Culminating a week of celebrating being drug-free with the Red Ribbon campaign, Dobbs Elementary students dressed up as nerds for “Nerd Day.” Dobbs fifth grade teacher Jay Fisher joined in the fun by dressing up, too! Standing with him are third grade “nerds” (from left) Ryan Manning, Jillian Maggio, Hanna […]
(Rockwall ISD) October 23, 2012 – Congratulations to Bryan Jennings! The USA Water Polo (USAWP) and Olympic Development Program (ODP) selected Bryan, a 7th grade student at Utley Middle School, to attend the 2012 Olympic Development Program Boy’s Holiday Camp in Colorado Springs, CO, at the United States Olympic Training Center in December. Bryan was […]
(Rockwall ISD) October 21, 2012 – Two time Olympic gold medalist Neil Walker spent time with students from Nebbie Williams Elementary School, during Rockwall ISD’s annual Second Grade Water Safety Program at the RISD Aquatic Center. Second grade teacher, Kathleen Elam, raced Neil and with a small head start was able to squeak out the victory and in […]
(Rockwall ISD) October 21, 2012 – Sheri Fowler, local author and historian, visited second graders at Ouida Springer Elementary. During this visit she took the students on a virtual tour of Rockwall’s history using historical photographs. Fowler explained the historical significance of the city’s namesake, showed images from her book and answered students’ questions. A […]
(Rockwall ISD) October 19, 2012 – On Tuesday, October 17, in honor of breast cancer awareness month, Utley cheerleaders led students, faculty, staff, and parents in the 4th annual pink out pep rally. This is a special time where honor is given to family members and friends of students and faculty who are survivors, still […]
(Rockwall ISD) October 19, 2012 – First graders at Celia Hays received their classroom net books that were purchased with the district’s technology bond. The students are very excited to be using this new technology in math and literacy centers. Students shown are Fin Long, Matthew Ridilla, Hayden Craig, and Nailah Jappah. Thanks to Tammi Schmitt, […]