ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 15, 2022) Rockwall ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education for the sixth year in a row. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, Rockwall ISD answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 15, 2022) The Rockwall High School robotics team, Team 1296 – Full Metal Jackets, recently competed at State where they won the Chairman’s Award. The Chairman’s Award is the most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 15, 2022) Fashion Design students from the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy recently competed at the FCCLA State 2022 Fashion Design competition where eight out of 11 placed in the top five of four different categories consisting of Fashion Design and Fashion Construction. Five out of the eight students placed in […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 15, 2022) Culinary students from the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy recently competed at the Texas ProStart Competition. Danielle Iadanza of Rockwall High School placed first in the salsa competition, creating a roasted tomatillo salsa Verde. Eliza Lackey (RHS), Clay Castenada (RHS), Natilee Hernandez (RHHS), Eileen Ramirez (RHHS), and Audrey Duvall […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 14, 2022) Following a two-year hiatus, a community of friends, families and businesses returned to support the Rockwall ISD Education Foundation (REF) at their Annual Bowling Classic. The 2022 event, presented by Park Place Motorcars Dallas, is the largest fundraiser put on by the REF; the thousands of dollars raised through team […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 12, 2022 — The Rockwall County Commissioners Court today approved a proclamation recognizing April 2022 as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in Rockwall County. Representatives with the Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County (CACRC), Lone Star CASA, and the Rainbow Room joined the court as Rockwall County Judge David Sweet […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 12, 2022) Caroline Rose, a 2013 Rockwall High School grad, has become the first and only board certified family law paralegal in Rockwall County – and one of only 385 in the entire State of Texas. In high school, Caroline began working for The Branch Law Firm in Rockwall under the guidance […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 12, 2022) Meet Ruckus! This great little guy loves to play hard and chew on his toys. With a slightly deformed snout, he has a face that will melt your heart. (It also means he snorts a lot). Ruckus is a good boy, house trained, and he likes to stay on good […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 12, 2022) Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church has a Catholic Charities Dallas mobile community food pantry every third Tuesday of the month from 9-11 a.m. The next date for the mobile pantry at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church is April 19. Fresh fruit, vegetables, and other food items […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2022) The Rockwall Butterfly Brigade – a volunteer group of gardeners who plant and maintain butterfly gardens in Rockwall’s city parks – will host the inaugural Tour of Gardens from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23 (rain date April 30). Parks that have a garden include Breezy Hill, Emerald Bay, […]