The Utley Middle School Contest Drill Team recently competed at ADTS Regionals at Rockwall-Heath HS where they won a judge’s award for 5 out of 6 routines, Runner Up for Team Best in Class (2nd place) and Officer Best in Class (1st place). There were also five solo finalists: Eliana Ortiz, Hadley Daffin, Julieann Fleming, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) The Williams Middle School Theatre Department recently competed in the UIL One-Act Play at Forney High School, walking away with several awards. Both Molly Snowden and Cooper Fore received All-Star Honorable Cast Mentions and Cameron Sturkie received the All-Star Tech Award for his work as Stage Manager for the production. Blue Ribbon News […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX) The Rockwall-Heath High School A Cappella group Infiniti recently competed in the Southwest Regional International Contest for High School Acappella (ICHSA) Quarterfinals where they won first place. They advance to semifinals March 7 at Flower Mound High School. The winner at Flower Mound will advance to New York to the ICHSA Nationals. Blue Ribbon News […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) Twenty-eight students from the Rockwall ISD Law & Order Club recently competed at the TPSA regional competition and 12 of those students advanced to the TPSA state competition later this year. Placements: Desiree DeHart 1st Place – 911 Call Taking Madison McDaniel 2nd Place – 911 Call Taking Gabriel Garza 2nd […]
The Rockwall High School counseling department was recently honored for being one of a group of only 100 schools from across the state to win the CREST Award for Counseling Excellence for 2019-2020. In 2005, Texas School Counselor Association began a program called CREST to recognize schools with outstanding counseling programs. Schools receiving CREST awards have demonstrated a commitment using the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) The Rockwall County Spelling Bee was recently held at the Rockwall ISD Administration Building where Owen Koziol, an Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School student, won top honors. Grant Jordan, a Cain Middle School student, is the alternate. Winner: Owen Koziol APHE Alternate: Grant Jordan CMS All participants: Rochell ES Rashad Pennington (5th) Amy Parks-Heath […]
The official Rockwall County Republican Party Candidate Forum was held Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Liberty Hall at the Rockwall County Courthouse. The Blue Ribbon News #RockwallLIVE team was on site broadcasting live for those who could not make it in person. WATCH >> Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) This Friday, the Rockwall County Historical Foundation will welcome Tom Kula, who has served as Executive Director of the North Texas Municipal Water District for more than five years, for a presentation entitled, “Water,” as part of its Sheri Stodghill Lecture Series. The program, which is free and open to the public, will […]
The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club is dedicated to the community of Rockwall and to promoting American patriotism. Through its Stars & Stripes program, the club provides United States flags at residences and businesses for seven holidays each year: President’s Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Patriots Day (Sept 11), and Veteran’s Day. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) This week’s Stingerette Senior Showcase is Miss Lainey Crawford. Lainey is the daughter of Lowell and Julie Crawford. Lainey is a three year member of the National Champion Stingerettes and is currently a Senior Lieutenant. She was previously a Lieutenant her Junior year and was awarded Top 4 at line tryouts her Sophomore year. Lainey […]