Springer Elementary Rock-a-Thon a rocking success

Springer Elementary Rock-a-Thon a rocking success

ROCKWALL,TX. (November 5, 2014) Springer Stallions Scott Webb, Colin McAnally, Haley Petton, Moriah Perez, Evan Raines, Hannah Coleman, Kyler Johns, Cash Meade, and Luke Fite are the top donation recruiters for the Rock-a-Thon. The event raised over $16,000 for Springer Elementary. First grade teachers Wendy Rathje, Enely Guevara, Courtney Hass, Brooke Huffman, and Judith Alvarenga took […]

Rockwall Chamber members, guests ‘HobNob’ with newly elected officials

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (November 5, 2014) Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce members and guests were treated to a special Q&A session with some of the community’s newly elected officials just a day after the Nov. 4 General Election. Hosted by the Rockwall Chamber and sponsored by Atmos Energy at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront, the […]

Dobbs fourth graders re-enact Native American way of life

ROCKWALL, TX (November 5, 2014) Students in Mrs. Segura’s fourth grade class at Dobbs Elementary completed their first  Project Based Learning Unit this past week and showcased it to peers, faculty and family. The students have been working diligently on creating movie trailers based on a single driving question that allowed them to display the […]

Rockwall water polo players take gold at fall league championships

ROCKWALL, TX (November 5, 2014) Three Rockwall athletes left Denton this past weekend with gold medals earned from the North Texas Fall League Water Polo Championships. Janelle Hummingbird and Kyle Fletcher helped power the Southlake 8th grade & under team to a clean sweep, winning all their games in a round robin bracket.  They defeated Flower Mound 12-9, Denton […]

ALS event deemed ‘major success’ despite falling short of world record

ALS event deemed ‘major success’ despite falling short of world record

ROCKWALL, TX (November 4, 2014) While there may not have been a record-setting crowd in attendance at the mass ALS ice bucket challenge held in honor of local resident Clint Townsend, the event certainly helped in a big way to raise awareness and funds for some much-needed research on the deadly disease. City officials including […]

Apple Day at Reinhardt Elementary

ROCKWALL,TX. (November 4, 2014) Students in the first grade at Reinhardt Elementary are investigating apple math during their Apple Day last Friday. Pictured from left to right: Christopher King, Caden Williams, Ltean AlHabshan and Shelby Bishop Submitted by Pat Corwin. To share your good news and events, email . Please click here to LIKE our […]

Crocodile encounters at Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary

ROCKWALL/ROWLETT, TX (November 4, 2014) After studying features of non-fiction text, second graders at Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary received a visit from Dr. Brady Barr, author of National Geographic Kids~Crocodile Encounters as well as many other books about reptiles. Dr. Barr’s books stem from his life’s work to study and protect some of the world’s […]