Royse City names Teresa Atkins Principal of Elementary School #7

Royse City names Teresa Atkins Principal of Elementary School #7

ROYSE CITY, TX (Feb. 17, 2023) The Royse City ISD School Board unanimously approved Teresa Atkins as principal of elementary school #7 in the Waterscape Subdivision. The new school was approved in the May 2021 Bond Referendum and will open in August of 2024. The district will seek input from the community over the summer […]

Area student selected as Texas All-State Musician

Area student selected as Texas All-State Musician

ROYSE CITY, TX (Jan. 23, 2023) Ally Romney, a member of the Royse City High School Chorale will perform with the Texas All-State Mixed Choir in San Antonio, Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2023 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. Ally was chosen for this prestigious […]

Royse City ISD celebrates its Board of Trustees

Royse City ISD celebrates its Board of Trustees

ROYSE CITY, TX (January 1, 2022) January is School Board Recognition Month and Royse City ISD is celebrating its trustees for their dedication and commitment to the district and its students. The theme of this year’s School Board Recognition Month is Forward, Together, which highlights the collaboration among school leadership, teachers and parents on behalf […]

Royse City ISD to host new school dedications, open houses

Royse City ISD to host new school dedications, open houses

ROCKWALL, TX (July 28, 2022) The Royse City Independent School District is pleased to invite the community to two special school dedication ceremonies and open house opportunities. Join us on Saturday, August 27 for these consecutive celebrations. Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center Dedication 2:00 p.m. This exciting new campus is located at 1400 FM 1777 […]

Royse City ISD’s Dr. Sean Walker named Texas High School Principal of the Year

Royse City ISD’s Dr. Sean Walker named Texas High School Principal of the Year

ROYSE CITY, TX (Dec. 15, 2021) The Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) has selected Dr. Sean Walker as the Texas High School Principal of the Year. TASSP recognizes outstanding principals and assistant principals from 20 regional Education Service Centers across the state. After being selected at the TASSP Region 10 High School Principal […]

Royse City ISD to hold groundbreaking for new Ruth Cherry Elementary School Oct. 29

Royse City ISD to hold groundbreaking for new Ruth Cherry Elementary School Oct. 29

ROYSE CITY, TX – October 4, 2021 — Royse City ISD invites the community to a special groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Ruth Cherry Elementary School in the Verandah Estates Community. The event takes place on Friday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m. at 1450 Verandah Blvd in Royse City, Texas. The construction […]

School is in session: Vandermont encourages project-based learning

School is in session: Vandermont encourages project-based learning

Vandermont School to open this fall to Rockwall County students, host Summer Info Family Bash July 22nd   ROCKWALL, TX – July 19, 2021 — Rockwall County is getting a new school that lets students learn, build skills and discover their true selves by solving real-world problems. Vandermont, a private non-profit Christian school located at […]

Rockwall Cinemark donates movie theater popcorn in a-MAIZING act of kindness for Royse City students

Rockwall Cinemark donates movie theater popcorn in a-MAIZING act of kindness for Royse City students

ROYSE CITY, TX (May 20, 2021) What BUTTER way to POP off the school year than with an act of kindness (or shall we say, a  of kindness?)  Jamie Allen, 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher and 7th Grade Girls Athletic Coach at Royse City ISD’s Ouida Baley Middle School, shared a heartwarming tale of an […]

Letter to Royse City ISD community from Superintendent Kevin Worthy regarding $230 million bond referendum

Letter to Royse City ISD community from Superintendent Kevin Worthy regarding $230 million bond referendum

ROYSE CITY, TX – February 24, 2021 – Royse City ISD Community, As your superintendent since 2012, I’ve seen so much growth in all corners of our school district. When I arrived, we enrolled just over 4,300 students. As of today, we are rapidly approaching an enrollment of 7,000. Our demographers predict that we will […]

Royse City ISD Finance team earns Award of Merit

Royse City ISD Finance team earns Award of Merit

ROYSE CITY, TX – December 14, 2020 — The Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) has released the list of 53 educational organizations recognized for following best practices in the area of purchasing operations. Royse City ISD made the list and will be honored in February during TASBO’s annual conference. “The Award of Merit […]