Total pickleball takeover: How pickleball has become a staple in the lives of North Texas residents

Total pickleball takeover: How pickleball has become a staple in the lives of North Texas residents

Photo of Oasis indoor pickleball courts by Sophie Wall. Editor’s Note: The following is a submitted article written by Frisco High School student Sophie Wall as part of an Independent Study and Mentorship program. With the guidance of mentor Erin Hunter of WFAA, Sophie interviewed Pickleball Director Gene Click with Oasis Pickleball Club located at […]

Royse City police charge RCHS student with terroristic threat

Royse City police charge RCHS student with terroristic threat

ROYSE CITY, TX (May 21, 2024) On Monday, May 20, 2024, the Royse City Police Department received information that a 14-year-old student at Royse City High School had made a threat against the school while in class. The threat was immediately reported to school administration and to one of the School Resource Officers on campus. […]

Royse City High School student arrested for possession of firearm at school

Royse City High School student arrested for possession of firearm at school

ROYSE CITY, TX (Jan. 28, 2022) On Friday, January 28, 2022 around 8:30 AM, the Royse City Police Department was notified by Royse City High School administrators that a student was reported by multiple individuals to have a firearm in a backpack on campus. The School Resource Officer along with multiple officers responded to the […]

Fulton School teacher delivers inspiration

Fulton School teacher delivers inspiration

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 8, 2020) Jamie Allen, a teacher at The Fulton School in Heath, adores her third grade students and is passionate about teaching STEM. With schools closed to COVID-19, Jamie has taken the extra step of delivering weekly packets to her students – dropping them off on their doorsteps, so they can […]

Rep. Ratcliffe announces 2018-2019 Congressional Student Leadership Program

(WASHINGTON – Sept. 24, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) invited high school sophomores and juniors in Texas’ 4th District today to apply for the 2018-2019 Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP). This marks the third year of the program. “I launched the CSLP to give young folks an opportunity to learn about the role of the federal […]

Rockwall Noon Rotary recognizes Student of Honor, inducts new member

Rockwall Noon Rotary recognizes Student of Honor, inducts new member

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 18, 2018) During its Jan. 18 meeting, the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club inducted Rockwall Chamber President Tom Manskey as a member and awarded its Rotary Student of Honor from Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School. Pullen Elementary 6th grade student Grace Stilley was recognized by her school principal Michael Stuart and her […]

Rockwall Noon Rotary recognizes Student of Honor from Cullins-Lake Pointe

Rockwall Noon Rotary recognizes Student of Honor from Cullins-Lake Pointe

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 11, 2018) The Rockwall Noon Rotary recognized Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary 6th grader David Chacko as the Rotary Student of Honor. Rotarian David Sweet and Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary Principal Jill Baird presented Chacko with the award at the Noon Rotary’s meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11. “He’s a student who exemplifies excellence in […]

Rep. Ratcliffe launches student program in Rockwall County

Rep. Ratcliffe launches student program in Rockwall County

(WASHINGTON – Sept. 21, 2017) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) launched the 2017-2018 Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP) in Rockwall County this week. The program includes more than 50 high school participants from across Texas’ 4th District. The CSLP students gathered for their first meeting of the 2017-2018 schoolyear in three physical locations: Sherman, Rockwall and […]

Forney High hosts annual student art exhibition

(Forney) The Forney High School Visual Art Department will host the Annual Forney High School Art Exhibition from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Forney High School. Every FHS Visual Art student will have between two and ten works of art on display.  The top two pieces from each division will advance […]

‘Boobies’ bracelets banned

Do you “heart” boobies? Wylie elementary schools certainly do not. The highly popular rubber bracelets that read, “I ‘heart’ boobies,” are banned from Wylie’s elementary schools. The bracelets are sold to create more awareness for breast cancer and the proceeds from the bracelets are donated to Susan G. Coleman to contribute to cancer research. The bracelets […]