ROCKWALL, TX (April 12, 2024) Cain Middle School seventh grade science teacher Meridith Cooper has been selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The Teacher Innovator Institute will teach middle-school educators how to bring the museum experience into their classrooms by exploring connections […]
ROWLETT, TX (Sept. 11, 2023) Jon Millet, a Rowlett resident and teacher at Trinity Christian Academy (TCA) in Addison, unveiled his sculpture honoring first responders who served on September 11, 2001. In partnership with the Rowlett Arts & Humanities Commission, Millet was selected to design and build a one-of-a-kind sculpture commemorating the bravery of first […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 23, 2023) Applications are now being accepted for the Rockwall Music Teachers Association’s Glynda King Music Education Scholarship. The scholarship was created in honor of Glynda King – a beloved piano teacher, friend, community pianist and RMTA member, who passed away in August of 2021 after battling pancreatic cancer. Scholarships shall be […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 6, 2022) The Winner of the 2022 Sheri Stodghill Fowler B.E.S.T. Teacher of the Year is Alexandria Falk at Lupe Garcia Elementary. This award is given to a first-year teacher that participated in the BEST (Beginning Educators…Successful Teacher) program. Congratulations to Alexandria on this well-deserved achievement. Submitted press release. Courtesy photos. Our […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 14, 2021) The J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall welcomes all school teachers throughout the Rockwall area to a Teacher Prayer Breakfast in their honor, 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, August 10 at the Y, 1210 N. Goliad St. in Rockwall. This will be a time of encouragement and prayer, featuring a catered […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 13, 2021) Rockwall County District Court Judge Brett Hall has sentenced Marc Allison, a former Rockwall ISD Cain Middle School orchestra teacher, to ten (10) years in a Texas prison for sending sexually explicit emails to an 8th grade student. Heath Department of Public Safety officers arrested 50-year-old Marc Allison in October […]
(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 […]
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(ROCKWALL, TX – September 10, 2018) The teacher walked in to my junior year AP English class, slammed the door, her heels echoing off the floor as she walked before us. Her blue eyes were piercing. She dripped confidence and resolve as she introduced herself and the class expectations; we were intimidated. Ironically, Mrs. Vowell […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 10, 2018) J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall invites all area teachers, including those in the Rockwall ISD and Community ISD, to a FREE Teacher Prayer Breakfast in their honor from 7 to 8 a.m. Friday, August 3rd. There will be a time of prayer and encouragement, and prize drawings – including […]