Royse City cheerleaders set the bar high at UIL Spirit Competition

(ROYSE CITY, TX – Jan. 20, 2016) In the first year of the UIL Spirit competition the Royse City High School Cheer team set the bar high for the future! Placing 27th out of 77 5A squads, the RCHS Cheer Team tallied up impressive scores for their performance of the Bulldog Fight Song, band dance […]

Heath Hawk Orchestra students earn medals at Region 2 UIL Solo Contest

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Feb. 10, 2015) Heath Hawk Orchestra students from Rockwall­ Heath High School earned 12 first division medals at the Region 3 UIL Solo Contest Feb. 7 at Mesquite High School. Eleven qualified for the Texas State Solo, a contest held each May at the University of Texas in Austin. Medal Breakdown: 12 Class 1 […]

JW Williams Middle School wins UIL championship – 11 years straight!

ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 10, 2014) J.W. Williams Middle School has once again claimed the 7th & 8th Grade Academic UIL Championship as well as the Overall UIL Champion title for the 2014-15 school year!  This is the 11th year in a row that the hard work from the students and faculty at WMS has resulted […]

USA Water Polo petitions to adopt water polo as official UIL sport

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (September 9, 2014) The USA Water Polo organization has started a petition that will be delivered to the UIL in Texas. The petition will be delivered to Dr. Dan Troxell, Chair, UIL Legislative Council, Dr. Greg Poole, Chair, UIL Legislative Council Standing Committee on Athletics, and Dr. Mark Henry, Chair, UIL Legislative Council Standing […]

Rockwall-Heath sophomore advances to UIL Regional Competition

ROCKWALL/HEATH,TX (March 24, 2014) Rockwall Heath High School Sophomore, Isabella Burzair, will be heading to the regional University Interscholastic League Academic Competition at Baylor University in May after placing second in the “Prose” oral interpretation category at the district competition held on March 22nd at Rockwall High School. Seen here with her UIL coach, RHHS Speech and Debate Teacher Luis Najarro, […]

Dobbs students win UIL ribbons

ROCKWALL (February 12, 2014) Saturday, February 8 was an awesome day to get to be a Dobbs Lil Jacket. Students competed in six of the seven categories at Rockwall ISD’s Elementary UIL competition. Pictured are Dobbs students who were awarded ribbons  – Andrew Soto, Derek Sellers, Jacob Limerick, Dobbs’ UIL Coordinator Beverly Stovall, Celia Straight, […]

Williams Middle School sweeps UIL competition for ninth year

Williams Middle School sweeps UIL competition for ninth year

ROCKWALL ISD (January 22, 2014) The annual UIL Academic Competition was held January 10th & 11th.  J.W. Williams Middle School is proud to claim the titles of 7th Grade Top Team, 8th Grade Top Team, as well as Overall Top Team again this year.  This is the 9th year in a row that WMS has […]

Rockwall Orange Wave Band earns Ones at UIL

Rockwall Orange Wave Band earns Ones at UIL

ROCKWALL (November 4, 2013) The Rockwall High School Orange Wave Marching Band earned Superior ratings from all three judges at the Region III UIL Marching Contest on Wednesday, October 23rd with their contest show, Love and War. The work was written by Daniel Montoya and Rod Kosterman and features the music of Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Barber, the […]

Rockwall-Heath Hawk Orchestra wins Sweepstakes at first ever UIL competition

(ROCKWALL ISD – March 1, 2013) Congratulations to the Heath High School Hawk Orchestra for winning Sweepstakes at their very first UIL competition yesterday. Sweepstakes is the highest honor a group can receive at this competition. This is the beginning of a long legacy for the Hawk Orchestra Program. The Hawk Orchestra is under the […]

Raena Eldridge becomes first Rockwall High athlete to earn All-American swimming award

(ROCKWALL ISD-February 27, 2013) On Feb 22-23, Rockwall High School participated in the 2013 5A UIL Swimming and Diving Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Swim Center at the University of Texas. Haylie Harbin, the RHS record holder in the 500 Freestyle, placed 14th with a time of 5:06.16 in the event. Raena Eldridge […]