ROCKWALL, TX (August 12, 2014) Congratulations to the Williams Middle School Symphony Full Orchestra, directed by Shari Allison and Steve Sauerwein, for finishing 7th in the Texas Music Educators Association Texas State Honor Full Orchestra Competition. Full orchestras ranging from grades 7-9 from all over the state submitted recordings and were then judged by a […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 19, 2014) Several Williams Middle School girls were honored with athletic awards on May 15. The Wildcat of the Year Award is given to an athlete who plays more than three or more sports during the school year and exemplifies a model student and athlete who maintains with excellence the delicate balance […]
Blue Team wins first place in Robot Performance, advances to Regionals ROCKWALL (January 24, 2014) J. W. Williams Middle School was proud to have entered two Robotics teams in the Area competition held January 18th at the UME Preparatory Academy in Dallas. Congratulations go to both teams for all their hard work and success in […]
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 (December 26, 2013) Helen Keller once said, “I would rather walk with friends in the dark, than alone in the light.” Although a huge fan of Helen Keller, I had never heard this quote until I met an eighth grader from Williams Middle School. She was wearing a pink blindfold, playing goalball. Goalball was […]
ROCKWALL (November 14, 2013) Recently, 33 students from Williams Middle School traveled to Garland High School for the privilege of auditioning for the All-Region Orchestra. From WMS, fifteen students made it. In the violin section: Kevin Kim, Amy Rester, Nikki Vu, Jeffery Tessitore, Jack Hittson-Smith, Jane Keth, Patrick Fernandez, and Quynh Pham. In the viola […]
(ROCKWALL ISD – October 19, 2013) The Robotics Club is the “place to be” at Williams Middle School this year. Not only is the excitement growing among the students, but our local Air Force Association chapter in Rockwall is taking notice as well. Vance Clark from the Air Force Association presented a check for $750 […]
(Rockwall ISD) June 18, 2013 – Rockwall ISD is proud to announce that the Williams Middle School Honors Band, directed by Steve Sauerwein, has been selected to represent Texas Music Educators Association Region 3 in the Texas State Honors Band Competition. Also selected to attend the Texas State Honors Band Competition is the Apollo Junior High band […]
(ROCKWALL ISD-April 9, 2013) Stacey Hatten’s 8th grade Newspaper and Yearbook classes at Williams Middle School recently completed and donated 54 blankets to the local chapter of Project Linus, a non-profit organization that provides homemade blankets to children in need. Pictured with the blankets are representatives from these classes: (front row) Katie Cdebaca, Sarah Graves, […]
(ROCKWALL-April 1, 2013) By all accounts, last month’s “Dollars for Dogs” concert was a huge success. Rockwall students Nikki Vu and Kevin Kim organized the benefit concert at Williams Middle School as part of a class project. The evening was a showcase of Rockwall’s young musical talent, featuring students performing everything from Rachmaninoff to Apocolyptica. The […]