(WFAA-TV News Video) ROCKWALL — Rockwall ISD is proving that Rachel’s Challenge can change more than students’ attitudes; it’s a program that can change an entire community. Hundreds of people took part in 60 events across the city on Saturday, proving it doesn’t take long for compassion and service to start a chain reaction. Whether [...]

WFAA-TV News. Rachel’s Challenge is a program aimed at making a difference — one child at a time. Part of the challenge is to stop bullying and bring out the best in each student. Children in Wylie accepted that challenge, transforming their own lives while helping others. More

WFAA-TV. ROCKWALL — A North Texas community came together Thursday night to celebrate small acts of kindness. It was part of a challenge issued by Rachel Scott before she died. Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado 11 years ago. Rockwall has embraced Rachel’s challenge. Thousands of people [...]

FOX4-TV. The first student shot in the Columbine massacre in 1999 was 17-year-old Rachel Scott. Rachel loved to journal and often wrote of kindness and compassion. That inspired “Rachel’s Challenge” — a movement to encourage young people to give back to their communities. The Rockwall school district was the first in the nation to accept [...]

Rockwall Herald Banner. As planning efforts intensify for the communitywide third annual Rachel’s Rally on Thursday, Dr. Gene Burton frequently talks about a “chain reaction.” “I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same,” Burton, superintendent of [...]

WFAA-TV. Rockwall ISD students are doing their share as part of Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel Scott was a victim of the Columbine shootings. Her legacy is challenging every teen to show an act of kindness. At Rockwall High School, those kindnesses come in the form of rice, soy and a host of other ingredients to fill [...]

By J.J. Smith. Thousands of Rockwall area students, family members and community residents wearing black T-shirts which read “The Power of One” attended Rockwall ISD’s “Rachel’s Challenge Rally” yesterday at Lake Pointe Church to celebrate how much just one person can make the world a better place by performing acts of kindness and compassion.   At the event, more than 100,000 paper dolls, [...]

By J.J. Smith. The Rockwall Independent School District’s “Rachel’s Challenge” rally, originally scheduled for May 7, was rescheduled today to May 20, due to Swine flu concerns. The second annual event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 20, at 7 pm, at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall. According to the announcement just issued by phone [...]