ROCKWALL – Local high school athletes will be back in action this week practicing for the 2011-12 volleyball, tennis and football seasons. Volleyball: Girls’ volleyball practices began yesterday at Rockwall, Heath and Royse City high schools. Scrimmages will begin Aug. 5 for Rockwall at Arlington Martin and Aug. 6 at Plano West at times to [...]

ROCKWALL – School buses may not pick up children anymore who live within two miles of school buildings if the Rockwall ISD school board approves the outsourcing of transportation services to Durham School Services at their public meeting May 23. That’s just one of many allegations made by several RISD Transportation Department employees to TheRockwallNews.com [...]

Two challengers have filed to run against Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees member Stan Lowrance D.D.S. for his Place 7 seat in the May 14 school board election. Local realtor Stephanie Adams and technical project leader Randy Oakes will be his opponents. Place 6 incumbent Leigh Plagens will run unopposed for her seat. By J.J. [...]

The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees approved a cost-cutting measure at last night’s trustees meeting to begin laying off school district administration and support services personnel in anticipation of the district’s expected $15 million cut in state funding for the 2011-12 school year. The exact number of layoffs was not announced, and they do not [...]

Two hundred ninety-four Rockwall area children, who previously did not have access to a computer outside of school, received early Christmas presents and now have one at home, thanks to a new Rockwall ISD free surplus computer giveaway program implemented just before Christmas. According to RISD Communications Director Sheri Fowler, one hundred computers were given [...]

Dallas Morning News.Yearbooks can be a big rush or a real letdown. Lots of pictures of your child and it’s great. Just the formal class picture and maybe a glimpse of a cute face at the back of a group and the big book seems a waste. Yearbook companies are springing up to help avoid [...]

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NBC5-TV.Rockwall sends 1 million meals to Haiti. Students at Rockwall I.S.D. are making a difference in the lives of people affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti, with help from the rest of the community. “Its instilling good values in my children to pass on, it also is helping the community and the world,” said [...]

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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 [...]