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GBCCA Educator Named TAFE Area 11 Teacher Leader of the Year
Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy (GBCCA) is proud to announce that educator Robin Peterson has been awarded Teacher Leader of the Year for the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) Area 11.
Student’s Elementary Project Becomes New Texas Law
This February 10 will mark the first-ever official statewide Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, all thanks to an idea Charlotte F. had as a young elementary student.
Rockwall ISD District Leader Selected to Serve on National ACTE Board of Directors
Alison Belliveau, CTE Executive Director and Principal at the Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association for Career and Technical Education, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to advancing career and technical education.
2026-2027 District School Calendar
The Board of Trustees approved the 2026-2027 School Calendar after receiving feedback from stakeholders.
Graduation Details
Graduation Dates:
- Quest Academy: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 6:00 P.M.
- Rockwall High School: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 1:00 P.M.
- Rockwall-Heath High School: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 7:00 P.M.
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2025-2026 District Calendar
The final District Calendar for the 2025-2026 school year has been approved.
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Rockwall ISD is excited to introduce a new e-mail communication specifically designed for community members and local businesses: Rockwall ISD Connections.
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![Rockwall ISD Names 2026 Teacher of the Year Nominees]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770936507/rockwallisdcom/mzkte7fduprtylbzz5tx/TOYLogo.jpg","width":2075}])
The Rockwall Independent School District is pleased to announce the 2026 Teacher of the Year nominees.
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Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy (GBCCA) is proud to announce that educator Robin Peterson has been awarded Teacher Leader of the Year for the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) Area 11.
![Student’s Elementary Project Becomes New Texas Law]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770742487/rockwallisdcom/i6weqhl5o9csphyhmho3/Screenshot2026-02-10at105434AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770742487/rockwallisdcom/i6weqhl5o9csphyhmho3/Screenshot2026-02-10at105434AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770742487/rockwallisdcom/i6weqhl5o9csphyhmho3/Screenshot2026-02-10at105434AM.png","width":698}])
This February 10 will mark the first-ever official statewide Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, all thanks to an idea Charlotte F. had as a young elementary student.
![Rockwall ISD District Leader Selected to Serve on National ACTE Board of Directors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770073596/rockwallisdcom/rrb8xwx64alsbxrycvnv/AlisonBelliveau2023.jpg","width":1951}])
Alison Belliveau, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Executive Director and Principal at the Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), the nation’s largest organization dedicated to advancing career and technical education.
![DECA Students Earn District Championships, Advance to State]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1769197444/rockwallisdcom/be6avq6zmiqcqwtwvbux/DecaStudents4.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to the 28 outstanding DECA students who earned District Champion honors and qualified for the DECA State Competition after competing against more than 2,300 students from 48 schools at the District Conference.
![Cain MS Student Wins County Spelling Bee, Advances to Regional Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768516732/rockwallisdcom/avohxsxw06dmz6l9hl8x/SpellingBee1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768516732/rockwallisdcom/avohxsxw06dmz6l9hl8x/SpellingBee1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768516732/rockwallisdcom/avohxsxw06dmz6l9hl8x/SpellingBee1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768516732/rockwallisdcom/avohxsxw06dmz6l9hl8x/SpellingBee1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768516732/rockwallisdcom/avohxsxw06dmz6l9hl8x/SpellingBee1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768516732/rockwallisdcom/avohxsxw06dmz6l9hl8x/SpellingBee1.png","width":2160}])
Congratulations to Eshaan Gulati, 7th-grade student from Maurine Cain Middle School, who won first place in the Rockwall County Spelling Bee!
![Rockwall-Heath HS Named to 2025 AP School Honor Roll at Bronze Level]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768342870/rockwallisdcom/fs2qgajlsfo4ouj7gizg/RHHSAP.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768342870/rockwallisdcom/fs2qgajlsfo4ouj7gizg/RHHSAP.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768342870/rockwallisdcom/fs2qgajlsfo4ouj7gizg/RHHSAP.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768342870/rockwallisdcom/fs2qgajlsfo4ouj7gizg/RHHSAP.png","width":1200}])
Rockwall-Heath High School has been named to the 2025 AP School Honor Roll, earning the Bronze level of distinction for its commitment to expanding college readiness and academic excellence for students.
![Rockwall HS Earns 2025 AP School Honor Roll Silver Distinction for Third Consecutive Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768341499/rockwallisdcom/eubvinytu2icdbi8cbeb/RHSAP_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768341499/rockwallisdcom/eubvinytu2icdbi8cbeb/RHSAP_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768341499/rockwallisdcom/eubvinytu2icdbi8cbeb/RHSAP_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768341499/rockwallisdcom/eubvinytu2icdbi8cbeb/RHSAP_1.png","width":1200}])
Rockwall High School has been named to the 2025 AP School Honor Roll at the Silver level of distinction, marking the third consecutive year the campus has earned this prestigious recognition.
![Rockwall HS Student Named Distinguished Student Leader by National Association of Student Councils]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767975108/rockwallisdcom/gw5lkrsbfqkdped5cuwv/MaxWatson.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767975108/rockwallisdcom/gw5lkrsbfqkdped5cuwv/MaxWatson.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767975108/rockwallisdcom/gw5lkrsbfqkdped5cuwv/MaxWatson.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767975108/rockwallisdcom/gw5lkrsbfqkdped5cuwv/MaxWatson.png","width":1080}])
Rockwall High School senior and student council president Max Watson completed the National Association of Student Councils (NASC) Distinguished Student Leader Program, earning national recognition as a Distinguished Student Leader. NASC is administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
![Rockwall HS Student Council Advisor Named District 3 Advisor of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767722483/rockwallisdcom/hkcvcdnssdrriqlmgej9/IMG_0422-1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767722483/rockwallisdcom/hkcvcdnssdrriqlmgej9/IMG_0422-1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767722483/rockwallisdcom/hkcvcdnssdrriqlmgej9/IMG_0422-1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767722483/rockwallisdcom/hkcvcdnssdrriqlmgej9/IMG_0422-1.png","width":977}])
Rockwall High School’s student council advisor, Tim Watson, has been named the Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) District 3 Advisor of the Year.
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