Ranger ACE Construction Camp partners with Round Rock ISD to show middle and high school students the ins and outs of the construction business all while building a basketball court for a Round Rock ISD elementary school. This year marks the third basketball court they have built.
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Many Round Rock ISD fifth graders took part in SEL camp this summer. They focused on things like building relationships with others, how to manage stress levels, working as a team, and communication skills. All skills needed to help with the transition from elementary to middle school.
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Round Rock ISD, in partnership with Shop LC, took fashion design students through an eight-month-long real-world learning experience, complete with an official fashion show during Austin Fashion Week and competition. Winners of the competition will design and showcase their clothing on the Shop LC network and collect a portion of the profits.
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Enrichment camps kicked off this week in Round Rock ISD. Students can explore sports, cooking, coding, music and much more throughout the week.
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Teachers and students from Cedar Ridge High School architecture, construction and interior design Career and Technical Education classes all worked together to design, build, and decorate a studio apartment concept right on campus. They are gaining real-world experience in their field of interest through the CTE classes offered at all Round Rock ISD high schools.
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Over 3,000 graduates from across Round Rock ISD celebrated years of work during commencement ceremonies last week. These students are looking toward the future but before that comes celebration!
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Behavioral Therapy Dogs help students with anxiety and stress. They can be brought in to de-escalate a situation and provide a calming effect for students. And when the dogs are not busy on the job they can be found visiting the schools and getting petted by all students and staff.
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Janavi Kolpekwar is a senior at Round Rock High School. She and a group of colleagues were selected to present a research paper on the benefits of therapeutic music for kidney dialysis patients at the 2022 National Kidney Foundation Meetings in Boston, MA.
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Thanks to a grant from the Round Rock ISD Partners In Education (PIE) Foundation, students at Forest North Elementary are producing, shooting, and editing videos to share with classmates. From April Fools’ spoofs to Home Shopping Network Book Fairs, students are gaining valuable knowledge in the world of video production.
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Art students from sixth grade to twelfth over all the District will be showcasing their talents at the art show. From 2D art, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, printmaking, photography and more this show is the best of the best in Round Rock ISD.
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The Round Rock High School Co-op is a student-driven business from marketing to human resources to cashier. The students are learning valuable business skills along the way.
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During the Robotics program elementary school students will get experience with coding, building and maneuvering the robots through numerous obstacles and assignments all while working as a team and problem solving along the way.
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Goalball is a sport for the visually impaired that requires communication and teamwork to play. Round Rock ISD students partner with Goalball players from schools across Central Texas to practice and compete in tournaments each year.
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All five high schools now have cybersecurity classes offering courses like foundations in cybersecurity, pathways to cybersecurity as well as digital forensics. Students taking the courses can earn the CompTIA Security+ certification upon graduating from the program.
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Round Rock ISD provides support to all early career teachers through the Teacher Mentor Program. Teachers are partnered with a mentor on campus as well as a Team Leader Coach. In addition, they receive support and guidance from Teacher Support Specialists at the administrative level.
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Officer Lehmann says his number one priority is giving the students a safe and secure atmosphere so they can reach their fullest potential while they’re at school.
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Sommer Elementary School teacher Marjorie Manning has been named a finalist for the H-E-B Excellence in Education Elementary Leadership Award. Manning was surprised Thursday morning during Sommer’s Kindergarten Assembly by a group of H-E-B representatives and district administrators with news of the honor. Along with the accomplishment, H-E-B awarded Manning with a $1,000 grant for her classroom and a $1,000 cash prize.
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Students at McNeil High School are in the planning stages of designing and building a microgravity water purification system that will be launched into space as part of the NASA TechRise Student Challenge.
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For 27 years, the Round Rock ISD Fine Arts Department has put elementary school students’ finest artwork on public display. This year the exhibition is at the Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Art Center for all to see.
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Students participated in Career Day at Ridgeview Middle School. Over 60 presenters were on hand to show students how their profession works and to answer any questions about future career choices.
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