3 Round Rock ISD teachers named finalists in H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
Three Round Rock ISD teachers were chosen as finalists in the 22nd annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program.
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Round Rock ISD Campuses Named Top Schools in Central Texas
Canyon Vista Middle School and Cactus Ranch Elementary School have been ranked the best in Central Texas by Houston-based nonprofit Children at Risk.
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Round Rock ISD student named 2023 Austin Youth Poet Laureate
Westwood High School senior Brandee Benson has been named the 2023 Austin Youth Poet Laureate.
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54 Round Rock ISD Students Qualify for All-State Music Ensembles
54 Round Rock ISD students from Cedar Ridge, McNeil, Round Rock, Stony Point, and Westwood high schools reached the highest level a high school musician can achieve by earning their place in Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State band, orchestra, or choir.
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Grisham principal earns TMEA Distinguished Administrator award
The Texas Music Educators Association has named Grisham Middle School Principal Kyla Mills as one of the recipients of the TMEA Distinguished Administrator Award.
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Westwood’s Anne Pham-Macharia Named Texas Foreign Language Teacher of the Year for 2023
Westwood High School French teacher Anne Pham-Mancharia has been honored as the Texas Foreign Languages Association’s 2023 Texas Foreign Language Teacher of the Year.
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Warrior Marching Band earns 3rd place at Bands of America competition
The Westwood High School Warrior Marching Band is making school history after ranking in the top 5 at the Bands of America Super Regional competition held in St. Louis late last month.
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School Counselors Earn National Recognition for Excellence in Student Support
Round Rock ISD’s Canyon Vista Middle School and Spicewood Elementary IB® World School are two of only six Texas schools that qualified for the 2023 RAMP award.
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Westwood Tennis team earns back-to-back state titles
The Westwood High School Tennis team has cemented its status after earning back-to-back wins at the University Interscholastic League 6A State Championship. This is Westwood’s second straight 6A team championship title and its fourth in the past six years.
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Teravista Elementary named to FranklinCovey® 2023 Leader in Me Lighthouse Academic Honor Roll
Teravista Elementary Leadership Academy earns a spot as a 2023 Leader in Me Lighthouse Academic Honor Roll School by Franklin Covey®.
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Blackland Prairie Elementary ranks as 2023 Leader in Me Lighthouse Academic Honor Roll School
Blackland Prairie qualified for the Exemplary Academic Proficiency by ranking above the 85th percentile in testing and meeting the rigorous requirements to achieve and maintain Lighthouse School Certification. The percentile ranking for Blackland Prairie Elementary rose in 2023 to 92% in the state, up from 87% in 2022.
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Three Round Rock ISD students achieve perfect score on AP exams
Three Westwood IB® World High School seniors demonstrate content and skill mastery by scoring perfectly on their challenging, college-level Advanced Placement (AP®) exams.
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Round Rock ISD music programs amass 15 national excellence awards
Round Rock ISD middle and high school educators and their music programs earned a record number of recognitions in the 2023 National Mark of Excellence and Citation of Excellence awards.
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Round Rock ISD middle schools awarded $30,000 in engineering grants
. Fulkes, Deerpark, and Hernandez middle schools received a $10,000 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) grant to expand their pre-engineering programs. The awarded grants will fund expanded student access and early career exposure to the engineering field, introduce new course modules, bolster educator training, purchase equipment, and increase field trip opportunities.
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83 Round Rock ISD students named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists
Eighty-three Round Rock ISD students named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists.
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Round Rock ISD earns a rating of Superior for financial integrity from the Texas Education Agency
Round Rock ISD earned a Superior Rating on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) for the 2022-2023 school year. The FIRST results were announced by the state in early August.
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Canyon Vista and Westwood orchestras earn top honors in statewide competition
The Canyon Vista Middle School and Westwood High School orchestras earned top marks during the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Honor Orchestra competition.
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Round Rock ISD Visual Arts named District of Distinction for fifth year
For the fifth consecutive year, Round Rock ISD has been named a District of Distinction for its Visual Arts Program by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA).
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Round Rock ISD Earns Award of Distinction by TETA
Round Rock ISD has been selected to receive an Outstanding Level for Texas Educational Theatre Association’s (TxETA) Award of Distinction – District Level.
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Callison Elementary earned the Marzano High-Reliability Schools (HRS) Level Two certification
Callison Elementary School earned the Marzano High-Reliability Schools (HRS) Level Two certification for showcasing effective teaching in every classroom. The HRS program was created by Marzano Research to help transform schools into organizations that take proactive steps to ensure student success. Using a research-based five-level hierarchy, along with leading and lagging indicators, educators learn to assess, monitor, and confirm the effectiveness of their schools.
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