Round Rock ISD has received the Texas Cyberstar Certificate from the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR). The certification is in recognition of the District’s commitment to cybersecurity best practices and efforts to protect the data and privacy of students, parents, teachers, and staff.
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Westwood High School Tennis team has once again made campus history by taking home the team championship title during the University Interscholastic League (UIL) 6A State Championship competition in late October.
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The Austin Chamber of Commerce named Round Rock ISD and McNeil and Round Rock high schools award winners during their 2022 State of Education and Talent event on Oct. 27. The annual celebration recognizes school districts and campuses for their progress and successes in developing future talent and preparing students for postsecondary and career success.
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Making all of the right moves, Westwood High School students Tanvi Reddy and Kalia Wang took home some of the top prizes at Texas Girls’ State Chess Championship hosted at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Together, they took home the second place title in the High School Team category.
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The Foundation of Music Education has awarded six Round Rock ISD bands at four campuses the recognition of National Winner during its annual award program.
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For the fourth consecutive year, Round Rock ISD has been named a District of Distinction for its Visual Arts Program by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA). The honor places Round Rock ISD’s Visual Arts Program in the top 5 percent in Texas.
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A total of 104 Round Rock ISD students have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Westwood High School, with 68 semifinalists, led the District in total semifinalists.
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McNeil High School teacher Andrea Larson got the news that she’s a finalist in the secondary category for Texas Teacher of the Year. Larson is one of three finalists selected from Teacher of Year region winners from school districts across the state.
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Round Rock ISD continues to post high marks on the state’s report card for public schools, with 85 percent of campuses earning an A or B. Overall the District earned a B, which carries a designation of Recognized Performance. More schools earned an A than ever before, with 27 posting the highest possible rating. Eighteen campuses earned a B.
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McNeil High School teacher Andrea Larson was named the Region 13 Secondary Teacher of the Year at an event in downtown Austin honoring Teachers of the Year from the more than 50 school districts in the Central Texas/Region 13 area.
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Round Rock ISD earned a Superior Rating on the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) for the 2021-2022 school year. The FIRST results were announced by the state in early August.
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The Canyon Vista Middle School and Westwood High School orchestras earned top marks during the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Honor Orchestra competition this summer.
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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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Forest North Elementary School and Voigt Arts Integration Academy received the Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools award for the 2021-2022 school year from the Flippen Group. This award recognizes campuses that have proven to focus on campus culture and support emotionally safe environments.
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Finishing an epic season, tennis players from Westwood High School and Round Rock High School left the UIL Spring State Tennis Tournament with gold and bronze medals. From Westwood, Kinaa Graham took home first place and the title of State Champion in the 6A Girls Singles Division. Joining her as champions, Aadhi Raja and Aashish Dhanani placed first in the 6A Boys Doubles Division.
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Intersecting visual art and math, Voigt second-graders learned about the area of a rectangle and created original works of faux stained glass. Students progressed in understanding a rectangle, the sides of a rectangle, and then the inside of a rectangle, the area. Using cellophane, they explored tangrams, measured the area, divided it into equal parts or square units, and used their materials as tangram pieces to construct an image like stained glass.
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Round Rock ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The District was one of 738 in the nation to earn the distinction.
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The Westwood High School Chess Team outmoved the competition and placed third during the National High School Chess Championship held earlier this month in Memphis, TN.
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Students from Canyon Vista, Cedar Valley and Pearson Ranch middle schools and Westwood High School used their minds to pass the competition and take home some of the top prizes at the 2022 Texas Science and Engineering Fair (TSEF).
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For the third time since 2017, Round Rock ISD has been awarded the Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal in recognition of the measurable steps the District has taken to ensure the privacy of student data. The District was one of four school districts in the state to be awarded this status and previously received the distinction in 2019 and 2017.
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