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Rockdale ISD gears up for summer school programs

RISD REPORT The Rockdale iTigers Program is winding down their 2018-19 regular school program, and have some helpful pointers for parents for the end of the year. However, the end of the regular school year means the beginning of RISD Summer School.

Yee-haw

One of the surest signs that the school year is about to end is the presentation of “Texas,” a musical featuring first graders at Rockdale Elementary School. The play was performed Friday in the elementary gym before an appreciative crowd of parents and other visitors.

NHS Banquet

Rockdale High School’s W. T. Scurlock chapter of the National Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony last week.

TC lists spring graduates

TEMPLE—Spring semester graduates at Temple College include the following from Milam County: ROCKDALE— Jeannette Duck-worth, Karmjeet Gill, Gabriela Gutierrez, Matthew Hillman, Kimber Howarton, Amanda Martinez, Amanda Stanbery, Brittany Young.

QUICK LOOK

Letter carriers collecting food on Saturday The annual Letter Carriers Food Drive to benefit the Rockdale Christian Services Food Pantry is set for Saturday. Place your non-perishable donation in a bag by your mailbox and your carrier will pick it up.

King re-elected, incumbents fall

City of Rockdale voters turned in a split decision Saturday, re-electing Mayor John King but ousting city council members Nathan Bland and Joyce Dalley. All were by decisive margins. King out-polled Neil Switkowski by two-to-one.

The San Andres Rapids

Here’s what the corner of Burleson and San Andres looked like around sunrise Friday after most of a weekend 7-inch-rain pelted Rockdale overnight Thursday and early Friday. Numerous intersections and sections of some streets were flooded.

RISD ‘STAARS’ in test

It’s the first administration of the all-important State Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Test, and using it as a barometer, the Rockdale ISD looks to be on target for very good results overall the 2018-19 school year.

Awards Day Wednesday at RHS Gym

The annual Rockdale High School Awards Ceremony is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, in the RHS Gym. That’s a change from the originally scheduled date of Thursday, May 16.

Off they go

Friday’s scheduled 20th Alpha Tau Delta Dewberry Run was postponed two days to Sunday, because of the weather, and it couldn’t have worked out better. The “Cinco de Mayo” run drew 166 participants and netted $6,400 for sorority activities to benefit Rockdale.