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It’s in the genes // Rhonda Giadolor, pictured here with fellow teammate, Makayha Jenkins, freshman. Rhonda, who plays many sports, says that she gets her athletic ability from her family. “Truly my love for sports came from my brothers. My whole life I watched them plays sports like basketball and run track and because of that, I had a strong urge to go out of my way and play sports also. I believe that being apart of a sports team in school is one of the best feelings to experience.” said Rhonda Giadolor, sophomore.

A multi-talented athlete

May 17, 2019
Flipping with pride // The Lady Hawks gymnasts took the honor of District Champions this past week against Rockwall and several other schools. Several members of the team placed in multiple categories from all over the state. “It was such a great feeling to win districts. My vault score even contributed towards the team score! It was a meet where we pushed ourselves and it showed, and that made winning that much sweeter, said Kate Seifer, sophomore.

Lady Hawks Gymnasts for the win

May 4, 2019
Ready. set, workout! // Planet Fitness Teen Summer Challenge provides a free and easy way to get 15-18 year-olds active throughout the summer. I cant wait to start working out at Planet Fitness in the summer. Going to workout with your friends anytime you want and at no cost?Sounds awesome to me, said Jason Stanford, junior.

Teen Summer Challenge

April 28, 2019
Lights, camera, action // Theatre serves as a big part of Emersons school life but it is not just limited to school. Theatre, for her, extends into her life outside of Heath High and she enjoys it. Theatre for me is a great way for me to be myself and act with my friends. Its a really fun and enjoyable time and Im so glad I did it, said Emerson Witherspoon, sophomore.

Emerson Witherspoon

April 17, 2019
A multi-talented student // After coming home from a long school day, Mia finds her path away from stress through music or friends and family. I have always loved music ever since I was little so I began to play interments. I fell in love with so many of them so now I guess I am a multi-instrumental person, if thats even a thing, said Mia Mclemore, sophomore.

Mia Mclemore

April 17, 2019
Working out some problems// Arena Scheduling is a detailed process that can begin to get confusing to students and staff; But, after adjusting some issues, it is an excellent way of providing students freedom to pick their own classes and it eases up the workload of counselors by giving each student an opportunity to personalize their own schedule. “I like the concept of arena scheduling, however it’s super stressful...I think they make it fairly easy for what it is though. I like being able to make multiple schedules ahead of time just incase the classes I want fill up,” said Courtney Thompson, sophomore.

Arena Scheduling: simple or stressful?

April 7, 2019
Expressing creativity// Heath High School is one of the 21 schools that is represented in the 2019 Rockwall ISD District Art Show. Families and friends can come view the art of students throughout all of Rockwall. “The District Art show is an amazing opportunity that enables the students of Rockwall ISD to showcase their artwork to the community. I really enjoy seeing the entire district coming together exhibiting various forms of art, both 2D and 3d, from K-12th grade,” said Julia Deleon.

RISD District Art Show

March 31, 2019
Local traditions for the win // Aspasians marketplace comes back to town for everyone in Rockwall County to enjoy a variety of shops and eats. Aspasians is such a cute event that I always love going to every year. I think its a fun tradition in Rockwall, said senior, Ashlyn Parks.

Aspasians Marketplace

March 24, 2019
A part of America’s soil // Black History Month is way of remembrance to honor every African American and big accomplishments in that community from artistic views (pictured above, Drake, an African American rapper) to war heroes. “Black History Month is recognition that the black experience is valid,” said Rhonda Giadolor, a sophomore at Heath.

Looking back at it

February 24, 2019
A smile that touches the community// Rodrigo dances with the Zumba dance team at an event his friends and family hosted for his cause. Mr. Johnson, a special education faculty member describes this event as, it was night of lots of music and fun.

Spreading love for Rodrigo

February 14, 2019
Smiling and gaining knowledge// Sophomore, Bria Phillips, in psychology class working on a project. I try to put my best effort in to be successful in school, Bria said. She helps her classmates and strives to be the best student she can be.

Bria Phillips

February 10, 2019
Teachers point of view// Being a two time nominee for teacher of the year, administrative staff team member, Kristin Marceau, said it was inspiring and empowering to be recognized by peers, but that she also wish[ed] the students could vote.

Teacher of the year: from the staff members perspectives

February 1, 2019
Different opinions from audiences//Student, Mia Spear, gives her opinion on Shyamalan’s newest project saying that I personally enjoyed this movie, but I can see how it may have gotten mixed reviews from viewers.

M. Night Shyamalan’s newest release

January 27, 2019
Helping hawks, Counselor Wynn meets with an upcoming senior and shows her course options for her to take during the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Us counselors enjoy this time of the year because we get to visit with each student one on one.

Time to start planning for the upcoming school year

January 19, 2019
Dani Alexander, a sophomore at Heath High School, who is number two on the varsity tennis team.

Game, Set, Match!

December 13, 2018
Picasso? Junior, Justin Rasbeary, channels his inner artist and sketches out a drawing for his art class.

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Studying the Elements of Art Sophomore, Alex Vara, studies different types of art and culture for her history class.

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Cell Cycle with Oreos! Freshman Students, Alina Weng, Abi Carroll, Karly Merriott, Janet Kim, and Alyssa Brewer, from Mrs. Holley’s class demonstrate the parts of the cell cycle using sprinkles and oreos.

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When in doubt... dance! Anna Blair teaches her Dance II class the aspects of ballet. Here, she demonstrates a plie to her students whom are using the barre (bar) to practice their skills.

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Discussing Opinions! Students in Mrs.Woods’ 6th period class share and discuss their point of views with their classmates in this activity.

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Holiday Spirit Week

Holiday Spirit Week

December 12, 2018
Semester Exams Schedule Fall 2018

Semester Exams Schedule Fall 2018

December 12, 2018
A student is out of dress code, by not having a fingertip length shirt.

Dress Code: Is it Fair?

December 11, 2018
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