The Royse City ISD Education Foundation is proud to announce the 2012 Top Dog seniors. Royse City High School seniors are nominated by their teachers based on their achievements in academics, extra-curricular, leadership, and community service. The students in turn select their most influential teacher. Both student and teacher will be honored at the Top Dog Spectacular to be held on Thursday April 19th at First Baptist Church in Royse City.
Make your plans to attend and spend a very special evening with RCHS students and their most influential teachers. Tickets can be purchased by clicking on the Top Dog Dinner Tickets & Program Information page on the right or at the Foundation office, 810 Old Greenville Road, Epps ESC.

The 2012 Royse City High School Top Dogs are:
Myranda Alonzo
Nicole Austin
Christina Barsoum
Katie Byers
Brenna Cole
Kaylie Daniels
Megan Fraundorfer
Marissa Garcia
Kyle Geyman
Alec Henderson
Morgan Morman
Taylor Neely
Erica Poe
Zach Posey
Rachel Reel
Travis Sanders
Matt Stone
Sydney Strahm
Clayton Trette
Hannah Walker
Katrina Watson
Tayler Young

The Royse City High School Pep Rally took an unexpected turn when the Royse ISD Education Foundation Grant Patrol visited the campus on Friday, November 4th to announce and celebrate Innovative Grant Winners! Teachers were center stage as the patrol presented the big checks indicating the amount of their grant award. Speech and Debate students were high-fiving on the side-lines when they realized their teachers had won laptops to use in their speech and debate competitions.
Grant Committee Chair Mary Ellis led the way as the Grant Patrol, comprised of foundation directors and donors, visited Royse City ISD Campuses to announce the winners. The Grant Patrol awarded 21 Innovative Grants for a total of $42, 573.01.
The Royse City ISD Education Foundation was founded in February, 2009 and has awarded over $110, 000 in innovative grants to the teachers and students at Royse City Schools.

Our November 2011 Grant Winners are:
Mimio Magic – Social Studies, Math, English Language Arts, Reading, Science – Herndon Intermediate – $3,898.00
Let Your Fingers do the Talking – English II – RC High School – $4,798.00
Rockin’Robotech – Science, Math, Technology – Herndon Intermediate – $3,030.00
Less Paper, More Trophies – Debate I, II, III & IV – RC High School – $4,577.90
EDP Kids…Going the Extra Mile – Character Education – Extended Day Program – $965.96
Classroom Kingdom of Qwizdom – Math & Science – Ruth Cherry Intermediate – $3,564.83
Colloboration that Clicks: Redesigning the Classroom – Reading – Ruth Cherry Intermediate – $967.60
GPS Treasure Hunts: The Quest for Knowledge – General Ed – Fort Elementary – $619.68
Plants Alive! Botany 101 – Math & Science – Davis Elementary – $2,000.00
Project EXCEL: Exceeding Children’s Elementary Learning Potential – All Subjects – Scott Elementary – $889.90
Science is a Cinch: Touching the STARRs – Science – RC Middle School – $4,840.00
The Real World – Math & Social Studies – Vernon Elementary – $1,120.00
BACKPacks to the FUTURE! – General Ed – Fort Elementary – $1,159.09
Keep Math Semple – Applied Math – Scott Elementary – $549.30
No More “Waisting” Time! Together, Let’s Sew into Our Future – Fashion Design – RC High School – $1,978.96
Wacom Out of the Closet – Art – RC High School – $3,067.98
Zen Den – Special Education – RC High School – $1,500.00
Adaptive Physical Education Equipment – Life Skills – RC Middle School – $844.57
Apples for iPads – Reading & Lanquage Arts – Fort Elementary – $790.00
Leap Into Learning – All Subjects – Scott Elementary – $785.71
Literacy Speaks – Speech Therapy – The Talking Place & Scott Elementary – $625.53

The Royse City ISD Education Foundation held its Annual Drive Dinner on October 27th and added a new twist with a Student Art Auction. The dinner is held each fall to kick off the annual fund raising drive for the Foundation and to honor our lead gift donors, who are individuals and businesses who have given $1,000 or more to the annual campaign.

This year student art was created for the event and Matt Stone, a senior debate team member at RCHS served as our auctioneer. The auction was great fun and an added money maker for the foundation and the arts classes, 60 % of the bid price will go back to the art classroom. “We hope additional district programs, such as design, woodworking, etc. will join us with projects for next year. It’s a great way for these programs to add much needed dollars to their budgets,” explained Jo Nell Mellody, Executive Director for the foundation.

The annual campaign has raised $49,277 to date, along with the employee payroll deduct campaign of $28,721, plus the $3,735 from the art auction makes a grand total of $81,858 over 80% of our $100,000 goal!

The money raised goes back to our students and staff in innovative classroom grants, student and staff recognition with our Top Dog Spectacular banquet and 30% goes into our endowment fund, because we are planning to be here in the future to support Royse City Schools. The Foundation will award our third round of innovative classroom grants in November, so be prepared RCISD teachers – the Grant Patrol might be visiting you!

ROYSE CITY ISD 2011 EDUCATION FOUNDATION PARTNERS
Distinguished Partners – $25,000 or more
Royse City ISD Employees
Gallagher Construction Management
Gold Partners – $5,000 or more
Cavallo Energy Texas/State Power Program
Scott & Amberly Muckensturm
Silver Partners – $2,500 or more
Sanitation Solutions
Texas Leadership Bank
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Bronze Partners – $1000 or more
American National Bank
Arboledas Mexican Grill
Atmos Energy
Claycomb Associates
Comfort Care Dental
Jim & Amy McLeroy -McLeroy Law Firm
Jim & Jo Nell Mellody
Pete Black & Rhonda Phillips-Black of Country Friends Vetrinary Clinic
Stan & Marcia Pinkham
Rich & Tammie Lewis
Mike & Jackie Gilbert
Randy & Mary Alice Hancock
Famers Electric Coop
Lake Pointe Health Network
Paul Chiropratic – Dr. Phillip Paul
Royse City Athletic Booster Club
Royse City Medical – Dr. and Mrs. Ron Jones
Texas Health Presbyterial Hospital – Rockwall
USA Machines – Royse City
Mr. & Mrs. CharlesRhodes
Congressman Ralph Hall
Johnny & Sandra Gibbs
Larry & Lynn Lott
Clarence & Vickie Flinn
Benefactor Partners – $500 or more
EllisBooks, LLC – Liz Ellis
Don & Jenny Palmer
Baker Triangle Co.
Jeff & Emily Hays
Dust Free
William R. Fort Elementary PTO
Kean Financial Services – Keith & Kathty Noel
Oncor Electric Delivery
Provident Realty Advisors, Inc.
Kari Hargrave – State Farm Insurance
Tom & Nancy Keim
Friend Partners $250 or more
OCE Financial
Ouida & Jerrell Baley
Will & Katrina Collins
Ruth Cherry Intermediate PTO
Davis Elementary PTO
Brad & Christy Schell
Bill & Mary Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Fort
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Montgomery
Kim & Craig Perry
Ginger Stephens, CPA
Henington School Services
Harry H Herndon Intermediate PTO
Royse City Middle School PTO
Rest Haven Funeral Home
Anita Scott Elementary PTO
Miss May Vernon Elementary PTO
Donna & Roger Chumley
Tom & Debra Shelton
Royse City Lions Club

$29, 224 donated from staff with Six 100% Departments/Campuses!
Browning ALC, Extended Day Care, Fort Elementary, Herndon Intermediate,
Royse City Middle School, and Vernon Elementary

Thanks to all Royse City ISD staff who have given so generously to support the Education Foundation so the Foundation can support innovative learning for our teachers and students! Royse City ISD staff has donated $29, 224 in payroll deduct and one-time gifts with 108 donors being Cornerstone Club Members, our $100 + Club.
Foundation Directors are working hard in the Annual Campaign, the kick-off dinner is October 27th and the campaign deadline is December 15, 2011!
The Foundation held our first ever Vendor Luncheon, inviting district vendors to join in supporting Royse City ISD teachers and students through the Foundation. We are excited about the positive feedback we have received and believe the vendor support will help the foundation reach their fund raising goal this year of $100,000.
We are also very excited about the addition of a Student Art Auction that will be held at the Annual Drive Dinner on October 27th. The Art Auction will benefit both the art classes and the foundation. If you are interested in attending the dinner and auction, which will be catered by the Culinary Arts Class, the tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the campus offices and through the Foundation office in the Epps ESC administration offices.

Art Auction flyerRoyse City ISD Alumni Pre-game Social and Foundation Monument Unveiling - October 14, 2011, Royse City High School Auditorium: Join the party with Foundation donors and Alumni at 5:30 p.m. for hors d’ouvers prepared by RCHS Culinary Arts students. The monument unveiling starts at 6:00 p.m. Come celebrate everything great about Royse City ISD!

Annual Drive Dinner & Student Art Auction – October 27, 2011: The Foundation will honor their Lead Gift donors for 2011 campaign and kick off their annual fund raising drive. Each campus will have student created art items to auction off to help fund their art program and raise funds for the foundation. A delicious meal will be prepared for you by our Royse City High Culinary Arts students. Get your tickets beginning in September!
Art Auction flyer
Annual Drive – October 28, 2011 to December 15, 2011: Goal for 2011 $100,000!

The Royse City ISD Education Foundation held their second annual Top Dog Spectacular on Tuesday night April 12 at First Baptist Church in Royse City. The event was emceed by Foundation Vice President Jeff Hays, in honor of Royse City High School students who excel in academics, extra-curricular, leadership, and community service and their most influential teacher. The students and teachers were presented awards by Foundation Director Ouida Baley and Foundation President Scott Muckensturm.

The Royse City High School Top Dogs and their Most Influential Teachers for 2011 are:
Alexander Williams— Coach Jason Hodges, Geography, Basketball and Golf, Former RCHS Teacher & Coach
Alicia Pille—Yvonne Recio, 6th Grad Math, Ruth Cherry Intermediate
Brittney Sturrock—Jo Lynn Morman-Harper, BCIS, BIMM, Accounting 1 and 2 and Yearbook, RCHS
Brody Johnston—Kaela Crumpton, Chemistry, RCHS
Cameron Whitney—Paul Michie, RCTV Stories, RCHS
Christina Enriquez—Sheila Irby, Algebra 1, RCHS
George Gomez—Coach Brian Jacobs, Economics and Basketball, RCHS
Grace Martindale—Susan Stevenson Guzman, G/T, Former Royse City ISD Teacher
Hannah Palmer—Coach Brooke Barbee, Athletics and FCA Leader, RCHS
Jennifer Null—Coach Russ Stovall, Teen Leadership, RCHS
Kaley Palmer—Dean Bouras, Band, RCHS
Kambria Buentello—Lisa Posey, Cheerleading Sponsor, RCHS
Kaylee Dusek—Josh Hamilton, Advanced Debate, RCHS
Kourtney Kelley—Stacey Kluttz, 5th Grade Math, Davis Elementary
Linda Ferelle—Kelly Elliott, 8th Grade PAP English, RCMS
Madison Snodgrass—Scott Tipton, Theater, RCHS
Matthew Cortez—Glenda Angle, Geometry and Pre-Calculus, RCHS
Matthew Kolinko—Brad Sherman, Social Studies, RCMS
Honorary Top Dog: Nick Jaminet—Carol Pearce, Life Skills, RCHS
Payton Williams—Steve Vaughn, RCTV, RCHS
Ryon Phillips—Coach Greg Strahm, Athletics, RCHS
Stacy Hood—Jana Everett, Communications, Speech and Debate, RCHS
Taylor Jordan—Coach Dallas Bookout, Basketball, RCHS
Taylor Rothlein—Tarryn Coy, Pre-AP Algebra II and AP Calculus, RCHS

The senior students and their families were treated to a delicious dinner prepared by Chef Zach and the Royse City High School Culinary Arts Class which is led by Cindy Clark. Our Interior Design students from Royse City High School led by teacher Ashley Jones created an elegant venue to host the event.
The Royse City ISD Education Foundation would like to thank their sponsors for making the occasion possible. American National Bank of Texas-Royse City, Dr. Rhonda Phillips-Black and Pete Black of Country Friends Veterinary Clinic, Farmers Electric Cooperative, Mike and Jackie Gilbert of Gilbert Construction Group, Congressman Ralph Hall, Randy and Mary Alice Hancock, Kari Hargrave-State Farm Insurance, Jeff Hays and Subrena Hurd Families, Rich and Tammie Lewis, McLeroy Law Firm-Jim and Amy McLeroy, Jim and Jo Nell Mellody, Muckensturm Family, Dr. Michelle Munn-EyeCare of Royse City, ONCOR Electric Delivery, Royse City Early Bird Rotary Club, Ginger Stephens, CPA PC, Josh Bray of Sanitation Solutions, and Texas Leadership Bank, Royse City.
The Foundation is already beginning plans for 2012 Top Dogs Spectacular! Make your plans to attend and spend a very special evening with RCHS students and their most influential teachers.

The Royse City ISD Education Foundation held its’ Annual Drive Dinner on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Occasions at Stone River. The Dinner is the kick-off to the Royse City ISD Education Foundations’ Annual Fund Raising Campaign. Foundation Board of Directors set a fund raising goal of $100,000, with hopes to have raised half that amount by November 11th. Thanks to the generosity of local citizens and businesses Scott Muckensturm, President of the Education Foundation, was able to announce giving to date at $80,674. The Annual Drive Campaign will continue until December, 2010 and the board of directors is confident they will reach their goal of $100,000 with your help.

Donor List
2010 Annual Campaign

Distinguished Partners
$25,000 or more
Royse City ISD Employees – Payroll Deduct Campaign
Gallagher Construction Management Services
Diamond Partner
$10,000 or more
Texas Pioneer Foundation
Silver Partners
$2,500 or more
Claycomb Associates, Architects
Texas Leadership Bank
Wal-Mart Supercenter-Rockwall
Bronze Partners
$1000 or more
American National Bank of Texas
Baker Triangle Company
Pete Black & Dr. Rhonda Phillips-Black of Country Friends Veterinary Clinic
Donna & Roger Chumley
Comfort Care Dental –
Dr. & Mrs. Henry Wachtendorf
Farmers Electric Cooperative
Jim & Cathy Gero
Johnny & Sandra Gibbs
Mike & Jackie Gilbert
David & Kari Hollifield
Congressman Ralph Hall
Randy & Mary Alice Hancock
Kean Financial – Keith & Kathy Noel
Lake Pointe Medical Center
Larry & Lynn Lott
David & Shirley Magness
Jim & Amy McLeroy – McLeroy Law Firm
Jim & Jo Nell Mellody
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Muckensturm
Don & Jenny Palmer
Stan & Marcia Pinkham
Quality Trailer Products, Inc.
Royse City Athletic Booster Club
Royse City Dental – Dr. & Mrs. Michael Pincus
Royse City ISD Parent-Teacher Organizations
Royse City Medical – Dr. & Mrs. Ron Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rhodes
Armenia & Frank Smith
Techline Sports – Ross & Polly Redden
Foundation Benefactors
$500 or more
Lucille Atkins
Jimmy & Cheryl Butler
Larry & Vicki Coker
Kari Hargrave – State Farm Insurance
Jeff & Emily Hays
Pokorny Family Foundation
Royse City Early Bird Rotary
Christy Schell
Foundation Friends
$250 or more
Brad & Billie Abell
Rose Antony
Michael & Dana Baley
Adam Bateman
Lucille Cross Bell
Teresa Brennan
Catherine Bundy
Carol Campbell
Charlie & Debbie Carroll
Michelle Cole
David & Babbs Dodd
Bill & Mary Ellis
Eric & Monica Fort
Nichole Hahn
JoLynn Harper
Angela Homan
Kenny Kaye Hudson
Subrena Hurd
Rich & Tammie Lewis
Kelly Margot
Robert Middleton
Lisa Morrow
Sara Moss,
Michelle Munn, DO – EyeCare of Royse City
Richard & Cynthia Pense
Rest Haven Funeral Home – Dewayne Cain
Cary Scott
Mike & Sonia Sealock
DB Sells
Daryle & Kathy Smith
Polly Stelzel
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Gallegos & Green, PC
Jeff Webb

The Royse City ISD Education Foundation is beginning their Founder’s Drive on August 28, 2009.  This is the first year of our foundation and the only opportunity for you to become a founding donor.

The Founder’s Drive Kick-off Dinner is Friday, November 6^th at 6:30 PM at Occasions at Stone River, Royse City, Texas.

If you are interested in becoming a Founding Donor or attending the Foundation Dinner please contact Jo Nell Mellody at 972-636-2413.

The Founder’s Drive will end on January 15, 2010.