Rockwall ISD Communications Department Earns Best-of-Category, Eight TSPRA Awards

Rockwall ISD’s communications department walked away from the Texas School Public Relations Association annual conference with a Best of Category honor and multiple Star Awards after submitting work from the 2024–25 entry window, competing in the 15,000–40,000 student division at the event held March 4, 2026. The district’s announcement cited a Best of Category plus a bundle of Star Awards as recognition for school publications, photography and recruitment materials.

Rockwall ISD’s official post summarized the haul: “The team earned a Best of Category honor, six Gold Star Awards, one Silver Star Award, and one Bronze Award.” The district also noted TSPRA received 1,937 entries this year, placing Rockwall’s wins in the context of a statewide contest judged by independent private‑sector professionals.

A separate account from BlueRibbonNews reported a larger tally, saying, “The Rockwall ISD Communications Department earned 16 state awards at this year’s Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) competition, which recognizes outstanding work in print and electronic media.” BlueRibbonNews listed a State Finalist Crystal Award for the Rockwall ISD Job Recruitment Campaign and credited two Best in Category medals for an I‑30 football poster and a Rockwall High School softball photo, along with 10 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Star Awards in its roundup.

Official TSPRA results excerpts included at least one Best of Category listing for Rockwall ISD: the entry titled "A Swimmers Reflection" by Chris Curtis appeared under the 15,000–40,000 Best of Category block. The TSPRA excerpt also lists a Rockwall entry for a Teacher of the Year Program credited to Steven Offield. BlueRibbonNews singled out communications staff by name, offering “Congratulations to the Renae Murphy, Sarah Rak, Luci Mouton, and Chris Curtis!”

TSPRA’s competition structure frames the awards: entries are divided into three divisions by district size — under 15,000; 15,000 to 40,000; and over 40,000 students — across 47 categories. Rockwall ISD reiterated TSPRA’s process that Bronze, Silver and Gold Stars are awarded on set criteria and judges then select Best of Category from the top Gold winners.

The counts reported by Rockwall ISD and BlueRibbonNews differ, with RockwallISD listing a Best of Category plus six Gold, one Silver and one Bronze and BlueRibbonNews reporting 16 state awards including multiple Best in Category recognitions. TSPRA’s full official winners list for the conference includes at least the Chris Curtis Best of Category entry; the complete winners PDF will clarify the final breakdown of every Rockwall entry and award. For Rockwall communications staff and the district’s athletic and recruitment programs named in the entries, the honors signal statewide peer recognition for work produced in the 2024–25 window and displayed at the March 2026 conference.