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Ominous clouds were on the horizon: That’s a mighty rough place over there

Ominous clouds were on the horizon: That’s a mighty rough place over there

During the spring of 1954, the polio vaccine was released for children, Bill Haley and his Comets released “Rock Around the Clock,” and Civil Rights leaders were celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka when Justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Back in Round Rock, Texas however, the outlook wasn’t so optimistic.

From Round Rock to the Moulin Rouge: the Story of Barbette

From Round Rock to the Moulin Rouge: the Story of Barbette

One of the most famous persons to graduate from Rock Rock Schools was Vander Clyde Broadway, a gender fluid trapeze artist whose aerial acts thrilled crowds at the Moulin Rouge and all over Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Known by his stage name "Barbette," he was considered one of the greatest artists of that period.

From the Flats to the French Quarter: Artist Eugene Loving

From the Flats to the French Quarter: Artist Eugene Loving

After graduating from Round Rock High School around 1926,* Eugene Edward Loving arrived in New Orleans – drawn to the bohemian life and artistic scene that thrived in the French Quarter. Loving worked in the print mediums of etchings and serographs (silk screenings). He was active in the New Orleans art world and was a member of the New Orleans Arts and Crafts Club. His favorite subject was French Quarter architecture. Loving mainly sold his etchings from French Quarter galleries for $15 each. His work is widely available for sale today on various online auctions and marketplaces.

Enrollment history by the decade

Enrollment history by the decade

Round Rock ISD was a small, rural school district with a student population under 1,000 students for the first sixty years of its existence. Although several smaller districts in the area consolidated with Round Rock ISD during the 1940s, a significant increase in student population did not occur since the land acquired was sparsely populated.

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