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The superintendency is yours if you want it: The hiring of Noel Grisham
“We have a tub full of applications,” Mr. Luther (L.O.) Ramsey said. “We know about your work here. We’ve already checked you out. The Round Rock superintendency is yours if you want it.”
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.
The Mexican School
The school formed to educate Mexican-American students in Round Rock was simply known as the "Mexican School."
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
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.
1945-04-01 A chance meeting on the shores of Okinawa
Chester Johnson, Leslie McNeese. William "Bo" Warren. They were teammates on the 1941-42 Bi-District Championship Dragon football team. Two years later, they found each other on the shores of Okinawa while unloading supplies – teammates again – this time while members of the U.S. Navy.
1997-11-04 Norris named interim Superintendent
Tom Norris, assistant superintendent for secondary operations, was named interim superintendent November 4, 1993 after Trustees bought out Dan McLendon's contract for $115,000.
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.
Hopewell School and the Rosenwald Fund
Before Old Hopewell was a district meeting space, it served as the District’s segregated school for African American students from 1922 to 1966. The building was largely financed by the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
1993-04 Archie Holmes elected to Board of Trustees
In April 1993, Archie Holmes was elected to the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees. In doing so, he became the first African-American to serve on the Board.