Tag: Roma ISD (RISD)

At the UIL 5A State Marching Band competition with about half the size of other bands, the Roma High School marching band went above and beyond by becoming the first Valley 5A band in history to advance to the state finals, according to band director Dena Laurel.

Roma ISD hosted a ribbon cutting Tuesday for a new center aimed at helping special education students transition from high school to the real world.

MISSION — The Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducted five teams as part of its 2023 Class at the Mission Event Center on Saturday.

MISSION — The Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducted five teams as part of its 2023 Class at the Mission Event Center on Saturday.

Roma ISD broke ground Monday on a new $1.1 million marching band practice pad that the district says will further support its musicians.

Roma High School’s Gladiator Television Network Broadcast News Production Team went into the Business Professionals of America National Competition in Anaheim, California, last month with one clear advantage and one clear disadvantage in the bid that ultimately propelled them to a countrywide second place win.

All three propositions in the $41.9 million Roma ISD bond passed Saturday.

As officials and communities across the Valley continue to recover from the powerful storm that ripped through the region over the weekend, several school districts have announced closures. 

Roma school district voters will decide in May whether nearly $42 million in bond projects move ahead.

The Roma school board recently approved the purchase of 10 ballistic shields for the district’s police department, enough to equip each officer at every one of its campuses.