10/16/2026
🦁 Talk about a wild few days of hands-on learning! 🦒✨
Region 16’s GT Department just wrapped up an incredible 3-day GT Seminar at the & Sanctuary—and to say it was a success would be a total understatement! 🐾💡
Over the course of three action-packed days, our Gifted & Talented students stepped outside the traditional classroom and jumped headfirst into science, ecology, and real-world discovery. Through dynamic, small-group breakout sessions, students had front-row access to field experts, tackled big questions, and explored scientific passions that truly brought learning to life. 🔬🌿🌾
A massive thank you to everyone who made this event possible:
Amarillo Zoo & Sanctuary: Thank you for being such welcoming hosts, sharing your incredible facilities, and giving our students an up-close look at wildlife conservation and animal care! 🦩🐢
Our Community Partners: Your time, passion, and real-world expertise showed our students what career paths in STEM, agriculture, and science can actually look like. 🥼📊
Participating Schools & Educators: Thank you to the teachers, administrators, and chaperones from across Region 16 who helped organize, transport, and guide our students throughout the week. 🍎🚌
Most importantly, shout-out to our extraordinary GT students! Your curiosity, sharp questions, and energy made this seminar an absolute roaring success. You proved once again that when bright minds are given space to explore, the possibilities are limitless. 🚀📸
Until our next adventure... keep asking big questions and get outside! 🌟🐾
Amarillo Highland Park Independent School District Canyon ISD West Texas A&M University Vega Independent School District Dimmitt Isd Amarillo ISD Don Harrington Discovery Center Bovina Isd Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District -Fritch ISD Pringle-Morse CISD Dimmitt Isd Borger Independent School District Texline ISD
