Waxahachie ISD Gifted Education & Advanced Academics

05/01/2026

Huge congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Advanced Academics Leadership Experience 2026! It was an incredible day of teamwork, problem-solving, and fun! From the Amazing Race-style challenges to lunch and games, our Waxahachie ISD high school students truly showed what it means to lead and collaborate. Shoutout to our winning team, Juniority, for earning the win!

04/13/2026

Waxahachie High School AP Human Geography students took their learning outside! Students explored the internal structure of cities by designing chalk drawings of their assigned city models. They then presented to their peers, explaining how each model works and discussing its strengths and limitations. Thanks, Ms. Helton, for giving your students a place to create!

04/06/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ We can’t wait to see you there!!

04/03/2026

Shoutout to Felty GT 4th grader, Nora Avery, who educated her class with her own presentation about the Artemis II rocket launch! 🚀

03/06/2026

5th Grade Math Telescoping students from Simpson Elementary, Northside Elementary School, and Wedgeworth Elementary School enjoyed a trip to the Dallas Zoo for a behind-the-scenes look at the marketing that goes into their special events. What an exciting tie-in to their real world zoo project where they explored financial literacy!

03/05/2026

Waxahachie ISD’s Advanced Academics recently hosted the exciting Destination Imagination Regional Tournament. Teams from Dunaway Elementary School, Simpson Elementary, Wilemon STEAM Academy and Marvin Biomedical Academy participated and shined throughout the tournament with their innovation & creativity on full display! Congratulations to all our teams!

03/05/2026

Waxahachie ISD elementary GT students are gettin’ crafty at their Feb/March Brain Stretch Sessions with coordinators Joy Cook and Sarah Pickard!

03/04/2026

Waxahachie High School Pre-AP English 2 students visited "feast" stations in class, one for each ode to food to start their poetry unit. Students visited each station, where they read an ode and could either answer questions, add evidence or different understanding to answers from previous groups, or disagree with answers from previous groups. They then chose their favorite ode and analyzed it then wrote their own original ode! What a fun way for students to reflect on each other's thinking and responses! Shoutout to Ms. Teague for creating memorable learning experiences for her students!

03/03/2026

03/02/2026