GTA Summer Update June 2026
Summertime Vibes!
Getting Reading for the 2026-27 School Year Already...
Annual End-of-Year GTA Parent Survey
Parents, Please Take a Few Moments to Provide Us With Feedback
Below you will find a button that will take you to the Annual End-of-Year GTA Parent Survey. Please provide us with valuable feedback about the 2025-26 school year. THANK YOU!
MANDATORY! Complete Student T-shirt Size Survey NOW!
We Need the T-shirt Size of Each GTA Student Before We Order Shirts
In an effort to order the correct size shirts and avoid guessing what sizes will be needed (which always results in WASTED money), it is MANDATORY that you submit the ESTIMATED t-shirt size of your child next school year. The best bet is to estimate BIG with room for your child to grow.
Annual GTA Student T-shirt Design Contest OPEN NOW!
ALL GRADE LEVELS--6th, 7th, and 8th!
ANY GTA STUDENT CAN SUBMIT A DESIGN
Each year, we ask GTA students to submit t-shirt designs for each of the grade level t-shirts. Then, after consideration by a teacher committee, the top designs for each grade level are selected, and each grade level class has a chance to VOTE to select his/her favorite design. Once the winner in each grade level is determined, EVERY STUDENT in that grade will be wearing that child's design. FANTASTIC!
Learn the contest details below. If participating, READ the requirements carefully.
Last Year's Winning Designs Shown Below
RAIDER CAMP for Incoming 6th Graders
Wednesday, July 29th from 10:00am-3:00 pm
Raider Camp Orientation Camp is for Incoming 6th Graders Only
ALL incoming 6th graders are encouraged to attend our annual RAIDER CAMP 6th grade orientation. On this day, incoming GTA 6th graders will spend time getting to know each other, familiarizing themselves with the building, and reviewing some of the basics of being ready for the school year. It will be an interactive experience complete with a yummy pizza lunch for all students and a short PARENT MEETING from 2:30-3:00 pm.
DON'T WORRY IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT...We know that, due to summer plans or other obligations, not every student or parent will be able to make it to Raider Camp. THAT'S OK! 😀 The camp is more about relationship building with new classmates from around the district and exploring the building than learning hard and fast school policies. Every year some students miss camp, and they adapt just fine when school starts. And after camp, Mr. Bernhart will share the Parent Meeting PowerPoint and all the necessary information in a newsletter.
Let Us Know If Your Child Is Coming to Raider Camp
GTA STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY!
Building LEADERS Even in July!
Raider Camp Student Leaders
Wednesday, July 29th from 9:00am - 3:15 pm
OPEN TO GTA STUDENTS WHO WILL BE IN 7th, 8th, OR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR
Students who will attend the GTA as 7th and 8th graders AND GTA Alumni from years past are needed to help with RAIDER CAMP on Wednesday, July 29th from 9:00am-3:15pm. This is a chance to TRULY be a STUDENT LEADER while helping incoming GTA students prepare for the middle school experience. You can make a nervous, uncertain incoming 6th grader feel ready and excited to come to the GTA!
Questions?
Joseph Bernhart
Academy Coordinator
Gifted and Talented Academy
Quail Valley Middle School
joseph.bernhart@fortbendisd.gov
(281) 634-6687
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