GTA News Update
September 11th, 2026
Student Leaders in the GTA!
The GTA was represented at 36 elementary school open houses!
Thank you to the student leaders who stepped forward along with their parents to share information about the Gifted and Talented Academy. You are true LEADERS and DIFFERENCE MAKERS!
LISTED IN RANDOM ORDER, WE THANK YOU!
Joachim Carrasco
Vashistha Pavuluri
Madeleine Brenke
Ruhi Patil
Reyansh Kansal
Zehak Gilani
Akhil Kannan
Levi Schmittgens-Pike, THREE TIMES!!!
Zowii Barnes
Aakriti Karthik
Inaaya Akhtar
Krishiv Gurjar, TWO TIMES!!
Siddharth Venna, TWO TIMES!!
Veer Brahmbhatt
Adam Duong
Kaitlyn Schooley, TWO TIMES!! + ALUMNI!
Mira Ramkumar
Rohan Sundar, TWO TIMES!!
John Max
Jeevaj Chhallani
Shlok Shah
Samkith Surana
Naba Khan
Vihaan Bandaru
Abhiram Pavuluri
Shaivi Shah, ALUMNI!
Bao Phan
Nandini Palange
Kamdi Onyemaobi
Nikhil Ganesh
A Few of Our Student Leaders Shared Pics! Check 'em out!
DUES are DUE Today, Friday, September 11th!
Thank you to all of you who have already paid!
Congratulations to This Year's GTA Ambassadors!
We welcome 13 new ambassadors to the official GTA Ambassadors Cadre.
With 12 well proven ambassadors returning from last year, we sought 13 new additions, and over 50 students applied! After a careful review of their applications by the central office staff of the FBISD GT Dept, the applicants below were selected to serve as GTA Ambassadors this school year.
NEW AMBASSADORS
Adi Qasim - Grade 6
Tanay Bhat - Grade 6
Vivaan Ghimirey - Grade 6
Giana John - Grade 7
Sophia John - Grade 6
Aanya Kotrika - Grade 6
Shrika Likki - Grade 8
Jhannia Mitchell - Grade 8
Elizabeth Pavolini - Grade 8
Shlok Shah - Grade 7
Ayaan Singh - Grade 6
Aarya Udhalikar - Grade 6
Eleanor Varguhese - Grade 6
RETURNING AMBASSADORS
Ananya Iyer - Grade 7
Aaryav Jain - Grade 7
Naba Khan - Grade 7
Siana Pathania Grade 7
Keziah Potter - Grade 7
Macie Rose - Grade 7
Rex Hsu - Grade 8
Lisabell Igwegbe - Grade 8
Ruhi Patil - Grade 8
Meghna Prasad - Grade 8
Pranati Rao - Grade 8
Sravya Vemuri - Grade 8
GTA6 Students Leave Campus for Cultural Anthropology!
[Pictured Above at the BAPS Shri Mandir.]
[Pictured Above at the Chung Mei Temple.]
PTO Fun Friday!
GTABC Booster Club Social!
✨ GOOD VIBES. SWEET TREATS. NEW FRIENDS. ✨
📅 SEPTEMBER 19TH
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM
School can be a lot… so come take a break and hang out! 😎
🍪 Grab something sweet
💬 Talk about how school is going
😂 Laugh & chill
🤝 Meet new people
💚 Make some memories
And our awesome Booster Club Experience Chair, Simmy, will be there to welcome everyone and make sure you feel right at home!
Bring a friend. Bring your personality. Just come hang out! 🙌
✨ YOU’RE INVITED — DON’T MISS IT! ✨
See you there! 💚💛
Questions?
Joseph Bernhart
Academy Coordinator
Gifted and Talented Academy
Quail Valley Middle School
joseph.bernhart@fortbendisd.gov
(281) 634-6687