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SAGE Educator Grants Archive

6/1/2025 2:47 pm

Sherry Hamilton Memorial GT Educator Award

 

The Sherry Hamilton Memorial GT Educator Award is SAGE’s highest honor for educators, recognizing a recipient who demonstrates commitment, experience, leadership, and a creative approach in gifted education, reflecting the spirit of the late Sherry Hamilton (GCISD GT Educator and early SAGE supporter who passed away in 2017). The recipient receives a $500 award, generously funded by Mr. Garry Hamilton and The Hamilton Family.

 

 

Nominations for 2025 Sherry Hamilton Memorial GT Educator of the Year Award

Publication Date: May 16, 2025

 

SAGE announced eight educators nominated for the award. All nominated educators were invited to apply by the deadline of July 31 for the $500 award. Applicants are judged by SAGE Lifetime Members using a rubric. Nominees for the 2025 cycle included: Leigh Ballard, Maggie Bell, Sarah Ganus, Patton Garay, Dr. Wynette Griffin, Ashley Millheim, Karen Otto, and Mike Otto. The 24-25 recipient, Michael Otto, was announced around this time.

 

 

Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Taliaferro: 2023 Sherry Hamilton Educator of the Year!

Publication Date: April 27, 2023

 

The 2023 recipient was Dr. Cheryl Taliaferro, ASPIRE Academy District Liaison. The award recognized her deep commitment, extensive knowledge, and support for all GT programs and educators. Nominations highlighted her work as a mentor, her talent for developing curriculum that meets the needs of highly gifted learners, and her instrumental role in helping ASPIRE gain national recognition, contributing to three students being accepted to Harvard that year.

 

 

Sherry Hamilton Memorial GT Educator Award — 2020 and 2021 Winners Announced!

Publication Date: December 18, 2020

 

SAGE announced the recipients for two years:

 

  • 2021 Recipient: Amanda Guthrie (ASPIRE AP Modern World History and ASPIRE AP US History, Grapevine High School)
  • 2020 Recipient: Angie Connell (GT Specialist, Heritage Elementary)

The nomination window for 2021 closed on February 15, 2021.

 

 

Past Award Recipients (2018 & 2019)

 

The Sherry Hamilton Memorial Award has recognized the following educators:

 

  • 2019 Recipient: Sterling Bristow (ASPIRE Mathematics, Cross Timbers Middle). Recognized for masterful differentiation, quiet leadership, creativity, and contributions to math education (co-leading UIL/MATHCOUNTS teams).
  • 2018 Recipient (Inaugural): Allyson Dickinson (ASPIRE 2nd Grade, Glenhope Elementary).

 

 

SAGE Educator Grants (Classroom & Professional Development)

 

SAGE provides financial grants for classroom materials, professional development, and conference attendance to support GT educators in the district.

 

 

Educator Grants and Gifts for August, Sept

Publication Date: September 1, 2024

 

Grants supported various initiatives at the start of the year:

 

  • Funding for Quizzes for greater engagement in ASPIRE history.
  • Travel/registration for teachers to attend the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST).
  • Support for the ASPIRE student advisory council retreat.
  • Purchase of Jacob's Ladder reading materials for GT Lead elementary classes.
  • Funding for a digital platform to enhance writing and grammar skills in ASPIRE ELA classes (grades 3-8).

SAGE also provided new teacher welcome gifts to: Dexter Suarez (Glenhope EL ASPIRE 3rd), Joe Parthemore (Glenhope EL ASPIRE 4th), Karen Otto (Cross Timbers MS ASPIRE Humanities), Trey Campbell (Cross Timbers MS ASPIRE Science), and Kayla Glowacki (GHS ASPIRE AP Econ).

 

 

SAGE GT Educator Grants – Winter 2019

Publication Date: December 19, 2019

 

Grants supported the following educators and resources:

 

  • GCISD Department of Advanced Academics: Grant toward attending the Harvard Summer Conference on College Admissions.
  • Angie Connell (Heritage Elementary GT Specialist): Grant for STEM games.
  • Colleen Patton (ASPIRE 2nd Grade, Glenhope Elementary): Grant for two microphones for podcasting.
  • Tiffani Griffard (ASPIRE 1st Grade, Glenhope Elementary): Grant toward differentiated guided math materials.
  • Julie McConathy (Latin Teacher, District): Grant for vocabulary “word strips” classroom materials.
  • Melissa Carpenter (ASPIRE Middle School Science, Cross Timbers Middle): Grant for “stress break” classroom materials.
  • Susan Stackfleth and Tressa Maddux (Grapevine Elementary): Grants to cover registration for the J Taylor Depth and Complexity Conference.
  • Charlotte Weinstein (ASPIRE 5th Teacher, Glenhope Elementary): Grant for a classroom set of "Banish Boring Words!" books for writing enrichment.
  • Jennifer Edwards & the Cross Timbers Middle School ASPIRE team: Grant toward games for Tech-Free Tuesdays Wolf Time.

 

 

GT Educator Grant Recipients, August 2019

Publication Date: August 21, 2019

 

Grants were awarded for conference attendance and classroom materials:

 

  • Professional Development: Grants for Dr. Cheryl Taliaferro (ASPIRE Liaison), Kameron Jones-Balsley (ASPIRE 6th Humanities), and Gypsy Mishoe (Advanced Academics Liaison) to present a session and attend the National Association for Gifted Children 2019 Conference in Albuquerque.
  • Classroom Materials: Grants for Tim Spitsberg (ASPIRE 7th Humanities), Melissa Carpenter (ASPIRE Biology), and Kristina Callaway (GT Specialist at Silver Lake Elementary).

 

 

Spring 2018 SAGE Educator Grants

Publication Date: May 17, 2018

 

Key grants included:

 

  • A grant to Ronda Bennett (GT Specialist for Timberline Elementary) for the purchase of Envision real-world independent, interdisciplinary projects from Mind Vine Press.
  • The purchase of the Iowa Acceleration Scale Manual for GCISD to use district-wide to guide decisions regarding whole-grade acceleration (grade-skip).
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Letter to the GCISD School Board – May 2025

5/29/2025 4:58 pm

There are more questions and updates coming. Please feel free to submit additional questions and concerns to info@gc-sage.org

Find the District Response to our letter here.

https://gc-sage.org/district-responses-to-gt-community-questions/

 

LETTER ON THE DECISION IMPACTING GT SPECIALISTS ON FOUR TITLE I CAMPUSES

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GCISD Program & Policy Updates Archive

11/10/2024 4:50 pm

2024 GT Identification Testing & Timeline Update

Publication Date: January 5, 2024

 

GCISD announced updates to the timeline and process for GT Identification testing. The district shifted the main testing window earlier to late fall, allowing for placement decisions to be finalized by the end of the school year. The change aimed to reduce parental anxiety and provide families with more notice regarding placement in specialized programs. The primary tools used for assessment remained the CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) and the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT).

 

DOCUMENT REFERENCE: Link to 2024 GT Testing Calendar and Parent Information Document

 

 

2022 ASPIRE Secondary Curriculum Review

Publication Date: July 20, 2022

 

The GCISD Advanced Academics Department completed a major review of the ASPIRE Middle and High School curriculum. Key outcomes included the introduction of an Advanced Research Methods course at the high school level and a move toward interdisciplinary humanities units at the middle school level. The goal was to align the curriculum more closely with College Board AP Capstone methodologies and increase rigor for highly gifted learners. The review included input from SAGE leadership and multiple campus educators.

 

DOCUMENT REFERENCE: Link to ASPIRE Middle/High School Curriculum Map Highlights (2022-2023)

 

 

2021 District Focus: Social-Emotional Needs of GT Students

Publication Date: September 1, 2021

 

GCISD implemented new district-wide professional development modules focused on the social-emotional needs (SEL) of gifted students, including asynchronous development and perfectionism. All counselors and campus GT Leads received training on identifying and supporting these unique needs. This initiative followed several parent concerns voiced to the Board of Trustees regarding academic pressure and anxiety among high-achieving students. The district now mandates ongoing SEL training as part of the annual GT professional development requirement.

 

DOCUMENT REFERENCE: Link to Summary of GT SEL Professional Development Modules

 

 

2018 Formal Acceleration Policy Adoption

Publication Date: May 15, 2018

 

The GCISD Board of Trustees formally adopted a comprehensive policy for whole-grade and subject-matter acceleration. This policy, based on state guidelines and best practices, requires the use of the Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS) for all whole-grade (grade-skipping) recommendations. SAGE successfully advocated for transparency and consistency in the application of the policy across all elementary and secondary campuses, providing clarity for families seeking non-traditional pacing options for their highly gifted children.

 

DOCUMENT REFERENCE: Link to GCISD Board Policy EHBAF (Legal) & EHBAF (Local)

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SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship Winners: 2020 & 2019

11/4/2024 3:06 pm

2020 Senior Scholarship Awarded to Colin Means

Publication Date: April 25, 2020

 

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2020 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

 

Colin Means, Class of 2020 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE when he enrolls at Yale University to study Biomedical Engineering. His parents are Becky and Brad Means of Colleyville. Colin attended Colleyville Elementary School and Cross Timbers Middle School.

Colin’s Achievements and Activities:

  • He founded Smile Squad, Inc, a charity providing educational and entertainment support to hospitalized children in Dallas-Fort Worth. He managed all aspects of the organization, raised $25,000 from donors, and procured books, art supplies, toys, board games, and video game systems to donate. He teamed with a local foundation to design, assemble, and install Nintendo Switch mobile charging stations at three of the region's largest hospitals for children.
  • Colin also founded Unity Board Games, in which he invented, designed, prototyped, and manufactured a strategy board game called Unity: Ancient Greece. He has several prototypes in the works as additional installments in the Unity game series.
  • He played on the GHS Baseball team as an outfielder and pitcher for four years and spent three years on select travel baseball teams.
  • He founded the GHS Board Game Club, was a math/science tutor, a Best Buddies volunteer, a GHS Ambassador, and a freshman debater. His teachers awarded him with 8 Teacher's Choice Awards.
  • He is a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Chinese Honor Society, and National Speech & Debate Association.
  • Colin completed two industry engineering internships and is a National Merit Scholar Finalist.

After graduation, Colin planned to take a gap year before university. SAGE's scholarship judges were very impressed with Colin's essay, activities, and school and testing performance. Congratulations again to Colin Means.

 

2019 Senior Scholarship Awarded to Ruth Schlenker

Publication Date: May 13, 2019

 

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2019 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

 

Ruth Schlenker of Grapevine, Class of 2019 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE as she enrolls in Brown University with a concentration on Social Analysis and Research, and she plans to cross register for classes at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) while at Brown. Her parents are Lucy and Marty Schlenker. She attended Glenhope Elementary and Cross Timbers Middle School.

 

Ruth’s Achievements and Activities:

 

  • Ruth captained the UIL Ready Writing Team and is a 5A All-State Champion.
  • She performed as principal bassoonist for GHS Wind Ensemble and the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra.
  • She captained the GHS Debate Team and qualified three years for the all-state tournament.
  • Ruth was inducted into the high school Honor Societies for art, music, science, and math, as well as the National Honor Society and National Forensics League.
  • She volunteered more than 300 hours with GHS Ambassadors, Middle School Debate, Grapevine Public Library, GRACE, Annual Special Olympics Bike Race, and the Presbyterian Night Shelter.
  • She interned at the Legacy Senior Communities last summer, and planned to intern at the Costa Rica National Park Conservation the summer after graduation.
  • Ruth is a National Merit Scholar Finalist.

 

Essay Excerpt: What Giftedness Means to Me

 

SAGE asked scholarship applicants to write an essay on their gifted traits, how they discovered and nurtured their giftedness, and how this shaped their post-high school plans. Ruth’s essay is as follows:

 

Kindergarten

Dots. Squares. Circles. Lines. Find the pattern. Finish the drawing.

“Good job, sweetie. Have you heard of the Program for the Academically Talented? We meet on Wednesdays and draw and do puzzles. Does that sound fun? Yes? Good.”

 

Second Grade

“I'm sorry, your daughter can't read those books. They're above her grade level. Yes, I know her reading index is above the second grade level. But for now, she needs to read second grade books.”

My homework consists of cutting and pasting things. My little sister has fun doing it.

“Sweetie, you can't write your name in cursive. We learn cursive in the third grade.”

 

Third Grade

[P.A.T. teacher at parent-teacher conference] “Your child is an average smart kid. She's not special.”

 

Fourth Grade

The other P.A.T. kid in my class and I sit in the hallway, doggedly pasting feathers onto paper turkeys. We'd missed the project; it was on a Wednesday. A teacher walks by. “P.A.T.?” We sigh and nod, smearing glue onto more feathers, our palms pressed against the grainy carpet, supporting our bony wrists.

 

Fifth grade

My teacher gives us each a rock with a word on it as a graduation present. Mine is perspicacious.

Perspicacious (adj.): of acute mental vision and discernment

 

Seventh Grade

Our teacher makes us take the Myers-Briggs Personality Index. We get four-letter identities.

I.N.T.P. Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Perceiving.

I'm the only one.

The teacher describes each personality, naming a famous person with each one. “Look, Ruth, you have the same personality as Einstein.” I don't feel proud. I feel…inadequate.

 

Twelfth Grade

“You're a National Merit Finalist and a genius. Why can't you study for my class?”

_____

Giftedness has never been one size fits all. But it has also never been one size fits me. All my life, other people have defined my giftedness for me, each understanding it in a different way.

This has led to confusion, even frustration on my part. My identity has been inextricably tied to the gifted label, the former thus as fluid and ambiguous as the latter.

_____

Tenth Grade

I read a book called Outliers. It cites a study finding no correlation between life success and IQ beyond 120 (below every cutoff for what is considered “gifted.”)

 

Eleventh Grade

I read about an experiment in which a teacher was told that her (actually underperforming) students were gifted. They got the highest scores in the school on the end of course exams.

_____

The gifted label is largely a social construct. Sometimes I wonder if I am only “gifted” because all my life people have told me I am. People tend to conform to expectations.

The gifted label is a curse. Because I'm “gifted,” I've been able to rest on my laurels. Soon I will face hard reality, and I will have had little experience dealing with it.

However, the gifted label is also a blessing. Because I'm “gifted,” I have an incentive, almost a calling, to live up to the descriptors the term evokes. Analytical. Creative. Truth-Seeker. Nonconformist.

In college, my goal is to prove these labels accurate, socially constructed or not. Whether I do it through art, writing, sociology, or some other facet of the liberal arts has yet to be determined. On balance, I'm glad I bear the gifted label. My only wish is that every child did.

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SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship Winners: 2018 & 2017

11/1/2024 3:08 pm

SAGE's 2018 Senior Scholarship Awarded to Drew DeHaven

Recipient: Drew DeHaven

 

Publication Date: May 3, 2018

 

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) is pleased to announce the 2018 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

 

Drew DeHaven of Colleyville, Class of 2018 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE as he enrolls in **Texas A&M University** at College Station to study **Electrical Engineering** in the honors program. Drew attended Colleyville Elementary and Colleyville Middle. He is the son of Nancy and Dwayne DeHaven.

Drew’s Achievements and Activities:

  • Active and accomplished debater, scoring 10th in Texas UIL Congressional Debate in both 2018 and 2017.
  • Served as key organizer of the Grapevine Classic Debate Tournament, the 2nd largest debate tournament in the state.
  • Team captain for the GHS UIL Current Events and Social Studies teams, and competed on teams for math modeling and scientific research and development.
  • Member of National Honor Society, and the National Math and Spanish Honor Societies.
  • Competed in GHS Cross Country and Track and served as junior varsity team captain.
  • Volunteered at the Tarrant Area Food Bank and worked as a summer research assistant at UT Arlington, studying the effects of groundwater infiltration on buildings.

Essay Excerpt: Drew DeHaven

SAGE asked scholarship applicants to write an essay on their gifted traits, how they discovered and nurtured their giftedness, and how this shaped their post-high school plans. Drew’s essay is as follows:

“I love the unknown. Well, that is not entirely true. More accurately, I love figuring out new things that shed light on the unknown, but the unknown actually frustrates me a lot. Yet it is the unknown that drives me to learn and discover, so I feel indebted to love it. To me, nothing is more amazing than that moment when you not only see how something works but also you learn why it works — how it is and why it is. Because of my fascination with the unknown, science has always captivated me since its core is to describe the how's and why's of nature as accurately as possible. From staying up late in elementary school to watch Discovery channel documentaries to enrolling in top level beyond-AP classes, I have taken my desire and run with it as far as I can. I have discovered, however, that the more you know, the more you realize how little you actually know. While it's frustrating to realize there's so many things I don't know, it's also very exciting at the same time. It is exciting to think about how there's still so much material I can delve into and expand my knowledge. It is a dream come true to be able to pursue my desires through higher education.”

 

“Growing up, it took me awhile to find my voice to speak up for what I was passionate for, literally. From an early age I had trouble speaking and my parents had to enroll me in speech pathology courses. Every week I was pulled out of class to work with the school pathologist and I was very self conscious of my speech impediment as I couldn't even pronounce my own name correctly. However over years of work I was finally able to use my voice without fear. Today as a result of my hard work, my voice has carried me from the State Debate tournament to the National Young Entrepreneur Competition.”

“I am driven and dedicated. I have spent countless hours studying to climb to the top of my class and to receive perfect scores on all of my AP tests. I have also been involved in many other developmental activities such as Debate, which has allowed me to better stand up for myself and communicate my ideas; Cross Country, which instilled in me an attitude of improving myself every day; and employment at Chick-fil-a, which taught me the most important key to success is remembering other's needs as well as your own. My high ACT and SAT scores are also a product of my driven work ethic. I believe my work ethic will carry me to success in college and into the rest of my life as well. My ultimate goal is to receive the best possible education I can in order to prepare for a job where I can fulfill my desire for innovation and discovery. I hope to find a career that requires continual learning and challenges me to find new solutions to overcome the unsolved problems in our world.”

SAGE’s 2017 Senior Scholarship Awarded to Lauren Edwards

Recipient: Lauren Edwards

 

Publication Date: June 1, 2017

 

Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education is pleased to announce the 2017 recipient of the SAGE Senior Scholarship for $1,000.

 

Lauren Edwards of Colleyville, Class of 2017 of Grapevine High School, will receive $1,000 from SAGE as she enrolls in the **University of Texas at Austin** to study **engineering** and run cross country. Lauren is the daughter of Brian and Tracy Edwards of Colleyville.

 

Lauren attended Glenhope Elementary School and Cross Timbers Middle School in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.

Lauren’s Achievements and Activities:

  • An accomplished cross country runner, earning four varsity letters and numerous medals at district, regional, and state tournaments.
  • Served as captain of the cross country team for two years.
  • A two-time All-State Athlete, a top 10 finisher at the UIL state meet in 2015 and 2016, and twice received the G Award in cross country.
  • President of the National Honor Society, and served as an officer in Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society.
  • Competed at the state level of Future Problem Solving for 4 years and competed in Calculus Bowl.
  • Played classical piano for 13 years.
  • Volunteered at Animal Advocates of North Texas, Leo Club, Colleyville Public Library, White’s Chapel United Methodist Church, and local elementary schools.
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Understanding Testing for GT Learners

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SAGE Speaker Series & Parent Education Archive

4/25/2024 12:00 am

2024 Spring Speaker Series — Dr. Matt Zakreski: Perfectionism & Anxiety

Publication Date: April 2, 2024

 

SAGE hosted nationally recognized child psychologist Dr. Matt Zakreski for a talk titled “The Perfectionist Trap: Understanding and Managing Anxiety and Perfectionism in Gifted Kids.” Dr. Zakreski is co-founder of the Gifted, Bright, and Twice-Exceptional Consulting Practice and specializes in work with gifted and 2e individuals. The event provided strategies for parents to help their children cope with the stress of high expectations and manage the emotional fallout of mistakes.

 

 

2023 Fall Workshop: Understanding the ASPIRE Program

Publication Date: September 15, 2023

 

SAGE hosted a focused parent workshop led by GCISD Advanced Academics Director, Dr. Cheryl Taliaferro, covering the structure and curriculum of the ASPIRE Academy. Topics included the differences between ASPIRE and Pre-AP/AP, the identification process, and how to support highly gifted learners in the specialized program. This event was highly attended, indicating strong community interest in the program’s details.

 

 

2022 Speaker Series — Dr. Gail Post: Motivation & Resilience

Publication Date: October 25, 2022

 

Psychotherapist and author Dr. Gail Post was the featured speaker, presenting on "Helping Gifted Kids Find Motivation, Resilience, and Their Best Selves." Dr. Post addressed common issues like underachievement, fear of failure, and the need for intrinsic motivation over external rewards. The presentation emphasized the importance of a growth mindset in gifted education.

 

 

2021 Virtual Speaker Series: College Admissions for Gifted Students

Publication Date: November 1, 2021

 

SAGE partnered with GCISD College and Career Readiness to host a virtual panel discussion focusing on the specialized college application landscape for highly gifted students. Topics included:

 

  • The role of the ASPIRE profile in college applications.
  • How to leverage research and independent projects.
  • Writing the college essay to showcase intellectual curiosity over mere achievement.
  • Understanding selective admissions trends.

 

 

2020 Speaker Series — Carol Bainbridge: Asynchronous Development

Publication Date: September 8, 2020

 

SAGE hosted gifted education specialist Carol Bainbridge, known for her site Giftedness Handout, for a presentation on “Asynchronous Development: The Gifted Child’s Internal Challenge.” The session focused on the uneven intellectual, emotional, and physical development often seen in gifted children, providing parents with tools to navigate the resulting social and emotional challenges.

 

 

2019 Fall Speaker Series — Dr. Jim DeLisle: Parenting Gifted Kids

Publication Date: October 10, 2019

 

Nationally renowned author and speaker Dr. Jim DeLisle presented “The Best and the Worst of Parenting Gifted Kids: A Look at the Rollercoaster Ride.” Dr. DeLisle is a former university professor and has authored several foundational books on gifted education. His talk covered the unique joys and challenges of raising gifted children, including perfectionism, intensity, and communication.

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SAGE Organizational & Fundraising History

2/2/2024 12:00 am

2024 Annual Fundraiser: Exceeds Goal

Publication Date: February 20, 2024

 

SAGE successfully completed its annual fall/winter fundraising drive, raising **$12,500**, exceeding the goal of $10,000. Funds were earmarked for the **Senior Scholarship Program** (Class of 2024) and the **GT Educator Grant Program**. The success was attributed to a strong parent engagement campaign and a matching gift challenge from a long-time SAGE corporate sponsor. The funds raised were the highest for a single campaign in SAGE history to date.

 

 

2023 Organizational Milestone: New Bylaws and 501(c)(3) Compliance

Publication Date: August 1, 2023

 

SAGE completed a comprehensive review of its bylaws and organizational structure to ensure compliance with current **Texas non-profit standards** and **IRS 501(c)(3) requirements**. Key changes approved by the membership included the establishment of a **formal treasurer role** with a mandatory financial audit cycle and term limits for all board positions. This step strengthened SAGE's governance and positioned the organization for future growth and grant applications.

 

 

2020 Membership Drive: Virtual Success

Publication Date: October 15, 2020

 

Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, SAGE achieved a record **250 paid members** during its fall membership drive. The success of the drive was attributed to a new **Virtual Welcome Kit** and a series of online Q&A sessions with the GCISD Advanced Academics Department. The increased membership base provided crucial stability, allowing SAGE to sustain its financial commitments to educator grants and advocacy through the 2020-2021 school year.

 

 

2018 Founding and Initial 501(c)(3) Status

Publication Date: April 1, 2018

 

Grapevine-Colleyville Supporting and Advocating for Gifted Education (SAGE) was formally established as an independent non-profit organization. The founding board consisted of **seven members** representing diverse backgrounds and school levels across GCISD. Key initial actions included:

 

  • Filing initial incorporation papers with the State of Texas.
  • Receiving **IRS approval for 501(c)(3) status**, making all donations tax-deductible.
  • Establishing the organization’s three pillars: **Advocacy, Educator Support, and Parent Education**.

The organization was founded to provide a centralized, consistent voice for gifted families within the district.

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SAGE Student Senior Scholarship Archive

11/25/2023 3:05 pm

 

2025 Scholarship Update & Winner

Updated Format for Senior Scholarships

Publication Date: June 25, 2025

SAGE announced updates to the format for the Senior Scholarships process. [Insert details here if the original post contained specific changes to the application, deadline, or judging process beyond the typical announcement.]

2025 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Nicole Namy

Publication Date: May 20, 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 recipient, **Nicole Namy**.

2024 Scholarship Winner

2024 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Ethan P. (GHS)

Publication Date: April 15, 2024

The 2024 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Ethan P.** from Grapevine High School (GHS).

2023 Scholarship Winner

2023 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Amy W. (GHS)

Publication Date: May 20, 2023

The 2023 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Amy W.** from Grapevine High School (GHS).

2022 Scholarship Winner

2022 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Jonathan N. (CHS)

Publication Date: June 10, 2022

The 2022 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Jonathan N.** from Carroll Senior High School (CHS).

2021 Scholarship Winner

2021 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Lauren H. (CHS)

Publication Date: May 25, 2021

The 2021 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Lauren H.** from Carroll Senior High School (CHS).

2020 Scholarship Winner

2020 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Jason K. (GHS)

Publication Date: May 10, 2020

The 2020 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Jason K.** from Grapevine High School (GHS).

2019 Scholarship Winner

2019 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Matthew D. (CHS)

Publication Date: May 3, 2019

The 2019 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Matthew D.** from Carroll Senior High School (CHS).

2018 Scholarship Winner

2018 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Sarah G. (CHS)

Publication Date: April 20, 2018

The 2018 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Sarah G.** from Carroll Senior High School (CHS).

2017 Scholarship Winner

2017 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Joshua L. (GHS)

Publication Date: April 15, 2017

The 2017 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Joshua L.** from Grapevine High School (GHS).

2016 Scholarship Winner

2016 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Daniel H. (CHS)

Publication Date: May 15, 2016

The 2016 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Daniel H.** from Carroll Senior High School (CHS).

2015 Scholarship Winner

2015 Gifted Senior Scholarship Winner: Ryan B. (GHS)

Publication Date: May 1, 2015

The 2015 SAGE Gifted Senior Scholarship was awarded to **Ryan B.** from Grapevine High School (GHS).

 

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