HORIZONS Highlights
View recent news and happenings about the exciting things our Gifted & Talented (GT) students are doing all over the district!
![2025 McGown HORIZONS Community Showcase]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746652394/cfisdnet/pavlvlhubhxpnlx4ylhj/mcgownshowcase.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746652394/cfisdnet/pavlvlhubhxpnlx4ylhj/mcgownshowcase.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746652394/cfisdnet/pavlvlhubhxpnlx4ylhj/mcgownshowcase.png","width":800}])
On Tuesday, May 6, McGown Elementary hosted their annual showcase.
![2025 Watkins HORIZONS Community Showcase]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746652477/cfisdnet/nfysvtq7mvl1kenhowwb/watkinsshowcase.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746652477/cfisdnet/nfysvtq7mvl1kenhowwb/watkinsshowcase.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746652477/cfisdnet/nfysvtq7mvl1kenhowwb/watkinsshowcase.png","width":800}])
On Thursday, May 1, Watkins Middle School hosted its annual GT showcase.
![Team Rockstars from Rennell Elementary School placed first in the Breaking Point challenge at the Lone Star Finals Affiliate State Tournament, held March 29 at the University of Texas at Arlington. The team is advancing to the Global Tournament, scheduled for May 22-25 in Kansas City, Missouri.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744641127/cfisdnet/iituldfsrotkbqoqdnon/0414DestinationImaginationState1WEB.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744641127/cfisdnet/iituldfsrotkbqoqdnon/0414DestinationImaginationState1WEB.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744641127/cfisdnet/iituldfsrotkbqoqdnon/0414DestinationImaginationState1WEB.jpg","width":800}])
April 14, 2025—Six CFISD Destination Imagination teams earned top-six victories at the Lone Star Finals Affiliate State Tournament, held March 29 at the University of Texas at Arlington, and will advance to the Destination Imagination Global Tournament, scheduled for May 22-25 in Kansas City, Missouri.
![Horizons Showcase 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743102584/cfisdnet/qfhgyveiz39jeyatlvrz/horizonsbridgeland.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743102584/cfisdnet/qfhgyveiz39jeyatlvrz/horizonsbridgeland.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743102584/cfisdnet/qfhgyveiz39jeyatlvrz/horizonsbridgeland.png","width":800}])
On March 25, 2025, Bridgeland High School hosted its annual Horizons Showcase. In attendance were students from Bridgeland, and its feeder schools: Ault, Keith, McGown, Pope, Swenke, and Wells Elementaries; and Salyards and Sprague Middle Schools.
![Salyards, Smith students place 1st, 2nd in Middle School Spelling Bee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740690344/cfisdnet/muthveflhutbc4kcwwx5/0227MiddleSchoolSpellingBee1TN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740690344/cfisdnet/muthveflhutbc4kcwwx5/0227MiddleSchoolSpellingBee1TN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740690344/cfisdnet/muthveflhutbc4kcwwx5/0227MiddleSchoolSpellingBee1TN.jpg","width":800}])
Feb. 27, 2025—Salyards Middle School sixth grade student Sophia Ibraheem won first place by correctly spelling the word deliquesce in the 11th round of the annual CFISD Middle School Spelling Bee, held Feb. 25 at the Berry Center.
![CFISD Da Vinci Day 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740519727/cfisdnet/uebkgpgiormi3ta0mzgi/davinciday.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740519727/cfisdnet/uebkgpgiormi3ta0mzgi/davinciday.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740519727/cfisdnet/uebkgpgiormi3ta0mzgi/davinciday.png","width":800}])
On Feb. 15, 2025, Cypress Ranch High School welcomed over 1,600 GT students from each of our 59 elementary schools to partake in a robotic pet STEM workshop.
![Horizons Showcase 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739384893/cfisdnet/qj3td4zybfremwtwfzfh/cyspringhorizon.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739384893/cfisdnet/qj3td4zybfremwtwfzfh/cyspringhorizon.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739384893/cfisdnet/qj3td4zybfremwtwfzfh/cyspringhorizon.png","width":800}])
On Feb. 5, 2025, Cypress Springs High School hosted their annual Horizons Showcase. In attendance were students from Cy-Springs and their feeder schools Jowell, Rennell, Andre, Postma, Byrd, and Duryea elementaries, and Anthony and Hopper middle schools.
![Copeland Elementary School fifth grade student Wilson Nguyen, left, and Woodard Elementary School third grade student Rika Arun, right, were named winner and runner-up, respectively, of the 2025 CFISD Elementary Spelling Bee on Jan. 29. Nguyen and Arun will represent CFISD at the Houston Community College Regional Spelling Bee on March 22.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738686605/cfisdnet/ujsqvynmryqupjzi0w3k/0204ElementarySpellingBee1WEB.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738686605/cfisdnet/ujsqvynmryqupjzi0w3k/0204ElementarySpellingBee1WEB.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738686605/cfisdnet/ujsqvynmryqupjzi0w3k/0204ElementarySpellingBee1WEB.jpg","width":800}])
Feb. 4, 2025—Copeland Elementary School fifth grade student Wilson Nguyen won first place in the 23rd round of the annual CFISD Elementary Spelling Bee, held Jan. 29 at the Berry Center.
![Horizons Showcase 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738790290/cfisdnet/eiijlyesual77tirhgut/horizonsshowcase2024.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738790290/cfisdnet/eiijlyesual77tirhgut/horizonsshowcase2024.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738790290/cfisdnet/eiijlyesual77tirhgut/horizonsshowcase2024.png","width":800}])
On Nov. 14, 2024, Cypress Ridge High School hosted their annual Horizons Showcase. In attendance were students from Cy-Ridge and their feeder schools Kirk, Willbern, Holbrook, and Francone elementaries, and Truitt, Campbell, and Dean middle schools.
![Warner ES, Smith MS Destination Imagination teams place at Global Finals]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1721241002/cfisdnet/eeeslwxmartbg8avafvp/0625DIGlobalFinals1WEB.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1721241002/cfisdnet/eeeslwxmartbg8avafvp/0625DIGlobalFinals1WEB.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1721241002/cfisdnet/eeeslwxmartbg8avafvp/0625DIGlobalFinals1WEB.jpg","width":800}])
June 25, 2024—Two teams from Warner Elementary School and Smith Middle School earned top three finishes at the Destination Imagination Global Finals, held May 22-25 in Kansas City, Missouri.