JT & Margaret Talkington Leadership Academy
Each fall, student-athletes from Texas Tech host our kids at
the Tech Soccer Complex for a Leadership Experience. Our students participate in
several team building activities while the parents of our kids also take part in
a leadership experience themselves. A counselor will speak to the parents on
parenting and way to improve discipline and respect in the household
History & Science Tour
At the end of every school year, we like to reward our students with a field trip. This trip has to be earned through good behavior, attendance at our events and overall a good report from their teachers. This trip is not just any ordinary field trip. We like to call it our American History & Science Tour and its final destination is Washington D.C. This trip takes place in the nation's capitol, we will travel by charter bus from Lubbock and will spend most of an entire week visiting and learning about our national monuments up close. We also like to mix in some fun activities such as a professional baseball game or an amusement park while we are there. In the summer of 2015 we were able to add New York City to the trip.
Our Washington D.C. tour included stops at The White House, The United States Capitol, The National Air and Space Museum, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, The National Museum of Natural History, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, The National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD and Oriole Park at Camden Yards (home of the Baltimore Orioles).
Our New York City tour included stops at the Statue of
Liberty, Time Square, Central Park, and the September 11th Memorial,
Below are some of the photos we have taken throughout the years from our History & Science Tours
Take a Kid to a Game
Each year Texas Tech University hosts various student organizations from all across the South Plains for a collegiate sporting event. For a lot of our students, this is the first college sporting event they've ever attended. This is also a great way to expose them to the traditions and spirit of a university.
Financial Literacy Class
It is never to early to start learning how to budget and spend money wisely. This event with the help of a local bank is designed to educate our students on the importance of being financially responsible. They learn about checking and savings accounts, mortgages, bills, and how an education can affect how much money one can make.
Camping Event
Each Spring we host a camping event for our kids. This gives them a chance to step away from the video games and the comforts of their TV and experience the great outdoors. The location of the trip will vary based on availability and the weather. The duration is usually one night. We will provide all the camping equipment.
Teen Straight Talk
The focus of this event is to talk about and educate our
students on the difficult subjects that are students will face as they enter
middle school such as teen pressures, bullying, sexting, depression, sex
education, stress and making responsible choices. We partner with Texas Tech
University Health Science Center.