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An Army veteran's wind turbine recycling company has exploded from 10 to 120 employees in just one year, keeping hundreds of thousands of tons of turbine blades and metal out of landfills. Destructable is proving that renewable energy can be truly sustainable.
Two Amarillo students studying animal science at Oklahoma State University earned prestigious scholarships as part of a record $1.8 million awarded to agriculture students. One student also earned membership in the nation's oldest collegiate honor society.
Gabriela Jaquez lived out her childhood dream by leading UCLA to its first women's basketball national championship since 1978, dominating South Carolina 79-51 in a historic performance. The Camarillo native put up 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, becoming only the fifth woman in NCAA history to achieve those numbers in a championship game.
Amarillo ISD is rolling out a dedicated virtual school with teachers focused solely on online students, not juggling both in-person and remote classes. The program opens this fall with a $200,000 grant backing the first two years.
An Amarillo high school teacher just became the first educator in Texas history to win a national teaching honor. Theresa Miller's 27-year dedication to servant leadership education just earned her Chick-fil-A's Teacher of the Year award.
At Amarillo's MLK celebration, community leaders literally passed torches to youth mentors in a moment that brought hundreds to their feet. The ceremony transformed a traditional memorial into a call for young people to carry civil rights work forward.