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This 50-word word search celebrates Jal, New Mexico, a small Permian Basin town for high school students. Hidden words include Panthers, pumpjack, roughneck, Permian, and Allsups—spanning the town's oil-and-gas heritage, high school sports tradition, and local character. Use it as a class icebreaker, homecoming or spirit-week activity, or in a local-geography or economics unit.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Geography
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated October 2025

Word List

  • PANTHERS
  • BLUE
  • GOLD
  • PRIDE
  • SPIRIT
  • TRADITION
  • SMALLTOWN
  • TEAMWORK
  • HOMECOMING
  • PUMPJACK
  • PIPELINE
  • ROUGHNECK
  • HARDHAT
  • DIESEL
  • DRILLBIT
  • RIG
  • CRUDE
  • ENERGY
  • PRODUCTION
  • DESERT
  • MESQUITE
  • CACTUS
  • SUNSET
  • DUSTSTORM
  • ZIASYMBOL
  • CHILI
  • RANCH
  • HORIZON
  • STATELINE
  • FOOTBALL
  • BASKETBALL
  • TRACK
  • ROBOTICS
  • ROCKETS
  • BASEBALL
  • SOFTBALL
  • CHEER
  • VOLEYBALL
  • POWERLIFTING
  • OIL
  • GAS
  • PERMIAN
  • COWBOY
  • HORSE
  • COW
  • LOWES
  • PILIOT
  • STRIPES
  • ALLSUPS
  • BURRITO

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