BHS Class of 2019 graduates and celebrates
Dozens of Buckaroo Green caps and clouds of confetti filled the air above the Breckenridge High School Class of 2019 on Friday night as the newly graduated students celebrated their new status as alumni.
The commencement exercises for the 78 Class of 2019 members took place May 24 at the BISD Athletics and Fine Arts Center, which was packed with friends and family.
The graduates were dressed in green caps and gowns, and many of the graduates wore special collars, sashes (stoles) and/or cords signifying various honors, worn in addition to the white BHS sash. Those included:
- National Honor Society – White NHS collar
- FFA – Gold sash
- U.S. Marines – Scarlet sash
- Dual Credit – Gold cord
- SAT/ACT Endorsement – Purple cord
- Industrial Arts Endorsement – Kelly Green Cord
- Dual Language ESL Endorsement – Maroon cord
- Dual Blood Donor – Red cord
- PALS – Blue and gold cord
Breckenridge High School 2019 Valedictorian addresses her classmates at their graduation on Friday, May 24. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
Valedictorian AnnaKate Rodgers gave the invocation and the valedictory address, and Salutatorian and Buckaroo Queen Alyssa Reyes gave the salutatory address.
BHS Principal William Paul announced awards and BISD Superintendent Tim Seymore made the presentation of the class. Then, Paul read each graduate’s name, and BISD School Board President Graham Reaugh presented the diplomas. The district’s administration and school board members congratulated the graduates as they returned to their seats.
After every diploma had been awarded, Kyler Knight gave the benediction and the graduates and the crowd sang the school song. As the graduates tossed their caps into the air, several students sent plumes of confetti flying overhead to the cheers of their classmates.
The Breckenridge High School Class of 2019
Jaxon P. Adams
Diego A. Arellano
Ivan Arias
Travis D. Armstrong
Brodee M. Atkinson
Lane G. Berkley
Zane L. Brown
Bryanna R. Burns
Savannah N. Burns
Lance H. Byrd
Braden T. Campbell
Riley L. Cooper
Rachel L. Craft
Mandy R. Craig
Roxana Y. De La Cruz
Cecelia M. Diaz
Miriam J. Diaz
Fernando A. Duron
Alexi L. Fernandez
Alyssa Reyes gives the Salutatory Address at the 2019 Commencement Exercises for Breckenridge High School. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Griffin H. Flournoy
Chasity R. Fraley
Kevin Franco
Yvette N. Galan
Marisa A. Gonzalez
Remington H. Grissom
Angelina D. Gutierrez
Triston Z. Hall
Morgan N. Hash
Samantha B. Heatley
Ezequiel Hernandez Jr.
Isaac Z. Hernandez
Alexis K. Hodges
Kristen T. Jaques
Meriah C. Jaramillo
Kyler N. Knight
Blake J. Lee
Jaci D. Lester
Noelia E. Lozano
Elysa Martinez
Matthew A. Mathias
Jimmy L. Iii Mckay
Lane A. Mcnett
Jaynae L. Mendez
Bryce C. Messenger
Sophia P. Moun
Kamryn G. Nicklas
Hayley S. Nored
Ashlee C. Norman
Luis G. Ortiz Trejo
Brian J. Palacios
Cesar A. Palacios
Isaac M. Palacios
Marvin L. Phillips Jr.
Haley B. Pino
Jasie L. Poindexter
Sydney R. Presley
Alyssa B. Reyes
Auston Z. Roberts
Laston W. Roberts
Morgan K. Robertson
Annakate A. Rodgers
Angel A. Ruiz
Jackson R. Russell
D’andrey M. Silva
Jasmine R. Smith
Zachary L. Smith
Johnathon D. Spencer
Carly E. Tennison
Andres C. Torres
Eric A. Valdez
Chauncey D. Walker Jr.
Madison F. Warren
Darbi D. Weger
Justin W. Wood
Landry E. Woodward
Mawnika F. Wright
Kelton C. Wylie
Baylee S. Young
During the graduation, an empty chair with a white rose in it was set up in memory of Slayton Willis, a member of the class who died in a June 2018 car wreck in Lufkin.
Story by Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
Cutline, top photo: After the graduation ceremony, members of the Breckenridge High School Class of 2019 tossed their caps into the air and celebrated with confetti. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
