Students, staff members, teachers honored at Breckenridge school board meeting
At their Nov. 13 meeting, the Breckenridge Independent School District’s Board of Trustees honored several teachers, students and support staff members.
Each of the district’s four schools introduced the student, teacher and staff member of the month at the beginning of the meeting.
The Students of the Month are Hadley Kessler, East Elementary; Wheatley Johnson, South Elementary; Braxton Martinez, Breckenridge Junior High School; and Chance Stewart, Breckenridge High School.
The Teachers of the Month are Diana McLane, East Elementary; Maria Palacios, South Elementary; Krista Wilcox, BJHS; and Ronnie Gail Hamilton, BHS.
The Staff Members of the Month are Robin Conner, East Elementary; Holly Gabriel, South Elementary; Leslie Hargrove, BJHS; and Martin Young, BHS.
Kindergartner Hadley Kessler was preseted with the Student of the Month certificate by East Elementary Assistant Principal Jennifer McKay at BISD’s November school board meeting. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Robin Conner, the East Elementary registrar, was honored as the Staff Member of the Month by Assistant Principal Jennifer McKay. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Diana McLane, special education teacher, was honored as the East Elementary Teacher of the Month at the November BISD school board meeting by Assistant Principal Jennifer McKay. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Fourth-grader Wheatley Johnson was presented with the Student of the Month award by South Elementary Principal Patricia Gonzales at the November BISD Board of Trustees meeting. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Holly Gabriel, a special education paraprofessional at South Elementary, was honored as the Staff Member of the Month by Principal Patricia Gonzales. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Maria Palacios, a fourth-grade reading/language arts teacher, was honored as the South Elementary Teacher of the Month by Principal Patricia Gonzales. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Seventh-grader Braxton Martinez was honored as the Breckenridge Junior High School Student of the Month by Assistant Principal Monica Pearce and Band Director Michael Rivera. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Leslie Hargrove, a special education paraprofessional, was honored as the BJHS Staff Member of the Month by Assistant Principal Monical Pearce. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Krista Wilcox, BJHS sixth-grade writing teacher and coach, was honored as the Teacher of the Month by Assistant Principal Monica Pearce. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Sophomore Chance Stewart was honored as the Breckenridge High School Student of the Month by Principal Paul Armstrong at the November BISD school board meeting. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/ Breckenridge Texan)
Martin Young, described as an “All Around Go Getter” at Breckenridge High School, was honored as the school’s Staff Member of the Month by Principal Paul Armstrong. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Ronnie Gail Hamilton, who teaches chemistry, biology and physics at BHS, was honored as the Teacher of the Month by Principal Paul Armstrong. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: South Elementary Principal Patricia Gonzales introduces fourth-grader Wheatley Johnson as the Student of the Month at the Nov. 13 Breckenridge Independent School District’s Board of Trustees meeting. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
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