Students, teachers, staff honored with monthly awards at May school board meeting
The Breckenridge Independent School District honored the Students, Support Staff and Teachers of the Month at the May 13 school board meeting.
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 Skylar Spray, East Elementary; Lilly Diaz, South Elementary; Blaire Walker, Breckenridge Junior High School; and Zaea Ragle and Violeta Gallegos, Breckenridge High School.
The Teachers of the Month are Angela Palacios, East Elementary; Carey Spoon, South Elementary; Jared McLane, BJHS; and Mindy West, BHS.
The Staff Members of the Month are Jocelyn Green and Zoie Mendoza, East Elementary; Vicki Mercer and Kaysie Henderson, South Elementary; Rachael Lunger, BJHS; and Allison Young and Leah Robertson, BHS.
Second-grader Skylar Spray was presented with the East Elementary Student of the Month award by Principal Shannon Deen. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Fifth-grader Lilly Diaz was presented with the Student of the Month award by South Elementary Principal Patricia Gonzales. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Seventh-grader Blaire Walker was presented with the Breckenridge Junior High School Student of the Month award by Principal Laura Gibson. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Breckenridge High School’s 2024 Valedictorian, Zaea Ragle, left, and Salutatorian, Violeta Gallegos, right, were honored as the May Students of the Month by Principal Paul Armstrong, center. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Kindergarten teacher Angela Palacios was presented with the East Elementary Teacher of the Month award by Principal Shannon Deen. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Carey Spoon, a dyslexia teacher, was presented with the South Elementary Teacher of the Month award by Principal Patricia Gonzales. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Mindy West, a history teacher at Breckenridge High School, was presented with the May 2024 Teacher of the Month award by Principal Paul Armstrong. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Zoie Mendoza, an SPED paraprofessional, was presented with the East Elementary Support Staff of the Month award by Principal Shannon Deen. Also honored with the award but not present at the meeting was Jocelyn Green. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Vicki Mercer, the South Elementary receptionist, was one of two to receive the campus’ Support Staff of the Month award for May 2024 by Principal Patricia Gonzales. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Kaysie Henderson the South Elementary Assistant Principal, was one of two to receive the campus’ Support Staff of the Month award for May 2024 by Principal Patricia Gonzales. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Rachael Lunger, a paraprofessional at Breckenridge Junior High was honored with the Support Staff of the Month award by Principal Laura Gibson. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: Breckenridge High School Principal Paul Armstrong, right, introduces the 2024 Valedictorian, Zaea Ragle, left, and Salutatorian, Violeta Gallegos, center, at the May 13 Breckenridge Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
