Breckenridge Texan

Breckenridge High School presented the 2026 valedictorian and salutatorian — Cameron David and Julio  Chavez, respectively — to the crowd gathered in Bailey Auditorium for the annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 13.

Cameron David, 2026 BHS Valedictorian

David and Chavez were presented with scholarships for their achievements. Following the valedictorian and salutatorian scholarships, the rest of the local scholarships were presented and other honors were recognized. In all, 111 scholarships totaling $106,750 were presented to 32 students. Additionally, the Buckaroo Awards for Academic Excellence were presented, and those students who qualified for state competitions this year were honored.

Prior to the awards ceremony, the school held a Signing Day event, recognizing several students who have signed to attend college on athletic and band scholarships, as well as those who have joined the military.

The BHS Class of 2026 will graduate on Friday, May 22. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the BISD Athletic Center (the main gym), located at the corner of West Second and North Live Oak streets. The doors will open at 6 p.m. For those who cannot attend, the ceremony will be livestreamed on the Buckaroo YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/@bisdstreaming8928/streams.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Julio Chavez, 2026 BHS Salutatorian

The scholarships and recipients include:

Valedictorian by Clear Fork Bank
Cameron David

Salutatorian by InterBank
Julio Chavez

Adam Nicholas Garcia Ag Memorial Scholarship
Kason Burchett
Raegan Robinson
Kassidy Whitaker

Bobby Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Jaime Cruz
Preslie Malcuit
Ava Russell

Breckenridge Bass Club
Kason Burchett
Cameron David
Abbigail Duran
Luis Palacios
Alyssa Phelps
Paulina Puebla
Raegan Robinson
Christian Flores

Breckenridge Bass Club – Bill Pearce Award
Jaime Cruz

Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Cameron David
Kodee Crawford
Kason Burchett
Bianca Gotschall

Breckenridge Elks Floyd B. Watts Scholarship
Lizandra Rubio

Breckenridge FFA Alumni and Supporters
Kason Burchett
Lizandra Rubio
Glen Thibodeaux

Breckenridge Golf Scholarship in Memory of Ken Blades
Lane Bartoskewitz

Breckenridge Lions Club Scholarship
Shaley Cone
Preslie Malcuit
Luis Palacios

Breckenridge Masonic Lodge Scholarship
Shaley Cone
Abbigail Duran
Jack Kemper

Cindi Woodward Breckenridge Buckaroo Cheerleader Scholarship
Lane Bartoskewitz
Preslie Malcuit
Ava Russell

Copperleaf Properties Johnny Lewis Memorial Scholarship
Allison Alvarado

Dee Escalon Scholarship
Kason Burchett
Cameron David

Eddie Medford Memorial Scholarship
Gavin Brown

First Presbyterian Church
Shaley Cone
Luis Palacios

First Methodist Church WINGS Scholarship
Brysen Hash
Lindsey Otts
Kassidy Whitaker

Friends of Johnny Corbett, Mitchel Sullivan and Ricky Chaney
Kason Burchett
Abbigail Duran
Brysen Hash
Luis Palacios

Graham Savings and Loan Vocational Scholarship
Brysen Hash

Jerry Tubbs Memorial Scholarship
Cameron David

Jimmy McCullough Memorial Scholarship
Allison Alvarado
Raegan Robinson

John and Kate Bailey Memorial Scholarship
Kason Burchett

Johnny Corbett Memorial Scholarship
Kason Burchett

Kimberley Brooke Pardue Memorial Scholarship by Lois Smalley
Raegan Robinson

KLXK/Lance Kitchen Scholarship
Preslie Malcuit
Glen Thibodeaux

Larry Parker Memorial Scholarship
Lane Bartoskewitz
Jaime Cruz
Christian Flores
Glen Thibodeaux

MT7 Ranch Scholarship
Lizandra Rubio

Margaret Hallauer Memorial Scholarship
Kason Burchett
Brysen Hash

Maude Allison Memorial Scholarship
Cameron David

Mitchel & Terry Sullivan Memorial Scholarship by Rotary Club
Alyssa Phelps

Owen D. Woodward Memorial Scholarship
Lane Bartoskewitz
Jaime Cruz
Cameron David
Christian Flores
Ava Russell

Pamela Pardue Midkiff Memorial Scholarship by Lois Smalley
Sayler Townson

Ray Findley Memorial Scholarship
Jaime Cruz

Ray Meadows and Jackie Grissom Memorial Scholarship
Kason Burchett
Kassidy Whitaker

Ron Downing Memorial Scholarship by Rotary Club
Kason Burchett

Rotary Club Academic Excellence Scholarship
Cameron David

Rotary Club BISD General Scholarship
Shaley Cone
Adrian Saucedo

Rotary Club – Interact and Coffee State Farm Scholarship
Lizandra Rubio

Shalon Taylor Wilson Memorial Scholarship
Luis Palacios

Stephens County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Kason Burchett
Abbigail Duran
Alyssa Phelps

Stephens County Junior Livestock Show
Kason Burchett
Kassidy Whitaker

Stephens County 4-H
Kason Burchett

Stephens Memorial Hospital Foundation Scholarship
Allison Alvarado
Shaley Cone
Nicholas Delacruz
Preslie Malcuit
Adrian Martinez
Yasmin Mendez
Raegan Robinson
Dyanna Walker
Emma Walker

STUCO Leadership Award
Lane Bartoskewitz
Abbigail Duran
Raegan Robinson
Lizandra Rubio
Ava Russell
Glen Thibodeaux

Suicide Awareness in memory of Jimmy Jimenez & Anthony Pineda
Nicholas Delacruz
Yasmin Mendez
Paulina Puebla

Theater Scholarship by Marlene Tubbs
Shaley Cone

Turner Williams Memorial Scholarship
Kason Burchett

Weldon Edwards Memorial Scholarship
Abbigail Duran

Woman’s Forum Scholarship
Lane Bartoskewitz
Abbigail Duran
Preslie Malcuit

Julio Chavez, right, received the Salutatorian Scholarship from InterBank, which was presented by Kevin Simmons. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Buckaroo Awards for Academic Excellence

The Buckaroo Award for Academic Excellence is earned by students taking honors classes and maintaining a specific GPA. Freshmen and sophomores must take at least one honors class and have a 3.5 GPA. Juniors must take at least two honors classes and have a 3.6 GPA, and seniors must take at least two honors classes and have a 3.65 GPA.

This year’s Buckaroo Awards for Academic Excellence were given to the following:

Seniors

Josiah Acosta, Lane Bartoskewitz, Kason Burchett, Julio Chavez, Shaley Cone, Cameron David, Abbigail Duran, Michael Harrison, Jack Kemper, Preslie Malcuit, Victoria Martinez, Darin Neely, Luis Palacios, Alyssa Phelps, Briley Powers, Raegan Robinson, Lizandra Rubio, Ava Russell, Adrian Saucedo, Dyanna Walker and Emma Walker

Juniors

Madai Alvarado, Tommy Barrow, John-Douglass Beaty, Isabelle Biddison, Brayden Bounds, Christopher Douthit, Aubrie Drake, Rylee Fuller, Kadynce Kennedy, Christian Lechner, Leonardo Mendoza, Dirk Miller, Sylee Mitchell, Kendra Palacios, Melissa Palacios, Gunnar Pearce, Collom Perkins, Ramses Picaso, Damien Reynolds, Eduardo Salazar, Canyon Shirley, Emery Smith, Dylan Tidwell, Hudson Woodward and Matthew Wunsch

Sophomores

Kenzie Blackman, Rachel Burchett, Aurora Dawson, Jordan Deen, Abbigail Diaz, Rihana Fuller, Brenna Groene, Emily Jones, Sophia Lopez, Aiden Luna, Abraham Martinez, Zarius Maya, Kayla Nickell, Patricia Reyes, Gabrielle Smith, Logan Thompson, Kamden Tidwell, Brenham Walker, Cooper Wimberley, Timothy Wright and Magdalynn Wunsch

Freshmen

Adam Arellano, Lakyla Bartley, Jace Bruton, Samuel Carrion, Jake Chisholm, Caylee Duran, Ellisa Duran, Luke Eddleman, Adeline Farmer, Emanuel Hernandez Pina, Kason Hutchens, Jayce Jeffcoat, Samuel Kemper, Charlee Lowery, Braxton Martinez Hernandez, Cynthia McClymond, Camila Palacios, Mark Perez and Cooper Smith

State Competitors

The state competitors for the 2025-2026 school year include:

Band

Madai Alvarado, Jett Barrow, Trip Barrow, John-Douglass Beaty, Felix Brazile, Shaley Cone, Aurora Dawson, Christopher Douthit, Abbigail Duran, Ellisa Duran, Isaac Duran, Adeline Farmer, Rihana Fuller, Rylee Fuller, Zane Glenn, Reyse Hash, Jack Kemper and Charlee Lowery, Mara Matheson, Evertt McCormick, Tristen McNett, Dirk Miller, Gabryel Moore, Addison Morgan, Anthony Munoz, Xavier Ortiz, Ashley Palacios, Melissa Palacios, Alyssa Phelps, Ulises Pulagrin Hernandez, Ivan Reyes, Adrian Saucedo, Jose Torales, Dyanna Walker, Kasey Walker and Matthew Wunsch

FCCLA

Madai Alvarado, Lakyla Bartley, Kenzie Blackman, Gavin Brown, Anabelle Contreras, Malia Dauer, Chelsey Granados, Brenna Groene, Nevaeh Johnson, Charlee Lowery, Sylee Mitchell, Emily Morin, Gabby Palacios, Kendra Palacios, Ramses Picaso, Nayely Robledo and Emery Smith, Kason Willis

Cross Country

Andrew White

Track & Field

Kamden Tidwell

Powerlifting

Isabelle Biddison, Kyra Canada, Rihana Fuller, Rylee Fuller, Sofia Lopez, Leo Mendoza, Analia Palacios, Collom Perkins, Chanelle Reyes, Eduardo Salazar and Erik Saucedo

Plant ID

Kason Burchett, Rachel Burchett, Timothy Wright and Lizandra Rubio

National FFA Band

Rylee Fuller

Cheer

Lakyla Bartley, Lane Bartoskewitz, Jordan Deen, Aubrey Diaz, Aubrie Drake, Caylee Duran, Caegan Elder, Nevaeh Johnson, Emily Jones, Kadynce Kennedy, Sofia Lopez, Preslie Malcuit, Henson McClymond, Ashlyn Owen, Analia Palacios, Ashley Palacios, Kendra Palacios, Lea Reyes, Ava Russell, Kaisan Thompson, Dylan Tidwell, Kamden Tidwell, Maylea Townson and Zoey Vandygriff

Breckenridge High School Coach Jarrod Shepperd spoke to the athletes and their families at the Signing Day event on Wednesday, May 13, highlighting their accomplishments and addressing the challenges they may face as they embark on their college careers. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Signing Day

The following students were recognized as they continue their academic, athletic and military journeys:

• Glen Thibodeaux — Hardin-Simmons University — Track and Field
• Christian Flores — University of Mary Hardin-Baylor — Football
• Jaime Cruz — Oklahoma Panhandle State University — Football
• Reyse Hash — Cisco College — Athletic Training
• Anthony Munoz — Cisco College — Band
• Adelina Maya — U.S. Air Force
• Omar Mendoza — UAir Force
• Diego San Lucas — U.S. Army
• Dustin Sanders — U.S. Army

Cisco College Band Director Manny Martinez, right, and BHS Band Director Joe Barrow, second from right, were on hand for Anthony Munoz’s signing with the Cisco College Wrangler Band. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Krystal Hash, right, takes a picture as her son Reyse Hash signs with Cisco College. He will be in the athletic training program. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Breckenridge High School senior Jaime Cruz signed with Oklahoma Panhandle State University to play football. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Breckenridge High School senior Christian Flores signed with University of Mary Hardin-Baylor to play football. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Breckenridge High School senior Glen Thibodeaux signed with Hardin-Simmons University to run Track and Field. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Breckenridge High School senior Reyse Hash signed with Cisco College for the school’s Athletic Training program. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Breckenridge High School senior Anthony Munoz signed with Cisco College to be in the Wrangler Band. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Adelina Maya, left, and Omar Mendoza, Breckenridge High School seniors, are joining the U.S. Air Force. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Breckenridge High School seniors Diego San Lucas, left, and Dustin Sanders are joining the U.S. Army. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Cutline, top photo: Breckenridge High School’s Class of 2026 Valedictorian Cameron David, right, is congratulated by Clear Fork Bank President Kevin Simmons as Simmons presents the annual scholarship to David. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)