Breckenridge Texan

Breckenridge Independent School District honored the Students and Staff of the Month, at the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Jan. 19. The meeting was held in the newly remodeled board room at the administration offices on North Miller Street.

The students of the month are: Ryver Martinez, East Elementary; Billy Williams, South Elementary; Kadee Wimberley, Breckenridge Junior High School; and, Ellisa Duran, Breckenridge High School.

The staff members of the month are: Karie Hodges, East Elementary; Claudia Alvarado, South Elementary; Monica Pearce, BJHS; and Stephanie McLane, BHS.

Here are pictures of the honorees who attended the meeting:

Second-grade student Ryver Martinez was honored as the Student of the Month at the Jan. 19 BISD school board meeting by East Elementary Principal Shannon Deen. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Seventh-grade student Kadee Wimberley was honored as the Student of the Month by BJHS Principal Laura Gibson. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Ninth-grade student Ellisa Duran was honored as the Student of the Month by BHS Principal Paul Armstrong. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Claudia Alvarado, left, a fifth-grade science and social studies teacher, was honored as the January 2026 Staff Member of the Month by South Elementary Principal Patricia Gonzalez. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Ag teacher Stephanie McLane, left, was honored as the BHS Staff Member of the Month at the Jan. 19 BISD School Board meeting by Principal Paul Armstrong. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)

Cutline, top photo: Ryver Martinez, a second-grader at East Elementary, shakes hands with the BISD school board members at the Jan. 19 meeting after he was presented with the Student of the Month award by East Elementary Principal Shannon Deen, center back. The meeting took place in the newly renovated board meeting room. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)