Seadrift School Honor Roll
For the 4th 9 Weeks of the School Year
All A’s Honor Roll
First Grade: Quinton Callaway, Zeke Gohlke, Kannon Hunt,
Leon Odell, Lane Saylors, and Colton Zeine.
Second Grade: Jessah Benitez, Kassy Christy, Bentley Duque,
Finley Dworaczyk, Frances Odell, and Jocelyn Vallejo.
Third Grade: Dante Calzada, Angela Nguyen, and Dalyssa Rendon.
Fourth Grade: Huntley Galloway, Madison Pina, and
Peighton Saylors.
Fifth Grade: Kole Goode and Andrea Jaramillo Vazquez.
Sixth Grade: Charlie Ayres, Noah Ayres, Jennifer Barcenas,
Anamika Brown, Trace Myers, Isaiah Ochoa, Symone Smith,
Felicity Waghorne, and Jaxon Waghorne.
Seventh Grade: Justin Carnes, Phoenix Gordillo, Isrrael Jaramillo, Payten Rivera, Cristian Ruiz, Brooklyn Russell, Tyler Saylors, and Audrey Scroggins.
Eight Grade: Gabriel Cisotto, Boston Dunn, Caleigh Lackey, Anna Nguyen, Ava Salazar, Evelyn Scroggins, Karley Sexton Mohon, and Kiley Sexton Mohon.

A/B Honor Roll for the 4th 9 Weeks
First Grade: Adaline Adame, Aaron Claros, Zane Henning,
Emily Huerta, Nova Moore, Juliette Morales, Olivia Smith,
Mateo Vallejo, and Avery Williamson.
Second Grade: Peyton Blevins, Makayla Caldwell, Murdoc Calzada, Irma-Janeth Claros, Liam Morales, Anna Rankin, Alexandria Sanchez, and Jolee Wooldridge.
Third Grade: Cooper Horadam, Leilani Lopez, Kenneth Moore, Falen Rivera, Bryton Tanton, and Brooklynn Vasquez.
Fourth Grade: Kaniah Coleman, Zavien Garcia, Crystalline Garner, Aaron Hartman, Easton Lancaster, and Jaxon Treumer.
Fifth Grade: Naomi Aguilar, Thomas Bertrand, Brooklyn Gregory, Sophia Huerta, Helios Ochoa, Lucas Resendezmontalvo,
and Braylee Wooldridge.
Sixth Grade: Jacob Boots, Osiris Calzada, Baylee Carnes, Paige Davenport, John Glover, Ryan Gohlke, Gilliana Gonzalez, Kolt Leiker, and Alie Villarreal.
Seventh Grade: Jaidyn Hernandez, Marcos Blanco, Etta Daigle, Holley McGill, Emma Quintanilla, Aiden Robbins, Peyton Ruiz, Victoria Spencer, and Cami Zissa.
Eighth Grade: Jeffrey Allred, Juan Banda, Christopher Barcenas, Journee Boots, Gaige Cady, Kaden Compagnari, Bradley Eure, Brennan Gregory, Talen Henson, Brylie Penney, Kailey Treumer, and Ty Wilkerson.

Seadrift School Final “A” Honor Roll for the Year
First Grade: Quinton Callaway, Zeke Gohlke, Kannon Hunt,
Lane Saylors, Olivia Smith, and Colton Zeine.
Second Grade: Jessah Benitez, Kassy Christy, Finley Dworaczyk, and Jocelyn Vallejo.
Third Grade: Dante Calzada, Angela Nguyen, Dalyssa Rendon, and Bryton Tanton.
Fourth Grade: Huntley Galloway and Zavian Garcia.
Fifth Grade: Kole Goode and Andrea Jaramillo Vazquez.
Sixth Grade: Charlie Ayres, Jennifer Barcenas, Anamika Brown, Paige Davenport, Trace Myers, Isaiah Ochoa, Symone Smith, Felicity Waghorne, and Jaxon Waghorne.
Seventh Grade: Justin Carnes, Phoenix Gordillo, Payten Rivera, and Tyler Saylors.
Eight Grade: Journee Boots, Gaige Cady, Gabriel Cisotto, Kaden Compagnari, Boston Dunn, Bradley Eure, Pryncess Few,
Brennan Gregory, Caleigh Lackey, Anna Nguyen, Ava Salazar, Evelyn Scroggins, Karley Sexton Mohon, and Kiley Sexton Mohon.

Final “A/B” Honor Roll for the Year
First Grade: Adaline Adame, Aaron Claros, Zane Henning, Emily Huerta, Avery Martinez, Nova Moore, Juliette Morales, Leon Odell, Xyler Quintanilla, and Mateo Vallejo.
Second Grade: Xaelyn Banda, Peyton Blevins, Makayla Caldwell, Irma-Janeth Claros, Bentley Duque, Frances Odell, Anna Rankin, Alexandria Sanchez, and Jolee Wooldridge.
Third Grade: Cooper Horadam, Leilani Lopez, Falen Rivera, and Brooklynn Vasquez.
Fourth Grade: Kaniah Coleman, Crystalline Garner, Aaron Hartman, Easton Lancaster, Madison Pina, Nicolas Rendon, Peighton Saylors, Jaxon Treumer, and Rylee Vanwinkle.
Fifth Grade: Naomi Aguilar, Landyn Banda, Thomas Bertrand, Brooklyn Gregory, Davian Martinez, Helios Ochoa,
Lucas Resendezmontalvo, and Braylee Wooldridge.
Sixth Grade: Noah Ayres, Jacob Boots, Osiris Calzada, Baylee Carnes, John Glover,
Ryan Gohlke, Gilliana Gonzalez, Kolt Leiker, Brileigh Phillips, and Alie Villarreal.
Seventh Grade:
Jaidyn Hernandez, Marcos Blanco, Etta Daigle, Isaiah Flint,
Gavin Gonzalez, Isrrael Jaramillo, Emma Quintanilla,
Aiden Robbins, Cristian Ruiz, Peyton Ruiz, Brooklyn Russell, Audrey Scroggins,
Victoria Spencer, and Cami Zissa.
Eighth Grade: Jasenia Adame, Jeffrey Allred, Juan Banda, Christopher Barcenas,
Saige Carter, Preslei Haden,
Talen Henson, Olivia Hunt,
Brylie Penney, Riley Saylors, Kailey Treumer, and
Aiden Valdez.
Port O’Connor School Honor Roll
For the 4th 9 Weeks of the School Year
All A’s Honor Roll
First Grade: Reef Chance, Samary Garcia, Scoute Kalina
Rhys McCauley. Alessia Smith, Sawyer Walker
Second Grade: Brendan Brandt, Avelyn Hay, Mason Keller,
Elizabeth Tolar
All A’s & B’s
First Grade: Emma Brown, Vivian Kipp
Second Grade: Kai Chance, Dilan Tovar
Third Grade: Jacob Stryker, Coraline Ybarra
Fourth Grade: Mia Blanco, Kevin Martinez, Cora Haschke
Fifth Grade: Amara Brown, Brynlen Eure, Liam Hay,
Sofia Herrera, Charlie O’Shields, Torunn Short
Port O’Connor Perfect Attendance
For the 4th 9 Weeks of the School Year
Kindergarten: Skyla Thumann
First Grade: Samary Garcia, Rhys McCauley, Alessia Smith
Third Grade: Addison Mapp. Jacob Stryker
Fourth Grade: Smaantha Garcia
Fifth Grade: Amara Brown
All A’s All Year
Brendan Brandt and Elizabeth Tolar
Perfect Attendance All Year
Samary Garcia

Thurs., July 4 – 9:00 a.m. – POC Library to Beach
Decorate your car, bike, trailer, scooter, golf cart, etc.
and join in to celebrate our Independence Day!

Photo by Kenneth Reese

Water Safari Winners
“Boat 124-LOG JAMMIN”

The 2024 Texas Water Safari first-place winners finished with a time of 42 hours and five minutes. Pictured are from left to right Kyle Mynar, Chris Issendorf, and Steve Lajoie. Missing is Norman Maingay who is the fourth member of their team who had to drop out due to the probability of dehydration and heat exhaustion. He was able to complete the first 200 miles of the race. The total distance of the race from start to finish is 260 miles.

Logan Mynar and Gaston Jones were the team captains. They were responsible for meeting them throughout the race at checkpoints, bridges, and other access points along the Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers to give them food and water. What a job!

Kyle Mynar and Chris Issendorf were the two Texans of the winning team. Steve Lajoie and Norman Maingay were the two French Canadians. For the two Canadians it was their first Texas Water Safari race. They were champion racers in the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing. Kyle Mynar has been racing in the Texas Water Safari for thirty years. Chris Issendorf has been racing for ten years.

The Texas Water Safari is a yearly event that was first held in 1963. It is called the “World’s Toughest Boat Race.” It’s starting point is Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, Texas and the finish line this year was at the Bill Sanders Park on the San Antonio Bay across from Seadrift, Texas. It always begins on the second Saturday of June.
-Tanya DeForest

Samantha Binion’s family at the finish of the race.

Samantha Binion

You could travel the world over, but you might be hard-pressed to find a woman with the caliber of Samantha Binion! Loving her family, she revels in the fact that being part of the Texas Water Safari is a family affair. Since her children are older now Samantha is excited that they can take in more of the canoe competitions that she and her husband Wade participate in. When she finished solo this year with the Water Safari the most prized event for Samantha was that her children could be there at the finish line to fully take in the moment with their proud dad.

Being part of canoe racing and specifically the Water Safari is not new to Samantha. Samantha, a native Texan from Rockdale, Texas, met her future husband Wade in College Station while Samantha went to college at Sam Houston State. Wade’s family loved to compete in canoe racing. His dad, Pete, participated in the Water Safari for thirty years, and his sisters Mollie and Pauline and their children have all participated as well. Samatha not only fell in love with Wade, but she fell in love with canoe racing. For over fifteen years now Samantha has participated in the Water Safari. If she wasn’t racing, she would be serving as a team captain on the sidelines.

Samantha’s first-time race was in 2009 with her future sister-in-law Mollie Binion. They placed 30th in the Water Safari. This year Samantha finished solo and placed 56th. This is her seventh time to finish the race with the Water Safari.

In the picture above is one big happy family. Wade and Samantha are at the finish line with their four children: Brighton (11), Bridger (10), Bodie (8), and Berklee (6).
-Tanya DeForest

Shrimpfest Royalty
Queen Evelyn Scroggins
Jr. Miss Shrimpfest:Payten Rivera
Young Miss Shrimpfest:Fallen Rivera
Little Miss Shrimpfest:Kimberly Tolar
Teeny Miss Shrimpfest: Maizlynn Tijerina
Tiny Mister Shrimpfest:Easton Harris
Baby Mister Shrimpfest: Jaxon Luna

Fishing Tournament:
Ropin’ Tails
Stingray Stompers
Gulf Coast Title Company

Horseshoes:
Kelsey Sparks & Jennifer Dempsey

Cornhole:
Brett & Lauren Phillips

Scavenger Hunt:
Hairell Sisters
Dolls and Balls
Seadrift Gangsta’s

5K Winners:
Homer Morales,
Mia Salazar, Briley Christensen & Kendall Bargas
Randall Goode

Congratulations to Talen Henson, Male Athlete of the Year, (pictured with Coach Adam Sternadel, right, and Coach Robert Anderson, and Female Athletes of the Year, Jacqueline Callaway (left, next to Coach Kelly Lilge and Journee Boots, next to Coach Tanya Cady.