Pre-K: Bobbie Smith
First Grade: Samary Garcia. Scoute Kalina. Rhys McCauley
Second Grade: Elizabeth Tolar
Third Grade: Ava Adams. Jacob Stryker
Fourth Grade: Cora Haschke
Fifth Grade: Amara Brown. Grant Gregory. Charlie O’Shields, Torunn Short

ALL A’S HONOR ROLL

Second Grade; Brendan Brandt.Elizabeth Tolar
Fourth Grade: Mia Blanco

A/B HONOR ROLL

First Grade: Scoute Kalina, Vivian Kipp, Rhys McCauley,
Alessia Smith, Sawyer Walker
Second Grade: Kai Chance, Avelyn Hay
Third Grade: Jacob Stryker
Fouth Grade: Kevin Gutierrez Martinez
Fifth Grade: Amara Brown, Brynlen Eure. Sofia Guerra Herrera.
Abigail Gutierrez, Liam Hay, Charlie O’Shields

A HONOR ROLL

First Grade: Quinton Callaway, Ezekiel Gohlke,
Kannon Hunt, Leon Odell, Xyler Quintanilla, Lane Saylors, Olivia Smith and Colton Zeine.
Second Grade: Kassy Christy, Landon Luna and Jocelyn Vallejo.
Third Grade: Angela Nguyen.
Fourth Grade: Huntley Galloway.
Fifth Grade: Kole Goode and Andrea Jaramillo Vazquez.
Sixth Grade: Anamika Brown, Paige Davenport, Trace Myers and Isaiah Ochoa.
Seventh Grade: Phoenix Gordillo, Payten Rivera,Tyler Saylors, Victoria Spencer
and Brandi Vincent.
Eight Grade: Gabriel Briscoe, Boston Dunn,
Pryncess Few, Caleigh Lackey, Anna Nguyen, Ava Salazar, Evelyn Scroggins, Karley Sexton Mohon
and Kiley Sexton Mohon.

A/B HONOR ROLL

First Grade: Adaline Adame, Zane Henning, Emily Huerta,
Nova Moore, Juliette Morales and Mateo Vallejo.
Second Grade: Xaelyn Banda, Jessah Benitez,Peyton Blevins, Makayla Caldwell, Murdoc Calzada,
Irma-Janeth Claros, Bentley Duque, Finley Dworaczyk, Frances Odell, Anna Rankin, Alexandria Sanchez,
Elijah Velazquez and Jolee Wooldridge.
Third Grade: Falen Rivera, Bryton Tanton and Brooklynn Vasquez.
Fourth Grade: Kaniah Coleman, Zavien Garcia,
Crystalline Garner, Madison Pina, Peighton Saylors
and Jaxon Treumer.
Fifth Grade: Thomas Bertrand, Christian Hutton,
Davian Martinez, Helios Ochoa, Lucas Resendezmontalvo and Braylee Wooldridge.
Sixth Grade: Charlie Ayres, Noah Ayres, Jennifer Barcenas, Jacob Boots, Baylee Carnes, John Glover, Ryan Gohlke,
Gilliana Gonzalez, Kolt Leiker, Brileigh Phillips, Kylee Roman, Symone Smith, Alie Villarreal,
Felicity Waghorne and Jaxon Waghorne.
Seventh Grade: Marcos Blanco, Etta Daigle, Isaiah Flint,
Isrrael Jaramillo, Emma Quintanilla, Aiden Robbins, Cristian Ruiz, Peyton Ruiz, Brooklyn Russell,
Audrey Scroggins and Cami Zissa.
Eighth Grade: Jasenia Adame, Jeffrey Allred, Christopher Barcenas, Journee Boots,
Gaige Cady, Saige Carter, Kaden Compagnari, Bradley Eure, Brennan Gregory, Preslei Haden, Talen Henson,
Olivia Hunt, Brylie Penney, and Kailey Treumer.

Kids at Christmas
Seadrift’s First Assembly of God Church
December 17th was a special day for Seadrift’s Assembly of God Church. It has been an annual event for at least 25 years for the church to have a children’s Christmas program. Of course, there is nothing like hearing kids sing at Christmas time and everyone in the audience was impressed with all that the kids had to present. Their songs were as follows: Go Tell it on the Mountain, Wonderful Counselor, Mary had a Baby, Jesus O What a Wonderful Child, and O Little Town of Bethlehem. The children had been working on the program since August. Directors were Megan Smith, Daylyn Hunt, and Tara Beck.

A Singing Celebration – Dwayne Williams
In December the Seadrift Community Church had a special guest performer at their December 9th and 10th services. Dwayne Williams is a Dove Award winner and a friend of the pastors Mart and Mary Ann Maxwell. Dwayne is from Nacogdoches, Texas and has been in ministry for twenty years. He travels all over the U.S. and has been in Europe as well. In February he will be performing at the Cowboy’s Ministers Network Conference in San Antonio. You can read more about Dwayne on YouTube and follow him on Facebook at Dwayne Williams Ministries. -Tanya DeForest

A Blue Santa – Celebrating the Seadrift Community
It was the Saturday before Christmas and all through the Seadrift Civic Center were games, photo booths, gifts, food, and bicycles…and don’t forget the Blue Santa! The wonder in the children’s eyes was a sight to behold! Young and old enjoyed the event and left excited to have been there. Two months of preparation for this party by Seadrift’s police department will pay great dividends in building relationships with the community.

The food was donated by the La Terraza restaurant and Domino’s Pizza in Port Lavaca. Bicycles were donated by Bubba’s Seafood Restaurant and a private donor. A large portion of the gifts were donated by Angel Lucy’s Funeral Home. Balloons & Co. made some beautiful displays for the event. Thank you, Angelica Garza! Members of the community chipped in as well.

There was a host of volunteers to help with the event: Maria Cavazos, Cali Gonzales, Jayda Nguyen, Stacy Kirkham, Joe Cherbuy, Zae Graves, Nereida Torres, Heather Burkett, Lisa Cambell, Mona Servantes, Annette Delgado, Madysin Delgado, Mari Torres, and Deede McGhee.

-Tanya DeForest

Only Joy!
Christmas at Fisherman’s Chapel
We are happy to report that the Grinch did not steal any Christmas joy at the Fisherman’s Chapel Christmas party in Port O’Connor! It was a fun and festive time for many as there was plenty of good food, great fellowship, and lots of merrymaking! After gifts were opened the Christmas story was read by Pastor Erny McDonough from the Book of Luke in the Bible. There it reads that the angel gave the news to the shepherds that “A Savior is born to you today in the city of David, who is Messiah the Lord.”
-Tanya DeForest

Dec. 25, 2023, Seadrift, TX

Dear Dolphin Talk,

Christmas is here again. I just had a birthday on Nov. 29; I have lived to see 95 Christmases. I went to visit my family at the cemetery. That is where nearly all of my family is. I grew up with 6 brothers. Only my baby brother and me are left. I was surprised to see a new headstone there. It was the stone of “Sugarfoot”, one of my brothers.

When we were young, we went to the store and bought penny bubble gum to chew. The sweet wore out and Mama kept a crock of sugar on a shelf in a cabinet on the wall. Sugarfoot climbed up to get some sugar to roll his gum in and our Dad said, “Sugarfoot, get down from there before you fall.”

He said, “I ain’t no g______ sugarfoot.” Where did he hear that word?

I remember this just like it was yesterday and it was many years ago.

P.S. “Sugarfoot” was on his stone.

Older sister, Dorothy Geraldine Wilson

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