The Burnet Chamber of Commerce and Burnet Consolidated Independent School District welcomed families, community members, school staff and local leaders to the annual Breakfast of Champions on Tuesday morning, May 6, at the Burnet Community Center. Beginning at 7:45 a.m., the event celebrated Burnet High School students who achieved one of the district’s highest academic honors by maintaining an “A” average in all courses, every six weeks, throughout the entire 2025–2026 school year. Breakfast for attendees was prepared by Camp Longhorn.
After attendees filled their breakfast plates and settled into their seats, Burnet Chamber of Commerce President Max Cardenas welcomed the crowd. Burnet High School Principal Casey Burkhart then opened the ceremony From Page 1 with words of encouragement before certificates were presented to the honorees.
Burkhart encouraged students to continue striving for excellence beyond high school, speaking about the relationship between choices and outcomes.
“You all learned in physics class at some point Newton’s Third Law of Motion, that every action has an equal and opposite reaction,” Burkhart said. “I want to encourage you to think about that as far as input and output. In everything that we do, there’s inputs, there’s a choice, and then from that choice, there’s an output.”
He noted that each student being recognized had made intentional choices and sacrifices to reach the milestone.
“Every student being recognized here today has earned an A average in all eight of their classes for every single six weeks,” Burkhart said. “Even an 88 or 89 would keep them off this list.”
Burkhart reminded students that success is built through consistent effort, discipline, and positive choices, encouraging them to carry those habits into the future.
Among the freshmen earning the distinction were Morgan Clarke, Hudson Crawford, Gatlin Gilmore, Audrey Kemp, Brekyn Langley, Rowyn Mulhollan, Jose Padron, Addison Pechonis, Marisa Porter, Mariaeliza Suarez- Hernandez, and Fabian Vasquez Silvestre.
Sophomore students included Davis Boorman, Sofia Cardenas, Lylah Jo Elert, Ava Freitag, Marigny Griffin, Emma Howell, and Bella Lindsay.
Members of the junior class honored during the breakfast included Benjamin Aguillon, Ava Alexander, Hays Bennett, Aubrey Dean, Lilu Evans, Aidan Hausman, Brianne Hudgins, Carter Maxwell, and Micha Schlosser.
Seniors celebrated for the achievement included Peyton Allen, Braven Briant, Cinch Calvert, Emilia Campominosi, Arely Casas Hernandez, Grace Cullison, Journey Denton, Lyle Elliott, Blake Feldt, America Guillen, Samuel Howell, Callie Juergens, Josephine McDavid, Wrigley Mulhollan, Cason O’Hair, Taylor Petty, Ellen Reid, Elijah Robinson, Payton Smith, Caera Stees-O’Loughlin, James Whigham, and Phoenix Zimmerman.
Closing his remarks, Burkhart praised the students for representing the very best of Burnet High School and the Burnet community.
“Students, for our community and for Burnet High School, you are truly the best of the best in your academics and that is impressive,” Burkhart said. “I want you to be proud of that, I want you to be humble for that, and I want you to take that from our community to your next place, or back here, and apply that input in a positive way to do great things in your future communities.”
