Category: School News

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine High School’s One Act Play cast and crew continue to pass The Test with flying colors, advancing to the Area round for the first time since 2017 after yet another standout performance at the Bi-District contest on March 24 in Navarro.
After a nine year absence, the troupe will take the stage once again in New Braunfels on April 7 where their emotionally driven and technically polished production has already captured the attention of judges throughout the postseason.
Devine hits the stage at 12:00pm as the second of six productions to hit the stage that day. The first play begins at 11:00am.
At its core, The Test tells the story of Alan, portrayed by senior Maverick Beaty, a high school student navigating the overwhelming pressure of an important exam. What begins as a familiar classroom setting quickly transforms into a deeper exploration of anxiety, as the audience is drawn into the inner workings of Alan’s mind.
As distractions mount and self-doubt intensifies, the performance builds into a powerful portrayal of the mental strain many students quietly endure. Maverick’s compelling performance earned him Best Performer honors in three straight competitions, showcasing an impressive emotional range that anchors the entire production.
Opposite him is his younger real-life brother, freshman Nolan Beaty, who delivers a measured and effective performance as Mr. Williams, the calm, by-the-book teacher whose steady demeanor contrasts sharply with Alan’s internal turmoil.
His role highlights the often unseen divide between what educators observe and what students may be experiencing beneath the surface, a performance that garnered All-Star Cast recognition after his last two performances.
Adding another critical layer is freshman Dakota Nighswander as The Voice, whose presence brings Alan’s spiraling thoughts to life. Her second-straight Honorable Mention All-Star Cast performance amplifies the tension on stage, transforming internal conflict into something tangible and deeply engaging for the audience.
The strength of the production extends well beyond its principal roles. The ensemble cast including the chorus (Gwyn DeLeon, Miranda Guerrero, Emma Martinez) and fellow students (Payton Hester, Jacelyn Delaney, Nathan Sanchez, Manuel Leal, Isabella Duron) works seamlessly to create both the realistic classroom environment and the chaotic mental landscape unfolding within Alan’s mind.
Their ability to shift between these two worlds adds depth and complexity, enhancing the relatability and emotional impact that resonates so strongly with judges.
Behind the scenes, the production’s success is equally dependent on a dedicated and detail-oriented crew. Sophomore Kayla Dzierzanowski was recognized with the All-Star Technician Award, leading a talented group responsible for everything from sound and lighting cues to makeup and wardrobe.
Their precision and adaptability have been essential as the team advances through different venues in competition, ensuring each performance runs smoothly despite the technical demands of the show.
With its relatable theme, layered storytelling, and strong execution both on-stage and behind the scenes, The Test continues to stand out as a powerful and timely production. As Devine prepares for its next performance at Area, the cast and crew have already proven they have what it takes to succeed and with that comes at least one more opportunity to bring their story to life.
Congratulations to Director Jose Guardiola and the remaining cast and crew of Melenie Cardenas, Griffin Blouin, Angelica Castillo, Zack Martinez, Natalie Gutierrez, Briana Balderrama, Jessica Ballesteros, Deidre Bishop, Kassandra Fajardo, Taylor Garcia, VeraLee Martinez on advancing to Area!  Best of luck!

1st Grade All A’s
ALVARADO, JAMISON
BEADLE, ZACHARY
BENDELE, CONNOR
CHAVEZ, REDDALEIGH
MARTINEZ, LINCOLN
MCCULLOCH, LYNDIE
NAEGELIN, CLINT
OCHOA-POMPA, ROCKET
ROBERTS, HUDSON
ROTRAMEL, CHARLOTTE
SOSTARICH, ROWAN K
VALDEZ, EMERY R
WILKINS, LIAM D
WILSON, QUINN

2nd Grade All A’s
ALCANTAR ARIELLE
BOEHME BRAYDEN
BRAGG LAKOTA
BRUMAGE JAYCIE
CAMPSEY CALEB
CAPPS AUDREY
COCHRAN TEGAN
DUENEZ AMADEUS
ENRIQUEZ EVELYN
FAULKNER HAYDEN
GONZALEZ JAMESYN
GORDON AVERY
HARRELSON JOCELYN
LUNA AMILIYANNA
MELVIN MERRICK
MENDEZ JAKE
MILLER DEAN
MOLINA JAX
MORALES EMMETT
MUNOZ FERMIN
MUNOZ LIAM
RICHARDS LANEY
ROJAS PEREZ JESSICA
ROSALES DAMARYZ
SAMUDIO AMIAS
SANCHEZ HAZEL
SEAY ELIZABETH
SOLLOCK GRAYSON
STRICKER CHLOE
TEETSEL CARA
THOMPSON ALEXIS
TURNER NOLAN
VELASQUEZ RYLEE

3rd Grade All A’s
Caddell, Kaelyn
Carroll, Case
Cahion, Van
Duenas, Deonni
Duran, Elijah
Fitch, Luke
Garcia, Axl
Harrold, Levi
House, Katarina
Kelley, Nicholas
Markwordt, Annistyn
Marshall, Colt
Martinez, Ainsley
Martinez, Jack
Mendez, Jarek
Perez, Alex
Ruiz, Circa Celeste
Smith, Kenzie
Smith, Richard

3rd Grade A/B
Aguirre Chavez, Baby
Andrade, Lilliana
Avalos, Icarus
Ayala, Johnny
Bragg, Karsyn
Caballero,Maggie
Calame, Waco
Cantu, Kennedy
Cashion, Tristian
Castro Rivas, Clarissa
Craig, Theodore
Duhaney, Reina
Gierisch, Emma
Gonzales, Marisol
Goodnight, Wyatt
Hoog, Lane
Jaworowski, Rainey
Jones, Lane
Macias, Zoie
Medina, Jolene
Munoz Montes, Elizabeth
Overstreet, Bryson
Ramon, Tristan
Rios, Ava
Savage-Alvarez, Paisley
Schueling, Grayson
Steffer, Logan
Walters, Bridger

4th Grade All A’s
Atkinson, Elaine
Breakfield, Jameson
Dzierzanowski, Ryder
Eichman, Parker
Foss, Arthur
Garcia, Mateo
Guajardo, Kevin
Heredia, Aliannah
Lopez, Jonah
Mendez, Zeik
Moore, Keegan
Morales, Elijah
Norvell, Michael
Perez, Ulises
Richardson, Colby
Roberts, Cade
Schroeder, Maggie
Silva, Liv
Steinbrunner, Elise
Weber,Gunnar

4th Grade A/B
Baxter, David
Escalera, Nathaniel
Gonzales, Sophia
Guerra, Ava
Haass, Elaine
Head, Skyler
Hernandez, Aaliyah
Humphries, Brooklynn
Johnson, Paxton
Kayl, Amelia
Keller, Melissa
Lopez, Elvia
Luevano, Oliver
Moreno, Oscar
Nay, Lillian
Perez, Jett
Ramon, Rocco
Ramos, Yony
Rangel, Weston
Rutkowski, Delilah
Saldana, Jameson
Schott, Jaxson
Stricker, Alexandra

5th Grade All A’s
Henderson, Grayson
Jimenez, Noah
Ramon, Luke

5th Grade A/B
Alexander, Elena
Bazan, Bush
Bendele, Kinsey
Breaux, Emily
Cashion, Reese
Chavera, Elizabeth
Eads, Esme
Freeman, Jaxon
Hernandez, Marinna
Lafond, Richard
Lewis, Ellie
Lopez, Helena
Rendon, Anaiah
Ricord, Hans Eric
Valenzuela, Lillian

6th Grade All A’s
HUNTER ALSTON
GRAYSON GULLEY
ANTHONY MALDONADO
ARACELI NAVARRO
HARPER SCHULEING

6th Grade A/B
ADACELI ARRENDONDO
ANGEL AYALA
ROBERT CAISEDO
RUBY CARGAL
EMMALEE ESPINOZA
HUNTER FAULKNER
BLAKELEE GARCIA
ADDISON GARDNER
COOPER GOMEZ
RUSH HAASS
COURTLYN LEVERICH
IRIEE MELENDEZ
MELANIE MENDOZA
LOGAN MITHCELL
EMMALIE MOLINA
GUAGE PARTIN
JOE RAMON
AUBREY RINCON
EMMA ROBERSON
MACKENZIE STANICH
HOLDEN WILLIAMSON

7th Grade All A’s
KYLEIGH FREEMAN
JESSICA JOHNSON
BENTLEY MARTINEZ
ALLIANA PEREZ
KYLLE PINEDA JOHNSON
MONSERRAT RODRIGUEZ
ELIZA TAPIA

7th Grade A/B
JEREMY ALEGRIA
SAMANTHA ALVARADO
ABBYGAIL ANDERSON
BAYLEE BOEHME
JASE CABRERA
ARIELA CAISEDO
JOHN CANTU
TENLEY CARROLL
KELVEY CORTEZ
CHARLES DOMINGUEZ
JONAH EDWARDS
ALLISON FLORES
EVERETT GOODNIGHT
EASTON HENNESSEY
HUNTER HENNESSEY
LUKE JONES
FATIMA JUAREZ
NATHAN LUCIO
KYNZEE MANN
MACI MARTINEZ
EVELYN MCELWEE
ANAHI NAVARRO
TAYLOR NEWMAN
JASMIN PADILLA
JESUS PEREZ
MAKAYLA PRADO
JACKSON REDDING
NICHOLAS RICHARDSON
TEAGAN RUTLEDGE
MACKENZIE RYAN
SAMUEL SAMARRIPA
JOHN STEFFENS
LACEY STEUBING
COOPER STRICKER
MAKENZIE STRICKER
KHLOE WILSON
KOLTON WISENBAKER

8th Grade All A’s
SEBASTIAN BALDERAS
ALLISON BALENCIA
HAILEY BENDELE
REBEKAH BOEHME
SEAN MILLS
ADRIAN MORALES
LIBERTY RITCHEY
JULIANA RIVAS
TY STEHLE
JOCELYN VELASQUEZ
ALESSANDRA ZAMORA

8th Grade A/B
BRYLEE ADRIANO
BRADY ALANIS
JALEN ALEGRIA
PRESLEY BLANTON
AARON CAISEDO
JADELYN CARGAL
EMILY CASHION
VALERIA CASTRO RIVAS
JACKLYNN CLARK
MADISON CROSS
AYDEN DOMINGUEZ
ANNIE DUGOSH
EMMA GARDNER
STEVEN GEORGE
TATUM HEBERT
ELENA HOUSE
HUNTER KRUGER
COLTYN LAFOND
COLE MAXWELL
KAMDEN PAIGE
GABRIELLE PARAMO
NOAH RIOU
LILLIANA RODRIGUEZ
MASON SCHENK
ARIA STEINBRUNNER
BEANA STEINBRUNNER
SEAN THOMPSON
MADELINE TORRES
ANDREA VARGAS PERDOMO
ITZAYANA ZAMARRIPA

9th Grade All A’s
BEATY, NOLAN
BEDFORD, KALLISON
CABALLERO, STEVEN
CAMACHO, KEEMAN
CARROLL, HALI
CASAS, ISRAEL
COLEMAN, QUINN
ESPARZA, KASH
FREEBURN, PREZLEY
GERES, MALLORY
GULLEY, CLARA
GUTIERREZ, NATALIE
KLEIN, KAYTIE
MARTNEZ, EMMA
MCIVER, EMMA
NIGHSWANDER, CAMERON
NIGHSWANDER, DAKOTA
OUTLAW, AMY
RENDON-ZAPATA, MARYROSE
ROBERSON, CADEN
SCHUELING, REESE
SORRELL, MYLA
WEYEL, RUBIE

9th Grade A/B
BEAVER, JORDAN
BLOUN, GIFFIN
BRUMAGE, JILLIAN
CONTRERAS, MOSES
GUILLEN, JULIAN
MANN, KARSYN
MCELVEE, MAYA
STANICH, AIDEN
TALAMANTEZ, DRESDEN

10th Grade All A’s
CABALLERO, EMMA
DUBOSE, ADDISON
FAJARDO, KASSANDRA
GONZALES, EMMA
GONZALES, JORDAN
GONZALEZ, JACQUELINE
HESTER, MADALYN
HESTER, PAYTON
HINNANT, DYLAN
MILLS, ASHER
RAMIREZ, VICENTE
RAY, KENZIE
WHEELER, DUKE

10th Grade A/B
AGUIRRE, VIOLET
COLBURN, TODD
DELEON, KARSYN
DEL RIO, KALEB
GOMEZ , JOVIANNE
GRANADOS, LEYLANY
MANN, BRAYDEN
MOSS, WILLIAM
NAVARRO, REESE
ORTIZ, ZACHARY
PALMER, NORA
PARKER, KOLTER
RODRIGUEZ, JAIME
WILCOX, FAITH

11th Grade All A’s
ALANIZ, TRACY
ALEGRIA, JACE
APPLING, PAYTON
ATTEBERRY, KARLEE
BALDERRAMA, BRIANA
BARRON, PAIGE
BREAUX, JOSHUA
CARDENAS, MELENE
COJOCARU, BROOKE
DUBOSE, KYRIE
DZIERZANOWSKI, VIOLA
ESPINOSA, ELIZABETH
GRISSOM, MATHEW
MARTN, HAYDEN
MARTINEZ, LARRY
MENDOZA, ESTEBAN
MOLINA, ALEXANDER
PEREZ, JACOB
RANGEL, AVA
RENDON, LUIS
RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL
RUMFIELD, JACK
SANCHEZ, ESAI
SCHNEIDER, CALLEIGH
SIERRA, CAMILA
SORRELL, MCKALEE
SUHR, CAROLINE
TRAYLOR, TUCKER
VARGAS-PERODOMO, OSCAR
WELLS, RYLIE

11th Grade A/B
CANTU, JONATHAN
DE LEON, SERGIO
DUBOSE, BROOKE
GOETZ, CHLOE
GUERRA, ZACHARY
MCKEE, JACOB
MONREAL, KYLIE
MORALEZ, JAYME
OTTINGER, ARIEL
RAMIREZ, ALEJANDRO
RODRIGUEZ, JADEN
SANCHEZ, ESAI
SCHNEIDER, CALLEIGH
SCHOTT, KENZIE
SCOTT, CAYDEN
SOSA, MARISSA
TALAMANTES, CARLOS
VELASQUEZ, URIAH
ZAVALA-LOPEZ, JAIR

12th Grade All A’s
BEATY, MAVERICK
BEAVER, MASON
BUVINGHAUSEN, THOMAS
CARDENAS, JEREMIAH
CARR, AIMEE
CARROLL, CAMI
CRUZ, KYNEDE
DAVIS, JOHNNY
DELANEY, JACELYN
DELEON, GWYN
FLORES, ISABELLA
GARAY, AARON
GARCIA, DARILYNN
GARCIA, TAYLOR
GONZALES, KIMBALL
GRIFFITH, TARYN
GRIFFITH, TREYCER
GRUBB, MACIE
GUERRA, KAYLEE
GUERRERO, MIRANDA
HERNANDEZ, JAYLYNN
HERRERA, ROBERT
HICKS-HERNANDEZ, LUCAS
HINNANT, TYLER
HISER, ERIS
HOOVER, JAIDE
KIRKER, NATHAN
KROPP, JAMES
LAFOND, TRYSTAN
LAWLESS, LILYANN
LOEFFLER, BRADY
MANN, CADEN
MAREK, KENADI
MARTINEZ, EDUARDO
MARTINEZ, MANDIE
MASON, ANGEL MARIE
MATAMOROS, GERARDO
MENDOZA-JIMENEZ, ANA
MOLINA, VALERIE
ORTIZ, QUAY
PARSON, BRIAR
RAY, KARSON
SHULER, CYDNEY
STENBRUNNER, JEREMY
VILLASENOR, GERARDO
WHEELER, BO
ZAMORA, ALEXIS

12th Grade A/B
APPLEWHITE, PAYTON
ARMSTRONG, MAZZY
BEAVER, RAYSEAN
BROWN, KARTER
BROWN, KELLIE
CORDOVA, KAITLYN
DAVIS, TANNER
FRAZIER, DERYCK
FUENTES, PRISCILLA
GARCIA, IZABEL
HAGDORN, JACKSON
HERNANDEZ, MIGUEL
HERRERA, TAYLIN
KAYL, ABRIELLA
MARTINEZ, ZACK
TOVAR, MIRACLE
TRAYLOR, DEREK
UNGER, ELIJAH
VICENTE, RYAN

Karter Brown and Alexis Zamora were chosen as Students of the Month and honored during the March meeting of the Devine Lions Club. Pictured with the students are DHS Principal Michael Gomez and Lions Club President Lewis Stroud and .

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine High School will compete in the district one act play contest at Somerset High School on Tuesday, March 3rd. Under the direction of Mr. Jose Guardiola, the performance is scheduled at 3:00 PM, though the time may shift depending on the timing of earlier plays.
“We invite everyone to join us for this exciting event and show their support as our students take the stage with the opportunity to advance to Area,” stated Mr. Guardiola, encouraging the community of Devine to show up to support the wonderful actors, actresses, and stage crew in his ensemble.
Preparing for Contest
Reflecting on the cast’s preparation, Director Mr. Jose Guardiola shared his admiration for the group’s dedication and teamwork:
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