December 2024 – May 2025
Ones to watch
The leaders of tomorrow start here. The Buccaneer Commission is proud to invest in the future of the Coastal Bend Community by supporting our young minds today. We look forward to all they’ll learn, achieve and contribute—and we’re proud to play a small role in that journey.
2025 Leadership Program Scholars
Adam Alvarez
Tuloso Midway High School
Serenity Arredondo
H.M. King High School
Ishani Bhakta
Foy H. Moody High School
Braxley Brezina
Sinton High School
Wendy Cable
London High School
Cara Cerda
Taft High School
Christopher Diaz
Grace Temple Christian Academy
Charles Ellis
Sinton High School
Meredith Gayanilo
Flour Bluff High School
Emery Grigg
Santa Gertrudis Academy
Eduardo Hernandez
Foy H. Moody High School
Vera "Vivi" Hsiang
W.B. Ray High School
Virgina "Jenny" Pickens
Calallen High School
Kristen Rainer
Rockport-Fulton High School
Santiago "David" Sanchez
Gregory-Portland High School
Cole Schulz
Incarnate Word Academy
Quinn Supnet
Gregory-Portland High School
Ronit Verma
Veterans Memorial High School
Antony Wilson
Flour Bluff High School
Karlie Winters
Bishop High School
Sebastian Zepeda
London High School
2024 Leadership Program Scholars
Abigail Elise Aguirre
Moody High School
Sadie Bostwick
Premont Collegiate High School
Jamie Burch
Sinton High School
George Chaney
Alice High School
Colton Converse
Gregory-Portland High School
Jorge Dominguez
Gregory-Portland High School
Ava Flores
Robstown Early College
Michael Flores
Incarnate Word Academy
Dabeluchi Isiofia
Veterans Memorial High School
John Kieschnick
Santa Gertrudis Academy
Noah Martinez
Moody High School
Xander Nguyen
Flour Bluff High School
Izabella Ohler
Sinton High School
Rylee Paine
Sinton High School
Melina Ramirez
AC Jones High School
Bella Rizo
Gregory-Portland High School
Graciela Santellana
Sinton High School
Kensley Shirley
Gregory-Portland High School
Laird Stearns
Tuloso Midway High School
Kyle Xu
Flour Bluff High School
2023 Leadership Program Scholars
Diego Aguillon
Gregory-Portland High School
Adacely Aguirre
Taft High School
Cole Bailey
WB Ray High School
Windsor Bissell
WB Ray High School
Isabella Chimbunde
Incarnate Word Academy
Logan Dewald
Sinton High School
James Eaves
Harold T Branch Academy
Diamond Gomez
Moody High School
Jace Hofstetter
Calallen High School
Blake Koether
Sinton High School
David Matl
Incarnate Word Academy
Lilian McKenna
WB Ray High School
Brooke Moreno
Gregory-Portland High School
Suhawni Narang
WB Ray High School
Sydney Quimby
Carroll High School
Ann Rogers
Homeschool
Marco Ruiz
Alice High School
Isabella Serrao
WB Ray High School
D'Schon Simmons
West Oso High School
Joanna Wang
WB Ray High School
2022 Leadership Program Scholars
Koby Barrera
Flour Bluff High School
Kaylin Berger
School of Science and Technology
Issaiah Enrique Deleon
Sinton High School
Austin Gardner
London High School
Louis Gonzales
Veterans Memorial High School
Michael Hesseltine
Sinton High School
Samantha “Cate” Jones
Veterans Memorial High School
Bella Marez
WB Ray High School
Miranda Martinez
Veterans Memorial High School
Kyla Perry
King High School
Andrea Polanco
Flour Bluff High School
Olivia Rocha
Collegiate High School
Richard Rodriguez
Sinton High School
Jacob Rodriguez
Veterans Memorial High School
Rigoberto Rosales
Robstown High School
Michelle Shin
Veterans Memorial High School
Sashi Sooda
London High School
Landon Southern
Sinton High School
Rhianna Steelhammer
King High School
Diego Trujillo
Veterans Memorial High School
2021 Pirate Queens
Miss Buc Days 2021 Rachel Behnke
Incarnate Word Academy
Sriya Chekuri
Veterans Memorial High School
Amrita Dongre
Veterans Memorial High School
Emily Dryer
Tuloso Midway High School
Jesse Garibay
Tuloso Midway High School
Lauren Guerra
Flour Bluff High School
Allyson Hein
Veterans Memorial High School
Lucy Kainer
Incarnate Word Academy
Hannah Morris
Calallen High School
Joanne Robledo
Tuloso Midway High School
Lorena San Pedro
Tuloso Midway High School
Grace Shubert
Goliad High School
2021 Cowboy Kings
Buc Days King 2021 Issac Garza
Veterans Memorial High School
Henry Crawley
Foy Moody High School
Coltrin Dennis
W.B. Ray High School
Adam Garcia
Harold T. Branch High School
Bryan Hernandez
H. M. King High School, Kingsville
Christian Noyola
Veterans Memorial High School
Joseph Rosas
Mary Carroll High School
Kody Torres
St. John Paul II High School
2020 Pirate Queens
Miss Buc Days 2020 Cierra Garcia
Veterans Memorial High School
Alison Duncan
Incarnate Word Academy
Alyssa Friudenberg
London High School
Xitlali Gallegos
W. B. Ray High School
Elizabeth Kemp
Flour Bluff High School
Lauren Lindemann
Flour Bluff High School
Holley Nelson
Woodsboro High School
Kristan Rodriguez
Taft High School
Caitlin Sannes
Calallen High School
Mallory Wilcox
Tuloso Midway High School
2020 Cowboy Kings
Buc Days King 2020 Anthony Matl
Incarnate Word Academy
Nic Balboa
Veterans Memorial High School
Holden Biediger
Gregory-Portland High School
Matthew Cantu
Moody High School
Jeremy DeGaish
Incarnate Word Academy
Gabe Garcia
H. M. King High School, Kingsville
Lukas Graf
Incarnate Word Academy
Connor Hein
Incarnate Word Academy
Chence Hull
Tuloso Midway High School
Nico Trujillo
Veterans Memorial High School
2019 Pirate Queens
Miss Buc Days 2019 Jessica Pena
Santa Gertrudis, Kingsville
Chelsea Blair
Veterans Memorial High School Hampton, Brown & Associates, P.C.
Daya Butler
W.B Ray High School Merrill Lynch – Jay Wise
Abby Comstock
Tuloso-Midway High School Port Enterprises
MacKenzie Eden
Calallen High School K3 Cattle and Game Ranch, LP
Jenasys Gomez
Tuloso-Midway High School
Ariana Jimenez
HM King High School Lowe’s Home Improvement
Victoria Moreno
W.B. Ray High School Eagle Foundation Repair
Katie Nguyen
Collegiate High School Coastal Community and Teachers Credit Union
Kat Ramos
Moody High School
2019 Cowboy Kings
Buc Days King 2019 RJ Loa II
Calallen High School Turfco Grass Farms
Jeremiah Baldwin
Flour Bluff High School Fastax Refund Services
Brenden Garcia
Carroll High School Kennedy Dental Care
Nick Hein
Incarnate Word Academy
Tom Ledesma
Aransas Pass High School Aransas Pass Police Dept
Carroll High School Bonilla & Chapa PC
Tuloso-Midway High School
Bryan Ramirez
West Oso High School State Rep Abel Herrero / Fish for Life
Daniel Rock
IncarnateWord Academy South Texas All-Star Basketball
John Henry Stearns
Tuloso-Midway High School Stearns Wealth Management
Jason Tang
Sinton High School Joseph Puente, MP & Family
2018 Pirate Queens
Marissa Corona
Veterans Memorial High School Del Air Company, Inc.
Allison Dibble
Veterans Memorial High School Navy Army Community Credit Union
Ashley Elliott
Incarnate Word Academy RJ Alfaro State Farm Agency
Angel Garcia
Moody High School Dawson Recycling & Disposal, Inc. / Lace & Daisy Floral & Bridal
Bella Gutierrez
Collegiate High School Ezekiel Diamond Co.
Julia Hanna
Port Aransas High Academy Equipment Depot
Hailey Matta
Calallen High School SL&C Southern Landscapes
Shelby Rivera
Moody High School Lexitas
Jordan Salinas
Sinton High School Rock’s Vitamins Discounts -n- More
Jennifer Truong
Veterans Memorial High School Del Mar College Speech and Drama Dept
2018 Cowboy Kings
Kenny Carel, III
John Paul II High School Kenneth Gonzales, D.D.S, P.L.L.C.
Patrick Haney
Veterans Memorial High School
Dylan Hofstetter
Calallen High School State Representative Abel Herrero
Andrew Leeton
Veterans Memorial High School Apollo Towing Services
Patrick Medina
Carroll High School Corpus Christi Events Center
Antonie Narcise
Veterans Memorial High School Mathnasium of Corpus Christi
Fabian Navarro
H.M. King High School M&S Construction
Roland Putzel
Mary Carroll High School Riverside Pavers
Max Valadez
Calallen High School Boots N Britches Western Wear
Nathan Zabel
Ingleside High School
2017 Pirate Queens
Meagan Harrington
Richard King High School Bay Ltd., A Berry Company
Maddie Hernandez
Harold T. Branch Academy SweetPea Photography
Roslyn Holland
A.C. Jones High School Aztech Chevrolet
Kennedy Quintanilla
W.B. Ray High School SQH Sports & Entertainment
Tara Remmich
Richard King High School Port of Corpus Christi
Catherine Schultz
Incarnate Word Academy Taylor Center Deli, Inc.
Mallory Smith
Henrietta M. King High School Dr. Drakes Sleep Solutions
Sheridan Steen
Incarnate Word Academy Allison Flooring America
Vaunne Telan
Richard King High School ProFire Protection, Inc.
Aleena Villareal
Mary Carroll High School HomeSource Mortgage
2017 Cowboy Kings
Peyton Baros
Tuloso-Midway High School Barkaritaville Pet Resort
Michael Gutierrez
Harold T. Branch Academy Coastal Tool & Supply
Rush Hoelscher
Tuloso-Midway High School Hoelscher Photography
Carlos Machado
Mary Carroll High School AGCM, Inc.
Jordan Moeller
W.B. Ray High School B.E. Beecroft Co., Inc.
Aaron Rodriguez
Richard King High School Carlisle Insurance
Joe Rosas
Mary Carroll High School Kennedy Wire, Rope & Sling Co., Inc.
Matthew Rodriguez
Tuloso-Midway High School KM Premier Real Estate
Carlos Vela
Ingleside High School ProFire Protection, Inc.
Noah Villarreal
Odem High School
