- April 14, 2026
Ryan Burley and Irma Quijada as Mr and Miss Seabreeze. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Ella Farmer sings “Still Into You”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Wyatt Moore sings his orginial song “Yahweh”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Ethan Cretens performs “Praise”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Christian Simmons raps to “Headlines”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Dei Collins plays piano and sings “Dreams”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Betsy Reece performs a colorguard routine to “I'm Still Standing”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Jacob Jennings sings “Your Man”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Tabitha Hick sings “Firm Foundation”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
The contestants for Mr. and Miss Seabreeze 2026-2027. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Ryan Burley and Irma Quijada hug as Mr. and Miss Seabreeze. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Ryan Burley with last year's Mr. Seabreeze, Chris Ward. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Irma Quijada with last year's Miss Seabreeze, Caley Linzmayer. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Mr. and Miss Seabreeze contestants are asked questions. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Ryan Burley performs his original song, “One as One Hundred”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Irma Quijada performs her own original poem. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Shayden Helsten sings “You Make Me Feel So Young”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Chad Booth plays the clarinet to “Reed Between the Lines”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Samantha Monahan sings “The Power of Love”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Ella Farmer sings “Still Into You”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Gavin Terry sings “Grow As We Go”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Aiyanna White sings “A Thousand Years”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Maya Sanford performs a Polynesian/Tahitian dance. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Lillian Hetherly plays the electric guitar and sings “Edge of Seventeen”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Megan Parsons sings “What About Us”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Parker Story performed a monologue “I Hate Hamlet”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Bree Johnson sings “All I Ask”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Charlotte Tews sings her original song “All the things”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Datona Cole sings “Rainbow Connection”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Sydney Williams sings “Think of me”. Photo by Sydney Tevin
Students packed the house for the annual Mr. and Miss Seabreeze competition on Wednesday, April 8, cheering as juniors Ryan Burley and Irma Quijada were named this year’s winners on April 8.
This year's competition featured 24 students competing to claim the title of Mr. and Miss Seabreeze 2026-2027, the most contestants in recent history.
The longstanding tradition has been led for years by director Jeanette Obers, with Christina Bridgeman serving as co-director. Bridgeman’s connection to the program runs deep. She first experienced it as a student at Seabreeze, when she competed in Mr. and Miss Seabreeze herself.
“Ever since then, I’ve been going back to help make the program sparkle and shine,” Bridgeman said.
She later joined the school’s staff as a special education teacher, allowing her to remain involved in the competition she has long championed.
Burley, a musician who has been playing instruments since middle school, earned the title of Mr. Seabreeze with his performance of an original song, titled “One as One Hundred." His performance was accompanied by videos of himself playing multiple instruments and singing backing vocals. Burley, who has played the drum set for 15 years, said he had dreamed of competing since his freshman year, inspired in part by Bridgeman.
The moment of winning was especially emotional for Burley, as his best friend, Chris Ward, a past winner of the competition, placed the crown and sash on him.
“I never would have really had so much drive and passion to do it if it wasn't for Chris Ward,” Burley said. “He's been very instrumental in helping me be who I am during high school, and really finding my groove with myself as well as everybody else.”
Burley said he looks forward to his new responsibilities as Mr. Seabreeze, which include speaking at senior awards and the possibility of visiting local schools to promote Seabreeze High School.
Quijada earned the title of Miss Seabreeze through a poetry performance. She started writing poetry in the eighth grade and has continued to develop the art ever since.
Her poem carried a message about how she felt that growing up is a crazy concept. Quijada said that she perceived growing up in many different ways and wanted to convey that it's okay to grow up and people should enjoy it instead of being scared — it's inevitable, she said.
She also spoke highly of Burley.
“There couldn’t have been a better person to win with,” Quijada said. “Ryan Burley is just such a lively, sweet, kind, talented person, and I think he is a good representation of our school.”
Quijada said she hopes to use her title to inspire her fellow students, focusing on bringing confidence, compassion and kindness to the Seabreeze community.
In addition to the top titles, the Mr. and Miss Congeniality awards, voted on by fellow contestants to recognize the most kind, outstanding, helpful and inspiring participants, went to Dei Collins and Shayden Helsten.
