THEATRE ARTS STUDENTS EXCEL AT TEXAS THESPIAN FESTIVAL

Troupe members from all 10 CFISD high schools gather at the Texas Thespian Convention in Dallas Dec. 3-5

One-hundred six CFISD high school theatre arts students received first- and second-place rankings at the Texas Thespian Festival, held Dec. 3-5 in Dallas.  

Students receiving these designations have qualified for the national competition, sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), scheduled for June 20-25 at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb.

“CFISD had an incredible showing at the Texas Thespian Festival, which can be directly related to the high level of instruction, as well as the dedication of the students and teachers at each of our district’s high school campuses,” said Timothy Estelle, coordinator of secondary fine arts. “Through the outcome of this conference, our students and teachers have demonstrated the strength of our fine arts programs in CFISD, and I look forward to honoring each of them at the School Board meeting in May.”

The Cypress Ranch High School company of Black Snow won first place and was selected for the mainstage performance at the Texas Thespian State Convention Dec. 3-5 in Dallas. Pictured (front row, L-R) are Brianna Hyman, Morgan Simon, Brett Bellamy, Caleb Wyrick, Mark Waddell, Brendan Morrow, Emily Hayes and Ross Strickland; and (second row, L-R) Miranda Lara, Hayden Maples, Lexie Martin, Cole Yates, José Mogollon, Jazzlyn Gonzalez and Melanie Anderson.

The following students earned awards at the competition:

Cy-Fair High School

• Alyssa Andrichik, Lauren Hill and Kellie Laflin – Group Acting; and
• Peyton Tavares – Scenic Design.

Cypress Creek High School

• Ally Fleischhauer – Solo Musical;
• Courtlin Parisher – Solo Musical;
• Zuymar Bolivar and Kaci Jackson – Duet Musical;
• Cody Brockermeyer, Yasmin Kaskar, Sydni Perrin and Autumn Shelton – Group Acting;
• Samantha Sandacz – Stage Management;
• Allison McLain – Stage Management;
• Natalie Barcenas – Scenic Design; and
• Deborah Cook – Theatre Marketing.

Cypress Lakes High School

• Jacqueline Leon – Solo Musical.

Cypress Falls High School

• Jess Burchfield and Dan Voinis – Duet Acting;
• Regina Kinnard and Jordan Mulkey – Duet Musical;
• Megan Eppolito, Justin Nash, Lindsey Pritchett and Lauren Young – Group Acting; and
• Lauren Beedie, Aaliyah Berryman, Lauren Buss, Adriana Cooke,Nick Davis, Tyler LeBlanc, Morgan Mayer, Marlee Ressa – Group Musical.

Cypress Ranch High School

• Hailey Hughes – Solo Musical;
• Liam McGarity – Solo Musical;
• Sarah Bartholomew, Brock Burnett, Jackie Casby, Emily Deragon, Grant Deyoe, Joshua Edwards, Mallory Fondren, Max Foster, Chance Jarvis, Corey Jennings, Taylor Jerding, Carson Leonard, Ryan Simon, Kendall Streets, Abby Weeks and Grace Whaley – Group Musical;
• Melanie Anderson, Brett Bellamy, Jazzlyn Gonzalez, Emily Hayes, Brianna Hyman, Miranda Lara, Hayden Maples, Lexie Martin, José Mogollon, Brendan Morrow, Morgan Simon, Ross Strickland, Mark Waddell, Caleb Wyrick and Cole Yates – Group Acting;
• Cole Andrews – Sound Design; and
• Ryan Simon – Musical Works.

Cypress Springs High School

• Tiara Spears and Elvin Stewart, Jr. – Duet Musical.        

Cypress Woods High School

• Serena Bunn – Costume Construction;
• Abigail Cotton – Costume Design;
• Blake Elliott – Stage Management;
• Brianna Flanter – Lighting Design;
• Gabrielle Glass – Sound Design;
• Cameron Hill – Theatre Marketing;
• Celeste Tidwell – Monologue;
• Eva Granger, George Holbrook, Shelby Mathews, Christian Spiers, Sarah Theriot, Alicia Trivino and Ethan Vowell – Group Acting;
• Samuel Hackett and Ashlyn Maddox – Duet Musical;
• Kaylyn Atkinson, Sarah Caster, Emily Chang, Crayten Clendion,Dalvin Davis, Cody Eggleston, Madison Lane, Robbie Littlefield,Angela Peace, Madelyn Portalatin, Kira Schwarz, Stone Sherrod,Reuben Soria, Savanna Stamps and Alison Wine – Group Musical; and
• Brett Rose – Scenic Design.

Jersey Village High School

• Micah Diwata – Solo Musical.

Langham Creek High School

• Alexandra Goodwin – Short Film;
• Skylar Jones – Stage Management; and
• Danielle Kane – Solo Musical.

Other Recognitions

• Peyton Tavares (Cy-Fair) – selected for Technical Crew on All-State production of Big Fish;
• Annabeth Chapman (Cypress Falls) – $1,000 scholarship recipient;
• Lindsey Pritchett (Cypress Falls) – $1,000 scholarship recipient;
• José Mogollon (Cypress Ranch) – $2,500 scholarship recipient;
• Blake Elliott (Cypress Woods) – $1,000 scholarship recipient;
• Ashlyn Maddox (Cypress Woods) – $1,000 scholarship recipient;
• Cole Andrews, Blake Dalton, Jazzlyn Gonzalez, Chance Jarvis,Ryan Simon, Grace Whaley, Cole Yates (Cypress Ranch) – All-Star troupe display; and
• Serena Bunn, Abigail Cotton, George Holbrook and Brett Rose(Cypress Woods) – Costume Technical Challenge.

The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) is a national nonprofit organization with approximately 90,000 students and professional members. EdTA’s mission is shaping lives through theatre education by honoring student achievement in theatre and enriching their theatre education experience. For more information, visitwww.texasthespians.org.