Students from Ridgefield High School and Hockinson High School earned state and national recognition at the Southwest Washington Regional Thespys competition held Jan. 17.
The Thespys are regional and national theater competitions where students compete in multiple categories, including individual, group, short film and theater technology. Participants receive rubric-based feedback from judges, according to a Hockinson School District news release.
Ridgefield High School
National qualifiers:
Marie Martinez, Gracie Hutchison, Keira Franklin, Ava Lopez, Naomi Whitton, Cristabel De Nault, Lily-Aunna Libby, Daniel Hess, Dennis Antonov
State honoree:
Hannah Edwards, Kate Jochim, Gracie Hutchison, Annika Sandahl, Parker Wachsnicht, Jade Gonzalez, Penny Henrichs, Annaliese Laudadio, Alice Burt, Ava Lopez, Margaret Turner, Madelyn Ventura, Cristabel De Nault, Sophie Hickok
Hockinson High School
National qualifiers:
Jacob Borthwick, Teanna Eang, Xavier Maitland, Brayden Pacheco, Hazel Soot, Kiely Fuller, Savannah O’Keefe, Mindy Xiong
State honoree:
Sydney Aldridge, Victoria Nguyen, Savannah O’Keefe, Vex Stupka, Sam Switzer-Vos, Ivy Young, Carter Myers, Mac Tilghman, Riley Austin, Caleb Carter, Kieran Harwood, Nicholas Stanley, Addie Cameron, Sophia Chung, Lorelei Weed, Ella White, Matthew Andersen, McKenzie Cobb, Samson Matthiesen, Danica Moses, Kaleb Williams
Qualifying students in group performance events will advance to the state competition in Seattle, March 11–13, according to a Ridgefield School District news release.
