Leander High School Thespian Troupe 5232 recently competed against 3500 students from all across the state of Texas at the 2011 Thespian Convention.  The group was named "All Star Troupe" amongst all the other schools who entered.  Congratulations are most certainly also in order to the following Leander students who excelled in their individual categories and have now qualified and advanced to Nationals!

Drake Priece, Lauren Garcia, Gavin Barron, Ian Blake, Elise Martinez, Cade Ferguson, Zach Maw, Nico Champion, and Zane Hudsen in the event of Group Musical.

Taben Malik, Mattie Casey, Max Jacovibits, Emily Steele, and Sarah Hall in the event of Group Acting.
Nadia Urrea in the event of Solo Musical.

Brooke Willeford  in the event of Costume Design.

Amanda Franks in the event of Short Film.

Congratulations also go out to the following students who placed in various competitions at the Convention:

Carson Sharp, Niku Hanson, and Emily Steele placed 2nd in Group Set Design.

Mattie Casey, Lexi McDonald, Hannah Webb, and Brooke Willeford placed 3rd in Group Hair & Make-Up Design.

Congratulations to Ian Blake, Sarah Hall, Nadia Urrea, and Hannah Webb who auditioned for and were cast in the All State Show “Coram Boy”.  These students were hand-selected out of all of the other auditioners from across the state to participate in this show!