University and Waco High advanced 19 students to the International Thespian Society Nationals competition to be held in June, 2021.

University qualified 15 students (most ever) this year, making this the 3rd year in a row their troupe has qualified someone for Nationals.

Waco reinstituted their troupe this year, and they have qualifiers in their first year back.

Below is a list of students and the area in which they qualified:

Bianca Lomeli Contreras - University - Group Acting

Tyler Mitchell - University - Group Acting

Osvaldo Gonzalez - University - Group Acting

Victoria Guild - University - Group Acting

Caitlin McKnight - University - Group Acting

Nancy Quezada - University - Group Acting

Jonathan Rose - University - Group Acting

Tay'rel Thompson - University - Group Acting

Ashley Acosta - University - Group Acting

Jayden Barber - University - Group Acting

Larry Barber - University - Group Acting

Gabriella Strickland - University - Group Acting

Diego Lerma - University - Sound Design for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime"

Marisella Suarez - University - Stage Management for "A Monster Calls"

Zaden Clark - Waco - Duet Acting

Ciarra Shaw - Waco - Duet Acting

Vianey Ramos - Waco - for solo musical piece for "Life to Begin"

Roberto Guevara - Waco - for solo musical piece for "Corner of the Sky"

In addtion to the 19 National Qualifiers, University also had Bradley Kellum place 2nd in the State for the Tech Quiz Bowl.

Congratulations to all of the participants and to those representing Waco ISD at the National contest in June.