State Thespian Officers (STOs)
Colorado State Thespian Officers
You can apply to be a State Thespian Officer and represent your school at the state level. Application Deadline is February 1st.
Application Process
1) Applications are accepted online at Thespian Point Tracker, deadline Feb. 1st.
2) Applicants must receive a recommendation from their teacher, Colorado Thespians will contact your teacher for this recommendation. No applicant will be reviewed or interviewed without a teachers recommendation. Colorado Thespians will contact your teacher after Feb. 1st to obtain their recommendation. For your online application, make sure you fill in the “Events” and “Awards” section within Thespian Point Tracker, which can be done before or after you pay for your application. Filling in these two areas, tells us what you have accomplished. Once you have paid, you have officially submitted your application.
3) If applicants receive an acceptable recommendation score, they will be notified by email, text, or phone for a phone interview. Phone interviews take place on the following Saturday from 8:30 – 12:00 pm, if you are in rehearsal, please inform your director that you will have to step out for five minutes to take the interview call.
4) The final STO list will be posted here on or after the phone interviews are completed.
2022 State Thespian Officers
| STO | School | Year |
| Audrey Asbury | NIWOT HS | 2023 |
| Tessa Awald | MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL | 2023 |
| Ben Feldman | DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | 2023 |
| Bruce Hayes | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | 2023 |
| Miya Heath | OVERLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2023 |
| Addison McNeil | MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL | 2024 |
| Andrew Moser | PINE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | 2023 |
| Iris Pixler | LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL | 2023 |
| Olivia Potter | ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL | 2023 |
| Lizzeth Moreno | SMOKY HILL HIGH SCHOOL | 2023 |
2021 State Thespian Officers
| STO | School | Year |
| Audrey Asbury | NIWOT HS | 2023 |
| Brady Barrow | PONDEROSA HS | 2022 |
| Emma Bryant | GEORGE WASHINGTON HS | 2022 |
| Bela Deters | CHEROKEE TRAIL HS | 2022 |
| Ben Feldman | DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | 2023 |
| Scott Green | THUNDER RIDGE HS | 2022 |
| Alana Hein | FAIRVIEW HS | 2022 |
| Breanna Larson | OVERLAND HS | 2022 |
| Alex Mitchell | CHERRY CREEK HS | 2022 |
| Victoria Perez | ST. MARY’S ACADEMY | 2022 |
2020 State Thespian Officers
| STO | School | Year |
| Alexander Mitchell | CHERRY CREEK HS | 2022 |
| Bella Virginia | DAKOTA RIDGE SENIOR HS | 2021 |
| Connor Spring | OVERLAND HS | 2021 |
| Gatlin Zbylski | THUNDERRIDGE HS | 2021 |
| Hannah Schnell | SKYVIEW ACADEMY | 2021 |
| Holly Hyman | HORIZON HS | 2021 |
| Isabela Deters | CHEROKEE TRAIL HS | 2022 |
| Jadeyn Dugger | DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | 2021 |
| Lena Olson | PINE CREEK HS | 2021 |
| Michael Ryterski | MONARCH HS | 2021 |
2019 State Thespian Officers
| Name | School | Year |
| Anna Cordova | GATEWAY HS | 2020 |
| Evelyn Murphy-Welconish | FAIRVIEW HS | 2020 |
| Henry Kacik | MIDDLE PARK HS | 2020 |
| Jackson Mueller | LOVELAND HS | 2020 |
| Jacob Lende | EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY | 2020 |
| Katherine Sterquell | STEM School | 2021 |
| Natalia Khoshnam | COLUMBINE HS | 2020 |
| Peyton Mazza | HORIZON HS | 2020 |
| Samuel Tollison | FORT COLLINS HS | 2020 |
| Abby Stuckrath | DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | 2020 |
2018 State Thespian Officers
2018 State Thespian Officers
| STO Name | School | Year |
| Timothy Cortez | POUDRE HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
| Abby Linderman | VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
| Clayton Rountree | CHEROKEE TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
| Avery Dell | EAST HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
| Naila Martinez | ACADEMY OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | 2019 |
| Elizabeth Mueller | TELLURIDE HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
| Abby Stuckrath | DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | 2020 |
| Eden Farr | HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
| Dalanda Balde | OVERLAND HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
| Kelsea Sibold | FREDERICK HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
Colorado’s Arts Advocacy Day – at the Capitol. March 8, 2018
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- Another candid moment during a break in the day.
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- Representative Danielson, receiving the treatment from the STO’s and Lakewood High School students.
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- Scotty Romano speaking about how important the Arts were to his education.
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- Think 360 Arts Teaching Artist, Molina Speaks, presenting several poetry readings.
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- Scotty and Jack, presenting a sketch on how to lobby your legislators.
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- Here we are, some of the 2015 STO’s and the new STO’s at Arts Advocacy Day Colorado.
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- Dr. Jay Seller does a selfie with the STO’s.
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- Dr. Jay Seller, CFO/Operations Director for Colorado Thespians, speaking on Arts Integration
2017 State Thespian Officer’s
| Frist Name | Last Name | School | Year |
| Daniel | Niewoehner | CENTAURUS HIGH SCHOOL | 2018 |
| Preslee | Krout | CHEROKEE TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL | 2018 |
| Maximillian | Gomez | CHERRY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | 2018 |
| Estee | Dechtman | DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | 2018 |
| Kelsea | Sibold | FREDERICK HIGH SCHOOL | 2019 |
| Carter | Wilson | LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL | 2018 |
| Jeremiah | Garcia | POMONA HIGH SCHOOL | 2018 |
| Hannah | Heil | STEAMBOAT SPRGS HIGH SCHOOL | 2018 |
| Gable | Kinsman | Valor Christian High School | 2018 |
| Jackson | Garske | Columbine High School | 2018 |
2016 State Thespian Officers
Enjoy our Thescon 2016 STOs Intro Video
| Name | High School | Grade |
| Ethan Walker | Castle View High School | 12 |
| Margaux Granath | Chatfield High School | 12 |
| Jackson Garske | Columbine High School | 11 |
| Brynn Gauther | Denver School of the Arts | 12 |
| Julianna Rohn | George Washington High School | 12 |
| Eric Brockmeier | Highlands Ranch High School | 12 |
| Carlena Lim | Holy Family High School | 12 |
| Rachel VanArsdale | Horizon High School | 12 |
| Wesley Juels | Mullen High School | 12 |
| Julia Hegele | Thunder Ridge High School | 12 |
2015 State Thespian Officers
Enjoy our Thescon 2015 Intro Video.
| First Name | Last Name | High School Name |
| Meaghan | Aylward | Holy Family HS |
| Sara | Bowlby | Heritage HS |
| Alyson | Estes | Valor Christian HS |
| Brynn | Gauthier | Denver School of the Arts |
| Brendan | Lynch | Jefferson Academy |
| Ellie | Maji | Arapahoe HS |
| Scotty | Romano | Chatfield Senior HS |
| Parrish | Salyers | Mountain Vista HS |
| Sheridan | Snapp | Grandview HS |
| Jack | Vander Veer | Monarch |
| Zoe | Miller | East High School |
2014 State Thespian Officers
| Name | School | Troupe |
| Zoe Miller | Denver East High School | 1371 |
| Evan Monteith | Elizabeth High School | 4013 |
| Grady Jensen | Lakewood High School | 1697 |
| Tyler Eatherton | Chaparral High School | 5994 |
| Zack Frongillo | Dakota Ridge High School | 5837 |
| Charis Swartley | Mountain Vista High School | 6525 |
| Emma Meisel | Denver School of the Arts | 5869 |
| Taylor Rogers | Mountain Range High School | 7113 |
| Rogelio Ochoa | Prairie View High School | 7196 |
2013 State Thespian Officers
| Julia Hemp | Denver School of the Arts | Class of 2014 |
| Abby Noble | Grandview High School | Class of 2014 |
| Abby Stanley | Arvada West High School | Class of 2014 |
| Andie Lerner | Denver School of the Arts | Class of 2014 |
| Anne Hart | Chaparrel High School | Class of 2014 |
| Chelsea Jacobson | Cherry Creek High School | Class of 2014 |
| Elise Collins | Thunder Ridge High School | Class of 2014 |
| Joey DeMers | Brighton High School | Class of 2014 |
| Taylor Rogers | Mountain Range High School | Class of 2015 |
2013 STO’s with their new sashes.
Watch this page for updates on what your state thespian officers are doing.
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The Henry Awards 2013
2013 Henry Awards presented to Colorado Thespians at the Arvada Center