Columbus Municipal School District

Columbus High School attended the Mississippi Thespian Conference this past weekend. This is the state competition for high school drama programs. CHS students won a record-breaking number of Superior awards for the school, bringing home a total of 15! This is more than triple the previous record.

Individual Events Superiors:

Stage Management-Briyanna Brown

Costume Construction-DeAsia Calmes, Mireilly Morales, & Briyanna Brown

Costume Design-Mireilly Morales & Briyanna Brown

Solo Musical-Deyonte Lanier

Contrasting Monologues-Jacobi Baldwin & Markayla Davis

Solo Monologues-Markayla Davis, Jacobi Baldwin, Camron Baldwin, Easton Sime, Mireilly Morales, & Aaliya Moore

Individual Events Top Awards:
1st Place Costume Construction-DeAsia Calmes
2nd Place Costume Construction-Mireilly Morales
3rd Place Stage Management-Briyanna Brown

Callback Honors-Jacobi Baldwin & Markayla Davis

Showcase Honors-DeAsia Calmes, Mireilly Morales, & Briyanna Brown

Columbus High School also competed for the first time in the Chapter Select One-Act Production Competition. They won the following awards:
Best Ensemble
All-Star Cast - Cameron Baldwin
All-Star Cast - Markayla Davis

During the festival, select students competed on teams in the Tech Challenge, testing their backstage skills in a variety of areas. CHS won the following awards:

Best Costume Quick Change-JaTyler Latham & Briyanna Brown
3rd Place Overall-JaTyler Latham & Briyanna Brown