Eight Mercer Island High School (MIHS) drama department students notched state-honoree status in the Washington State Thespian Thespy Awards.

They have displayed excellence in playwriting (Meredith Weaver and Tiger Yang); musical duet (Jose Igtiben and Marco McGuire); musical solo (McGuire); acting duo scene (Everett Guillemette and Igtiben); monologues (Wilder Giannini-Upton, Ruball Dhillon, Guillemette and Igtiben); and theatre marketing (Eva Peng).

In the MIHS DECA business and marketing realm, 125 students qualified for the state championship from Feb. 27-March 1 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. This is the most MIHS DECA students that have ever qualified for state.

“MIHS competes in DECA Area 3, which is one of the most competitive in the nation with several schools that are powerhouses in the DECA world,” according to a Mercer Island School District press release. MIHS had 309 DECA students engage in the Area 3 DECA competition in December.

For the list of state qualifiers, visit: https://tinyurl.com/zxx7mwmw