Two students from O'Connor and one student from Clark will be representing the state of Texas at this year's National Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska in June 2009.
These students will compete for national honors in the theatre categories of Monologue and Costumes Design. As state winners, they also qualify to audition for college and university scholarships.
The students are:
| Beatrice Ramos | O'Connor | Thespian National Qualifiers |
| James Connor Dean | O'Connor | Thespian National Qualifiers |
| Stephanie Pacheco | Clark | Thespian National Qualifiers |
| Brent Fleming | O'Connor | teacher |
| Deann Fleming | O'Connor | teacher |
| Franscisco Licon | Clark | teacher |