Digging Up The Boys

Zeke flexed his thespian muscles with a southern drawl for the part of Paul, a coal miner from the 1950s.

Digging Up The Boys was a very heavy piece that they brought to UIL competition.

"The Appalachian coal mine where Floyd, Paul, and Jack work is old, nearly picked clean and about to be closed, when part of it collapses, trapping them. Their family members left above race to the foreman, only to receive the company line: Go home and pray; we'll handle it. Though the men are seen as 'no-counts' in a class-conscious South, to Addie, May and Ruth they are beloved fathers, husbands, and brothers. The above and below are left to whistle in the dark, desperate for a miracle."

*as described by the play rite 

Paul is left blinded by the explosion.

Zeke did a fabulous job of portraying the fear and desperation that Paul felt.

For the first time in seven years, Hills advanced at UIL! 

Here they are accepting their award:

And here they are, bursting with joy and pride:

After UIL was finished, they performed at the Black Box (the name of Hills theatre room). The seniors received a gift and a note from Mata.

Boys who scout together stay together.

One day Eli came with us to watch,

and the other day Daisy came with us to watch.

Of course we had our celebratory potato, this time in the form of hash browns in a breakfast burrito.

[half of March and into April]