Advanced Acting

The Eagle High Theatre Department is preparing for the play, “The Yellow Boat” written by David Saar that will be performed on Feb. 21-24. This play will stray from the comedic farces and humor of the past plays, but it is a very heartfelt play. Senior Bradley Fischer is Benjamin, the 8-year-old boy with a bright imagination, senior Jack Windsor is his writer Father, junior Marin Weaver is the boy’s caring mother, sophomore Ally Godfrey is the child-care specialist helping Benjamin through his journey, junior Lauren Avery is the little boy’s best friend Eddy and junior Cole McAdams, sophomore Taylor Milliot and freshman Katiana Lovitt are the chorus members who play many background roles throughout the play.

Band

The Thundering Mustang Band is starting to prepare their festival music lineup and are being taught by professor Phil Hartman and professor Mary Crandall while teacher Tyler Eriksen is out on medical leave for health issues he experienced at the end of December. The Band ended up not performing their holiday concert.

BPA

BPA is preparing for their State Conference on Feb. 12 through Feb. 14.  The members of BPA who qualified at regionals will attend the State Conference.  Those that qualify for Nationals at the State Conference will attend Nationals in May in Chicago, Illinois.

Debate Team

The Debate Team took first place at the Rocky Mountain Grizzly Growl, winning first through fourth in IPDA debate with two LD finalists. They travelled to Pocatello for another tournament where they had one LD finalist and one policy finalist. For the rest of January, the team will have two more tournaments and are preparing for the national qualifier’s tournament on Feb. 9 and 10. They also started teaching a club at the Middle School.

HOSA

This month in HOSA, the members are preparing for their upcoming state conference.

Key Club

The Key Club is conducting a canned Food Drive for the Eagle Food Bank.