The drama students at Highland Park High School are busily
preparing for their August trip to Scotland.
The group has raised $25,000 of
the $65,000 needed to fund the journey to Edinburgh, Scotland to attend the
American High School Theatre Festival. While at the festival, the group will
perform their play, “Play it ‘Til We Get it Right,” which was written just for
them by Darren Canady, head of playwriting at the University of Kansas and a
Topeka High School graduate.
The students, led by drama teacher Scott Kickhaefer, have
been working hard to raise money for the excursion. Fundraising efforts include
an online store (http://my.fundraising.com/SendtheScotstoScotland/CoreyJackson#.UyBnxz9dWSo),
a fish fry scheduled for later this month and a walkathon set to take place in
April.
In the meantime, the students have been rehearsing their
lines and preparing for their performance. You can keep up with their progress
by following them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Scots2scotland.
Keep at it, Scots!
