I'll second that! Leprechaun, it sounds like your local school is one of the few rare ones that support the kids in endeavours OTHER than beating each other senseless.

My HS had a similar situation. We'd had years of 'We must accept sacrifices in other departments so that our TEAM can carry on!' BS, and then one day the Star Quarterback got sick of getting knocked down, and joined the Theatre department. His family was one of the richest in the area, proud boosters of the 'team', and they supported him right along into the drama dept... oddly enough, suddenly the school announced publicly 'We need to nurture our students' creative sides...'

Support your local schools! Now more than ever, kids need to know that their parents support them in what they do, and the administrators need to know that the parents care! (If you doubt this, read up on the 'Post-Colorado Frenzy' threads).

M Laughing all the way up to the tech booth