Here, more than ever, it’s clear that the BCMA’s efforts at building rockets have translated into attention from the girls of Big Creek High School. At first, Homer and Roy Lee were afraid that their peers would shun them for being nerdy, but here, their fears seem utterly misplaced. Once again it seems like the football team and its “jocks” have been replaced—on both the high school social ladder and in the hearts of the townspeople—by the BCMA.