The Private School Chronicles
Introduction
"Good evening, everybody. I am Headmistress Roxanne. Welcome to the Altomare School of Specialopolis's open house! In Altomare, many students take on life's challenges as they grow. They learn the skills needed for college, and they gain and lose friends overtime. Ah yes, Altomare is one of the top-rated private schools in the county, but we'd rather not boast about it. It is also for students from preschool to 12th, so if you wish to enroll your children here, now's the time to do so!
"Anyways, there are a few students I would like to talk about. Their past days at this school have been turned into tales by me (with the help of my assistant, the wonderful Ms. Erika, of course!). My assistant has listed them and their traits on the paper I am now giving you. Please take your time to read them. I'll give you some time to read them, and then continue on. You may begin once you receive your paper."
You receive the paper, and on it there are 14 names. You read the following:
[Red – A senior in high school, Red is a braggart, but he lives up to anything he boasts about, so people at least acknowledge him for that. He is the president of the student council, so many people look up to him for advice. However, we have noticed that he has had a slight attraction to those of the same gender. But from the looks of it, this has been yet to be noticed by the other students.
Green – Another senior in high school, Green is more involved with the many sciences our school has to offer. He is the top student in Mr. Blaine's class, and many students come to him for help in that class. Green has also showed signs of liking people the same gender as himself, but we have yet to fully determine if that is true.
Blue – Although her grades are poor in most subjects, this high school senior is very popular amongst the boys, thus earning her the title of "Queen of Altomare". Blue seems to put down any boy asking her for a date, however, and has limited her friends to a few special ones. She also seems to be a thief, as some of the teachers' materials have disappeared. We aren't sure if it is Blue, but she's the most aloof of the students.
Yellow – The sweetest sophomore girl ever, Yellow is easily liable to being put under peer pressure, thus making her a target for any bully in school. She seems to be one of Blue's special friends, and her history teacher, Mr. Lance, seems to have his eye on her. But I can assure you Lance is no pedophile. Honestly.
Gold – Oh lord, this freshman is too horrible for me to say good things about him. He is a player, he slacks off and skips classes, he rides on his skateboard in the hallways, and he gambles with other students when there isn't a teacher watching. There is no chance of Gold getting a good report.
Silver – He's mysterious. Silver is roughly Gold's age, but is a lot less talkative and more solitary than Gold would ever be. There is not much more to say about Silver, since he never socializes with anyone.
Crystal – Our prized soccer player, Crystal has become the leader for the soccer team, and her coach, Mr. Chuck, takes great pride in her skills. She is friends with Emerald from the middle school, and whether they seem to like each other as more than friends is not well-known.
Ruby – The "Fashion King" of Altomare's 8th grade, Ruby seems to hang with the "popular" crowd most of the time. He doesn't seem to be interested in gym whatsoever, and loves handwork class. He doesn't take interest in any of his friends, though they seem to take interest in him…
Sapphire – The wild, zany girl of Altomare, Sapphire is superb at gym (though she sucks at soccer). Her grades aren't too great overall, but only because she can't read. We would let her ask what a certain word was, but that would take too long.
Emerald – A boy with a height problem, this feisty 6th grader loves math and does poorly in gym. He seems to prefer watching the students play rather than joining them. He seems to enjoy Mr. Wattson's Woodworking class, because he gets to invent all sorts of things (like stilts, for example).
Diamond – A 5th grader in Altomare, Dia enjoys eating and sleeping, but nothing else. He tends to fall asleep in class or sneak snacks into the classroom and eat when the teacher isn't looking. But overall, Dia gets average grades and is not on the bottom of the grade list.
Pearl – The class clown of 5th grade, Pearl enjoys goofing off as well as beating up Dia a lot. Although Altomare strongly discourages violence, Pearl only seems to beat up Dia, who doesn't mind, and thus we don't take action for his doings. It does sound wrong, but we wouldn't want to be victims to misunderstandings.
Platina – The most popular girl in 5th grade, Platina looks up to the popular kids in 8th grade, hoping she can be with people like them one day. She seems to have an interest in handwork, as well as eurythmy, so she excels at those quite nicely. She also hates gym, but we are unsure as to why she hates it.
Gale – A hard-working high school junior, Gale seems to take great interest in Mr. Morty's Metaphysical class. The top student out of all the juniors, Gale has a great reputation and, like Blue, is asked out by practically every guy due to her beauty. She has no interest in love, though, and prefers to study extra hard in order to get into a decent college.]
You finish reading and place the paper gently onto your lap. You notice Headmistress Roxanne is about to continue with her speech.
"Now, I hope you got to learn about our special students. But they aren't everything, you know. There are also our wonderful and helpful teachers. Now, we won't give many details on them, but only their names and the classes they teach. Another paper will be passed around for you to look at."
You now receive another paper, this time with the names of all the staff. It reads like this:
[Main Staff
Headmistress – Roxanne
Headmistress's Assistant – Erika
Secretaries – Flannery and Maylene
Counselor – Gardenia
Elementary and Middle School Teachers
Gym – Wake
Math – Jasmine
Basic Science – Steven
Social Studies/Geography – Cynthia
Reading/English – Will
Eurythmy – Winona
Woodwork – Bertha
Handwork – Karen
Art – Candice
Health – Joy
(Just to let you know, eurythmy is a type of movement class. It's like the dancing portion of gym in a public school.)
High School Teachers
Gym – Chuck
Math – Norman
Physics – Sabrina
Botany – Koga
Metaphysics – Morty
Geology – Brock
Marine Biology - Misty
Chemistry and other Forms of Science not Included – Blaine
History/Mythology/Geography – Lance
English/Literature – Lucian
Eurythmy – Wallace
Woodwork – Wattson
Handwork – Glacia
Art – Jasmine
Health – Joy
French – Fantina
Spanish – Clair
German – Volkner
Italian – Giovanni
Other Staff
Janitors – Falkner and Bugsy
Elementary and Middle Before-and-Aftercare Advisors – Mary and Whitney
Crossing Guards – Bill and Daisy]
You're able to finish just in time, as you hear the headmistress start talking again. After a long hour, she finally concludes the meeting, and gives you freedom to explore Altomare's premises.
"But," she says before everyone gets up and leaves. "I will send the stories we have created for seven of the fourteen people mentioned via email, so if you wish to know what happens to them, write down your email address on that sheet over there." She points to a piece of paper conveniently located on a desk. "You may now get up and walk around freely. Thanks for coming!" You get up and walk over to the sign-up sheet. You wish to hear about the seven stories, and put down your email. Afterwards, you continue to enjoy the rest of your day, whatever you decide to do…
The following day, you receive an email from Headmistress Roxanne. It reads as follows:
[Good day to all who have signed up to hear the stories given. We have yet to finish them, but believe me, when they are done, we will send you the stories via email. They will each have their own separate title, and hopefully you'll find them interesting to read.
Just to let you all know, the title of this mini-series is called "The Private School Chronicles". Pretty catchy, isn't it? Anyways, the first story will be done soon, so please wait patiently until then. Thanks!]
And it ends like that. Whether you wish to anticipate the first story or not is up to you, but if you miss out on it, you may miss out on what could be the best stories you ever read…