Summer: A Hilltop School Movie (Storybook Edition)

by lelms150

As a result of failing first grade at Hilltop School, Fritz has an obligation to do schoolwork at home all summer long. The next school year, however, a gang of playground bullies from another school challenges six of the Hilltop School students, including Fritz, to an all-out soccer match before any of the students can advance to second grade.

1. An Unhappy Ending

It was the last day of first grade*. Anna Jenkins's twelve students had all learned and grown a whole lot. Since it was the last day of school for the whole year, it was time for Mrs. Jenkins to pass out the students' final report cards.

Lilly Flores, a formerly absent-minded fox, was the first to receive her report card. "I passed! I really passed!" she cried, beaming from ear to ear.

Claude Bertrand, a raccoon, showed his report card to Grace Zipparo, a cat, both of whom had gotten perfect grades. "Check it out, Grace!" said Claude to Grace. "I got straight A's on every assignment!" "So did I!" answered Grace.

Frank and Frank Pratt, the Boston terrier twins, had also passed the first grade. "All right!" they cheered, giving each other a high-five. "Go, Franks, go!"

Nora Mauer and Charles Lind, the mice, had done likewise. "How do you like my report card?" asked Charles. "It's fantastic!" shouted Nora, proud of him.

Doris Riley, the beaver, chanted, "I passed the class! I passed the class!" because she, too, had passed first grade.

Timothy Eisenmann, the other raccoon, asked Yoko Sakurada, another cat, "What do you think of my report card, Yoko?" "You are the best student ever, Timothy," answered Yoko. Both of them had passed as well, as had Juanita Guerrero, the third and final cat among the students. "¡Felicidades, Timothy y Yoko!" said Juanita in Spanish, seeing Timothy's and Yoko's report cards.

"Aw, man," moaned Fritz van Bruggen, the skunk; he was the only one who had not passed Mrs. Jenkins's class. Though his report card indicated passing grades in some subjects, his final grade was a failing one.

* This story is a fan-made transitional sequel to Timothy Goes To School, whose first season premiered in 2000 and whose second season premiered in 2001. In the first season, Timothy and ten other students began kindergarten at Hilltop School; in the second, I presume that they advanced to first grade, even though I could find nothing in any of the episode teleplays that states or implies whether the students did, in fact, move on to first grade in season 2.