Summer Ball 5-20

Danny loves to play basketball. He is only thirteen years old and he has won a national championship. He won it in seventh grade. His father, Richie, also won that same championship when he was a kid. Richie was very good at basketball. He went to the NBA. His career was ended by one of two car accidents that Richie had been in. Danny is a smaller kid so it is hard for him to think about going up against older kids this summer. He is going to a camp for thirteen through fifteen year olds. Danny is a good ball handler and shooter, but he is starting to question his talent even.

The Undertakers 1-6

Will found out that his next door neighbor is a walker. Will was an average joe, so to speak. He wasn't to short wasn't too tall. He wasn't too fat, nor to skinny. He wasn't butt-ugly, but he also was the hottest guy in town. But, he was a red head. He didn't like being a red head. People at school always called him Red.

Comeback Kids 148-

The coach of Scott's football team Mr. Dolan was finally going to let Scott play in the next game. They were going up against the Panthers. The Panthers were the worst team in the league. They haven't won a single game or even scored a single touchdown. So, Scott finally got to get in during practice. He got in for more that one or two plays at a time. He would get in for whole drives at a time. One play they did was a reverse to the receiver, Scott. Chris, the quarterback, faked the ball to the fullback and rolled out to his left and stuck the ball in Scott's gut. Scott was wide open, nothing but green grass in front of him. He looked back to check if anyone was following him. Jeremy was one of the fastest kids on the team, but was also one of the nicest, so he just pushed Scott out of bounds. After the play Jimmy, the bully, came in and laid Scott flat on his face, and on the way down Scott landed on his wrist and sprained it.

Comeback kids 125-149

Scott didn't want to play football any more. When he finally did a good play, he hurt someone. He accidentally hurt them. Everyone thought it was on purpose, but it really wasn't. He was just trying to get his block for once. When he hurt the coach's son on accident the coach was very disappointed in him. Everyone started bullying Scott. Scott talked with his parents about quitting and they said it was his choice. When Scott talked to Chris, his best friend, about it, he wasn't very happy. Scott thought of all of the other people that have been in his situation and thought that he should play for himself instead of others.

At practice, Scott stood on the sidelines as usual. Then, one play, Coach Dolan told Scott to come into the scrimmage at cornerback. Scott was lined up against Jeremy Sharp. Jeremy was one of the fastest kids on the team. He was probably one of the best receivers, too. Chris, the quarterback, rolled out to the right and had a defensive end chasing him. He threw a wobbly pass and Scott intercepted it.

Comeback kids 106-114

Scott pretends that he is the quarterback on his field. He pretends that he gets the snap from the center. He drops back like Chris usually did. Then he threw the ball. He threw it high enough so that he could run under it. He caught it and ran through the end zone. At practice Scott was against Jimmy. They were practicing their punt returns for the next game. Scott played a cornerback and was the outside guy on defense. Jimmy would go around Scott every time. So, Scott was getting tired of it. He blocked Jimmy and while Jimmy was throwing Scott down, Scott's foot caught Jimmy's leg. They both went down. Jimmy went down very hard.

Comeback Kids 75-97

Chris tells Scott about his dyslexia. Scott tells Chris about his problem with sports and how he isn't very good at them. So, they decide to make a deal with each other. Scott is going to help Chris with his school work. And Chris is going to help Scott get better at football. They ask their parents and they are fine with it. Chris's parents were going to get a new tutor anyways, so they gave Scott a chance. Scott and Chris study hard for 2 weeks. Scott challenges Chris to read a page faster and faster every time. Chris is very competitive, so he works hard on beating his time.

Monster Movenote

Comeback Kids 58-74

Chris starts telling Scott that he is going to quit the team because he can't read. Then, Chris runs away and goes home. Scott wonders what Chris means by that. He doesn't say anything to his parents about it until he talks with Chris again on Monday. Scott goes outside and starts drop kicking. That's when you drop the ball on the ground and then kick it. He kicks seven in a row, his new record. Then, Chris comes over to Scott's house again and they sit down to talk about what happened.

They start talking and Chris reveals that he is actually dyslexic. He explains that it is like a cramp on your brain that never goes away. He says that that's why he sometimes runs the wrong way on the field. When the coach shows them the play in x's and o's, he sometimes gets them mixed up.

Comeback Kids 30-45

Once Scott had thought Chris left, he got his tee and set the ball up to kick. He didn't want to kick in front of Chris. So Scott kicked the ball right as Chris came back. Chris told Scott to go out for "evaluations" which were actually try outs. So, Scott went and it was a disaster. His dad took a half day off of work to watch Scott at football. They talked about it in the car ride home. His dad picks his son up and tells him he did a good job.

At the first practice with all of their gear, there were 26 kids. At the very first practice, there were 40. Scott is like a survivor of sixth grade football. He feels like a survivor. They started off by learning how to tackle. Then they lined up 11 on 11. They only did simple running plays with Chris as the quarterback. They would either run right or left.

Comeback Kids 12-30

Chris Conlan makes friends with Scott. On their way to the bus they talk about going to each other's houses and stuff. Scott made a friend. When Scott got home his mother was waiting for him. This was the third time in five years that they had moved. Scott told his mom what had happened that day. Scott's dad made a football field in Scott's backyard. Scott practices there everyday. He isn't the best at throwing or catching, but he can really kick.

One day Scott had Chris over to his house. Chris brought his dog over with him. Scott thought that Chris would have a big dog like he did. But, he didn't; he had a little terrier. The dogs ran around the house and chased each other. Then, Scott shows Chris his football field and he loves it. They play catch, but Scott drops it everytime. On the last throw Scott catches it.

Comeback Kids 1-12

Scott Parry moved to a new school and he is shy. He is a smart kid and wants to answer every question that the teacher asks. But, he knows he shouldn't because he knows the answer to about every question they ask. Jimmy, who is a big kid and looks like he is a good football player, picks on Scott a lot. The only person Scott doesn't want to talk to, is picking on him. Scott is just trying to make friends.

One day Scott is outside and Jimmy dumps all of Scott's stuff on the ground. Scott doesn't care about all of his schoolwork in his bag. He does care about his picture of his dog though. He goes to grab it, but Jimmy swipes it from him. As Jimmy is bullying Scott, a new character arises. Chris Conlan is not the biggest kid in sixth grade, but you could tell that he is the best. He is the kind of guy that everyone wants to be. Chris sticks up for Scott and tells Jimmy to stop and surprisingly, he does.

People have to move all of the time. Sometimes, when they move, they get bullied. It is nice if someone sticks up for them.

Update

Steve Harmon gave his testimony today and totally and completely admits his innocent in the crime, Steve admits being in the drugstore at the time but says he was not there to case the drugstore just to get mints for his brother. During Petrocellis questioning of Steve he admits to talking to King and Cruz before the robbery but nothing about the robbery. He says that King and him are mere acquaintances. He says he does not remember exactly where he was during the day or time of the robbery but that he was walking around taking mental notes on where he wanted to shoot a school movie. Comparing this to Mr. Evans testimony one of them has to be lying about the drugstore deal,  Bobo places Steve in the drugstore the day and time of the robbery but Steve says he was only in the drugstore a whole day or more before the robbery and never went back into the drugstore, one clearly is wrong about their testimonies.

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Dear Mr. Faris and assorted others,
The play that you let us go to was very nice. It was well put together. We watched the movie of Thoroughly Modern Millie the day before, so we knew what you guys were doing. It had a good story to it. It was fairly easy to follow. It was good how you made your characters known.

It was well executed. You got your scenes prepared in time for the next scene most of the time. Your backstage worked well together to get it set up. You had good volume. Very good plot line. All of your characters were funny.

Monster Attacks Harlem

The case of Steve Harmon and James King vs. Alguinaldo Nesbitt and the state had some developments in the last session. For those that are new to the case King and Harmon are on trial for felony murder, this incident allegedly happened when the two men tried to rob a drugstore, in the aftermath Mr. Nesbitt the owner of the store ended up dead apparently from his own gun. The only thing taken from the scene was five cartons of cigarettes and money from the register. Today the prosecution brought out their star witness “Bobo” Evans. When Petrocelli brought Bobo to the stand she asked some questions about Bobo allegedly being in a gang and how he admits he took part in the crime and needed to but the blame on someone else, and made him look rather guilty for taking the plea deal. She also proves that Bobo was a hardened criminal and had committed crimes like these before.Bobo also says that King was high when the incident happened and that he was the one who fired the gun on Nesbitt. Bobo will also tell Petrocelli that King was the one who “cased” the store and was to give a signal if the cops for some reason were in the store.  The next to interview Bobo would be Asa Briggs. Asa briggs had a few of the same questions for Bobo but this time asks if he was in the store to commit a felony. She makes him look rather guilty by making sure the jury realizes that he was the only one that admits to being in the drugstore. The 3rd and final attorney to ask questions is O’brien. O’brien just asks Bobo about how he had never talked to Steve, never seen Steve before the heist, and that he did indeed not get a taste of the drugstore deal.

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Steve Harmon and James King are on trial for felony murder awaiting the verdict. They are hoping not to get charged with capital punishment. They had planned this job out and decided to stick up someone the police didn’t care about, like someone with a green card. If they did that, they most likely wouldn't be apprehended.  When James actually goes through with the job, Steve goes in first to case the store, he waits inside when the robbery actually goes down. There is a struggle between King, an accomplice Bobo, and Nesbitt  in the drugstore and Mr. Nesbitt ends up dead, shot apparently by his own gun.  There are 5 cartons of cigarettes stolen from the store but nothing else besides money from the register. Later James King and Steve are in court for felony murder. The first day on trial we 9 allbn read is that the prosecution and the defense give their opening statements, Petrocelli states that she wishes to charge the vicious people, King and Harmon, with felony murder. Briggs states that she will prove King and Harmon innocent. We later found out that Jose Zinzi was the who found the body. We also later learn that Bobo later sells the stolen cigarettes to Bolden. Bolden later tells Zinzi about their deal with the stolen cigarettes, Bolden and Zinzi use this information and give their testimony to accept a plea bargain and lessen their sentence. Later Bobo also takes a plea bargain and testifies against King and Harmon. Osvaldo Cruz, a member of the Diablos, who is also acquaintances with King, testifies in court. He doesn't reassure Steve of being innocent.