• STORY
  • VIDEO
  • CHARACTERS
    • FACULTY

      • TJ COLE

      • JEREMY

      • MINDY

      • SHEFF

      • TAIMIE
    • STUDENTS

      • GABY

      • ALEXIS

      • JARED

      • ILEA

      • KIKO
  • CONTACT
  • EPISODES
  • FILMMAKERS
Example Episodes and Plot Lines Here are some example episodes, based on actual events that occurred and were captured at Justice High School during the 2011-2012 school year. Episode 1: A New School Year and Football Season Begin The introduction of an alternative, at-risk school, Justice High, and the surprising administration, students, football players, and cheerleaders that call it home. Rival gang members and kids from different cliques come together to play on the same team, cheer on the same squad, and study in the same classrooms. Of course there are issues with new students adhering to the rules and regulations of Justice High at the beginning of the school year. When news that the first football game of the season has been canceled, Head Coach/Founding Principal/former Judge, TJ Cole, schedules a game against a larger, well to do, 11-man squad (Justice usually plays 8-man football). The team readies for battle, while the cheerleaders struggle to form their own bond. The team has no field of their own, so they practice at 6:30 A.M. across town at Boulder High School. The social and economic differences are clear, but these kids are very familiar with playing against a stacked deck. Episode 2: The Underdogs In a stunning upset, Justice High comes from behind and beats heavily favored DʼEvelyn despite two Justice players being ejected from the game for throwing their helmets. Three days later, game MVP, Jonathan, tests positive for cocaine, marijuana and alcohol, and is sentenced to 120 days in jail, ending his season. At school, valedictorian hopeful, Gaby, takes charge of the cheerleaders, and quarterback, Alexis, deals with pregnancy news from his 17 year-old girlfriend. The season then takes a turn to trials and tribulation, as loses bring further conflict, and truly test the character of these young men. Episode 3: Final Game: Pot, Vandalism, ER On the bus into the mountains toward rival Vail Christian, the smell of marijuana is detected by the football coaches. Coach/Principal, Jeremy Jimenez, informs the team a half-hour before game-time that he needs to know who has the marijuana, or else the game will be forfeited, and theyʼll head home. Two kids confess 7 minutes before the game, and are suspended for the rest of the season, leaving Justice without a starting offensive/defensive lineman. Meanwhile, the cheerleaders vandalize the schoolʼs lunch room. A severe concussion forces senior Kiko to be taken to the emergency room during the second half. Counselor/Cheerleading Supervisor, Mindy Logan, must resolve an issue with her team. Teachers and students work hard to end the second quarter. Student Ashley, a former cutter, prepares to graduate early in December. The game against Vail Christian becomes the final game of the season, as rival Gilpin cancels, lacking players. Episode 4: Art, Court, and a Justice Student in Jail Fall turns to winter at Justice High. Football and cheerleading are now replaced with Art class, Moot Court and Rec League Basketball. The Art class is taught by talented artist, Joseph, who is doing a mural alongside Facebook graffiti artist, David Choe, for Denver International Airport. Students go on a field trip to view the work. 19 year-old, Bobby, returns to Justice after dropping out in an attempt to graduate in May. Student, Jared, is sent to Boulder County Jail. In jail, an interview showcases the harsh reality of an adult lock-up facility. The art studentʼs work is displayed in their own art show in Boulder. Senior Moot Court students Ilea and Christian, take the lead, and Advisor/Teacher, Steph, prepares them for the competition. Episode 5: Student By Day, Liquor Store Manager at Night A day-in-the-life profiles Bobby as he goes to school starting at 8 A.M, and then works from 3 P.M. to 11 P.M. as a Manager at a local liquor store. The girlfriend of Justice High quarterback/student, Alexis, has a baby boy. Valedictorian hopeful, Gaby, begins to show signs of senior sabotage and nerves as she is about to graduate a year early. Senior Katie continues on full-steam ahead, excelling in her classes, and may challenge Gaby for the #1 class rank. Moot Court participants thrive and do extremely well in the competition setting, glad they arenʼt there for a real court date. Episode 6: Mad Dash to the Finish Faculty and students make a mad dash for the finish line that is graduation. The seniors have a variety of emotion, some anxious, some excited, and some terrified of taking the next step. Principal Jimenez has a huge chart in his office keeping tabs on what each senior needs to graduate. Faculty, especially Math teacher Sheff, and English teacher Taimi, work long hours after school to help students finish assignments and work. Gaby goes from Valedictorian hopeful to now wondering if sheʼll be able to graduate at all. A meeting with the principal will determine if sheʼll be able to walk. A trip out to Firestone, Colorado, yields a day-in-the-life with Christian, who has gone from a shy kid at the beginning of the year to a true leader at Justice High. Also, drug dogs, who have been brought to the school throughout the year, find synthetic drug, Spice, on a student. Episode 7: Payday The school year ends with a true payday: Graduation. A highlight of the lives of the seniors, as many will be the first of their family to receive a high school diploma. Christian is the role model for his family, showing his younger brothers and cousin that anything is possible. Gaby and Principal Jimenez patch things up and Gaby and her family are ecstatic as she walks across the stage. Katie Dugoʼs hard work makes her Valedictorian. The class of 2012 moves their tassels to the left in a heart warming and tear filled ceremony.