Degrassi // Season 1

Family Politics: Part 2

Scene VI

Ms. Kwan: Some of you I know already and a few of you are new faces all together. Welcome. Gavin Reginald Mason.

Spinner: Um, I prefer Spinner.

Ms. Kwan: Mhm. This year, am I going to have to give you, what was it, another 14 detentions?

Spinner: Not if you don't want to.

Ms. Kwan: Okay. Learning and good grades are all very important here at Degrassi. But so is getting involved in the school.

Paige: That's why I'm starting a Spirit Squad this year, Ms. Kwan. We so need one.

Ms. Kwan: Great, Paige. That's so industrious of you. Um, and speaking of industrious, Ashley.

Ashley: Yes?

Ms. Kwan: Your first day of school and you already have a professional campaign underway. Excellent start.

Ashley: Thank you.

Scene VII

Mr. Raditch: (over loudspeaker) Students are reminded that 3:15 today is the deadline for student council nominations.

Emma: See, Manny, this isn't so bad, is it?

Manny: As long as we don't run into that jerk again.

Emma: Is that your stepsister?

Toby: She's not my stepsister. We just happen to be stuck in a forced living arrangement.

Manny: Well, I think she's pretty.

Toby: Ashley hates that I live in her house. And she hates that I go to her school, which has obviously never heard of democracy.

Emma: What are you talking about?

Toby: This election. No one's even running against her. She's a shoe in.

Emma: Why don't you run?

Toby: Because it would provoke a rupture in our fragile family dynamic. It's family counseling speak but my dad would kill me.

Manny: So get someone else to run.

J.T.: Yeah, right. Who'd want to run for student council? The whole thing's a joke.

Toby: Did you say joke?

J.T.: No way, Toby, I'm not doing a joke campaign.

Toby: Oh, come on, J.T. It's the perfect way to stick it to Ashley.

J.T.: But this is my first day at Degrassi.

Toby: Exactly. You're in the same boat as a large percentage of the student body. Which is why they'll love you. Come on, J.T., this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

J.T.: For you to stick it to Ashley.

Toby: No, for you to practice your stand-up material on a large receptive audience.

J.T.: Keep talking.

Toby: You want to be famous, right? This is instant fame. Just think, assembly, the whole school hanging on your every word.

J.T.: And you'll do all the work? Deal. Here we are, right here.

Toby: Ah, okay, okay.

J.T.: What if I win?

Toby: Trust me, you don't stand a chance.

Scene VIII

Ashley: The poster's a little low on the left. Just-

Liberty: Ashley Kerwin, we haven't met. I'm Liberty Van Zandt and I'm running for secretary. We're going to be a great team. Just think, I'd like to discuss a few ideas so our policies will be in sync. First, I think we should tackle a lack of a school newspaper.

Ashley: Why don't we wait 'til after the election?

Liberty: Great. Um, your poster is a little high on the left.

Jimmy: What was that all about?

Scene IX

Snake: You do know it's ten cents a copy?

Ashley: I'm going to make so many changes at this school, Terri, and that's just the superficial stuff. I want the students to feel heard.

Terri: Uh, Ash.

Ashley: What is that?

Toby: Hm? Oh, a poster without your picture on it. J.T. Yorke. That annoying little friend of yours?

Toby: What's wrong, Ashley? Afraid of a little competition?

Ashley: You are so wasting your time. School president is always in eighth grade.

Toby: Well, this year, that's going to change. Bye, Ashley.