Albuquerque, New Mexico
"Wildcats Sing Along"
EAST HIGH SCHOOL
[The school is full of activity. Students are mingling and discussing their vacations. Chad and a cheerleader are having a friendly game of 1-on-1. Troy gets out of the schoolbus and is immediately greeted by his fellow teammates]
Chad: Troy! How ya doing, man?
Troy: Hey, Chad, what's up? Hey, guys, happy new year.
Chad: Yeah. It's a happy Wildcat new year!
Teammate: You're the man!
Chad: In two weeks we're going to the championships with you leading us to infinity and beyond.
Chad:What team?
All:Wildcats!
Chad:What team?
All:Wildcats!
{Inside East High School, Sharpay Evans and her brother Ryan strut their way through the crowded hallways}
Kid: Ooh! Whoo-hoo!
{Sharpay walks past the entire Wildcat team, making them get out of her way}
All:Ooh!
Zeke: The ice princess returned from the North Pole.
Chad: You know, she probably spent the holidays the way she always does.
Troy: How's that?
Chad: Shopping for mirrors.
All:Ooh!
{The Wildcats and the cheerleaders laugh at Chad's joke as they pass Taylor McKessie and her science posse}
Taylor: Ugh, behold the zoo animals heralding the new year. How tribal.
(bell rings)
[At the same time, Gabriella, her mother, and Principal Matsui are walking along another part of the school discussing Gabriella's first day of school]
Gabriella: Mom, my stomach...
Miss Montez: Is always nervous on first day at a new school. You'll do great. You always do, and I made my company promise that I can't be transferred again until you graduate.
Principal Matsui: I reviewed your impressive transcripts. I expect your light will shine very brightly here at East High.
Gabriella: I don't wanna be the school's freaky genius girl again.
Miss Montez: Just be Gabriella.
{Miss Montez kisses Gabriella on the forehead}
Principal Matsui: This way.
[Mrs. Montez waves goodbye to her daughter as Gabriella makes her way up a flight of stairs with Principal Matsui.Cut to Sam and Cat arriving to the office.]
Cat:Good Morning, sir.
Principal Matsui:Ah you must be the new transfer students.Welcome to East High School and here are your schedules.
Cat:Thank you.Have a good day.
-HOMEROOM
[The classroom is buzzing while Miss. Darbus sits at the front of the room, reading a script for a play]
Classmates: Troy! Troy! Hey! How's it going? How are you?
[Gabriella walks into the classroom, unaware that Troy is sitting right in front of her. On the other hand Troy is equally oblivious as he is facing the back of the classroom. Gabriella hands some papers to Miss. Darbus]
Gabriella: Miss Darbus?
Jason: (to Troy) So, do you remember the night before?
Troy: No, not at all. All I remember is like, pink jelly. I...
[Troy notices Gabriella as she passes alongside Troy. Gabriella passes Sharpay and Ryan on the way to her seat]
Gabriella: Excuse me.
(boy) Ooh!
[All of a sudden, Sharpay is in front of Troy]
Sharpay: Hi Troy.(giggles)
Troy: (not paying attention) Hi.
(bell rings)
[Cut to Sam and Cat arriving to their classroom door]
Sam:Okay this is it, homeroom.Let's go in.
Cat:Wait, what if they don't like us? I mean,since we're from L.A. and all.
Sam: Well, you only get one chance at a first impression.
[As Sam knocked on the door Miss Darbus walked to open it wide so everyone in homeroom could see them.]
Cat:Hello Miss...Darbus ma'am.Is this homeroom?
Miss Darbus:Why yes it is. And who might you be?
Cat:I'm Cat, Cat Valentine and this is my best friend "Sam Puckle."
Sam:It's "Puckett"
Cat:Oh sorry, Sam Puckett. We're new to this school and we're so sorry for being late.
Miss Darbus:Oh no, you are perfectly fine.Please have a seat.And since you are both new to our school why don't you lovely ladies introduce yourselves to the class?
Cat:Okay.
Sam:Sure, why not?
[Sam and Cat both turn to each other]
Sam:Okay let's take turns.You should go first.
Cat:Okay okay, I'll go.
[Sam and Cat turn to the class]
Cat:Hi, I'm Cat Valentine.I love cheerleading, singing, dancing, bibble, puppies, pretty much everything.My old school in Los Angeles is called "Hollywood Arts" there, we have so many talented students especially for one of my old classes, the drama club.I really wish for this to be a great year for us and you.
Miss Darbus:Remarkable! A theater girl from a talented school in Hollywood!
[Everyone applauded for Cat especially Chad who couldn't take his eyes off of her because of how beautiful she was.Cat noticed Chad looking at her and smiled back at him.]
Cat:Thank you.Your turn Sam.
Sam:*exhales* Okay.Hi, I'm Samantha Puckett, I love free period, lunch period and pretty much final period.
[Everyone chuckled then Sam chuckled]
Sam:Me and my friends Carly and Freddie used to host a comedy web-show called "iCarly" for popularity and sometimes our fans would send us comedy videos of their own.I moved out of Seattle and into LA where I met Cat by saving her from being crushed to death in a garbage truck.
Everyone:Ooh.
Miss Darbus:Unusual way to meet a friend.
Cat:It may be unusual but it did happen.Without Sam I wouldn't be here today.
Everyone:Awwww
Miss Darbus:Thank you miss Valentine and miss Puckett.Now, I trust you all had splendid holidays. Check the sign-up sheets in the lobby for new activities, Mr. Bolton.
{Troy sits down in his seat after hearing his name}
Miss Darbus: Especially our winter musicale. We will have singles auditions...
Chad: (to Troy) You OK?
Troy: Yeah.
Miss Darbus: ...for our supporting roles and pairs auditions for our two leads.
Cat:That sounds fun!
Chad: Pfft.
{Chad blows a raspberry. Miss Darbus is not amused}
Miss Darbus: Mr. Danforth, this is a place of learning, not a hockey arena.
[Chad puts his basketball on his lap]
Miss Darbus: There is also a final sign-up sheet for next week's scholastic decathlon competition. Chem Club president Taylor McKessie can answer all of your questions about that.
[Troy dials Gabriella's number on his phone. Gabriella's phone rings with Start Of Something New as the ringtone.]
Miss Darbus: Ah, the cell phone menace has returned to our crucible of learning.
[Gabriella looks in her bag for her phone. Sharpay and Ryan check their phones.]
Sharpay: (to Ryan) Is it our phone?
[Miss Darbus goes around with a can to collect the phones]
Miss Darbus: Sharpay and Ryan, cell phones and I will see you in detention.
{With a look of injustice, Ryan and Sharpay both relinquish their phones.Miss Darbus moves to Gabriella}
Miss Darbus: We have zero tolerance for cell phones in class, so we will get to know each other in detention. Cell phone.
{Gabriella puts her phone in the can}
Miss Darbus: And welcome to East High, Miss Montez.
{Miss Darbus now moves on to Troy}
Miss Darbus: Mr. Bolton I see your phone is involved. So we will see you in detention as well.
Chad: That's not even a possibility Miss Darbus. Your Honor, see 'cause we have basketball practice, and Troy...
Miss Darbus: Ah, that will be 15 minutes for you too, Mr. Danforth. Count 'em.
Taylor: That could be tough for Chad, since he probably can't count that high.
Miss Darbus: Taylor McKessie, 15 minutes.
{Taylor gasps}
Miss Darbus: Shall the carnage continue? Holidays are over, people Way over!
[Cat talks to Chad]
Cat:It's okay if you can't count high. Sometimes whenever I count, I used to forget three.
Sam:Cat, you always forget three.
[the class chuckled]
Miss Darbus:Miss Valentine since you and miss Puckett are new to our school and you don't have out your cell phones, you'll both be in charge for detention.
[Sam and Cat look at each other in confusion]
Miss Darbus: Now any more comments, questions?
{Jason timidly raises his hand}
Miss Darbus: Jason.
Jason: So how were your holidays Miss Darbus?
{The entire class looks at Jason}
Jason: What?
(bell rings)
{The class leaves and heads for the next class. Gabriella is the last to leave. Troy waits outside the classroom for Gabriella}
Chad: Sorry, man. See you in detention.
Troy: Oh, see you later. It's all good.
Jason: Uhh, she's crazy.
{Gabriella finally emerges. Troy gets alongside her}
Troy: Hey!
Gabriella: I don't...
Troy: Believe it.
Gabriella: Well me...
Troy: Either. But how?
Gabriella: Well my mom's company transferred her here to Albuquerque.I can't believe you live here. I looked for you at the lodge on New Years Day.
Troy: (whispering) I know, but we had to leave first thing.
Gabriella: Why are you whispering?
Troy: What? Oh, uh... well my friends know about the snowboarding. Um, I haven't quite told them about the singing thing.
Student: (to Troy) Hey, what's up?
Troy: Hey.
Gabriella: Too much for them to handle?
Troy: No, it was cool. But, you know, my friends, it's uh... it's not what I do. That was, like,a different person.
{Gabriella suddenly turns and goes down a hallway as Troy finishes his sentence}
Troy: So, uh... anyway, welcome to East High. Oh, now that you've met Miss Darbus, I bet you just can't wait to sign up for that.
{Troy points at the winter musical sign-up sheet tacked on the bulletin board}
Gabriella: I won' be signing up for anything for awhile. I just wanna get to know the school. But if you sign up, I'd consider coming to the show.
Troy: Yeah, yeah. That's completey impossible.
{Out of nowhere, Sharpay!}
Sharpay: What's impossible, Troy? I wouldn't think impossible is even in your vocabulary.
{Sharpay notices Gabriella}
Sharpay: Oh, so nice of you to show our new classmate around.
{Sharpay takes out a red pen and signs her name in big letters on the sign-up sheet}
Sharpay: Oh, were you gonna sign up too? My brother and I have starred in all the school's productions and we really welcome newcomers. There are alot of supporting roles in the show. I'm sure we could find something for you.
Gabriella: No, no, no. I was just looking at all the bulletin boards. Lots going on at this school. Wow.
[Gabriella notices Sharpay's name on the sign-up sheet]
Gabriella: Nice penmanship.
[Gabriella walks to her next class while Sharpay glares at her]
Sharpay: So, Troy. I missed you during vacation. What'd you do?
Troy: You know, um... played basketball, snowboarding, more basketball.
Sharpay: When's the big game?
Troy: Uh, two weeks.
Sharpay: You are so dedicated. Just like me. I hope you come watch me in the musical. Promise?
[Troy nods in agreement. As Troy turns to leave, Sharpay says...]
Sharpay: Toodles!
Troy: (in a whisper) Toodles.
[Sharpay's smile turns to a glare as she looks in the direction that Gabriella took as she walks off]
YOU ARE READING
Sam and Cat:High School Musical
Teen FictionJoin best friends Sam Puckett and Cat Valentine as they move to Albuquerque, New Mexico for Sam to have a better education.Soon they began make a lot of new friends at East High School. Along the way Cat unexpectedly finds love with a basketball pla...
