Characters / High School Story Choices

A list of characters who appear in the visual novel High School Story.

For the characters from the video game, go here.

Oliver M. Berry High

First Trilogy Main Characters

Note: Most of the main characters from the Class Act series can be found in the Theatre Club section.

Jordan Lee

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Sports/Cheer/Band, Theatre (Class Act Book 3)

A new student starting Sophomore year at Oliver M. Berry High and the protagonist of the first three books

• The Ace: Jordan can come across this way if the player is skilled enough at the tasks involved. In Class Act, they’re also mentioned to be a good singer and a talented actor.
• Author Avatar: The player can customize gender, looks, and name.
• Big Eater: Jordan can choose to be this. At Brian's party, one of the options at the snack table is "scarfing down all the appetizers". If Caleb is their date for homecoming, one of the options at the big pile of pancakes is "I'm basically a human garbage disposal" followed by the others being amazed at how much Jordan can actually eat.
• Big "NO!": They can have this reaction in Book 3 Chapter 1 to the news that they'll be sharing their school with not just Hearst students, but Max, Kara, Zoe, and Brian.
• Demoted to Extra: Reduced to a non-playable supporting character in Class Act. In Book 1, they're absent for most of the book due to their leg injury.
• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: The main character is nameable; the default name is 'Jordan Lee'.
• Jerkass Ball: Book 3 of the original book can have them be hostile to the Hearst kids (though they are complete douchebags). This'll cost them the big part in their clubs and the position to win prom king/queen.
• The Leader: In Book 2 Chapter 10, a premium scene allows Jordan to find Isa's profile about them, which reveals that she fears Jordan because of their influence as the natural leader in the school and is looking for the first opportunity to expel them.
• Mascot: A premium choice allows Jordan to put on a tiger mascot costume for the pep rally.
• Missing Mom: Jordan's mother is never seen. A dialogue choice while having Emma over hints at a divorce.
• New Transfer Student: At the start of Book 1, Jordan arrives at school for their sophomore year knowing nobody else at school.
• Official Couple: In Book 2 Chapter 15, they can make things official with their love interest if the player chooses.
• The One Guy: Male!Jordan is the only male member of the cheerleading squad if he and Emma join it. It's not until Book 3 that Kieran also joins the Cheer squad, subverting the trope.
• Pungeon Master: Some dialogue options allow Jordan to be this. Considering having Dad as parent, makes sense. Sometimes even Myra criticizes some of the jokes.
• School Idol: Jordan is described like this in Class Act with Erin stating that most people will watch the play because they’re in it. They’re known for being a natural leader among the student body in addition to being The Ace.
• Second Year Protagonist: Jordan transfers to Berry High as a sophomore, which means they are significantly younger than the original cast of mostly seniors but not new to the high school experience. In Class Act, Jordan is still young enough not to worry about graduation but is significantly older than the new protagonist, a freshman.
• Sexy Sax Man: Or woman. Jordan gets assigned the saxophone if they choose to join the band and get Aiden's affection.
• Shipper on Deck:
  • Jordan can choose to help Luis pursue Emma, encourage Julian to either keep trying to get Autumn or respect her and Wes, and encourage Mia to ask Sydney to dance. In Book 2, they can also help Frank save his relationship with Payton.
  • In Book 2 Chapter 1, after footage of Principal Hughs and Coach Burke making out under the bleachers is broadcast, Jordan has the option to say “I ship it!”
  • Throughout Book 2, Jordan notices Michael and Maria spending a lot of time together. (They're actually collaborating to try to bring Isa down). The player can choose to tease them about being in love with one another.
  • In Book 3, Jordan can agree to help Emma with getting Dad and her mother together. They can also try to convince Jade and Cameron to attend Caleb’s party so they can pair them with Caleb and Aiden respectively, if Jordan is dating neither of them.
• The Smurfette Principle: In Book 2, Female!Jordan is the only female member of the basketball team if she joins it.
• The Worf Effect: In Class Act, despite being the favorite for the main role, Jordan gets a broken leg in an accident during the audition, giving Bailey a chance to try for the role.

Emma Hawkins

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Sports/Cheer/Color guard (first book)->Cheer, Theatre (Class Act Book 3)

A shy girl Jordan first meets during their first day at Berry High

• Accidental Athlete: If Jordan joins the football team, Emma joins and becomes Coach Burke's assistant. Brian is asked to lead the tryouts for the kicker position but doesn't want to do it, so he sarcastically suggests that Emma do it instead. She does, and ends up nailing some impressive field goals in the process, and is eventually named the team's kicker.
• All Girls Like Ponies: During Bring Your Pet To School Day in Book 2 Chapter 2, she wishes she had a horse like Mia does.
• Better as Friends: She has a big crush on Caleb at the beginning of the story until she tries to ask him out and Caleb tells her he only sees her as a friend. It takes her a few days before they are cool around each other again.
• Burger Fool: In Book 2 Chapter 9, she confesses to Jordan that she has been absent because of her household economic situation forcing her to get a job at Admiral Burger, which made her afraid that her friends would think less of her or make fun of her. By Book 2 Chapter 13, providing she's not dating Luis, you can learn she made Employee of the Month.
• Deuteragonist:She is Jordan's best friend and mostly love-interest.
• Disappeared Dad: Whereas Jordan's mother isn't seen and is barely talked about, Emma's father never appears but is frequently mentioned. He and Emma's mother are divorced; Emma has to spend most of her breaks with him but they are said to have a rather strained relationship.
• Everything Has Rhythm: If she was brought to homecoming in Book 1, then picked to dance with in Book 2 Chapter 7, she'll mention she practiced with a broom since then.
• First Girl Wins: She is the first Love Interest Jordan meets and becomes this if Jordan pursues her.
• Girl Next Door: She is kind, friendly, shy and pretty, but humble and socially awkward. Luis has a crush on her, while Jordan can pursue her as well, while Brian berates her for not being popular.
• Gosh Dang It to Heck!: In football, when Julian asks the team for a "Hell yeah!", she starts to say "hell", then becomes embarrassed and says "heck" instead.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has blonde hair and is one of the nicest characters in the story.
• Hairpin Lockpick: She uses bobby pins to pick the lock of Hearst High's main door.
• Hidden Depths: If Jordan chooses to join the gamers with Emma for a game of Lookout, it turns out that Emma is a natural at it, ends up saving Luis and wins for the whole team. All of that from only watching walkthroughs.
• Hufflepuff House: Not her role in story, but in Book 2 Chapter 7, Jordan can ask what everyone's House is and she immediately says Hufflepuff.
• Love Interest: She is one of the possible choices for Jordan; alternately, Jordan can help set her up with Luis.
• Nice Girl: She is Jordan's first friend at school and makes adapting to school much easier.
• Prone to Tears: She rarely raises her voice or gets angry, and her most common reaction to conflict is to run away crying.
• Pungeon Master: If she's Jordan's girlfriend, she starts becoming this in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 14 as a consequence of hanging around Jordan's dad.
• Shipper on Deck:
  • If Jordan takes someone other than her to homecoming, she will be thrilled to see Jordan with their love interest.
  • In Book 3 Chapter 3, she realizes that her mother and Jordan’s father are still in love with each other, so she tries to convince Jordan to set them up.
• The Smurfette Principle: She's the only female member of the football team if she and Male!Jordan join it. (Julian at one point tells Koh that he might add her to the team on defense, but it isn't made clear if this actually happens.)
• Spiders Are Scary: One of the questions Jordan can ask during her premium scene in Book 2, Chapter 4 reveals that spiders are her greatest fear.
• Squee: If Jordan chooses a date other than her, she accidentally gives away that she and the others are Date Peeping on them.
• Yaoi Fangirl: If Male!Jordan chooses to go to Homecoming with Michael, Caleb, or Aiden, she barely contains her Squee when they get too romantic at the restaurant.

Caleb Mitchell

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Sports, Theatre (Class Act Book 3)

A prominent member of the school's sports teams, and Ezra's younger brother

• Better as Friends:
  • Emma had a crush on him, but he didn't feel the same way as she did, insisting that they remain friends.
  • If Jordan doesn't go with him or Maria to Homecoming, they go together but don't develop any romantic feelings.
• Heartbroken Badass: After Zoe cheats on him with Brian, his spirit is broken and even affects him during a game. It takes him a lot of time to move on thanks to Jordan and the others.
• Heel Realization: At first Caleb joined the hall monitors because he wanted to contribute to the school, following Isa's rules blindly and playing a part in Aiden's unfair suspension. He finally realizes during the big food fight that Isa's rules are actually destroying the school, making him Rage Quit his position as hall monitor.
• Lovable Jock: He is friends with students from all the cliques.
• Love Interest: He is one of the possible choices for Jordan before Homecoming. The player can also set him up with Jade in Book 3 if Jordan isn't dating him.
• Plot Allergy: In Book 2, a Premium Flashback shows what happened in "Bring your pet to school" Day. Caleb and Ezra both are allergic to fur, so the only pet they can have is a goldfish.
• Rage Quit: In Book 2 Chapter 9, Caleb finally has enough with the strict rules, since his brother and the rest of his friends hate him despite his good intentions, and quits on the spot, throwing a plate of spaghetti on Principal Isa to signify his frustration.
• Worthy Opponent: To "Fastball" Finn. If Caleb is convinced to pitch for the team, Finn will compliment his pitching skills after the match.

Aiden Zhou

Grade: Junior->Senior
Group: Band, Theatre (Class Act Book 3)

A music prodigy and prominent member of the concert band

• And Now for Someone Completely Different: A premium choice in Book 3 Chapter 7 allows an Aiden that's not dating Jordan to be hooked up with Cameron and you play as him for a bit.
• Clark Kent Outfit: During the Truth or Dare game between Hearst and Berry students, Max dares him to take his shirt off, revealing his surprisingly muscular build.
• Consummate Professional: In a premium choice, Aiden tells Jordan that he trained from an early age and music became his only love, which barely leaves him time to think about romance.
• Everything Has Rhythm: If he was brought to homecoming in Book 1, then picked to dance with in Book 2 Chapter 7, he'll mention he practiced with a broom since then.
• Guest-Star Party Member: In Class Act Book 1 Chapter 9, he can be recruited in a premium choice to compose the music for the play.
• Hates Small Talk: In Book 1 Chapter 2, he says that one reason he doesn't like parties is because of the uninteresting small talk.
• I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me: Non-binary, but in Book 3 Chapter 7, Jordan has the chance to set Aiden up with Cameron if they're not dating him and he can have this opinion about them.
• Insufferable Genius: He often argues with Ezra over the songs, insisting they play obscure classics too complicated for the average person.
• Love Interest: He is one of the possible choices for Jordan before Homecoming. The player can also set him up with Cameron in Book 3 if Jordan isn't dating him.
• Pungeon Master: If he's Jordan's boyfriend, he starts becoming this in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 14 as a consequence of hanging around Jordan's dad.
• The Scapegoat: A premium choice in Book 2 Chapter 11 has Jordan finding all the files Isa had on the students, and Aiden's reveals that she used him as a scapegoat to take the fundraiser's money with the excuse of using it for Luis' medical bills.
• Sucks at Dancing: Genius composer, really stiff dancer. As he points out, "knowing the beat and moving your feet are two separate skills".
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Myra. They often bicker while still being very close friends. For Homecoming, she deliberately wears a pink dress as Aiden's date, knowing well he hates that color.
• Writer's Block: In Book 1 Chapter 9, he comes down with a case of this trying to write a new composition.
• You Are Grounded!: His suspension in Book 2 prompts his parents to ground him without even listening to his side of the story, and instead blame Jordan and the gang for being Toxic Friend Influences.

Michael Harrison

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Rebel, Theatre (Class Act Book 3)

A rebellious slacker Jordan often hangs out with

• All Girls Want Bad Boys: Romancing Michael has shades of this regardless of Jordan's gender.
• Anti-Hero: Michael would be considered one of the protagonists of this series, but does not possess the typical qualities of an Anti-Hero.
• Brilliant, but Lazy: Despite the fact that he hangs out with the rebels and skips classes, Michael is a talented football player and an expert in electronics. He explains to Jordan that he stopped Brian from bullying him by threatening to hack his devices. In Book 2, he becomes Maria's cameraman as punishment for skipping a lot of classes.
• Childhood Friend Romance: His childhood friend Giselle was a former love interest, and he had his first kiss with her, but they decided to remain just friends after things got 'awkward'.
• Cool Bike: The only reason he helps with the Pep Rally is because Jordan promised Koh and him that they would be allowed to make an entrance to the football court on motorbikes.
• Deadpan Snarker: Most of his lines are witty comebacks or teasing.
• Everyone Has Standards: Despite not knowing Caleb well at that point, he agrees to join Jordan and the others in looking for him after hearing what Zoe and Brian did to Caleb.
• Former Friend of Alpha Bitch: Brian became his first friend at Berry High, but once he became the Quarterback, he started to reject Michael.
• Good Is Not Nice: Some would initially consider Michael's personality unpleasant, especially those that are direct opposites such as Maria, but he always reveals himself to be a good person at heart.
• He Cleans Up Nicely: Everyone is surprised to see him in a nice suit and vest for Homecoming.
• Hidden Heart of Gold: Michael pretends to be obnoxious and full of himself when really he isn't.
• Hollywood Hacking: In Book 3 Chapter 9, he helps Maria and Jordan trace the fake email sent to Jade, Cameron or Kieran.
• Hope Spot: After being expelled from both Statton and Hearst, Michael started to warm up to Berry High, hoping he finally found a place for him. That was until Brian gave him another reason to separate himself from others.
• It's Personal: The only reason he agrees to join the football team is to defeat Hearst and get revenge for them vandalizing Ollie the Tiger.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He is one of the rebels, is sarcastic and likes to piss off people, but deep down he's a guy who won't tolerate injustice, helps people in need and genuinely loves his school.
• Lovable Rogue: Breaks the rules for everyone's benefit and willing to help others.
• Love Interest: He is one of the possible choices for Jordan before Homecoming.
• Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold: Michael was a lone wolf for the majority of his high school life, especially at Statton and Hearst. Even after coming to Berry, he feels lonely because no one truly understands him, at least before he meets Jordan.
• Odd Friendship: In Book 2, he develops this relationship with Maria after the incident at the school broadcast, being one of the few people who supported her after Isa made her quit the leadership of all her activities.
• Platonic Life-Partners: He and Maria become oddly closer during their investigation, and they keep insisting they are not a couple whenever Jordan tries to tease them. During a game of Truth or Dare, if Jordan makes them kiss, they both do it without any chemistry, demonstrating that they are Just Friends.
• Properly Paranoid: He is the first one, along with Wes, to suspect Isa's true motivations, taking into account the timing of the leaked footage of Principal Hughs, her strange behavior at the fundraiser and the fact that she has two cellphones. He turns out to be right when the gang discovers she has a lot of fake identities, has been an employee at ClickIt, Mansingh, and Hartfeld, has been blackmailed by Bruce Faris (AKA Coach Isa) into getting the job, and stole the money from the fundraiser and the clubs for herself.
• The Quarterback: To avenge the vandalism on Ollie the Tiger, he agrees to step in as temporary Quarterback to defeat Hearst.
• Rebellious Spirit: He has a huge problem with authority.
• Reluctant Warrior: Despite having talent for sports, Michael refuses to join any of the teams until the conflict with Hearst crosses the line. Once football season is over, he rejects Caleb's offer to play basketball.
• Spiders Are Scary: In Book 2 Chapter 12, he has a nightmare of spiders crawling in the ceiling.
• Stepford Snarker: Michael puts on a snarky and sarcastic attitude, pretending to be a jaded and bitter person, in order to hide that he is truly kind and caring at heart. He does this because he is emotionally vulnerable, hates to disappoint others, and after being hurt many times at other schools after opening himself up emotionally, he comes to Berry as a Stepford Snarker.
• Tragic Dropout: This might have been his fate after being expelled from both Statton and Hearst just because he got onto the Jerk Jocks' bad sides. Oliver M. Berry High is the first school that promised him a brand new start.
• We Used to Be Friends: In Book 1 Chapter 9, his premium backstory reveals that he made friends with Brian when he transferred. Once Brian became a quarterback, he turned into a real jerkass and burned his bridge with Michael.

Maria Flores

Grade: Junior->Senior
Group: School President, Theatre (Class Act Book 3)

The School President of Berry High and the organizer of the school's end-of-the-semester events

• Break the Cutie: Isa recognizes that Maria can't be controlled or manipulated, so she deals with her by breaking her spirit instead.
• Cuteness Proximity: A premium scene in Book 3 Chapter 9 has her and Jordan go to a pet shop to look at the animals. One black kitten gets her into baby talking mode, enough so that she adopts it.
• Embarrassing Nickname: Pumpkin, given to her by one of her fathers.
• Get Out!: She says this to a male Jordan in Book 1 consoling Emna in a premium choice since he's a boy in the girl's room.
• Go-Getter Girl: She's Student Council President, in charge of Homecoming, and cares the most about School Spirit. In Book 2 she adds the School Newscast to her resume, and before Book 3, she agrees to co-organize Prom with Payton.
• Happily Adopted: Going with her to the pet store in Book 3 Chapter 9 reveals that she's adopted.
• Hidden Depths:
  • When Luis gives Maria a game for her birthday, strongly implied to be The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, she mentions playing it a lot, and wants to take out a Guardian.
    Luis: Welcome to the gamer life, Maria.
    Maria: I don’t know whether to thank you or hate you.
  • The student profiles Principal Isa keeps in the basement reveal that Isa considers her to be too smart and strong willed to be manipulated.
• Huge Schoolgirl: If Jordan goes to Homecoming with Michael, Emma, or Aiden, she goes with Caleb, and apparently she's taller than him with high heels. Caleb doesn't mind, while she nearly freaks out about this.
• I Warned You: A premium date with her in Book 1 Chapter 8 has her and Jordan go to the beach. She says not to go in the water and if Jordan does, it turns out it's cold because the bay's connected to a river that's almost entirely melted snow.
• Love Interest: She is one of the possible choices for Jordan before Homecoming.
• Odd Friendship: In Book 2, she develops this relationship with Michael after the incident at the school broadcast, since he was one of the few people who supported her after Isa made her quit the leadership of all her activities.
• The Perfectionist: She is obsessed with organizing Homecoming and everything about School Spirit and will get hysterical if something is out of place.
• Platonic Life-Partners: She and Michael become oddly closer during their investigation and they keep insisting they are not a couple whenever Jordan tries to tease them. During a game of Truth or Dare, if Jordan makes them kiss, they both do it without any chemistry, demonstrating that they are Just Friends.
• Primal Fear: Class Act Book 3 Chapter 10 reveals she's afraid of heights just from the plane taking off to London. Bailey can have the same fear as well.
• Student Council President: She is President of the Student Council and in charge of the Homecoming committee. By Class Act Book 2 Chapter 14, she steps down and hands the reins over to Rory or Casey.
• Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She is very bossy and has a no-nonsense attitude toward her friends, but she does care for them and can't hide her desire to have a love life, especially whenever Jordan flirts with her.
• Take Up My Sword: A premium scene with her in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 15 has her pass down her clipboard to Rory or Casey as the new class president.
• Trademark Favorite Food: Book 2 Chapter 7 reveals for her birthday, it's red velvet cake.

Football/Basketball/Baseball Team

Caleb Mitchell

See Main Characters folder.

Brian Crandall

See Hearst High folder.

Julian Castillo

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Sports

The captain of the Berry High sports teams

• All Love Is Unrequited: He has a crush on Autumn, but he respects her decision to date Wes, and is fine being friends with her. Averted if Jordan encourages Autumn to pursue him.
• Betty and Veronica: He is the Betty to Wes's Veronica and Autumn's Archie.
• Lovable Jock: He is friends with students from all the cliques.
• Here We Go Again!: Book 3 Chapter 16 reveals he's going to the University of Ohio, only to groan when he finds out Max is going to University of Michigan, meaning they'll still be football rivals.
• Reformed Bully: If the player is familiar with the original High School Story, Julian is no longer the bully from Hearst.

Frank Walter

Grade: Junior->Senior
Group: Sports

A stout jock with a crush on Payton

• All Guys Want Cheerleaders: In Book 2, he and Payton start dating. Unfortunately, the divisive situation of the cheerleaders and the band vs. the basketball team and the hall monitors prompts Payton to break up with him. Jordan can help him get Payton back via premium option.
• The Bartender: He makes mocktails at the party in Book 2 Chapter 14.
• Big Fun: Has energy, is upbeat, and is the largest member of the football and basketball teams.
• The Big Guy: He is defensive end on the football team and appointed as Homecoming's bouncer.
• Death Glare: If you pick a theme for Payton's party, he gives one to Morgan when she tries to topple a stack of cupcakes by taking one from the bottom.
• Gentle Giant: Though he can be quite fearsome when he needs to be, he says he'd rather participate in a hug-of-war than a tug-of-war.
• Gonk: Rather "average looking" with a rough face, but clearly stands out compared to the rest of the male characters.
• In-Series Nickname: Also known as "Frank the Tank".
• Lovable Jock: Like Caleb and Julian, he is also pretty cool and part of the school team.

Max Warren

See Hearst Students folder

Jade Ali

See Hearst Students folder

Casey Jenkins/Class Act Main Character's twin

Appearance options for Casey. Casey will always be the same race, but the opposite gender, from Bailey.

Grade: Freshman
Group: Sports

Twin sibling of Bailey. They are a member of the football team, and one of the candidates for class president in Book 2.

• Annoying Younger Sibling: Or in this case "Annoying Twin"^note though it is eventually confirmed that Casey is the younger twin, who enjoys teasing Bailey about their crush on Rory. At one point, Bailey laments having an annoying twin rather than a dog.
• Half-Identical Twins: Regardless of the gender chosen, Casey will always be the opposite gender of Bailey.
• Happily Adopted: Is revealed to be adopted.
• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: They are nameable; the default name is 'Casey Jenkins'.
• It's All About Me: Casey keeps going on and on about meeting Amber, even talking over Bailey and completely ignoring them.
• Lipstick Lesbian: No matter the gender, Casey will get a girlfriend on the very first day of school. According to Bailey, Female!Casey was out of the closet at six years old, gushing about wanting a girlfriend since.
• The Matchmaker: They frequently encourage Bailey to pursue their love interest.
• Poke the Poodle: They are reluctant to find their biological aunt, concerned she might be a bad person... like someone who litters or doesn't return shopping carts to their proper area.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Bailey's blue.
• Student Council President: Can become this in Class Act Book 2 depending on player choices.
• Thicker Than Water: Despite their differences, Bailey and Casey are very close with one another.
• Tomboy: If Casey is a girl, she joins the football team and greets one of her friends with a fist bump.
• Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Female Casey is very sports-oriented, but she wears skirts more often than not. She also shows interest in a pearl bracelet, which Amber buys for her.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Casey receives this from Skye for refusing to compromise and ally with Rory because of their stubborness.

Lorenzo Toro

Grade: Sophomore
Group: Sports

Casey's best friend and member of the football team. He begins dating Amber after she and Casey break up. In Class Act Book 2, he is one of the students running for class president.

• Big Damn Heroes: His popularity skyrockets in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 9 when he rescues a kitten from being trampled by Mia's horse, causing his campaign for class president to receive a huge boost when Amber's cell phone video of the incident becomes an Instant Web Hit. Subverted the next chapter when the incident is revealed to have been staged by Amber.
• Dumb Jock: He doesn't have much of a talent for complex thought.
• Graceful Loser: Once Rory/Casey wins the election, he goes onstage to do a defeat speech, congratulate them, and later accept that they were better suited than himself.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners / Platonic Life-Partners: He is Casey's best friend on the team, always greeting them with fist bumps. However, they are not seen together anymore after Lorenzo starts dating Amber.
• Karma Houdini: The school never finds out that the cat scheme was staged, and he and Amber get no comeuppance for their dirty campaign.
• Kindhearted Cat Lover: Following the kitten video, he develops a genuine love for cats.
• Life of the Party: The main platform of his presidential campaign is to use all of the school's resources for throwing parties.
• Skewed Priorities: As candidate for the student council presidential elections, he campaigns to divert all school resources to throwing parties at the expense of school programs, including arts and athletics.

Cheerleading Squad

Mia Warren

Grade: Junior->Senior
Group: Cheer

The captain of the Berry High cheerleading squad and also the daughter of Hearst High's principal and younger sister to Max

• All Girls Like Ponies: In Book 2 Chapter 2, she brings her pet horse Buttercup to Bring Your Pet To School Day on the condition she doesn't give any rides. Of course people end up wanting free rides, causing her to get yelled at by Vice Principal Isa. In Book 3 Chapter 5, she works at the country club giving riding lessons.
• Always Someone Better: According to Payton, Mia got frustrated by the fact that Sydney had a lot of energy and couldn't catch up, which frustrated her in addition to her break up.
• Game-Breaking Injury: Her attempt at the Berry Bomb goes wrong and she breaks her leg, which forces her to step aside and support from afar.
• Lipstick Lesbian: It's only evident that she is a lesbian when Payton tells Jordan about Mia's breakup with Katherine.
• Lovable Alpha Bitch: She is haughty and temperamental, but overall, a likable girl who loves Berry High.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: She is good, lovable and selfless, while her brother Max is the Jerk Jock at Hearst.
• Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She is tough and very irritable after breaking up with Katherine, taking out her bad temper on Sydney. By the end of Book 1, Jordan notices that Mia values Sydney as more than just a good friend.
• White Sheep: From the Warren family. Max is the Jerk Jock at Hearst and her father is the rival school's Principal.

Payton Saunders

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Cheer

An energetic cheerleader who organizes parties for the school

• A Dog Named "Dog": Her puppy is named Puppy.
• Beta Couple: In Book 2, she agrees to date Frank.
• Cool House: In Book 2 she throws a big party after Winter Formal gets cancelled because Isa stole the funds for the party, and the money recovered was only enough for the clubs. All the school is able to attend the party and are in awe at how big the place is.
• Genki Girl: She's always perky and cheerful. If Jordan chooses "90s Rave" as the Homecoming theme, she will squee at the suggestion of having glowsticks.
• Gratuitous French: In Class Act Book 1 Chapter 4 in a premium scene with Skye, she's currently having dinner in Paris and says "Bonjour" when Bailey calls her.
• Life of the Party: She loves organizing parties. She joins the Homecoming committee in Book 1 and becomes the coordinator of the Winter Formal in Book 2 because Maria switched to the school news.
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She starts dating Frank, who is both Big Fun and Lovable Jock. Unfortunately, the divisive situation of the cheerleaders and the band vs. the basketball team and the hall monitors prompts Payton to break up with him because Frank obeyed Isa instead of defending Aiden. You can use a premium option to help keep them together.
• That Came Out Wrong: After the whole school has its morale down because of the first game, Payton accidentally blurts out to Maria that they don't want to deal with her. She braces herself for a blow up, then feels bad when Maria storms out of the gym.
• Walking the Earth: Book 3 Chapter 16 reveals her plans after graduation are to backpack across Europe for a year.

Sydney Kym

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Cheer

A close friend of Jordan who develops feelings for the cheer captain Mia

• Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Principal Isa's file on her reveals she's actually been diagnosed with ADHD. Truth in Television as it's not an over-exaggeration of the trait.
• Genki Girl: A requirement as a cheerleader. According to Payton, Mia can't catch up to her speed.
• Lipstick Lesbian: She is girly and accepts dating Mia. In Book 3 Chapter 4, she bluntly rejects Brian because... It’s Brian and then she tells him straight out that she’s only into girls.
• Love Interest: She turns out to be Mia's during Homecoming.
• Plucky Girl: She is the perkiest member of the cheerleaders.
• You Are in Command Now: In Book 1, Sydney is appointed replacement captain after Mia breaks her leg.

Emma Hawkins

See Main Characters folder

Kieran Hale

See Hearst Students folder

Kara Sinclair

See Hearst Students folder

Zoe Leon

See Hearst Students folder

Amber Hutchinson

Grade: Freshman
Group: Cheer

Casey's girlfriend, whom they meet the first day of high school

• All Women Love Shoes: She takes numerous selfies of her homecoming outfit, including several shots of just her shoes.
• Clingy Jealous Girl: While the jealous part is yet to be seen, Amber has shown to be intense in all of her interactions with Casey.
  • During the party, both Casey and Bailey get intimidated when Amber shows proudly a giant ice sculpture of her and Casey kissing, then keeps making out with Casey the entire party, only leaving briefly for a bathroom break, and when asking Casey out in front of everyone, she immediately says “I love you” after only dating for a few weeks. Bailey and Erin can tell from the distance that Casey is trying to hide the awkwardness.
  • Things start getting worse, as Casey tells Bailey in a Premium flashback that Amber bought Casey a very expensive pearl bracelet after a joke about oysters, had a Pictagram post of them, expecting Casey to have a more upbeat reaction, and then tried to get them matching tattoos, only narrowly saved because Koh, who was working there, noticed the situation and argued that they were still underage. Casey is very freaked out after that. It eventually reaches a breaking point, and Casey breaks up with her in the middle of the Homecoming dance.
• Crash-Into Hello: How she meets Casey.
• Genki Girl: She is very intense in everything, to the point Bailey can be impressed or wary about her.
• Graceful Loser: Like Lorenzo, she doesn't display any bitterness at losing the election.
• Karma Houdini: The school never finds out that the cat scheme was staged, and she and Lorenzo get no comeuppance for their dirty campaign.
• The Man Behind the Man: Bailey finds out that she's this to Lorenzo's campaign by setting up his kitten rescue moment well ahead of schedule.
• Pink Means Feminine: Her casual outfit consists of a pink blouse with a magenta ribbon and a pair of sunglasses with pink frames. Her Homecoming outfit is also pink, to such a degree that Bailey can comment "So... much... pink".
• Spoiled Sweet: She is extremely wealthy but never shows any disrespect towards anyone and is rather extreme in showing affection. Will also invite everyone to her lavish parties no matter their popularity.
• Your Answer to Everything: Her standard way of showing appreciation is by having a giant ice sculpture made.
  Bailey: What is it with this girl and ice sculptures?
  Ajay: Three words. Rich. People. Nonsense.
  

The Band

Aiden Zhou

See Main Characters folder

Ezra Mitchell

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Band

The student director of the band

• Aloof Big Brother: Averted. He and Caleb don't share many common interests, but they get along well with one another.
• Game-Breaking Injury: Downplayed. During the football tryouts, he gets the best throw from all the candidates, but he jams a finger, which makes him opt to focus just on music and avoid worse injuries that could disable him from playing instruments.
• Plot Allergy: In Book 2, a premium flashback shows what happened in "Bring your pet to school" Day. Caleb and Ezra both are allergic to fur, so the only pet they can have is a goldfish. According to Ezra, he only has a mild case, while Caleb is fully allergic.
• Relationship Upgrade: He has been friends with Bethany since middle school, until they went to different schools. In Book 3 Chapter 4, Ezra asks Bethany to Prom and they kiss.
• What Happened to the Mouse?: Subverted, since it’s not him exactly. Of all the students whose names are known, he is the only one not shown to have a file in Isa’s stash in the basement.

Myra Khandaar

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Band/Gamer

The cousin of Nishan from the original High School Story video game, she often hangs out with Jordan and cracks jokes with puns

• An Offer You Can't Refuse: She's on the other end when she is blackmailed by Hearst into vandalizing Ollie The Tiger in exchange for them not hurting Luis. Once Jordan and Maria find out, they understand her situation and can either keep this a secret or make her turn herself in, resulting in the whole school hating her.
• Deadpan Snarker: She calls Brian a "joker" after his failed attempt to hit on her, which she laughed off.
• Gamer Chick: One of the two only female members of the Gamers clique, along with Sakura.
• Hypocritical Humor: If Jordan chooses the dialogue options to make some puns, she sometimes makes fun of how lame they are.
• Irony: For someone playing The Matchmaker for other people, Myra isn't interested in entering a relationship herself.
• Like Brother and Sister: She and Luis are very close, but strictly in a platonic sense.
• Mundane Made Awesome: She can get a premium dress for prom in Book 3 Chapter 12. One thing she loves about it besides being pretty is that her dress has pockets.
• Pungeon Master: There's not a single scene in Book 2 where she doesn't crack a joke.
• Punny Name: Her pet lobster is named Santa Claws.
• Shipper on Deck: Like the others, she is also rooting for Luis to get Emma. In Book 2, she encourages Jordan to become official with their love interest, and becomes extremely excited if they do. If Aiden and Caleb are single in Book 3, she ships them with Cameron and Jade, respectively.
• Stepford Smiler: After Brian humiliates her with his promposal in Book 3 Chapter 11, she turns into this at the end of the chapter as well as into the next one.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: She and Aiden constantly bicker while also being very close friends. For Homecoming, she deliberately wears a pink dress as Aiden's date, knowing well he hates that color.

Terrence

See Hearst Students folder

Cameron Levy

See Hearst Students folder

Bethany Fox

See Hearst Students folder

Theatre Club

Bailey Jenkins

Grade: Freshman
Group: Theatre

A new student starting Freshman year at Oliver M. Berry High and the protagonist of the Class Act arc.

• Contrasting Sequel Main Character: While Jordan is an assertive sophomore who quickly becomes a leader in their social circle and even the problem solver of Berry High, Bailey is a shy, soft spoken freshman who prefers to take a supporting role in the theatre club.
• Eating Lunch Alone: Happens in the first chapter if you don’t choose the diamond option to sit with Rory. It also briefly happens in Book 1 Chapter 12 when they are kicked from the group's lunch table after being accused of sabotaging Jordan, though Skye and Erin do come out to join them.
• First Kiss: Bailey is very nervous about kissing Rory on stage, partially because they haven't even had their first real kiss yet. If the player chooses, they can have their first real kiss with their chosen love interest in the last chapter of Book 1. If it's Skye, it's her first kiss as well.
• Gene Hunting: Between Bailey and their twin, Bailey is the far more eager of the two to learn more about their birth parents and track down their biological aunt in London.
• Half-Identical Twins: Regardless of the gender chosen, Casey will always be the opposite gender.
• Happily Adopted: They and their twin are adopted. It is revealed in Book 3 Chapter 1 that their birth parents died when Bailey and Casey were babies. Their only known living biological relative is an aunt who lives in London.
• The Heart: They serve this role in the friend group, as regardless of who the player chooses to become close with, all of the love interests come to rely on Bailey for emotional support.
• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: The main character is nameable; the default name is 'Bailey Jenkins'.
• Hero of Another Story: Right after Jordan finishes Sophomore year, the story shifts to Bailey’s point of view to showcase the theatre club.
• I Need to Go Iron My Dog: In Class Act Book 1 Chapter 15, they have this reaction to Natalie and Clint hoping they get to kiss Rory next.
• Love Confession: They can have one with their love interest in Book 3 Chapter 14 while the gang is stranded at the airport.
• Love Interest: The player can choose between Rory, Ajay, and Skye.
• Love Triangle: Book 1 finds them involved in one with Rory and Danielle, though it is up to the player whether or not they return Rory's feelings.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Played for laughs in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 6 when the player can have them try to top Casey's peanut butter on leftover pizza with mayonnaise and ketchup on pancakes.
• Official Couple: In Class Act Book 2 Chapter 14, they can make things official with their love interest if the player chooses.
• Oh, Crap!:
  • Played for laughs in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 6 if they have this reaction to being splashed by Daisy the Dolphin in a premium scene.
  • Also their reaction in Book 3 when they realize Skye's parents are the ones funding the trip to Spotlite.
• Precision F-Strike: Played for laughs in Book 3 Chapter 4. If they call the Statton Kids "asshats" following the rap battle, Ajay is surprised to hear them using such strong language (strong for Bailey, at least), while Skye comments that it's like hearing Mickey Mouse say the f-word.
• Primal Fear: They can share Maria's aversion to heights in Class Act Book 3 Chapter 10 when the plane takes off for London.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Casey's red.
• Sand In My Eyes: In Class Act Book 3 Chapter 12, they're quite caught up in watching La Boheme's Tearjerker ending and can say it's an eyelash in their eye. Rory calls them out that Bailey apparently had eyelashes fall in both of their eyes.
• Shipper on Deck: The player can spend diamonds to hook up Casey and Erin, Graham and Clint, and Skye and Lilith.
• Shrinking Violet: Shows some shades of this. It’s revealed in Book 1 Chapter 1 that they made a huge fuss about auditioning for the middle school play, only to change their mind at the last minute due to shyness.
• Thicker Than Water: Despite their differences, Bailey and Casey are very close with one another.

Rory Silva

Appearance options for Rory

Grade: Sophomore
Group: Theatre

Bailey's childhood friend who is a year above Bailey

• All-Loving Hero: Refuses to look down on people and generally tries being kind to everyone, even accepting Danielle on their team in Book 2.
• Calling the Old Man Out: In Class Act Book 3 Chapter 5, they end the chapter by calling their dad out about his meetings with Ms. Maddox.
• Character Customization: The player can select his/her gender and design between three races (black, white, and Ambiguously Brown).
• Childhood Friends: Rory and Bailey have been neighbors and friends since they were little.
• Childhood Friend Romance: If Bailey ends up dating them.
• Cool Car: They drive one. A premium scene in Class Act Book 1 Chapter 2 allows Bailey to name it either Barracuda, Carly, or Ember of the Road. If the player doesn't choose a name, Rory eventually reveals in Book 2 that its name is Carly.
• Even the Girls Want Her: If Rory is female.
• Even the Guys Want Him: If Rory is male.
• Girl Next Door: Girl or Boy, depending on the gender chosen. Rory has been Bailey's neighbor and childhood friend since they were little, with Rory watching Pixar movies with Bailey while their parents were out. Rory is very popular in the theatre club, and has a legion of fans, including Bailey.
• Heroic BSoD: Class Act Book 1 Chapter 12 has them unresponsive to Bailey in text or in person until they confess their mother has breast cancer.
• I Call It "Vera": They insist on vehicles having names.
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Even though Rory is shown in Book 1 to have feelings for Bailey, they are very supportive if Bailey ends up dating Skye or Ajay instead.
• Lots of Luggage: On the London trip, they bring far and away more suitcases than everyone else. When Ajay insists on packing extremely lightly, they tease him that he won't have enough storage space for souvenirs and predict he'll be asking to use some of theirs (which indeed happens).
• Pubescent Braces: In Class Act Book 1 Chapter 1, their worst thing about middle school was this trope. They've had them removed before the story starts, since Bailey comments they have such a great smile.
• Remember the New Guy?: It is confirmed that Rory was a Berry student during the events of the original trilogy yet they are never seen or mentioned until Class Act despite supposedly being one of the most popular kids in school.
• Sexy Man, Instant Harem: It's said that the Theatre club has a lot of auditions because of Rory, who regardless of their gender, attracts both boys and girls.
• She Cleans Up Nicely: Said almost word-for-word.
  Ajay: I’ve seen you clean up good, but never that good. Lancelin’s an artist at work.
• Student Council President: Can become this in Class Act Book 2 depending on player choices.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Rory receives this from Skye for refusing to compromise and ally with Casey because of their stubborness, and for even considering Danielle's suggestion of kidnapping Lorenzo's kitten to blackmail him into quitting the election.
  Skye: And Rory, how did giving back to the community turn into considering sabotage? Are you serious?

Ajay Bhandari

Grade: Junior
Group: Theatre

The student director of the theatre club

• The Ace: He is a passionate theatre director, and a gifted pool player, winning a match with extreme ease.
• Achilles' Heel: He is so bad at math that failing a test almost costs him his place as director. He only manages to pass because Skye figures out the right way to teach him.
• Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: How he feels about his parents constantly fighting and arguing with each other, even in public over buying his little brother a cupcake.
• Big Brother Instinct: He worries that his little brother Mohit is going to be constantly caught up in his parents' fighting with each other.
• Blind Without 'Em: According to his yearbook bio, without his glasses he can barely make out the big E on the eye exam chart.
• Bollywood Nerd: Class Act Book 2 Chapter 4 confirms that he comes from an Indian family.
• Competition Freak: Ajay is extremely competitive. He gets (jokingly) called out on in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 7.
  Bailey: An arcade would be great! Ajay’s so competitive, it would take his mind off everything!
  Ajay: I’m not competitive!
  Rory: Oh, okay, so you won’t mind when I’m better at all the games than you?
  Ajay: Please. There’s no way you could— …Okay, yeah, I hear it now.
• Cool Car: Class Act Book 2 Chapter 6 shows he has a brand new car given to him by his dad as part of his parents' war with each other.
• Defrosting Ice King: He is very stern and serious when Bailey first meets him, but gradually loosens up over time.
• Don't Split Us Up: When his parents decide to get divorced, he's concerned if he and Mohit may end up separated from one another. Thankfully, this doesn't end up happening.
• Every Scar Has a Story: In Class Act Book 1 Chapter 9 in a premium date, he has one on the back of his hand that's mostly invisible unless you feel it. He got it as a kid in theater camp, acting out a scene where he dueled another boy with plastic swords.
• Everyone Has Standards: In Book 2, despite being the person most invested in Rory’s campaign apart from Rory themselves, he immediately refuses Danielle’s suggestion to play dirty by kidnapping Lorenzo’s cat and blackmailing him into dropping out of the election. The most questionable part is that Rory actually considers it despite Ajay refusing it without second thoughts.
• Fatal Flaw: Pride and stubbornness. He lets his own bad experiences alienate his cast members, and his reluctance to admit a problem and ask for help almost made him lose his lifetime goal of being a director.
  Ajay: Sorry I was such a prick and had too much pride to ask for help!
• Good Is Not Nice: Rudely brushes aside Bailey’s introduction, is incredibly stern with his actors and stern about his policies. Ajay even admits that he’s been a “hardass” in Chapter 13. However, he genuinely wishes to help others, directing the play for Mrs. Silva’s cancer treatment and supports his friends.
• Good with Numbers: Subverted. It's him being bad with them that's got him failing math and forms the crisis he has in Class Act Book 1 Chapter 9.
• Hoist by His Own Petard: In Chapter 5, Ajay bans cell phones from the auditorium after Danielle causes a costume rack to fall on Bailey, claiming that she got distracted while taking a selfie. At the end of the chapter, Ajay and Bailey find themselves locked in the auditorium with no way to call for help, and end up having to spend the night there. He rescinds the ban shortly thereafter.
• I Call It "Vera": Inverted. Unlike Rory, who likes for cars to have names, he wants to keep his car nameless. The only name he'll agree to is "Ajay's Car".
• Informed Loner: Ajay is mentioned to be the solitary type; however, he’s constantly shown hanging out with the theatre group.
• It's Personal: Part of the reason he wants to win Spotlite against Statton in Book 3 is due to his past conflict with Marvin years ago that makes them long-time rivals. Their theatre opinions clashed at camp, fueled by Marvin’s disrespect of his role as director.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his blunt attitude towards other students and overt focus on the play, he also values actor safety while not expressing it outwardly. Like the other members of the theatre club, he doesn't make a big deal out of Skye being Brian's sister.
• Nerd Glasses: He has them.
• No Social Skills: Because of his focus on the director role, Ajay acts distant and blunt towards other students, like refusing to greet Bailey the first time they meet, or worrying more about the play than Jordan's leg injury.
• Proud to Be a Geek: At the football game, if Bailey says they're a huge football fan, Danielle suggests they teach Ajay about the game. Ajay declines, saying it would ruin his nerd cred.
• Romance on the Set: Discussed in universe. He is vehemently opposed to actors dating one another, even warning Bailey on multiple occasions not to start drama by getting too close to Rory (see Took a Level in Cynic, below). If you take the premium option to help him block the play, he'll admit that the main reason he didn't cast Danielle as the princess is because he knows she has a crush on Rory. He apparently mellows about the issue over time, since in Book 3, he casts Bailey and Rory as the romantic leads even if the two are dating one another.
• Serious Business: He considers The Enchanted Kingdom play to be one of the most ambitious projects he has undertaken and expects everything to go according to plan. When Jordan breaks their leg, he's more concerned for the play's outcome than the injury.
  • Justified in that the play is a fundraiser for Rory’s mother, who will lose her life to cancer if she doesn’t get the money for treatment.
• Skewed Priorities: Ajay freaks out about losing his leading actor, showing more concern for the play than Jordan's broken leg. Bailey can call him out on this.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: To Aiden, as the student who takes his club too seriously, Terrence, who has a condescending view of other people, and as a young version of Thomas Hunt, for being a perfectionist aspiring director with little social skills.
• Took a Level in Cynic: At a summer program, he once had to direct a play starring the girl he had a crush on, Kelly. Despite Ajay's meddling, Kelly started dating her co-star Marvin only to end up angrily quitting the play after they fought, causing it to be a failure. Due to this incident, Ajay started acting more coldly toward his actors and to strongly oppose relationships between co-stars. He starts to trust people again thanks to Bailey’s influence and getting closer to Rory, Skye and Erin as well.
• Took a Level in Idealism: Becomes more open to relationships in theatre. In Book 3, he casts Bailey and Rory as a leads—regardless if the two are dating.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: Has shades of this with Rory. They will bicker at times but are always there for each other, with Rory trusting Ajay enough with the knowledge that their mom has cancer and having him as a campaign manager.
  (The two trash talk all the way to the change machine.)
  Bailey: See, Skye? Everyone’s getting along!
  Skye: But... they’re fighting.
  Bailey: No, they’re bickering. Which is their version of getting along.

Skye Crandall

Grade: Freshman
Group: Theatre

A goth girl Bailey meets on the school bus, and member of the theatre club as tech support

• Blessed with Suck: Becoming the family favorite in Book 3 actually makes her home life even more miserable, since her parents are now pressuring her even more to fit their desired image. In Chapter 6, she admits that she's afraid to rebel against them now for fear of putting the show in danger.
• Dark Is Not Evil: Despite being a goth, Skye is the most generous and helpful member of the theatre club.
• Dating Catwoman: In the scene where the group watches the DVD of their play, if Bailey and Skye are dating one another, Bailey suggests that the play be rewritten so that the prince/princess gets together with the witch instead of the knight.
• Deadpan Snarker: Often makes sarcastic comments with a straight face
• Disproportionate Retribution: She's on the receiving end by her Abusive Parents, who left her at school for sitting with her schoolmates and not cheering for her brother Brian.
• Don't Look At Me: This is how she acts when she shows up at school in Book 3 following her forced makeover.
• Emotionless Girl: She has a bored look on her face and a brooding attitude, which intimidates Bailey a little the first time they meet. Bailey later sees her completely distraught after her parents scold her and ditch her at school for not cheering for her brother Brian.
• Everybody Knew Already: If Bailey encourages Skye to tell the theatre club she’s Brian’s sister, they reveal they already knew, pointing out their red hair, same last name, and her strong negative reaction whenever Brian is brought up. And they reveal that it doesn’t matter to them.
• Foil: To Mia. Despite Mia being a cheerleader with an outgoing personality, while Skye is a goth loner, both girls have in common the curse of having an older sibling who is a Hearst Jerk Jock, and being the unfavorites of their parents. During Homecoming, Mia actually talks to and comforts Skye about this.
• Friendless Background: Before becoming close with the main group, Skye mentioned having trouble trusting others due to people leaving her in the past.
• Friends Are Chosen, Family Aren't: She has a very difficult relationship with practically everyone in her family, to the point that she assumes she won't get along with relatives she hasn't even met. In contrast, she becomes very close with the other theatre kids, which helps her regain her ability to trust in others.
• Goth: She dresses in black and red, sits alone, and always acts cold and aloof.
• Goth Girls Know Magic: Played with. Can’t actually use magic but invokes this trope when she threatens to cast curses on children that refuse to leave her alone.
• Hidden Depths: Lampshaded when she goes to an arcade with Bailey, Rory, and Ajay. Ajay assumes she must be going so she can play horror-themed games, but Skye tells him, "Not everything I like has to match my aesthetic".
• Hoist by Her Own Petard: Threatens to curse some children who are following her around, hoping that it’ll scare them into leaving her alone. This majorly backfires as it makes them even more obsessed with her.
• It's Personal: Class Act Book 3 Chapter 4 gives her this with the Statton kids. Once they showed they were jerkasses, she now plans to beat them out of spite.
• Just Like Robin Hood: During Amber's party, Skye secretly gives money she took from her own father to Emma.
• Kuudere: A Type 2. Initially, even her fellow theatre kids see mostly her cold side, but as she becomes more confident in herself and in the group's friendship, she begins showing her inner sweetness a lot more.
• Mean Character, Nice Actor: In universe. Mrs. Silva marvels at how convincing Skye is at playing the evil witch when Skye herself is so sweet.
• Meaningful Name: Her middle name is Cerise, a deep shade of red.
• Monster Brother, Cutie Sister: Skye is one of the nicest characters in the story, while older brother Brian is a jerk bordering on sociopathic.
• Nightmare Fetishist:
  • In Class Act Book 2 Chapter 5, Bailey, Rory, Ajay and Erin throw her a surprise birthday party in a cemetery, with a black cake filled with raspberry jelly to make it look like it's bleeding. Skye is overjoyed by how well her friends know her.
  • In Class Act Book 2 Chapter 6, she's excited to see jellyfish and sharks at the aquarium.
  • If Bailey ends up becoming official with her in Book 2, they can promise to take her on cemetary dates, which makes her very happy.
  • In Book 3, Chapter 1, if the player is romancing her and chooses the premium option to visit her house, she is revealed to be a huge horror movie fan, and shows excitement over scenes that make Bailey scream in terror.
  • In Book 3 Chapter 6 at the costume store, she's in awe at a Wednesday Addams costume.
• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: She unintentionally skips a family event because she is busy tutoring Ajay in math. As a result, her parents arrive at the library, humiliate her in front of her friends, and punish her. This makes Skye almost run away from home.
• Oh, Crap!: Class Act Book 1 Chapter 9 has her give this reaction when she realizes she missed her family's dinner date helping Ajay study for a math test.
• Parental Substitute: At the play, Skye meets and befriends Rory's mother Brenda, who's implied that she will become this to her.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: She's frequently described as being very small, but is shown to be surprisingly strong for her size, as best demonstrated during the arcade date, when she easily beats Rory, Ajay, and Bailey in the strength contest.
• Red and Black and Evil All Over: Oh so inverted. She's usually seen wearing red and black, but is one of the sweetest and most helpful characters in the story. The difference is even more pronounced when she's compared to her family, particularly Brian, who wears blue and white.
• The Runaway: In Class Act Book 1 Chapter 10 (which is literally titled "The Runaway"), she plans to become a rock star groupie to get away from her abusive parents before Bailey, Rory, Ajay and Erin find her and talk her out of it. She realizes that it would have been a stupid decision without a backup plan or money to survive on her own.
• Shout-Out: If Bailey asks her name the first time they meet, she'll introduce herself as Melisandre.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: Unlike her brother Brian, Skye has a good heart and enjoys performing secret acts of kindness for others.
• Sour Outside, Sad Inside: She tries to push people away for fear everyone will judge her for not being normal and because she doesn't want people to define her by her relationship to Brian.
• Strong Family Resemblance: She has bright red hair, which is a clue to her relation with Brian.
• Team Switzerland: She refuses to take sides in the election, fearful of how it could potentially divide the group.
• Tears of Joy: She lets these out in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 5 when her friends throw her a birthday party in a cemetery, saying that nobody’s ever done anything like this for her.
• Troll: She pranks Bailey when they first meet.
  Bailey: What is your name? / I like your outfit.
  Skye: Melisandre / Thanks, I stole it.
  Bailey: Really?
  Skye: No
• True Companions: She eventually decides that the theatre kids are her family.
• Tsundere: Whenever romantic options are chosen with her, she tends to act embarrassed at first, but then act sweet about it after getting over it.
• The Unfavorite: Bailey discovers accidentally that Skye is Brian's younger sister. When she sat on the Berry side and didn't support Brian in the game, her parents refused to take her home, and ditched her at school. They are also said to attend every one of Brian's athletic events, but then can't be bothered to come watch Skye perform in the play.
• "Well Done, Daughter!" Girl: Despite everything they have put her through, she still craves her parents' approval.
  Skye: (following her forced makeover in Book 3 Chapter 8) After the makeover, my mom actually hugged me and told me I looked beautiful, and that she was proud of me. So now, I'm trying... God, I'm trying so hard to give my parents what they want for once, because maybe they'll love me for real!
• When She Smiles: If the player spends diamonds to help Skye feel better after the football game, Bailey can comment that she has a beautiful smile.
• White Sheep: Unlike the rest of her family, who are portrayed as selfish and cruel, she is kind-hearted and generous.
• Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: Skye tries to rescue Lilith Vidal, a prospective client's daughter, from being harassed by Brian; her parents notice this and compliment her for trying to help salvage their business deal. Except Skye wasn't doing it to help her parents, she was just trying to be a good person, so the compliment makes her feel horrible.
  Skye: I was only being a decent human being. Of course they would think it was strategic. They've never been selfless in their lives!

Danielle

Grade: Sophomore
Group: Theatre (Class Act Book 1)

Rory's friend since middle school and one of the most promising members of the theatre club. She is the primary antagonist of Book 1 of Class Act.

• The Atoner: She feels so much guilt about unintentionally sabotaging the play that she quits the role, and later manages to convince most of the school to attend, even getting Amber to donate $10,000.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: As one of the best members of the theatre club, she appears sweet and charming to everyone, even while making passive-aggressive remarks to Bailey.
• Clingy Jealous Girl: Her motivation for trying to get the role of the princess in The Enchanted Kingdom play is so she can kiss Rory on-stage. She tries to get every excuse available to have Rory for herself, like getting lunch together alone to “practice their scripts”, or claiming that she needs Rory’s help with her character, despite being in the middle of a casual party, with Ajay (the director, therefore the most knowledgeable on the subject) attending as well.
• Demoted to Extra: Her only appearances in Class Act Book 3 are two very quick cameos.
• Driven by Envy: Why she sabotages Jordan and frames Bailey. She can’t stand that someone else has the leading role with Rory.
• Easily Forgiven: In Class Act Book 2 she gets into therapy to be a better person, and volunteers to help Rory’s campaign. Bailey can choose to also forgive her or refuse.
• Eating Lunch Alone: Happens after she confesses to sabotaging Jordan.
• Hopeless Suitor: Her crush on Rory is not returned and they make it clear to her at Homecoming that the two are just friends.
• Imaginary Love Triangle: If not romancing Rory. Danielle still assumes Bailey and Rory are interested in each other, which is the reason for her cruel behavior towards the former.
• Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: In Class Act Book 2, she states that she is going to therapy and trying to become a better person. However, she later suggests sabotaging Lorenzo so Rory can win, and when Bailey brings up the possibility of Rory getting caught, she replies without missing a beat that she would have gotten away with sabotaging Jordan if she hadn’t confessed.
• Malicious Slander: Turns most of the theatre group against Bailey by making it look like they’re the one who sabotaged Jordan.
• Morton's Fork: In Class Act Book 2 she suggests sabotaging Lorenzo's campaign by kidnapping his kitten, which would result in two scenarios: Lorenzo can either agree to quit and save his pet, or refuse and get the disapproval of the rest of the school for neglecting to save the cat. If Bailey brings up that Rory might get caught, Danielle discards the possibility by claiming that all her plans are foolproof.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Once she finds out that the play is actually a fundraiser for Rory’s mom, she feels genuine regret for sabotaging the play with her selfishness.
• Never My Fault: If Bailey claims that they don’t like Rory romantically, Erin and Skye rationalize that Danielle won’t believe it, because she has convinced herself that Rory likes Bailey, and therefore that can be the only reason why Rory isn’t dating her.
• Stepford Smiler: While reading her lines correctly, she visibly struggles to keep her cool when she's told to change from the princess role to the evil witch.
• Token Evil Teammate: When she joins Rory’s campaign team. Her more malicious nature shows through when she refers to the flash mob as a trap and even suggests blackmailing Lorenzo.

Erin Ward

Grade: Junior
Group: Theatre

A junior in the theatre club

• Corpsing: In-Universe. During auditions, Erin can’t get through a romantic scene without bursting into laughter.
• Hidden Depths: She is into sports, which surprises Bailey since Erin is a theatre kid. Erin tells them, "Theatre kids not liking sports is a myth perpetuated by kids like Rory and Ajay as an excuse for being bad at gym class."
• Huge School Girl: She's described as being tall and having long legs.
• Love Interest: She is Casey's.
• Only Sane Woman: She is the voice of reason in most situations.
• She Is the King: She plays the role of king in both The Enchanted Kingdom and the musical version of The Tempest.
• Ship Tease: Just from a brief conversation before Amber arrives, Erin and Casey are shown to have great chemistry, like common favorite bands or basketball team.
• This Is Gonna Suck: She gets this reaction when Amber says “I love you” to Casey in front of everyone at the party, being one of the few who can tell Casey is forcing themselves to respond nicely, and explains to Bailey that things are going to get ugly for Casey.
• Wise Beyond Their Years: She tells Bailey about her experiences from Freshman year, like learning to just have fun at a school dance, or why having a first date on Homecoming is a bad idea. She turns out to be right when Casey and Amber’s date goes sour.

Clint and Natalie

Grade: Sophomore
Group: Theatre

Two students who have massive crushes on Rory

• Abhorrent Admirer: During Amber’s party, both keep insisting to Rory that they play “Seven Minutes in Heaven”, completely unaware of how uncomfortable Rory is. Bailey has to rescue Rory from them.
• The Beard: To each other during Homecoming. When Bailey, Skye and Erin spot them dancing to a slow song, it appears that they are an item... only to notice that they are stalking Rory.
• Flat Character: The only personality trait they show is that they are obsessed with Rory.
  • They begin diverging when Clint develops a crush on Graham. At the end of book three, Natalie reveals she’s discovered she has a talent for drawing and ready to move on from her crush on Rory.
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: If Bailey and Rory are dating in Class Act Book 2, Clint and Natalie keep admiring Rory while wishing the best for both Rory and Bailey.
• Instant Fan Club: They both follow Rory everywhere.
• Large Ham: When Natalie is told to "project", she literally shouts all her lines during the audition.
• Those Two Guys: They appear together to follow Rory everywhere, even auditioning for the theatre club because Rory is there. They even get cast as “Peasants 1 and 2”.
• What the Hell Is That Accent?: Clint chooses to give his character an indistinguishable accent. When Ajay questions him about this choice, Clint says it was inspired by Alice In Wonderland, surprising Bailey.
  Bailey: (thinking) That was supposed to be British?!
  • In Book 2, if the Theatre Club decides to invite Graham to their table, Bailey can mention Clint’s talent with accents, and to everyone else’s surprise, Graham actually finds it cute.
  • In Book 3, Clint attempts a British accent again during auditions for The Tempest, feeling it would be appropriate for a Shakespeare production. Ajay informs him that an Italian accent would be more appropriate for this particular production, but warns Clint that if he tries it, he will pull a Van Gogh and cut off his own ear.
• Yaoi Fangirl: Natalie ships Clint and Graham. She later tells Bailey that along with her newfound passion for drawing, she also enjoys drawing male superheroes kissing.
• Youthful Freckles: Clint

Trevor

Group: Theatre (Class Act Book 1)

Head of the tech support until he steps down at the end of Book 2

• Accuser of the Brethren: Because he set up the props before auditions and is convinced that nobody could have misplaced anything, he is the first person to suspect Bailey has sabotaged Jordan, spreading the rumor between the theatre club members and isolating Bailey.
• Berserk Button: Don't let him hear you refer to the tech crew as "techies".
• Out of Focus: In Class Act Book 3, he still appears to be involved in the tech team, though he appears very little and it isn't clear what his role is, since Skye is now serving as head tech, and Graham appears to be the one handling most of the sets and props.

Graham

Group: Theatre (Class Act Book 3)

A robotics fan who has a crush on Clint. In Book 3, he joins the theatre club as part of the tech crew.

• I Call It "Vera": He named his battle robot "Nightmare Doom Fang from Hell". Or "Fang" for short.
• The Rival: In a premium date with Clint, he is this to Brad during robot battles.
• Satellite Love Interest: His only role in Book 2 is to provide Clint with an alternative love interest to Rory. He does get fleshed out a bit in Book 3 when his prop-building skills prove to be an asset to the theatre club.
• Single-Target Sexuality: He ignores Bailey, Rory, and Skye, who played the leads in The Enchanted Kingdom, in favor of Clint's role as Peasant 2.
• Smart People Build Robots: He tells Clint that his hobby is to build robots for battles.
• Straight Gay: He is smitten with Clint but does not display any stereotypical gay traits.

Jordan Lee

See Main Characters folder.

Caleb Mitchell

See Main Characters folder.

Emma Hawkins

See Main Characters folder.

Michael Harrison

See Main Characters folder.

Maria Flores

See Main Characters folder.

Aiden Zhou

See Main Characters folder.

Other Students

Autumn Brooks

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Yearbook

A senior student in charge of yearbook photos

• Camera Fiend: Since Surviving High School, she has been aiming to be a photographer. This was less emphasized in High School Story in favor of her being an all-around artist, but it is once again in focus now that she's in charge of the yearbook photos.
• Not So Above It All: While her intentions to join the hall monitors are good, Wes accuses her of doing it to get Isa's recommendation for her dream Art College. While she does get angry with him, she doesn't deny it either, and even calls Wes' rightful suspicions "silly teenage drama".
• Official Couple: She and Wes are dating until they break up in Book 2 Chapter 6. They can rekindle their relationship if the player so chooses. Alternatively, Jordan can encourage her to pursue Julian or focus on herself instead.
• Wide-Eyed Idealist: She joins the hall monitors because she wants to help the school, and gets very offended when Wes implies that she was doing it to get into Isa's good graces.

Wes Porter

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Rebel

A rebellious student with a vast knowledge of practically everything in Berry High

• Betty and Veronica: He is the Veronica to Julian's Betty and Autumn's Archie.
• Conspiracy Theorist: He is the first one to suspect Principal Isa has a hidden agenda after she suddenly takes over the school, to the point he and Autumn have a big fight over this. He turns out to be right when it's proven that Isa hid a room from the school's blueprints, kept files on the students, and took away money from the clubs.
• Hidden Depths: Near his Graduation, he tells Jordan that he's planning to go to Law School, because he wants to help other people, based on what his brother has been through.
• High-School Hustler: He can get everything people need (information and even the very first original playbook), everything at a price.
• Knowledge Broker: He knows absolutely everything that happens in school, which he has made into his business.
• Limited Wardrobe: He is seen using the same hoodie everywhere, even for Homecoming, Maria’s birthday party and a wedding he attended with Autumn before the main story.
• Official Couple: He and Autumn are dating until they break up in Book 2 Chapter 6. They can rekindle their relationship if the player so chooses.

Koh Sunya

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Rebel

A rebellious student whom Michael often hangs out with alongside Wes and Morgan

• Book Burning: In Book 3 Chapter 4, she burns her old textbook along with her old homework.
• Character Development: In Class Act, Koh appears in Casey's flashback, working at a tattoo parlor in the mall while studying for nursing school. She saves Casey from getting a matching tattoo with Amber, pointing out that it's illegal to give tattoos to minors. It's a big show of growth for her compared to the irresponsible rebel she was at the beginning of the game.
• Cool Bike: The only reason she helps with the Pep Rally is because Jordan promised her and Michael that they would be allowed to make an entrance to the football court on motorbikes.
• Dark Is Not Evil: She is tough and dressed full in black, but not a mean person.
• Everyone Has Standards: In Class Act Book 1 Chapter 5, it's revealed she's working at a tattoo parlor in the mall since graduation. She utterly refuses to give Casey and Amber a tattoo since they're underage and she'd like to not be arrested for it. It's also likely she could tell Amber was crazy girlfriend material as well.
• Hidden Depths: In Book 2, Jordan finds out that she's the only relative taking care of her sick grandmother and pleads with Jordan to not tell anyone. When Graduation is near, she tells Jordan that she's getting into Nursing School, inspired by how she took care of her grandmother.
• Stronger Than They Look: Despite her size and build, she is capable of successfully tackling Julian during the tryouts. He and Caleb consider taking her to play defense.
• Trademark Favorite Food: Chicken Wings. She even manages to order them in the fancy restaurant which hosts Maria's birthday party.
• Undying Loyalty: In Book 2, she becomes completely loyal to Jordan only if the secret of her grandmother is kept from Isa, granting her help throughout the book.

Morgan Jennings

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Rebel

A punk classmate of Jordan who regularly skips classes

• Dark Is Not Evil: She has a punk look, skips classes, and paints graffiti in the park, but is also willing to help Berry High when needed.
• Delinquent Hair: She has half her hair shaved and dyed purple.
• Dirty Cop: Of the hall monitor kind. She agrees to join the monitors as long as Isa erases her records and lets her skip classes.
• The Dragon: To Isa in book 2 due to her role as hall monitor.
• Everyone Has Standards: In Book 2, Chapter 4, despite reporting Aiden, she shows concern when Luis breaks his wrist and even shows sympathy for Aiden getting suspended.
• Feather Boa Constrictor: She brings a yellow python to Bring Your Pet To School Day. It gets loose and it's up to Jordan to get it back.
• Hate Sink: She's selfish and mean jerk who use her status as a hall monitor to avoid getting into trouble for skipping school. In Book 2, Chapter 4, she reports Aiden to Isa for causing Luis' accident at the school fair because she wanted Isa to stop her in school suspension and Chapter 6, she catches Ms. Maddox badmouthing Isa and goes off to report her, regardless of whether or not your character persuaded her not to. Both these incidents are the height of Morgan's selfishness with no regrets. But in Book 3, Chapter 4, Morgan even goes so far as to support Max and Kara's vote aganist Jordan for their offer skipping class
• Hypocrite: In Class Act Book 2, she runs for Class President, basing her campaign on anarchy and taking down the oppression of the Student Council. Rory calls her out for supporting Isa the previous year by joining her hall monitor group, making her drop out of the race when she’s out of words.
• Karma Houdini: She is the only monitor who signs up for selfish reasons (erasing her suspensions and getting freebies to skip classes whenever she wants). While the other hall monitors help with Isa’s arrest, Morgan only participates because everyone is doing it already, and is the only one who doesn’t apologize afterwards. Later she will get her Laser-Guided Karma in Book 2, Class act, when she runs for Class President, basing her campaign on anarchy and taking down the oppression of the Student Council, only Rory calls her out for supporting Isa the previous year by joining her hall monitor group, making her drop out of the race when she’s out of words..

• Nonconformist Dyed Hair: She has half of her head shaved and the other half dyed purple-blue, which goes according to her rebelious personality.
• The Quincy Punk: Subverted. She looks the part, but the most illegal thing she does is spray painting the park's sidewalk.
• Smug Snake: Despite the fact that Wes tells her not to, and Jordan has helped the school many times, she considers voting for Max and Kara just because they bribe her.
• Token Evil Teammate: She's the closest Berry High has to one since Brian's transfer to Hearst. This is evident in Book 2, when she abuses her powers as hall monitor in order to keep skipping classes rather than helping other people and apologizing to other students when they learned Isa was manipulating them all along like the other hall monitors. She even has no regrets reporting a distraught Ms. Maddox to Isa. In Book 3, she considers voting for Max and Kara because she finds their bribe tempting.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: After joining the hall monitors in Book 2, all her negative traits get amplified, since she is more interested in the perks of the position and shows little remorse at handing over her friends.

Luis Marino

Grade: Junior->Senior
Group: Gamer

A shy gamer with a crush on Emma and often plays video games with Myra, Nishan, and Sakura

• Butt-Monkey: Book 2 made him this by getting into unfortunate accidents.
• Cannot Keep a Secret: Maria refuses to tell him and the others the surprise for the winter term. To disprove his boasting as a discreet guy, Myra reminded him that he once asked her what she wanted "for her surprise party". To be fair, he was six years old at the time.
• Dogged Nice Guy: He has a very notorious crush on Emma, and she will only react to him if Jordan helps.
• The Klutz: In Book 2, he breaks his wrist after mistakenly taking off in the sled (which gets Aiden suspended), and he slipped on the cafeteria in the middle of Caleb and Ezra's fight, indirectly causing its escalation into a full-blown Foodfight!.
• Like Brother and Sister: He and Myra are very close; he describes her as being like a sister to him.
• Literal-Minded: When Myra sarcastically called Brian a "joker", he thought she was comparing him to the Batman villain.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: His accidents are the sparks of the two big conflicts between the hall monitors and the rest of the school. Breaking his wrist at the carnival gets Aiden suspended, which takes a good part of the club funds, while slipping on ketchup and staining Ezra's jacket starts the food fight. He later laments that Isa used him as an excuse to shut the carnival down.
• Romantic Runner-Up: He becomes this if Jordan dates Emma.

Nishan Khandaar

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Gamer

One of the gamers, he and his cousin Myra often play video games with Luis and Sakura

• "Be Quiet!" Nudge: He has to nudge Sakura with his elbow to remind her that they are trying to set up Emma and Luis.
• Lovable Nerd: He is one of the Gamers and one of the nicest students at Berry High.
• Relationship Upgrade: Book 2 reveals he and Sakura are dating.
• Shipper on Deck: Like the others, he is also rooting for Luis to get Emma.
• Wacky Marriage Proposal: More of "Wacky PROM-posal" for Sakura. He sets up a speaker with the soundtrack of The Crown & the Flame, gives her a prop sword, and asks her "Do you want to be my Player Number 2 at Prom?".
• What Happened to the Mouse?: A literal example with his pet rat. It hasn't been seen since Morgan's snake got loose at school.

Sakura Watanabe

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Gamer

A very competitive gamer with pink hair who often plays video games with Myra, Luis, and Nishan

• Berserk Button: One of the ways Jordan can get the Gamers' attention in Book 1 is by saying The Legend of Zelda is overrated, making her threaten to get her replica Master Sword.
• Cherry Blossom Girl: Subverted. She has pink hair and her name is "Cherry Blossom" in Japanese, but her personality goes more with the Fiery Redhead trope.
• Competition Freak: She has a very aggressive drive whenever gaming is involved.
• Expy: Pink hair, explosive temperament and tough attitude, and obviously named after Sakura Haruno.
• Gamer Chick: One of the two only female members of the Gamers clique. She is so good that, to make their plan work, Jordan has to kill her in Lookout or it would be pretty obvious she is throwing the game.
• Geeky Turn-On: Nishan's PROM-posal^note which consisted of Nishan giving her a prop sword with a "Will you be my Player Number 2 at Prom?" card, while the soundtrack of The Crown & the Flame plays on a speakeris so exciting for her that she says "Yes" right on the spot and kisses him in front of all the students in the cafeteria.
• Graceful Loser: Competition Freak tendencies aside, Sakura is this, particularly when Jordan beats her high score in DDR, and when the two have a sled race at the winter carnival.
• Relationship Upgrade: Book 2 reveals that she and Nishan are dating.
• Shipper on Deck: Like the others, she is also rooting for Luis to get Emma. She has to be reminded of this to let Jordan and Emma join their Lookout team, despite her "no noobs" rule.

High School Staff

Principal Angela Hughs

The principal of Oliver M. Berry High who transferred from an elementary school, she uses methods more suited for young children when disciplining students

• Black Boss Lady: Despite lacking traits associated with bosses, she still qualifies because of her ethnicity, gender, and position.
• The Ditz: While being a kindhearted woman, she's still clueless on how to deal with teenagers, often applying kindergarten logic to their conflicts or quoting children's fables.
• Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher: Since she just transferred from an elementary School, she still treats her teenage students like small children.
• Official Couple: She and Coach Burke get outed by security footage leaked on the school newscast. She tells Ms. Maddox that she feels the risk worth it since she is truly in love with him.
• Put on a Bus: By the end of Book 1, it's said that she resigned. Book 2 Chapter 1 reveals that it's because she got caught making out with Coach Burke.
  • The Bus Came Back: A premium choice in Book 2 Chapter 12 shows that she and Mr. Burke are working in a sports bar and are engaged. Michael and Jordan talk her into coming back to help bust Isa. Book 2 Chapter 13 has a premium choice to have her take up the position once more.
• Putting the "Pal" in Principal: She's very friendly towards students and teachers to the point where they show genuine sadness when she resigns.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: She is laid-back and motherly towards her students, and if she punishes people, it's usually soft chores like helping in an extracurricular club.
• Relationship Upgrade: After her relationship with Burke is revealed to the public, they get engaged by the time Jordan sees them again.
• Unishment: In the first book, she punishes rule violators by making them join Homecoming committee. Played with, in that the more rebellious students such as Michael and Morgan consider it a legitimate punishment.

Principal Amanda Isa (formerly Vice Principal)/ Ashley Faris

The principal of Oliver M. Berry High after Principal Hughs's resignation at the beginning of Book 2. She serves as main antagonist in Book 2.

• Big Bad: Of Book 2.
• Corrupt Corporate Executive: Of the High School Principal kind. The gang discovers that Isa's real name is "Ashley Faris", and she has been changing identities for different jobs to get money to pay debts from a pyramidal scam accumulated since her first job at ClickIt. Her plan to take over the school and get the money for herself consists of forcing Principal Hughs to resign and take over her job, creating the hall monitors group to gain loyalty from a portion of the school, cutting the funding of all clubs except the basketball team (while allowing her brother Bruce Faris to pose as the coach), closing down the clubs by using Aiden as a scapegoat, forging a fake receipt of Luis's medical bills and keeping most of the money for herself, and looking for the first opportunity to get rid of Jordan since she sees them as a threat.
• Dean Bitterman: She is already strict in Book 1, but gets worse in Book 2. At the beginning of Book 2, she tries to give Jordan detention for arriving late (because the bell rings while she is lecturing them), only to be overruled by Principal Hughs. After Hughs resigns, Isa quickly takes the wheel of Berry High and announces that she will implement changes.
• Disproportionate Retribution: The punishments she gives to the students are excessively harsh compared to the mistakes they make, such as giving Sydney lunchtime detention for a week for parking in a senior-only spot, suspending Aiden from school because his unintentional negligence led to Luis's injury, and disbanding the band and cheerleading squad for rooting for Hearst during the basketball game.
• Foil: To Principal Hughs. Hughs is a former elementary school principal who treats high school students as if they're little children and gives them free rein on how they handle their problems as long as nobody gets hurt. Principal Isa, on the other hand, is very strict with the students, such as scolding some students for riding motorcycles on campus grounds. Moreover, Hughs resigned as principal because she made out with Coach Burke on campus, an indecent but not illegal act. Isa, on the other hand, got arrested for embezzling funds from various workplaces, including Berry High.
• Highly Visible Password: In Book 2 Chapter 11, her password is on display in her office. It’s BestPrincipalEver007.
• Hope Crusher: The student profiles she keeps in the basement reveal that revoking all of Maria's leadership positions in school is her strategy to break her spirit, since she is too smart and strong willed to be manipulated. She also makes a demonstration of her power by using Aiden as The Scapegoat and suspending him to shut down the fundraiser.
• Hypocrite: She imposes harsh rules on Berry High in the name of discipline and order, yet she breaks the law by embezzling funds and lets Morgan skip classes as long as she reports rule violations to Isa, who doesn't care if she abuses her powers as hall monitor.
• I Have Many Names: She has worked four different jobs under different aliases. At ClickIt, she used her real name Ashley Faris. At Mansingh, she was known as Lana Harel. At Hartfeld, she was known as Alexia Safar.
• Manipulative Bitch: She intentionally favors the basketball team in order to foment discord among the band and cheerleading squad. She even keeps files of students to keep track of their personalities and her plans with them.
• Nepotism: She diverts all funding from the cheerleading squad and concert band to the basketball team because her brother is the new basketball coach.
• Stern Teacher: Since Principal Hughs is clearly out of her element, Isa is the one who has to impose discipline. Subverted when she finally becomes principal. She lets Morgan skip classes as long as she reports to Isa.
• Tyrant Takes the Helm: Upon replacing Principal Hughs as principal, she imposes excessively harsh rules on Berry High.

Coach Richard “Ricky” Burke

The Berry High coach until his resignation at the beginning of Book 2

• Official Couple: He and Principal Hughs get outed by security footage leaked on the school newscast.
• Put on a Bus: He's forced to resign after the scandal with Principal Hughs. He is later revealed to be working as a bartender at the local sports bar. While Ms. Hughs is able to return as a Principal as a premium, he stays at his current job.
• Relationship Upgrade: After his relationship with Hughs is revealed to the public, they are engaged by the time Jordan sees them again.

Ms. Diana Maddox

The home room teacher of Sophomore class

• Cool Car: Drives a red convertible during Homecoming parade.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Her special scene in Book 2 reveals that she finds Isa's reforms extreme and devoid of empathy towards the students, to the point she admits to Jordan that she misses Principal Hughs.
• The Topic of Cancer: Class Act Book 3 Chapter 11 reveals that she lost a fiance to cancer.

Coach Andrew Isa/Bruce Faris

Principal Isa's brother and the Berry High coach after Coach Burke's resignation

• Beware the Silly Ones: He is an inept basketball coach who takes all his inspiration from sports movies, but it turns out that he blackmailed Isa into hiring him as a coach to keep quiet about her shady money dealings.
• The Ditz: Julian describes him as an amateur, implying his lack of skill in basketball. For PE class, he chooses to screen Space Jam rather than doing any actual PE activities.
• Keet: He often acts highly excited whenever he coaches the basketball team and when Berry High wins against Hearst. It gets to the point that he doesn't pay attention to his surroundings.
• Nepotism: He is hired as replacement for Coach Burke because he is Principal Isa's brother, despite his lack of experience. He actually blackmailed her into hiring him to keep him from leaking her dirty secrets.

Principal Rivera

The principal of Berry High in Book 3 if Ms. Hughs isn't reinstated

• Reasonable Authority Figure: Like Hughs, she launches Unity Week in order to foster friendship between students of Berry High and Hearst High.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: She never displays any unique personality traits; she's simply a placeholder in case the player doesn't spend diamonds to bring Hughs back.

Coach Shaw

The Berry High coach since Book 3

• Ambiguously Brown: Her ethnicity is never stated aside from her brown skin.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: When Frank starts getting too tired to continue pitching, she immediately shuts down the suggestion to consider bringing Brian back after he threw a ball at Myra and ran off.

Mr. Olson

The theatre teacher from the original app who first appears in Class Act, Book 1

• Age Lift: Looks visibly younger than he did in the original app.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: After Bailey is accused of sabotaging Jordan's audition, Mr. Olson reminds everyone that it's "innocent until proven guilty".

Hearst High

Students

In General

• Arch-Enemy: Hearst is the school with the fiercest rivalry with Berry High.
• Jerkass: A common stereotype of them. Book 3 introduces some students who avert this trope.
• New Transfer Student: In Book 3, all the students have to transfer to nearby schools after the Hearst campus burns down. A group of them that includes Max, Kara, Zoe and Brian end up in Berry High.
• Shrinking Violet: With the exception of Bethany, all the good natured students from Hearst are afraid of Max and Kara, having to oblige to their hatred towards Berry students, even if they don’t agree.

Brian Crandall

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Sports

A mean Berry High student who transferred to Hearst High early in Book 1. He serves as main antagonist in Book 1, minor antagonist in Book 2, Class Act arc and secondary antagonist in Book 3

• Abhorrent Admirer:
  • He’s this to Myra in Book 3.
  • In Class Act Book 3 Chapter 2, being this to Lilith Vidal, a client's daughter, cost the Crandalls a multimillion dollar deal.
• Big Brother Bully: Towards his sister Skye, whom he scolded for sitting with Berry High during a football game. He and his parents even deliberately abandoned her at school while they drove home. In Class Act Book 2, Skye tells Bailey that she used to be afraid of water because Brian used to push her into the pool when they were kids.
• Big Bad: of Book 1
• The Bully: He freely bullied the other students at Berry High... unless they all team up to take him down.
• Casanova Wannabe: He tries to flirt with Sydney and Myra just to get back at Zoe and Terrence. Both flat out reject him.
• Demoted to Extra: The only time he and anyone from Hearst appears in Book 2 is during the basketball game since Principal Isa is the main source of conflict. His only appearance in Class Act Book 1 is during and after the football game in Chapter 3. He is completely absent from Class Act Book 2.
• Dumb Jock: He thinks "Alibi" is pronounced "Albibi".
• Easily Forgiven: Subverted. It can be played straight if Jordan feels sympathetic towards him and talks to Caleb, but averted if neither Jordan nor Caleb accept his apology. Even if Jordan gets Caleb to forgive him, Caleb refuses to continue being friends with him, which Brian at least accepts.
  • This, however, is not the case by the end of Book 3. His actions cross a line that not even Hearst students approve, making him a social pariah by the end of school year.
  • In Class Act, he is allowed to return to the football team after giving an apology about his behaviour to Myra. None of the Berry students buy it for a second, and Skye makes a comment on how fake his apology really is.
• Entitled to Have You: Acts this way toward Myra and Lilith Vidal. He thinks being quarterback means they should be grateful for his attention and refuses to take no for an answer, continuing to harass them.
• Evil Redhead: He has bright red hair and is a general sociopath.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: Implied to be this in Hearst. None of the students want anything to do with him because of his behavior. Zoe hates him for his selfishness and misogyny when they were dating. Terrence looks down on him for his stupidity and failed attempts to one-up him and Zoe. Kara is sick of his and Terrence's bickering. Even Max, the closest person he has to a "friend", for lack of a better term, is barely seen with him; in Class Act, when Max's name is brought up, Skye comments that he and Brian "used to be friends", confirming that Max no longer likes him.
• Full-Name Ultimatum: Used against him in Book 3 after the baseball incident, and by Zoe.
  Zoe: "Brian Nicholas Crandall, you're a jealous, self-centered bastard and a raging misogynist to boot."
• Girlfriend in Canada: He has been claiming that he moved on from Zoe and started dating a girl from Athena Academy, who is a Freshman and nobody has ever met her. Terrence doesn't buy it for a second. It’s confirmed he made it up in Book 3 Chapter 4 when he tries to hook up with Sydney and Myra just to spite Zoe.
• Green-Eyed Monster: While attempting to "apologize" to Caleb, one of his reasons is the inferiority complex he had by being Caleb's "Sidekick", so he considered that getting his girlfriend and the QB position was winning.
  • It’s implied that this is his motivation behind his harassment of Myra, as he's jealous of Zoe's moving on to Terrence and tries to spite her.
• Hate Sink: He's an outright jerk who belittles and bullies everyone, steals his best friend's girlfriend, and still expects Caleb to be cool with him. He also blows the first football game of the season by refusing to pass to Caleb, then transfers to Hearst High. Even after his "apology" at the end of Book 1, he goes back to being a jerk to Berry High Students when he reappears in Book 2 Chapter 8. By Book 3, he is at his worst.
• He-Man Woman Hater: A misogynistic bully.
• The Heavy: of Book 3, he harasses Myra for making Zoe jealous when she was dating Terrance.
• Hypocrite: If male!Jordan flirts with him, Brian turns him down, stating he's into girls. When Sydney tells him she's a lesbian later on, he continues to hit on her.
• Incompatible Orientation:
  • If male!Jordan flirts with him, he tells him he's only into girls.
  • He comes onto Sydney, who informs him that she's into girls. He keeps hitting on her anyway.
  • In Class Act Book 3, he harasses Lilith Vidal to the point that her family files a restraining order against him. A premium scene in Chapter 10 reveals her to be a lesbian (she takes an interest in Skye, and describes herself as "sapphic as hell").
• It's All About Me: He’s infuriatingly self-centered and entitled, to the point that Zoe calls him out for it.
  Zoe: The whole time we dated, it was all about you, you, you. Worst time of my life!
• Jerkass: He is an overall jerk to everybody, doesn't feel remorse even after stealing his best friend's girlfriend, and refuses to acknowledge that he did anything wrong... and expects people to be cool with him, on top of everything.
• Jerk Jock: Aside from all the reasons mentioned above, his teamwork is terrible and he refuses to collaborate with his teammates, especially Caleb. He then switches schools as soon as they lose their first game.
• Karma Houdini Warranty: Never received comeuppance for his actions with wealthy parents buying away the problems. Then gets hit with Laser-Guided Karma.
• Kick the Dog:
  • In his first scene, he wastes no time in establishing himself as a major asshole when he goes out of his way to tell Emma that she isn't invited to his party, and when she runs off crying, he laughs about it.
  • In Book 3, after humiliating Myra at the band concert, he refuses to accept the weight of his actions, even blaming Myra, and trying to attack her with a baseball.
• Laser-Guided Karma: After several chapters of not getting any retribution for his bad behaviour, his team loses the game against Berry High, and Zoe, the main reason he destroyed his friendship with Caleb and transferred schools, ends up dumping him.
  • This hits him even harder by the end of Book 3. Zoe exposes his horrible behavior from when they were dating to a full audience, getting him booed out of the game, to the point neither Max nor Coach Shaw want him as a pitcher anymore. By the end of school year, he becomes a social pariah.
  • In Class Act: Book 3, he’s revealed to have become The Unfavorite due to costing his parents a million-dollar deal. The Crandalls now hold him accountable for all the female harassment he’s previously gotten away with.
    • Also happens if you pick the diamond option in Chapter 4 to prank call his parents about Brian breaking the restraining order from Lilith Vidal.
• Monster Brother, Cutie Sister: Brian is a jerk bordering on sociopathic, while his younger sister Skye is one of the nicest characters in the story.
• Never My Fault:
  • He refuses to recognize that what he did to Caleb was horrible and genuinely doesn't understand why he doesn't want to be friends anymore. During the game against Statton High, he blames everyone else for the loss despite the fact that it was clearly his own fault for refusing to cooperate with his teammates. When he finally "apologizes", he basically says that Caleb made him jealous, so stealing his girlfriend was just natural to win. Jordan and Caleb can accept this or not buy it at all.
  • His jerkass behavior makes him enemies with everyone at Berry. Rather than reflecting on his actions and changing for the better, he explicitly blames it on Jordan in Book 3.
  Brian: You turned the whole school against me. You got me kicked out of homecoming.
  • After he humiliates Myra at the band concert, he claims that it’s all Myra’s fault for rejecting him, and also blames Jordan for either not delivering the rose he ordered (if the player chooses not to deliver it) or for somehow screwing up the delivery (if the player chooses to deliver it).
• Obliviously Evil: Appears to be the case. Brian is too selfish and stupid to understand the consequences of his actions.
• Operation: Jealousy: If the Premium "The Reason You Suck" Speech is chosen, Jordan can guess correctly that Brian’s harassment of Myra was only to try to spite Zoe, which explains why he chose to do a public promposal at the band concert, where he knew Terrence and Zoe would be present.
• Pet the Dog: If male!Jordan hits on him, rather than getting offended or disgusted, Brian is flattered but lightly turns him down due to being straight, and invites him to the party so Jordan can find a date.
• Privilege Makes You Evil: Was mainly his parents’ favorite, getting away with harassing females because his wealth could bribe away the issues. He becomes a merciless bully to others.
• The Quarterback: Becoming this went straight to his head and made him a full Jerk Jock by the time Jordan arrives at Berry High.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: After Myra rejects his prom-posal, should the player pick the premium choice, Jordan proceeds to give him a long-overdue, incredibly scathing speech, and can end with either a slap to the face, a stomp on his foot, or just walking away.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: While his sister Skye enjoys helping others, Brian is a bully who delights in other people's misery.
• Swapped Roles: In Class Act Book 3, because he cost his parents a huge deal of money because he kept hitting on their clients' daughter even when she said no, he's now The Unfavorite instead of Skye.
• Token Evil Teammate: He is the only jackass seen at Berry High until he transfers to Hearst, where everyone seems to be jerkasses as well.
• Would Hit a Girl: In Book 3 Chapter 13, he throws a baseball at Myra.

Zoe Leon

Grade: Sophomore->Junior
Group: Cheer

Caleb's ex-girlfriend who cheated on him with Brian. She serves as secondary antagonist in Book 1, minor antagonist in Book 2 and a supporting antagonist-turned-ally in Book 3.

• Beta Bitch: She is this for Kara. She is also popular, but not as much as Kara, and only goes to Caleb's party to dissuade Hearst students from voting for Jordan as Prom King/Queen, and vote for Kara instead. In Book 3 Chapter 13, she starts defying Kara by approving of Kieran's invitation of the Berry students to a Truth or Dare.
• Break His Heart to Save Him: In Book 3, the Premium Scene of Truth or Dare with the Hearst kids reveals that Zoe felt Caleb was too good for her, so she couldn't bring herself to break up with him. Her solution? She felt cheating on him was easier, and he would eventually break up with her instead.
• Establishing Character Moment: In her introductory scene, she jumps out of her car, kisses Caleb, calls Jordan and Emma "losers" to their faces, and demands that Caleb take her to Brian's party at her schedule. It's evident from the get-go that she's a terrible and controlling girlfriend.
• Everyone Has Standards: In Book 3 Chapter 13, she stands up to Brian when he throws a baseball at Myra, giving him a "Reason You Suck" Speech saying how much of a selfish prick he is to girls.
• Heel–Face Turn: She finally turns on Brian after he tries to hit Myra with a baseball, and after that spends the rest of the book trying to genuinely become a better person.
• Hypocrite:
  • She keeps reminding the other Hearst students about “school loyalty”, when in Book 1 she had cheered on Caleb during the game in an attempt to get him back even though said game was against her own school, without even bothering to break up with Brian first. She's hardly the most qualified person to talk about being loyal.
  • She calls Maria a control freak, yet she had Caleb follow her every whim when they were dating.
• Jerkass: She cheats on Caleb with Brian and doesn't even try to go after him to explain herself or apologize, and continues to antagonize Caleb in subsequent chapters. In Book 1 Chapters 12 and 13, she asks Caleb to get back together with her right before the game against Hearst, claiming that she's done with Brian. Brian, of course, only finds out about this by overhearing her, meaning that she had lied about dumping him.
• Make-Out Kids: She tends to make out with her boyfriends anywhere and anytime, even if it isn't an appropriate time for it.
• Really Gets Around: She cheats on Caleb with Brian, then tries to get back together with Caleb while still dating Brian. And then three months later, she begins dating Terrence and makes a habit of making out with him in public at every opportunity, even in front of Brian.
• Single Girl Seeks Most Popular Guy: She has a tendency to date the most popular guy of the moment. She first dates Caleb, the school's star wide receiver, then cheats on him with Brian, the quarterback of Berry High prior to his transfer to Hearst, then tries to win back Caleb's affection during the Homecoming game. She eventually begins dating Terrence, whom she claims is nationally renowned.
• Took a Level in Kindness: In Class Act she is shown to be less antagonistic to Berry High, to the point that she briefly cheers when Casey defeats Brian, before remembering that she is supposed to be cheering for Hearst.

Max Warren

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Sports

Mia Warren's older brother, the son of Hearst High's principal, and the captain of the sports teams at Hearst. He serves as major antagonist in Book 1, minor antagonist in Book 2 and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Kara) in Book 3

• Arch-Enemy: To Julian in sports rival, and their rivalry will continue beyond high school with his football scholarship for University of Michigan and Julian's Ohio State scholarship
• Big Brother Bully: According to Mia, he'll never stop pestering her if Hearst wins the game against Berry High.
• The Bully: He and Kara have the other students controlled by fear, with threats as common reinforcement.
• Big Bad Duumvirate: With Kara in Book 3 although he takes her order as The Dragon with Kara as The Chessmaster
• The Dragon: To Kara in their schemes for winning Prom King and Queen
• Even Evil Has Standards: Despite his more evident character flaws, he has a strict rule of not swearing in front of the freshmen. He's also repulsed by Brian throwing a baseball at Myra.
• Jerk Jock: He is captain of the Hearst Bulldogs and, like many of his schoolmates, a complete jerk towards Berry students.
• Official Couple: He is dating Kara until Book 3 Chapter 15, when they break up after losing the prom election.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: Mia is good, lovable and selfless, while Max is the Jerk Jock at Hearst.
• Here We Go Again!: Book 3 Chapter 16 reveals he is going to University of Michigan but he didn't know that Julian is going to the University of Ohio , meaning they'll still be football rivals again.

Kara Sinclair

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Cheer

Max's girlfriend and the cheer captain of Hearst High. She serves as major antagonist in Book 1, minor antagonist in Book 2 and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Max) in Book 3

• Alpha Bitch: She's mean and haughty like the other students at Hearst, and the cheerleader captain.
• Arch-Enemy: Of Mia. Both of them are set to clash once cheerleading practice has both of them under the same roof.
• Big Bad Duumvirate: With Max in Book 3 although she is the main force behind their schemes as The Chessmaster and Max takes her order as The Dragon
• The Bully: She and Max have the other students controlled by fear, with threats as common reinforcement.
• The Chessmaster: She is not above using underhanded tactics to get what she wants. In Book 3, Chapter 4, she and Max are sabotaging Jordan's campaign at Caleb and Ezra's party to make Hearst students support them and in Chapter 9, she frames Your Character for sabotaging a Hearst student's tryout to make him/her look bad. She and Max also bully others and force them to do their bidding such as blackmailing Myra into vandalizing Ollie The Tiger in exchange for them not hurting Luis in the Fall Quarter and Tucker for sending Jade, Cameron or Kieran a fake email from Sydney’s login because they threatened one of his friends.
• Drama Queen: Has an overreaction to not being crowned prom queen, despite it being an empty title.
• Even Evil Has Standards: She is disgusted at Brian for throwing a baseball at Myra.
• Frame-Up: Frames Jordan as sabotaging a Hearst student to ruin their reputation but it diddn't work due to Max's blabbermouth, unintentionally exposed herself and Max as the ones who threatened Tucker into sabotaging Jade, Kieran, or Cameron's tryouts and tried to frame Jordan.
• It's All About Me: In Book 3 Chapter 5, she does everything to make sure the preparations for prom are done her way.
• Meaningful Name: Her name means black (as a metaphor for darkness and negative attributes, not the color) in Turkish, befitting her jerkassery.
• Never My Fault: She blames Max for not standing in front of the box and acted all mencaning and left when Jordan show up depend your choices, althrough she was the one who ask them to do.
• Official Couple: She is dating Max until Book 3 Chapter 15, when they break up after losing the prom election.
• Serious Business: She is determined to keep being Prom Queen even after temporarily transferring from Hearst, to the point of making threats at Jordan if they ruin her streak.
• Unholy Matrimony: With Max. Together they scheme to win Prom King and Queen as well as reign in terror over the Hearst students.

Jade Ali

Grade: Freshman->Sophomore
Group: Sports

An athletic girl a year below Jordan, she temporarily transferred to Berry High in Book 3

• Locked Out of the Loop: In Class Act Book 1 Chapter 12, she can be the only one of the original trilogy group of friends who hasn't met Bailey if all premium choices were used.
• Lovable Jock: Unlike Brian and Max, she acts nice towards other people and respects Jordan's skills as an athlete.
• Love Interest: Becomes Caleb’s if Jordan isn’t dating him.
• Official Couple: If the player spends diamonds to set her up with Caleb, it is confirmed in Class Act that the two are now boyfriend and girlfriend.
• One of the Guys: Admits to Caleb that this has caused her problems when she has had feelings for her friends who consider her just another “bro”.
• Passionate Sports Girl: A rather athletic girl who joins the baseball team.
• The Smurfette Principle: She is the only female member of the baseball team unless Female!Jordan joins.
• White Sheep: She, Bethany, Tucker, Kieran, and Cameron are proof that not every Hearst student is bad, and the stereotype makes her nervous about the quarter in Berry High.

Tucker Smith

The resident comedian of Hearst High, he temporarily transferred to Berry High in Book 3

• An Offer You Can't Refuse: Jordan, Maria and Michael find out that he sent Jade, Cameron or Kieran a fake email from Sydney’s login because Max and Kara threatened one of his friends, just like what happened with Myra in the Fall quarter. He is clearly remorseful and willingly helps them to find evidence on Max and Kara.
• Class Clown: He is the funniest guy at Hearst and always has a joke under his sleeve. Except for puns. He considers them the lowest form of comedy.
• Foil: He becomes Maria's co-host of Tiger and Bulldog News, making jokes during announcements, while Maria tries to not react to them. On the other hand, both know well when to cut away when Ms. Hughs starts to be too goofy.
• The Host: He expresses interest in being an MC for Prom, and later co-hosts Tiger and Bulldog News with Maria.
• I Just Want to Be Special: When he was a freshman, he used to want to be popular and was bullied for it. Once he joined improv club and found his audience, he began ignoring the bullies.
• Straight Gay: He never gives any hint of being gay until he asks out Kieran to prom in Book 3 Chapter 7.
• White Sheep: He, Bethany, Jade, Kieran, and Cameron are proof that not every Hearst student is bad, and the stereotype makes him nervous about the quarter in Berry High.

Terrence

Grade: Senior->GRADUATED
Group: Band

A music prodigy who plays the clarinet in the band and was temporarily transferred to Berry High in Book 3

• Everyone Has Standards: Despite witnessing Myra's rejection of Brian at the concert and taunting Brian about it, he doesn't go on to put down a depressed Myra, showing that he can have empathy for others.
• In the Blood: He claims that being a musician is this to him, as he’s born into a family of professional musicians.
• Insufferable Genius: Even more so than Aiden, who complained about his tendency to talk over him during music theory class.
• Jerkass Has a Point: Despite being smug and condescending towards Aiden, he did have a point when it’s suggested that Cameron should get a formal audition for a saxophone solo, instead of giving it to Jordan as favoritism.
• Make-Out Kids: He and Zoe start making out in the middle of the tour.
• Pet the Dog: States in the finale of Book 3 that it won’t matter if girls throw themselves at him since he already has Zoe, indicating that he holds loyalty and respect for her unlike Brian.
• Serious Business: He is even more obsessed with practicing than Aiden. The very first thing he asks Jordan is for the music room, so he can do his daily practice and skip the tour.
• Shadow Archetype: He is what Aiden could be if he didn't have friends at Berry High.
• Smart People Wear Glasses: He wears glasses and has a vast knowledge of music.
• The Stoic: He doesn't have other emotions aside from apathy.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Since Max and Brian are jocks and Kara and Zoe are cheerleaders, he was created to be the Hearst jerk for band. Still, he isn't nearly as antagonistic as the other four, and even puts Brian in his place a couple of times.

Bethany Fox

Group: Basketball (Book 2), Band (Book 3)

Ezra's friend since middle school and one of the Hearst High students who temporarily transferred to Berry High in Book 3

• The Charmer: Ezra has known her since middle school, and according to him, she has always been a heartthrob. In her very first scene, she manages to make Julian blush by lightly flirting with him.
• Early-Bird Cameo: If Jordan joins the basketball team, she first appears in Book 2 Chapter 8 as a Hearst High basketball player whose jersey number is 5.
• No Badass to His Valet: She’s on the other side, since she is the only student from Hearst who isn’t afraid of Max and Kara, and openly befriends students from Berry despite Kara’s threats.
• Relationship Upgrade: In Book 3 Chapter 4, she excitedly accepts Ezra’s Prom-posal with a big Yes and a kiss.
• White Sheep: She, Jade, Tucker, Kieran, and Cameron are proof that not every Hearst student is bad, as shown with her friendly attitude towards Berry High students, especially Ezra, whom she was middle school friends with. In Book 3 Chapter 9, she's the only person from Hearst who doesn't buy entirely that Jordan sabotaged the tryouts for the Hearst students.

Kieran Hale

Grade: Freshman->Sophomore
Group: Cheer

A male cheerleader who temporarily transferred to Berry High in Book 3

• Ambiguously Brown: Nothing is known about his ethnicity aside from his dark skin.
• Extreme Doormat: He never dares oppose Zoe and Kara's opinion out of intimidation, even if he doesn't condone their behavior. He gets better since Book 3 Chapter 10, when he suggests a campfire night to bury the hatchet between Berry and Hearst students without intimidation from Kara, and again in Chapter 13, when he invites the Berry students to a truth or dare with the Hearst students despite Kara's objections.
• Height Angst: When lamenting him being a frequent target of bullying, he mentions his five-foot height as one of his insecurities.
• The One Guy: The only male cheerleader unless Male!Jordan is on the squad.
• Out of Focus: Out of the three Hearst rivals Jordan can have for their extracurricular activities, Kieran gets the least amount of focus.
• Pubescent Braces: He wears them and is a Freshman.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: In Book 3 Chapter 9, he acts rude towards Jordan and believes they sabotaged tryouts. He gets better, however, as he apologizes after he finds out Jordan was framed if the latter is in the cheerleading squad.
• White Sheep: He, Jade, Tucker, Bethany, and Cameron are proof that not every Hearst student is bad, as shown when he apologizes for being forced by Kara and Zoe into competing for Jordan’s solo if Jordan has chosen cheerleading for their spring activity.

Cameron Levy

Grade: Junior->Senior
Group: Band

A non-binary saxophone player who temporarily transferred to Berry High in Book 3

• Ambiguous Gender: The characters refer to Cameron by the neutral pronoun “they”, with Word of God confirming Cameron is non-binary.
• Eating Solves Everything: They can talk about how they want to get an ice cream cone for a tattoo about how they came out as genderqueer to their parents. Their mom just said "Okay, let's go out for ice cream" to show she accepted their decision.
• Friendly Rival: When they're seen at the Berry-Hearst football game in Class Act Book 1 Chapter 3, they greet Myra like an old friend rather than a bitter rival.
• Informed Judaism: Going to the campfire with the band in Book 3 Chapter 10 reveals that they celebrate Hanukkah when they mention receiving a biography of Adolphe Sax from their uncle.
• Love Interest: They are Aiden’s love interest if he isn’t dating Jordan.
• Sexy Sax Person: Cameron is a very talented saxophonist, and gets Aiden's interest if he’s not dating Jordan.
• White Sheep: They, Jade, Tucker, Kieran, and Bethany are proof that not every Hearst student is bad and are nervous about going to Caleb’s party because it would anger Max and Kara.

Other Characters

Parents

Dad/Scott Lee

Jordan's father

• Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Jordan often scoffs or rolls their eyes at all his Dad Jokes. Emma still thinks he is funny. At the winter carnival in Class Act Book 2 Chapter 9, he jokingly tells Jordan that their hot chocolate booth has terrible service because his marshmallows don't look like dancing snowmen, to Jordan's annoyance. Bailey can take him seriously or play along.
• Bumbling Dad: Played for Laughs. When Jordan tells him they're going to a party, he jokingly replies that he's going to be in the garage playing with his trains and trying to not electrocute himself.
• A Day in the Limelight: Book 3 Chapter 3 allows Jordan and Emma to learn about how he and Emma’s mother used to be friends in high school in a premium choice.
• Foregone Conclusion: He didn't stay together with Julia, since she had Emma with Mr. Hawkins, and he had Jordan.
• Good Parents: He is very supportive of Jordan, knowing when to give space when needed and constantly making embarrassing dad jokes to cheer Jordan up.
• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: He is only known as "Dad" or "Mr. Lee". Book 3 Chapter 3 eventually revealed that his name is Scott.
• High-School Sweethearts: After many distractions and Romantic False Leads, he and Julia got together in their senior year, but had to part ways when Scott got accepted into Hartfeld University.
• Mood Killer: When the Love Interest goes to Jordan's house to ask them out to Homecoming and if Jordan accepts, their kiss will be interrupted by him.
• Parent with New Paramour: Subverted. According to Jordan, he hasn't dated anyone in a long time, implying that he is still in love with Julia. It only depends on Emma and Jordan setting their parents up.
• Phrase Catcher: Everything he says gets followed by a "Daaaad!" from Jordan (mostly in an annoyed tone and sometimes touched). He notices if Jordan is sad whenever he doesn't get this response.
• Pungeon Master: He has to make a Dad Joke every time he appears. As he says, "It's in his contract" to be this to Jordan.
• You Have Waited Long Enough: When he and Julia ended up attending different colleges, they eventually drifted apart because they couldn't keep contact.

Glen and Bridget Zhou

Left to right: Glen and Bridget

Aiden's strict parents. Bridget works as an elementary school teacher

• Education Mama: They are very focused on Aiden getting a good school record, to the point they accuse Jordan of being a Toxic Friend Influence for him.
• Last-Name Basis: They get upset when Jordan calls them by their first names, making emphasis on "Mr. and Mrs. Zhou". They reverse this after the arrest of the Faris siblings.
• Stern Teacher: Aiden explains to his friends that Bridget is an Elementary School Teacher, which gives Aiden a bit of insight into what disciplinary tactics Isa is trying to enforce.
• You Are Grounded!: Despite the fact that Aiden didn't have any control over the accident at the carnival, they ground him because he was suspended from school.

Jose and Stephen Flores

Left to right: Jose and Stephen

Maria's fathers. Stephen works as a police inspector

• Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: They crack some jokes to cheer Maria up, much to her dismay.
• Doting Parent: Both adore Maria, to the point they throw her a very fancy birthday party and feel bad when they can't get her another Red Velvet cake to keep tradition.
• Good Parents: They are nice and doting on Maria, even convincing Aiden's parents to let him attend her birthday party (even if it was with a curfew).
• Inspector Lestrade: Stephen is a detective in the police force. After Jordan and the gang gather evidence about Isa, Maria tells him everything so they can arrest her.
• Straight Gay: Both of them are in a happy relationship and don't have any mannerisms. Worth noting that Stephen works as a police detective.

Julia Mason

Emma's mother who used to date Jordan's father when they were in high school

• Birds of a Feather: To Emma and Jordan's surprise, she finds Dad's model trains fascinating.
• Foregone Conclusion: She didn't stay together with Scott, since she had Emma with Mr. Hawkins, and Scott had Jordan.
• High-School Sweethearts: After many distractions and Romantic False Leads, she and Scott got together in their senior year, but had to part ways when Scott was accepted into Hartfeld University.
• Parent with New Paramour: Subverted. According to Emma, she hasn't dated anyone in a long time, implied that she is still in love with Scott. It's up to Emma and Jordan to set their parents up.
• You Have Waited Long Enough: When she and Scott ended up attending different colleges, they eventually drifted apart because they couldn't keep contact.

Greg and Rita Jenkins

The parents of twins Bailey and Casey, and the owners of the Golden Griddle.

• Bumbling Dad: Greg sometimes tries to serve leftover pancakes from the restaurant for the family's dinner. If Bailey questions how healthy this is, he concedes and starts making vegetables.
• Good Parents: They're a ray of sunlight next to the Crandalls.
• Happily Adopted: They are the adoptive parents of Bailey and Casey, and by all indications have a happy and harmonious family life with them.
• Oh, Crap!: Greg has this reaction when he hears about Jordan breaking their leg in the audition for the play.
• Supreme Chef: Greg is this as the head chef of the Golden Griddle. In Class Act Book 2 Chapter 4, you get a premium choice to have him make some homemade cupcakes for Casey's school president campaign instead of relying on store bought ones.

Martin and Brenda Silva

The parents of Rory Silva

• Boyish Short Hair: Brenda has her hair in this style. Justified, due to undergoing and subsequently recovering from chemotherapy.
• Character Customization: Martin's appearance changes depending on the look chosen for Rory.
• The Ghost: Mr. Silva is completely absent from Book 1, and only appears in Book 2 if you pay diamonds to see a highlight reel of the play. He does finally make a proper appearance in Book 3.
• Mistaken for Cheating: Class Act Book 3 has Martin looking quite close with Ms. Maddox, even having messages on his phone going back for weeks. However, it's eventually revealed that he and Diana are members of a support group for partners of cancer patients; Martin didn't want his family to know because he was raised to always hide his pain.
• Parental Substitute: Brenda offers to be this to Skye since her own parents didn't show up to the play.
• The Stoic: Martin was raised to be this, as his father never cried, not even when at his mother’s funeral. Because of this, Martin is ashamed of expressing his sadness, believing it to be a sign of weakness.
• The Topic of Cancer: Brenda has breast cancer which has come back stronger.

Rodger and Loretta Crandall

The parents of Brian and Skye.

• Abusive Parents: They have a long history of abusing Skye emotionally and mentally.
• Card-Carrying Villain: A premium option to go to Mr. Crandall's study in Class Act Book 3 Chapter 4 reveals that he has a book titled The Man's Guide To Manipulating People.
• Disproportionate Retribution:
  • After Skye sits on Berry's side of the field, her parents take this as not supporting her brother, despite the fact that Skye is a Berry student. As punishment, they ditch her at school without any means to get back home on her own.
  • Mrs. Crandall hates Skye's goth clothes and for Homecoming makes her wear a silver dress she ordered for her or she would be grounded for a month. Skye also comments that on multiple occasions she has threatened her college fund for wearing black lipstick. Even though for them, it’s a very small drop in the bucket.
  • Their response to Skye unintentionally missing the business party they were hosting? Humiliate her in front of her friends, call her "selfish", and ground her. This is the last straw before Skye almost runs away from home.
• Easily Forgiven: Downplayed. In Book 3 Chapter 12, they show up at Spotlite to apologize to Skye for the way they treated her and ask if they can work things out with her. The player can choose whether or not to have Skye reconcile with them, but if she does so, she very sternly tells them that while she's willing to try to make things work, there's a chance she'll never completely forgive them, and if they hurt her or her friends again, she will cut off all ties with them.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: In Book 3, when Skye defends Lilith from Brian’s harassment, her parents believe it’s because she was trying to salvage their business deal. They don’t understand that it’s because she was being a decent person.
• Evil Redhead: Mrs. Crandall is a redhead and an unfair parent to her children, often favoring Brian and undermining Skye.
• Executive Meddling: In universe. Since they are funding the Spotlite trip, they feel they have the right to demand changes to the show, including cutting all the songs.
• Greater-Scope Villain: Of Book 1. Their upbringing of Brian is what caused him to become a Jerkass.
• Hate Sink: Their role in the story is to show Skye's miserable home life as a victim of child abuse.
• Hypocrite: They accuse Skye of being selfish for skipping a social event that only mattered to them, completely ignoring that she was helping a friend in need.
• It's All About Me: They abuse Skye emotionally because she doesn't fit their image of what a daughter should be. When Skye ends up missing the business party, they are more upset that her absence embarrassed them at the party, unconcerned about how they are embarrassing Skye in front of her own friends.
• Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: In the third book, they seem to be kinder to Skye, but it is quickly revealed that it is only because Brian screwed up a business deal for them and lost their favor. Additionally, instead of showing Skye genuine affection, they manipulate her by making their approval of her dependent on her catering to their every demand. When Skye finally stands up to them, they pull the funding for the theatre club's trip to London and Skye goes back to being The Unfavorite.
• Kick the Dog: The first time we see them, they are yelling at Skye after the football game for sitting in the Berry section instead of supporting her brother, telling her she can walk home from the game.
• Parental Favoritism: It's quite clear they favor Brian over Skye. In Class Act Book 3 Chapter 2, the situation turns around and Skye becomes their new favorite after Brian's inappropriate behavior costs them an important business partnership. However, they revoke Skye's favored status in Chapter 8 when she calls them out on their selfishness.
• Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: In Class Act Book 3, they admit that they used their money to make the Brian/Myra mess go away, and it's implied that they've bought his way out of trouble numerous other times.
  Loretta: (to Brian, upon learning he has been harassing the daughter of a wealthy client) You dolt! We told you, we can only bribe our problems away against poor people!
• Unholy Matrimony: When discussing the marital problems of the Silvas and the Bhandaris, Skye comments that her own parents seem to have been specially bred in a laboratory to be each other's perfect matches. (However, it was not meant in a complimentary fashion.)
• Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: Skye tries to rescue Lilith Vidal from being harassed by Brian; her parents notice this and compliment her for trying to help salvage their business deal. Except Skye wasn't doing it to help her parents, she was just trying to be a good person, so the compliment makes her feel horrible.

Samir and Shruti Bhandari

The parents of Ajay.

• Awful Wedded Life: The two of them constantly bicker and fight with one another even in public. Eventually, they get divorced.
• Parent with New Paramour: Class Act Book 3 Chapter 5 reveals that it's only been a month since Ajay's parents signed the papers and Shruti's already found another boyfriend.

Alan and Faith Park

Bailey and Casey's biological parents, from England.

• Character Customization: Their look changes depending on the race chosen for Bailey and Casey.
• Hot-Blooded: Faith is described as being like this.
• Like Father, Like Son: Bailey gets their odd mix of awkwardness and charisma from their father, and their love of theatre from their mother. Casey gets their outgoing nature from their mother and their love of sports from their father.
• Meet Cute: A premium scene in Book 3 Chapter 13 shows when they first met; Alan tries to help Faith clean up some spilled coffee in a cafe, but his awkwardness nearly gets the better of him.
• Posthumous Character: They died in a car accident when Bailey and Casey were babies.

Jim

Shutri's new boyfriend.

• Good Stepmother: Gender flipped. Despite being just Shutri's boyfriend for a few weeks, he is aware that Ajay is not ready to open up to him, and he fully understands. When he sees Ajay running away with the prop, Jim doesn't hesitate and helps him get away without asking, which convinces Ajay to give him a chance.
• Nice Guy: Despite Ajay actively avoiding him, Jim still helps him when he is needed.

Pets

Paquito/Jordan's hamster

Jordan's pet hamster

• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: The default name is "Paquito".
• Optional Party Member: Paquito only appears in the story if the Premium flashback of "Bring your pet to school" Day is purchased. After that, Paquito frequently appears nodding at Jordan's casual conversations.

Biscuit/Bailey and Casey's dog

A stray dog that Bailey can adopt for a Premium Option.

• Behavioral Conditioning: In Class Act Book 2, Bailey and Casey tell Erin that the alarm sound on her cellphone sounds like the timer they use for feeding time. Biscuit keeps reacting every time the timer sounds while they are baking.
• Canine Companion: Bailey and Casey can adopt him as a premium option (Breed believed to be Samoyed).
• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: The default name is "Biscuit".
• Optional Party Member: Bailey and Casey notice that the stray dog has been following them from school, and can purchase the premium option to adopt it. After that, Biscuit appears often.

Buttercup

Mia's pet horse

• All Girls Like Ponies: Mia is girly and loves horses. Emma and many others wanted to ride Buttercup during "Bring your pet to school" Day, and Buttercup loved the attention.
• Cool Horse: After "Bring your pet to school" Day, Mia offers to set up a horse carriage stand with Buttercup at the Winter Festival, which turns out to be very popular, leading her to offer rides again the next year.

Kibble

Maria's pet kitten, a Domestic Short-haired cat

• Cute Kitten: Kibble is a beloved cat who is friendly with Jordan who appears in Book 2 during a premium flashback, and is also mentioned in Book 3 Chapter 9 during the premius scene in the pet shop.
• My Beloved Smother: Maria is overprotective of Kibble, to the point she calls one of her dads to pick her up because “it looked scared” (it wasn’t).

Oreo

A kitten that Maria can adopt, believed to be a black Maine Coon

• Cuteness Proximity: Just seeing it sends Maria into baby-talking mode.
• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: The default name is "Oreo", but the player can have Jordan suggest a new one.

Other characters

Emerald Phan

The host of a TV show called Going Green where she discusses ways to help the environment. She appears in Class Act Book 2 and helps the Berry students build a greenhouse.

• Chekhov's Gunman: She appears briefly in Chapter 1 when Casey, Erin, and Bailey watch her show on television. She then is not seen again until Chapter 12 when Rory and Casey recruit her to do a workshop at the school and assist them with their campaign for school president. Her support ends up helping to turn the tide of the election in their favor.
• Color-Coded Elements: Green for nature, as exemplified by her first name, her beret and earrings, and the title of her show.
• Nature Lover: A major spokesperson for environmental issues.
• Stage Names: Her real name is Amy.

Statton kids

A group of four students who attend Statton School for the Humanities and represent the school's theatre club. They include Marvin, Cory, Kitty, and Yves.

• The Ace: Kitty is implied to be this during the rap battle, mentioning that she has multiple trophies lining her shelves and top grades. She also says earlier that she’s won five speech battles.
• Alpha Bitch: Kitty. Immediately mocks the Berry students’ clothes upon meeting them, continues to be catty and insulting, haughty of her place as Statton’s most distinguished actress.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Yves. When first introduced, she acts sweet but her true colors start showing through her passive-aggressive nature.
• Competition Freak: Kitty seems to be one of these.
  Bailey: Not everyone can tell, but me and Casey are twins!
  Kitty: Oh, yeah? Well, I'm a triplet!
  Skye: Good for you? Not everything has to be a competition.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Marvin first appeared in a premium scene in Class Act Book 1, during Ajay's flashback. He ended up dating the girl Ajay had a crush on, then made her bail from the show after splitting up with her, which Ajay says caused the show to be ruined. He and the other Statton kids make their official debut in Book 3 Chapter 4.
• Foil: Each of the Statton kids serves as the designated rival to one of the Berry students.
  • The director: Marvin vs. Ajay. Both are confident and demanding, but where Ajay treats others with respect, Marvin is arrogant and insulting.
  • The leading man/lady: Cory vs. Rory. Both rely on charm and charisma, and are one of the most popular kids in their school. However, while Rory believes in empowering others, Cory uses his status to manipulate and bully people.
  • The ingenue: Kitty vs. Bailey. Both are spirited and romantic, but Bailey is friendly and humble whereas Kitty is shallow and narcissistic.
  • The head tech: Yves vs. Skye. Both are quieter and less prominent than their fellow theatre kids, but Skye is genuinely kind while Yves makes insulting comments in a passive-aggressive manner.
• Jerkass: All four of them are extremely rude and condescending to the Berry students, mocking their inexperience and perceived lack of talent.
• Politically Incorrect Villain: Marvin makes a sexist remark toward Skye (which unsurprisingly offends the Berry kids greatly), then tries to gloss over it by saying he's actually a feminist and the Berry kids should learn to take a joke.
• The Rival: They are Berry High's main competition at Spotlite.
• Second Place Is for Losers: If they finish second to Berry at Spotlite, they do not take it well, even threatening to complain to the judges about the result.
• Small Reference Pools: They are performing Romeo and Juliet at Spotlite. When the Berry kids tell them they are doing The Tempest, Kitty mocks that play for being too obscure, despite it being considered one of Shakespeare's greatest works.
• Sore Loser:
  • Marvin especially. After the rap battle, if Berry wins, the other Statton kids concede that they do have skills. Marvin however outright denies it and claims the match was rigged. He even goes as far as to spit in Ajay’s face.
  • There’s also complaining to the judges of Spotlite about their decision, should Berry High manage to beat them.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: To Hearst as the arrogant bullies and rivals.
• Wounded Gazelle Gambit: When the Berry kids manage to retrieve the staff they needed for their play, they easily turn everyone in the hotel lobby to their side, simply by calling them thieves, and Kitty breaking out Crocodile Tears.

Lilith Vidal

The daughter of a wealthy family whom the Crandalls are trying to do business with.

• Abhorrent Admirer: She is on the other extreme, as she finds Brian to be one of these.
• Incompatible Orientation: Even if she didn't find Brian completely repulsive, she's only interested in girls.
• Lipstick Lesbian: She's attractive and feminine, and describes herself as "sapphic as hell".
• Love Interest: Can potentially be paired with Skye if Bailey is not dating her.
• Nightmare Fetishist: She invites Skye to explore a medieval torture chamber with her, and the two end up bonding over their love of the macabre.
• Rescue Romance: Downplayed. Brian basically harasses her by continuing to hit on her despite being rejected, to the point that her family files a restraining order against him (which Brian proceeds to break). When she later runs into Skye in London, she thanks her for trying to stop Brian from bothering her and shows an attraction toward her.

Blackbird and Phantom

Two criminals who made a scam for which Principal Isa fell, which caused her to be indebted to them.

• Greater-Scope Villain: Of Book 2. Their scam is what turned Principal Isa into the Big Bad of the book.