Welcome to SCS-8
The nickname everyone gives to this class of misfits.
What is "The Unteachables"?
This jock goes by one-word, very loud nickname
Who is Barnstorm?
The frog-based nickname the kids use for Mr. Kermit
Who is Mr. Ribbit?
Miss Fountain's first name
Who is Emma?
Who is Dr. Thaddeus?
The name of the school where the story takes place
What is Greenwich Middle School?
This farm boy has dyslexia but is smarter than anyone gives him credit for
Who is Parker?
Instead of teaching, Mr. Kermit spends his time doing these word puzzles.
What are crossword puzzles?
Before arriving at the middle school, Miss Fountain taught this grade.
What is Kindergarden?
The superintendent is still holding one of these over something that happened 25 years ago.
What is a grudge?
In SCS-8, the "S-C-S" stands for "Self-Contained" and this word
What is special?
This artist is always exhausted and sleep-deprived.
Who is Rahim?
A cheating scandal happened this many years before the story starts.
In this morning routine, Miss Fountain asks everyone to share positive things with each other.
What is circle time?
The kids try to win this school event to prove they can do something great.
What is the science fair?
SCS-8 is a class for students in this grade
What is eighth grade?
This student spends so much time in fantasy worlds that he's practically living in them.
Who is Mateo?
Mr. Kermit is just waiting to take this at the end of the year.
What is early retirement (or his pension)?
This one word best describes Miss Fountain's attitude
What is optimistic?
The kids work to raise these, which the school uses to judge whether a class is succeeding
What are test scores?
This girl was only visiting her dad and wasn't even registered at the school, but she ended up in SCS-8 anyway.
Who is Kiana?
This student is described as perpetually angry and in need of anger management.
Who is Aldo?
This person was the real culprit behind the old cheating scandal.
Who is Jake Terranova?
When Miss Fountain describes the class pet, she says it is this kind of gecko.
What is a gold dust day gecko?
Even this fiery thing in his wastebasket couldn't get Mr. Kermit to react.
What is a bonfire?