High-School Daze

High-School Daze is a 2007 theatrical short based off of the graphic novel by Robert Nadal.

Prologue
We open up to a dark room. No light, only snoring. An alarm clock goes off and says

"“Good Morning, Autumn Bay. It is now 7:00 am on the 2nd day of the new year. Temperature is around 40° and it looks like we’re expecting a little mist, so we recommend you pack your coat and umbrella in case it starts flowing."

After the announcement, we hear a yawn noise. It was a 17 year old high school senior. She gets out of bed, stretches, takes a quick shower, brushes her teeth, puts on her clothes, brushes her hair, applies mascara, grabs the car keys, and drives to her school.

Meet Kirby
As we enter the entrance to the school, we meet Kirby. A high school senior who was transferred to a new school after a fire lead to her school being destroyed. For those who survived, the head intendant held responsibility for those students and transferred them all to different high schools. During the winter break, Kirby and her family had to move to Autumn Bay so she could attend her new school there. Since she’s now new to the new school, she had to prepare and make a good first impression.

First Day at the New School
As she enters and walks around the hall, it sounds quiet. She asks if anyone is here and believes she’s the first student here. But then the bell goes off as she missed homeroom. Luckily it’s nothing serious, she still has the first few periods. She tries to get through the crowd in the hall and tries to find her classroom. She pulls out her schedule from here backpack and looks for the room number. On the way, she trips on someone’s foot. Getting up, she sees a group of bullies laughing at her. One of those is Jennette, who put her leg up to trip Kirby. Embarrassed, she gets back up, grabs her schedule, and tries to not let that interfere with her first day. Jennette wonders if she even knows the school by heart. One of Jennette’s “friends” tells her she’s a new student who recently moved. Jennette takes the idea that this can be an advantage to them. She gets an idea, but decides to wait to see if she has the guts.

Major

 * Cristina Pucelli as Kirby, a 16 year old high school senior who has recently transferred to a new school
 * Jessica DiCicco as Jennette, a 17 year old high school senior who makes fun of Kirby for being a transfer
 * Andrew Francis as Zeke, a 17 year old high school senior and Jennette’s ex-boyfriend
 * Nika Futterman as Mrs “Penelope” Olive
 * Mary Jo Catlett as Vice Principle “Maggie” Deans
 * Robert Nadal as Principle “Oscar” Theodoric

Release
High School Daze was released in theaters, preceding Robert’s other big project, Arlene 3, on September 1, 2007

Trivia

 * This is the third Nickelodeon project based off of one of Robert’s Graphic Novels
 * The first two being Arlene & The Curse of the Dark Sheet