George Smith

George Stephen Gresley Smith is the main protagonist of The Secondary School Choir. He is 14-years-old in Year 8 and sings Bass(Baritone in solos as of 'No Fear' and Treble in 'My Better Half' as a 7-year-old) and is later choir director.

Appearance
He is shown to have short blonde hair with straight bangs, deep set blue eyes and fair skin with light freckles. He brings an oxygen tank and nasal cannula along the way. He wears a blue and grey rolled sleeved and unzipped flannel hoodie over a white shirt, black jeans and white shoes. His sleepwear consists of a dark blue tank top and black shorts. He stands on average height and weight. George is shown to turn pale and have rosy cheeks whenever he gets sick. In 'Takedown,' 'Bad Luck' and 'The School Games,' he wears a blue and white football uniform, when he is playing, he takes off his nasal cannula and before being chosen to participate in the school games, he wears his everyday jeans. In 'Merry Christmas' and 'Reindeer,' he wears the same outfit he wears everyday but his hoodie is red and grey. As a 7-year-old in 'My Better Half,' he wears the same outfit and his physical appearance is the same except his bangs and hair are extended. In 'Right On The Job,' his spare shirt consists of the blue and white football jersey he wears in sports day. In 'New Year,' he wears a suit which resembles former and deceased British prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill. In 'Totally New Hope Choir,' he wears a yellow t-shirt under an unbuttoned vest denim jacket over his everyday jeans and shoes. According to Shannon, George is more handsome than last year when he was 13. But he finds it awkward. In 'The Award,' he wears a blue rolled sleeved denim jacket over a white shirt and his everyday jeans and shoes. In 'Potato Crisps,' he stands about 5 ft 5. In 'Not So Summer,' he wears a grey sweater/jumper over his everyday hoodie along with his everyday jeans and shoes. In 'This Isn't Over,' he briefly wears a denim jacket over a white shirt. Later(this will be the outfit he'll wear in the rest of the series), he is off oxygen and is wearing a grey-blue dress shirt.

Personality
George is usually kind and friendly in the series. But about a year before it started, he was a shy kid before joining the choir and Reece thinks that his voice sounds like an angel. He is also awkward, mostly around Zoe whom he had a crush on. He is shown sickly due to his medical condition. Like many teenagers, he can get teenage mood swings. He is also curious showing curiosity when Blake, Brad and Zoe got 2 passports in 'Trip To Singapore.' Starting from Season 2 and onward to Out Of Nowhere, he started getting interested in books. George shows immaturity, even when around Zoe since they are both best friends and are not yet in a relationship stating that they are still too young. However in 'Totally New Hope Choir,' they both finally confessed their love to each other and started dating since this episode. In 'The School Games,' he is hard to intimidate according to Joshua, this is most likely because George had been bullied before.

Etymology
His first name, George is from 'georgos' meaning tiller of the soil, or farmer. Famous bearer: St George, patron saint of England, who struggled with a fire breathing dragon symbolising the devil.

His middle name, Stephen is from the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown, wreath", more precisely "that which surrounds". Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament. He is regarded as the first Christian martyr. Due to him, the name became common in the Christian world.

His other middle name, Gresley was most likely originally created from a place name. ... The two place names are in turn derived from the Old English "greosn," or "gravel," and "leah," meaning a "wood" or "clearing."

His last name, Smith is named after his actor's last name.

Abilities
George is a bass singer but in solos, he sings either tenor 1, tenor 2 or baritone. He is also good at football. He is given the power of water. As of 'No Fear,' he actually sings baritone. As a 7-year-old, he is able to sing treble. George's power of water allows him to turn into water himself along with controlling water with his hands. He can also shoot water. In 'The School Games,' he can use his water powers to form a force field. In 'The Volcano,' he is able to swim and he can also breathe underwater.

Trivia

 * George is right-handed as shown when he holds his pencil
 * George's accent is unknown but he might speak in a Manchester accent
 * George is of Nordic descent
 * However in 'Totally New Hope Choir,' it was revealed that he is of Swedish descent
 * George doesn't enjoy the PPAP song because it's annoying along with Teletubbies
 * George has cystic fibrosis which is reused from The Darkest Awakening
 * George also struggles in history so he asked Zoe for help as of 'Back To The Old Days'
 * He was originally going to wear a sweater over a dress shirt but this was cut off because he'll end up like a nerd and Zoe Tria wanted the characters to be neutral, not jocks or nerds so they chose a casual outfit for George
 * There are many facts revealed about George in 'Trip To Singapore' such as:
 * George's siblings who were born before him died in infancy so he was the last surviving child but still suffers the illnesses his siblings have suffered as infants
 * George also has CFRD which means Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes
 * He also likes Horrible Histories which helped him because he struggles in history
 * He is able to beat jet lag in Doha, Qatar. This is possibly because of his powers
 * The main protagonists use traditional British names, George was a Greek name but became a popular British name after St. George, patron saint of England and George I of Great Britain
 * In 'Takedown,' Zoe stated that George sounds evil when he speaks in a Liverpool accent so he regularly speaks in a Manchester accent like Blake
 * Coincidentally, the main 6(with the exception of Troy and Aiden) are all wearing shirts with the color of the Union Jack(Harvey(blue hoodie over a white shirt), Reece(white shirt), Blake(white shirt), Brad(Blue button-up over a white shirt), George(blue hoodie over a white shirt) and Zoe(red shirt)) which is the flag of the UK
 * The jersey all of the students of St. John Secondary School wear in 'Takedown,' 'Bad Luck' and 'The School Games' has a colour scheme that closely resembles deceased British football player, Jeff Astle
 * George's cystic fibrosis is stated to be more worse than Brad, this is most likely because he is younger than him
 * In 'Robots,' his favourite show is revealed to be Ben 10
 * George shares similarities with Ben Tennyson; he shows immaturity and whenever he's around Zoe, they are often being immature and bickering each other but in a playful way instead of an aggressive way
 * However, 'Life Of A Newbie,' became the first episode they fought aggressively and broke up until making up later
 * In 'The Briefcase,' he likes High School Musical
 * In 'Whatever Happened To A Former Member,' George discovered that he has powers when he was 10.
 * In 'The Award,' he can't pronounce Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch
 * In 'Lunch,' it is revealed that he eats worms
 * In 'Rise Of The Hydroclops' it is revealed that he used to have a teddy bear when he was in the hospital
 * In 'Can We Dance' he is afraid of spiders
 * George is the 3rd youngest in the choir
 * He is about 2 years, 6 months and 27 days younger than Reece
 * He is about 2 years, 5 months and 7 days younger than Blake
 * He is about 3 years, 1 months and 12 days younger than Harvey
 * James was born on the 30th of April 2002 so George is about 2 years, 10 months and 9 days younger than him
 * Tristan was born on the 15th of August 2002 so George is about 2 years, 6 months and 25 days younger than him
 * Luke was born on the 16th of July 2002 so George is about 2 years, 7 months and 24 days younger than him
 * Calum was born on the 25th of January 2002 so George is about 3 years, 1 months and 15 days younger than him
 * Michael was born on the 20th of November 2001 so George is about 3 years, 3 months and 19 days younger than him
 * Ashton was born on the 7th of July 2001 so George is about 3 years, 8 months and 2 days younger than him
 * Shawn was born on the 8th of August 2002 so George is about 2 years, 7 months and 1 days younger than him
 * He is about 7 months and 12 days younger than Brad
 * He is about 9 months and 4 days younger than Troy
 * Connor was born on the 15th of March 2004 so George is about 11 months and 25 days younger than him
 * Robert was born on the 1st of December 2003 so George is about 1 year, 3 months and 8 days younger than him
 * He is about 11 months and 18 days older than Zoe
 * He is about 2 years, 1 month and 29 days older than Aiden
 * George is one of the 3 characters to have 2 middle names, the others being Connor and Tristan
 * Coincidentally, Connor and George were both eliminated from the school games in 'The School Games'
 * In 'This Isn't Over,' he is promoted to choir director along with Zoe