How to Rock

Now the new show you're putting on.

For your journalism project.

Will be shown on every television in the school.

In every classroom.

We'll be world famous.

We'll be school famous.

Yes, but, in the world of school,

We'll be world famous.

So what's with the big green wall?

That's called a green screen.

You stand in front of it to do the weather,

And then on television, a computer replaces the green.

With a weather map.

Cool. Can I be the weatherman?

I want to be a weatherman!

Can I be the one who spins the letters?

That's on a game show.

Can it be a game show.

And can I be the one who spins the letters?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Listen, address all your questions.

To your producer, Stevie.

She's in charge.

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity, Mr. March.

I feel like we can put on a news show.

That can actually make a difference.

Yeah, good luck with that.

All right, listen,

I'm going to leave you guys with a few words of inspiration.

Don't break the cameras.

Okay.

After carefully considering all factors,

I have everybody's assignments for the news show.

Zander and Grace, you'll be our anchors.

Yay! What is that?

Oh, anchors are like the hosts.

We sit here in the studio,

And people trust us to tell them what's going on in their world.

Basically, an anchor is an attractive person.

Who knows how to read English.

That is so me!

Great.

Uh, Kevin and Nelson, you'll be our weathermen.

Yes!

My forecast calls for an 80% chance of awesome.

Kacey, you get to be our entertainment reporter.

Over here.

This just in:

I'll be fantastic.

And Molly...

Here it comes.

Little miss attitude is going to stick me.

With hauling camera equipment.

Actually, Molly, since you're aggressive and irritating,

You get to be our investigative reporter.

I'll be out in the field where the action is.

With my camera crew.

While Kacey is stuck behind a desk.

With her little entertainment stories.

Whoa, whoa, Stevie.

What's going on?

Why didn't you give me that job to be investigative reporter?

Oh, I'm just trying to assign everyone a role.

Based on their strengths.

Molly's more serious,

And you're perfect for the entertainment report:

Fun and Fluffy.

Fluffy?

I'm serious.

I'm every bit as serious as Molly is,

And I shouldn't be stuck there behind a desk.

Where half of my wardrobe won't even be shown.

I should be out there on the field.

Where the camera shows everything,

Even my shoes.

And reporting the important issues.

That affect the school.

Come on, Kacey.

I really need you to be a team player here.

Besides, doing the entertainment reports will be fun.

All right.

I'll try it.

'cause you know I'm so Fluffy.

Oh, Kacey, you are so entertaining.

And I'm so serious.

All right, guys, we have a lot of work to do.

We need lighting. We need graphics.

We need theme music.

Now that is a tv news show theme.

I just don't think that a serious news show theme.

Should have the word "zippity" in it.

Guys, our theme has to be simple and professional.

And, like, five seconds long.

That's it.

Oh, so, like, just the "zippity" part.

No.

Let's do this.

Okay, guys, here's the deal.

We make cue cards for you so all you have to do is read them.

Got it? Got it.

Who's this?

I have no idea. Doesn't she work on the show?

She doesn't.

I love you.

Weird.

She almost got into a fight with the girl who did my makeup.

We don't have a makeup girl.

Weird.

Okay, guys, this is a news show.

It is a big responsibility, so let's do it right, 'kay?

Oh, and we're live.

In five, four, three...

Good morning. I'm Zander Robbins.

And I'm Grace King.

And this is your Brewster morning news,

The one place to tune in for news, weather, and sports,

With hard-hitting reports.

That take you into the eye of the storm.

Of what's happening at Brewster high.

Over to you, Grace.

Grace begins reading here.

Arrow.

Last night, the lady vikings basketball team.

Was eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 64 dash 58.

Stop reading here.

Arrow.

Look to Zander.

Thanks, Grace.

Now let's check in on our weather.

With our meteorologists Kevin Reed and Nelson Baxter.

Guys?

Thank you, Zander.

Well, kids, this week is going to be a wet one.

Oh, you can say that again, Kevin.

We got a cold front moving in from the sierras,

And that system will be packing a lot of moisture.

But that's not our biggest concern.

Oh, my gosh, the school's about to be trampled.

By giant weathermen!

Oh, no, this can't be happening!

Run! Run for your lives!

Ahhh!

Ahh!

They're destroying the gymnasium!

This is beyond imagination!

The high temperature will be in the mid-7os.

With evening lows dipping into the upper 5os.

Zander?

Ha, thanks guys.

You bring sunshine into my morning.

Now let's go to Kacey Simon.

With a review of last night's drama club performance.

Kacey?

Thank you, Zander.

The tenth grade's production of garfield: The musical

Was no cat-tastrophe.

In fact, it was the purr-fect night at the theater.

It had this reporter coughing up fur balls of delight.

All night long.

I give it four paws up.

It knocked "me-ow-t."

Great report, Kacey. Now back to you, Grace.

That was my card, Grace.

Oh, sorry, go ahead.

And now back to you, Grace.

Thanks, Zander!

Next up, Molly Garfunkel filed this report.

On the school swimming pool.

Most people think of the swimming pool.

As a place to chill out, perhaps practice our backstroke,

But is it possible that what we don't know.

About our swimming pool could kill us?

No.

But the fact remains,

Our school pool is hiding a secret.

That should have us all very, very scared.

This is Hannah Sullivan.

Her hair used to be blond, but now...

Her hair is green.

Why?

Because the chlorine levels in our school pool.

Are over three times the recommended level.

What toll is this taking on our students?

Rip!

What toll indeed?

This is Molly Garfunkel reporting.

Terrific report, Molly.

Well, that's all the time we have for today.

I'm Grace King, and I'm Zander Robbins.

Have a great day.