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Welton Academy sits in a lonely and isolated valley in woods

of Vermont. Though the setting is beautiful, its isolation

only highlights the loneliness that most of the 7th graders

feel at this moment.

6 OMIT 6

7 INT. THE WELTON ACADEMY OAK PANELED HONOR ROOM - DAY 7

The 50 or so members of the junior class sit in chairs or

stand around the room. The students that were featured

earlier are here: Todd Anderson, Neil Perry, Knox Overstress,

Charlie Dalton, Richard Cameron. All except Todd wear Welton

blazers. Todd sticks out and he knows it.

A staircase against a wall leads to a 2nd-floor door. That

door opens and down the stairs file five boys. An old teacher

(DR. HAGER) comes to the door and calls out five names.

HAGER:

Overstreet, Perry, Dalton, Anderson,

Cameron.

These boys file up the staircase. As they do, a seated boy

(PITTS) leans to the boy next to him (STEVEN MEEKS). Meeks

has sweet egghead looks and very short hair. He wears a

pocket watch and chain.

PITTS:

Who's the new boy?

MEEKS:

(shrugs)

Anderson.

Old Hager sees this conversation.

HAGER:

Misters Pitts and Meeks. Demerits.

Pitts and Meeks look down. Pitts glances at Necks and rolls

his eyes.

HAGER (CONT'D)

That's another demerit, Mr. Pitts.

Pitts' smile vanishes. Hager closes the door.

8 INT THE HEADMASTER'S OFFICE - SAME 8

The five boys take seats in a row of chairs facing Mr. Nolan.

Nolan sits behind his desk, a HUNTING DOG on the floor beside

him.

NOLAN:

Welcome. back, Mr. Dalton. How's your

father?

CHARLIE:

Doing fine, sir.

NOLAN:

Your family move into that new house,

Mr. Overstreet?

KNOX:

Yes sir, about a month ago.

NOLAN:

Wonderful. I hear It's beautiful. (he

gives the dog a snack)

Mr. Anderson, since. you're new here,

let me explain that at Welton, I assign

extracurricular activities on the basis

of merit and desire. These activities

are taken every bit as seriously as your

class work... right, boys?

CHARLIE, CAMERON, KNOX

Yes sir!

NOLAN:

Failure to attend required meetings will

result in demerits. Mr. Dalton the

school paper, the Service Club, soccer,

rowing. Mr. Overstress Welton Society

Candidates, the school paper, soccer,

Sons of Alumni Club. Mr. Perry Welton

Society Candidates, Chemistry Club,

Mathematics Club, school annual, soccer.

Mr. Cameron Welton Society Candidates,

Debate Club, rowing, Service Club,

forensics, Honor Council. Mr. Anderson

based on your record at Balincrest,

soccer, Service Club, school annual.

Anything else I don't know about?

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