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from Cruz and Associates.

I just wanted to let you know

that our positions are currently filled,

but go ahead

and check back in three months.

We may have another opening.

Thanks so much.

Hi, this is a message for Fredi Cameron.

This is Bob Board returning your call.

Unfortunately, we do not have

any openings right now.

But if you'll check back with us

in about three months,

maybe something will appear then.

Thank you.

Newton's first law of motion.

A body at rest will stay at rest.

A concept, in the last 45 minutes,

you seem to understand very well.

Really, nobody's gonna crack open

a book, nothing?

They're in there.

Why do they lock this?

So we don't steal 'em.

Great.

A reminder that academic clubs

begin today after school.

To see which ones count

toward mandated community service,

please consult the list

outside the main office.

Versatility is crucial.

This ROV from last year

utilized multiple hinges on its gripper

for greater range of motion.

Hey...

Oh, man, really?

Sorry I'm late, sir.

- I had to wait for a computer.

- Are you for the club?

The Engineering Club?

Yeah, you're Dr. Cameron, right?

When Ms. Lowry told me

that I had to oversee a club,

she also assured me

that no one would show up.

With all due respect, sir,

is this club on or not?

Because I just spent an hour researching

this competition that I would like to enter.

Okay, you see, in order

to enter this competition,

we would have to build a remotely-operated

vehicle that swims underwater.

I mean, you know

this is the desert, right?

- Permission to speak freely, sir?

- Sure.

There's an ROV up on Mars.

I'm pretty sure

it wasn't built up on Mars. Sir.

Okay.

Well, this is a highly

advanced piece of machinery.

And as you can see,

last year's winner was MIT.

So, you wanna go up against

the best tech school in the country

- in an engineering contest?

- No, no. Sir, sir.

There is a separate division

for high schools.

I'm sorry, I didn't get your name.

- Oscar Vazquez.

- Okay, Oscar.

It's not that I'm not into

playing the whole Don Quixote thing.

It's just... I'm not gonna

be here that long.

The competition's in three months.

You're here for four, right?

It says they scout

for internships and jobs.

But it's getting harder for kids like me

to get anywhere near that stuff.

You know what, Oscar?

Find a couple more kids and it's on.

A reminder.

Those assigned to Anger Management

must report fifth hour, room L-345

for the especially angry.

You're not recruiting

on school grounds, are you,

Private Vazquez?

No, ma'am.

There's no "private."

Things just didn't work out.

Don't worry about me.

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