Junior Academy of Applied Sciences The Junior Academy of Applied Sciences , commonly referred to as " Junior AppSci " , was an academy in Lothal ' s Capital City . Zare Leonis , Merei Spanjaf , and Beck Ollet attended the school during the reign of the Galactic Empire several years before the Battle of Yavin . The school was renown for its grav - ball , chin - bret , and track and field events . In addition , Junior AppSci was used by the Academy for Young Imperials to recruit prospective Imperial cadet s . History . About forty years before Zare Leonis and his family migrated to Lothal , Janus Fhurek played at Junior AppSci ' s grav - ball team and held the AppSci record for completed passes until an Alien broke it a few years ago . Due to his prowess on the grav - ball grid , Janus earned the nickname " Fury Fhurek . " At some unknown point , Fhurek became the school ' s athletic director . By the Age of the Empire , Junior AppSci was renown in Capital City for its grav - ball , chin - bret , and track and field programs . In addition , the school was used to instill the values of the Empire ' s New Order among young Lothalian teenagers . The school also served as a recruiting ground for agricultural specialists and Imperial cadet s at the Academy for Young Imperials . A year before Zare settled on Lothal , Merei Spanjaf moved from Corulag to study at Junior AppSci and subsequently joined the school ' s grav - ball team , the AppSci SaberCats . That spring , Beck Ollet , a third - generation Lothalian , joined Junior AppSci after his family relocated from the Westhills to settle in Capital City . He joined the AppSci SaberCats and became the team ' s fullback player . As center striker , Zare led the AppSci SaberCats to victory during a series of matches in the Fall and Winter seasons . Relations between Leonis and the school ' s athletic director Fhurek were strained after Fhurek transferred the team ' s two alien players , Frid Kelio and Hench Sina , to the Technical Institute for Agricultural Research in order to prevent them from competing in the final grav - ball tournament . After Zare sabotage Fhurek ' s bet that the AppSci SaberCats would win in the final tournament by a margin of eight points , Fhurek excluded him from any spring sports events . After graduating in spring , Zare joined the Academy for Young Imperials in an attempt to find his missing sister Dhara Leonis . Meanwhile , Beck Ollet joined a resistance cell but was arrested by Imperial authorities after attempting to blow up a mine . The following year , another former AppSci alumni Merei enrolled at the Vocational School for Institutional Security in order to follow her parents ' footstephs as a data - security expert . After witnessing a pair of Junior AppSci girls selling raffle tickets to raise funds for a camping trip , Merei decided to pose as a schoolgirl doing fundraising work in order to infiltrate the Transportation Ministry ' s headquarters on Lothal as part of her efforts to find Dhara . Curriculum and sports . Junior AppSci offered several classes including Current Events , a compulsory course taught by Mister Tralls and multiple agricultural science classes such as Crop Management and nerf - herding . The Academy also had a grav - ball team called the SaberCats , that was coached by the Duros coach Ramset , who was known for his conservative methods . Grav - ball was usually played during the Autumn and Winter seasons . Several known members of the SaberCats included Zare Leonis , Merei Spanjaf , Beck Ollet , Frid Kelio , and Hench Sina . The school also had chin - bret and track and field programs , which were played during the Spring season . Janus Fhurek was the athletic director and wielded more power that the school ' s headmaster . Fhurek had close connections with the local Imperial Academy in Capital City and helped to identify prospective cadets . Campus . The Junior Academy of Applied Sciences was based in Lothal ' s Capital City . Besides classrooms , it hosted facilities for grav - ball practices and other sports like chin - bret and track and field programs .