Spooky Academy

* Exterior
* Interior

**Spooky Academy**, formerly known as **Spooky High**, is the primary setting of *Monster Prom* and *Monster Prom: REVERSE*.

## Description

Spooky Academy is a school in the city of Monstropolis with a monster-only staff and student body, founded sometime in the 12th century. The school's current principal is Principal Giant Spider.

Unlike real high schools (which it was formerly known as), the students of this school can greatly exceed the typical graduation age of 18, not counting ageless beings such as vampires and liches. Students attend Spooky Academy for at least six years, starting at 15-years old at the latest. However, it is unclear (though unlikely, given the wide age-range) if students of all different ages are separated into different grade-levels for every year.

The school holds a large amount of classes that teach various subjects, both typical and monster-specific. Students who have poor enough grades are given options between extracurricular classes or taking remedial classes in summer school. It also hosts a number of clubs for various topics that students may join at their leisure.

The school hosts many sports teams, including basketball, water polo, and football. Its football team are "the Spooky Academy (formerly High) Spooky Monsters who Spook (But Who Also Play Sports)". Spooky Academy's school colors are white or black and green.

The school holds a prom dance, a popular event for the students, particularly those looking for romance. As with real high schools, prom is likely held near the end of the school year, and students of a wide range of ages may attend.

## Locations

The different locations in the school are used to raise stats, with each visit giving +2 of the stat assigned to the location.

### Auditorium

When rehearsing in the auditorium the character receives **+2 CREATIVITY.** All characters also appear in costume when interacted with at this location. The player can unlock the achievement "Monster Prom: The Musical" by going to the auditorium for all turns in a single run.

### Class

When attending class the character receives **+2 SMARTS**. By going to class all turns in a single playthrough of the game, the player can unlock the achievement "Nerd!"

### Library

When studying in the library the character receives **+2 MONEY** by mining for bitcoins, playing online poker or sending email scams. The "Bookworm" achievement can be unlocked by going to the library all turns in a single playthrough.

### Outdoors

By going outdoors the character parties a 30 minute rave during recess and receives **+2 FUN**. The player can unlock the "Party 24/7 achievement by going outdoors all turns in a single playthrough.

### Gym

The character receives **+2 CHARM** when going to gym class by playing dodgeball. The achievement "Dodgeball God" can be unlocked by going to gym all turns in a playthrough.

### Bathrooms

The character can ditch class by going to the bathrooms and receive **+2 BOLDNESS.** The player can also unlock the achievement "Small Bladder" by going to the bathrooms all turns in a single playthrough of the game.

### Cafeteria

The Cafeteria is one of only two locations that cannot be visited during a turn. The only way to access this room is at noon, where you are automatically taken there for lunch.

Sitting at a table with any of the datable characters will give you two options to raise your hidden affection stats with either of the love interests at that table.

Sitting at a table with an NPC gives you two options that will give you a +4 stat boost based on your choice. By doing so, however, you will not gain any affection points for any character.

### The School Shop

You can choose to visit Valerie Oberlin, where you will be able to purchase items with **MONEY**.

*Main article: The Shop/Monster Prom*.

## Classes

As a school, Spooky Academy has a large selection of classes that teach students about many different subjects.

* Algebra
* Ambush Finance
* AP Attack Fashion
* AP Hacking and Cyberterrorism
* AP Jump Scares
* Calligraphy and Murder
* Chemistry
* Cyberterrorism 101
* English Curses
* Exobiology
* History
* Interdimensional Peace 305
* Math
	+ Haunted Math
	+ Monster Math
* Necromancy 302
* Photography (possibly)
* Physical Education/Gym
* Physics
* Portal
* Science
* Speech
* Technology
* Theater

Some classes, including some unmentioned in the game, are expanded upon in the official yearbook, being given accompanying images, mottos, and mission statements that describe the classes' goals like clubs.

### Physical Education/Gym

**Motto**

"The most important muscle to exercise is your heart!"

**Mission Statement**

Here in P.E., education goes far beyond physical. Dodgeball is a time-honored tradition that combines team building, diplomacy, strategizing under intense pressure, and combat-grade war training all into one fun pastime! The only rule of dodgeball is to have fun and don't aim for the face! (Unless the other guy, like, really deserved it.)

### Science

**Motto**

"Understanding the universe one explosion at a time"

**Mission Statement**

Do you crave a deeper knowledge of the universe? Do you watch videos of a guy in a lab coat blow shit up in a glass bottle and think, "This is my calling?" Are you here because PGS said if you joined extracurricular science you wouldn't have to take summer school? Because if so, this is the class for you! You'll have such curriculums as "Atoms: WTF Are They?", or "What Killed the Dinosaurs, and How Can We Kill Them Again?" Prepare to learn more about the world than you ever wanted to, and hopefully you'll learn something about yourself along the way!

### Technology

**Motto**

"ERROR 404: Motto Not Found"

**Mission Statement**

If you've ever taken at real life and thought, "Meh, not for me", then technology class is the place for you! We build robots, we destroy robots, we teach robots to love - we do it all! The only limits are your imagination, and also the limits of HTML. Just try not to incite the robot revolution... again.

## Clubs

Spooky Academy has a selection of clubs focusing on various subjects that students may join at their leisure. Each club has its own motto.

### Art

**Motto**

"If you can draw it, you can draw it naked."

**Mission Statement**

What is a mission statement, really? Just another attempt for society to put words and easily-understandable feelings to that which cannot be described: ART. If you join this club expecting to learn how to fingerpaint and have a bit of light fun, think the fuck again. Art requires your blood, sweat, tears, and any other bodily fluids you're capable of creating. Art will chew up your soul and spit it out. You will leave a part of yourself in this club when you graduate... and it will be BEAUTIFUL. So uncover that repressed psychological trauma and use it to create TRUE ART!

**Implied Members**

* Amira Rashid
* Vera Oberlin

### Cinema

**Motto**

"Roll credits!"

**Mission Statement**

Everyone's had that moment where something ridiculous has happened to them and they really wanted to look into the camera like they were on "The Office." Or you've just gone through a serious emotional journey, and as you're lying on the floor crying, you think, "Damn, this would make a great movie!" Cinema club is all about embracing film, the one true art form - not only is it perfect for communicating themes of life and death, but it's the easiest media to consume! Just sit back, eat copious amounts of popcorn, and enjoy the show!

**Implied Members**

* Amira Rashid
* Miranda Vanderbilt

### Drama

**Motto**

"If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!"

**Mission Statement**

Are you into lying, wearing flashy costumes, and/or being super horny? If so, drama club is the club for you! We spend our days painting questionably-safe sets, singing off-key harmonies, joining chorus lines, (not) learning our lines, and acting out the director's weird fanfiction. Whether you're dying to be onstage or looking to die offstage in some sort of Macbethian accident, save the drama for US, because we'd love to have you! And... scene!

**Implied Members**

* Damien LaVey
* Miranda Vanderbilt
* Vicky Schmidt

### Gardening

**Motto**

"Plants are people too, kind of!"

**Mission Statement**

We know that life can be difficult to understand. Sometimes the stress of school, social gatherings, absorbing energy via calorie consumption rather than photosynthesis, and/or struggling to find a mate instead of asexually reproducing with yourself can really wear you down! That's why the gardening club is here: to teach you not only how to care for a plant, but also how to care for yourself. It's a great way to learn about what it truly means to be alive!

**Implied Members**

* Brian Yu
* Calculester Hewlett-Packard
* Kale Romero
* Polly Geist

### Music Group

**Motto**

"We harmo-NEED you!"

**Mission Statement**

From the rebellious scene kid keyboardist to the weird band geek who plays the seussophone, Spooky High's music group has it all! We believe in expressing ourselves in the most primal way possible: BEING LOUD! And I don't know if you've heard, but musicians are pretty much universally sexy, so if you want to meet some cuties, or start planning to drop out of high school and move to California while you're young, then join the music group now! Find YOUR people. ;)

**Implied Members**

* Amira Rashid
* Brian Yu
* Oz
* Vicky Schmidt

### Sports

**Motto**

"BALL! BALL! BALL!"

**Mission Statement**

Sports club is all about balls, and not for the reason you think! We love all sports, all competition, all the time! We'll play any sport, because all sports are good sports; we like Hit Ball, Chase Ball, Kick Ball, Throw Ball, Eat Ball, Art Ball, Ball Ball, Ball Ball Ball and even Golf! If you like running, chasing, scoring, barking, scratching, digging or peeing on the carpet, then sports club is the place for you!

**Implied Members**

* Brian Yu
* Scott Howl

### Tabletop Games

**Motto**

"Seduce the dragon or die trying."

**Mission Statement**

TTGC believes in three core values: inclusivity, having fun, and rolling for seduction! ...Just kidding, but seriously, we're just here to have a great time! It doesn't matter if you're here for a casual game of chess, an epic tabletop RPG where you can live your fantasy of fighting dragons and being charismatic, or you wanna play hardball and challenge the undefeated Polly Geist to a game of Russian roulette - there's room for everyone! The only rule is that there are no rules... except for the rules of the games, 'cause otherwise they'd be impossible to play.

**Implied Members**

* Aaravi Mishra
* Damien LaVey
* Liam de Lioncourt
* Oz
* Polly Geist
* Zoe

## Sports

* Basketball
* Dodgeball
* Football
* Lacrosse
* Water Polo

## Staff

* **Agnes-Hotep**: The librarian of Spooky Academy.
* **Nurse Chupacabra**: Spooky Academy's nurse. They are mentioned in an event where the Wolfpack are pestering Liam in the gym, if the player chooses to have Liam turn into a bat and bite them.
* **Coach**: *See page for more details.*
* **Crazy Martin the Were-Bear Janitor**: The school janitor. He frequently gets students in trouble, and is usually responsible for cleaning up the messes that the player character and NPCs make. Students (such as Polly and Damien, or Damien and Scott) often try and run or hide from him to avoid the consequences.
* **Miss Demonslayer**: A teacher that Damien has, who in a certain event gives him a writing assignment where he writes two pages on a destructive tool that is better than fire. He consults the player on what to do, and if the player chooses "More fire", Damien will burn Miss Demonslayer's gradebook to ash.
* **Ms. Feratu:** A science teacher that Miranda and Scott share. She's mentioned offhand in the gift seahorse event.
* **Principal Giant Spider**: *Main article: Minor Characters/Monster Prom#Principal Giant Spider*
* **Mr. Giant Stone Head**: The AP Jump Scares teacher.
* **Professor Lensbottom**: The Photography class teacher. (possibly)
* **Ms. Lestrade**: A vampire teacher, who Polly and Scott decide to play a prank on. They try to open the blinds so she turns to dust, but they can't physically open them. It is up to the player to decide how they should prank her.
* **Mephistophelinda**: The head lunch lady, mentioned in the event where you take items from the Slayer and put them in the school lunch. She dies upon sampling it.
* **Ms. Panthera:** A teacher that can turn into a panther. When in panther form, she mauls students and eats her coworkers. What exactly triggers the transformation is unknown, but in an event on Scott's route, the player has the option to suggest bringing in animal carcasses to the classroom, and she transforms when seeing them if the event is failed.
* **Mr. Slenderman**: A teacher at Spooky High who gave Miranda a failing grade on a test. She became angry, and conspired with the player character to get him replaced. If the player passes the stat check, they can get him fired by either bringing up countless pictures of him being creepy around children, or framing him as a member of the KKK. Either way, he is replaced by a **robot teacher** who gives the students free ice cream and back rubs. He is also the father of the Narrator.

## Trivia

* The updated Spooky Academy was drawn by Shae Humphries.
* In an event on Miranda's route where you have the option to frame a teacher as a member of the KKK, it is revealed that it is acceptable for the teachers at Spooky Academy to commit child-murder, engage in mad science, and commit cannibalism.
* Every room at Spooky Academy must have "at least one axe, due to lobbying by the Axe Murderers of America".
* The football team is called "the Spooky Academy (formerly High) Spooky Monsters who Spook (But Who Also Play Sports)".
	+ As evidenced by the uniforms worn by the football team, Spooky Academy's school colors are white or black and green.
		- However, their shoulder pads, cleats, and socks are black and green.
* Although the school has a water polo team, it is unknown where the school's swimming pool is located, if it has one at all.
* The school was founded sometime during the 12th century.
	+ Coincidentally, this is when the first medieval universities were founded and when Gothic architecture originated in France.
* The name of the city the school is located in, Monstropolis, shares its name with the setting of the Disney/Pixar film *Monsters, Inc.*
* The logo for Spooky Academy is the same horned skull as Camp Spooky.
* Since the development of the first game, Mihail has felt uncomfortable with calling the location a "high school" due to the undertones of sexualizing underage characters, even with all characters being 18 or older, but felt obligated to do so due to the need for a prom. In 2022, during a call, another employee suggested renaming the school to an academy, as it would still have a prom but lack the issues of referring to it as a "high school". The school's name was then changed from "Spooky High" to "Spooky Academy". Mihail believes that it does not necessarily have to be seen as a retcon (retroactive change to canon), but something that can be explained in-universe as having happened in real time when the monsters realized it was strange to call it a "high school" when its students were so old.
	+ The name remains in *Monster Prom* and *Monster Camp*, but it is referred to by its new name in *Monster Roadtrip*.

## Appearances

* Monster Prom (primary setting)
* Monster Camp (mentioned)
* Monster Roadtrip (cameo, now as Spooky Academy)
* Monster Prom: REVERSE (primary setting)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 File:Discord - Mihail - Spooky High Academy Name Change.png
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://monster-prom.fandom.com/wiki/File:Scott%27s\_Second\_Term\_Outfit.jpg
3. ↑ ICE QUEEN
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:Yearbook Classes 2 - Science.jpg
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Spooky High Yearbook
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:Map-noXray.png
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 REVENGE
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/BzCVXL3FaAl/ (see this image)
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Monster Camp
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 In *Monster Camp*, there are several events where Joy and Scott are taking pictures for photography class. Other classes are taught at Camp Spooky (such as camouflage by Counselor Flodge), so this class is not necessarily taught at school (additionally, it would be strange for a school class to be performed at camp).

However, an event states that the class is taught by a *professor*, as opposed to a *counselor*. It is unclear if this is intentional, indicating that perhaps the class is taught both at school and at camp, or a mistake and that the "professor" is intended to be a counselor.
11. ↑ File:Yearbook Classes 3 - Physical Education.jpg
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://twitter.com/SuperRareGames/status/1320787628065771525
13. ↑ File:Yearbook Classes 1 - Technology.jpg
14. ↑ File:Yearbook Club 5 - Art.jpg
15. ↑ File:Yearbook Club 7 - Cinema.jpg
16. ↑ File:Yearbook Club 6 - Drama.jpg
17. ↑ File:Yearbook Club 3 - Gardening.jpg
18. ↑ File:Yearbook Club 2 - Music Group.jpg
19. ↑ File:Yearbook Club 1 - Sports.jpg
20. ↑ File:Yearbook Club 4 - Tabletop Games.jpg
21. ↑ File:Map-Xray-ALL.png
22. ↑ https://twitter.com/ShaeHumphries/status/989924507086442497
23. ↑ https://monster-prom.fandom.com/wiki/File:Wolfpack-default.png
24. ↑ https://monster-prom.fandom.com/wiki/File:Wolfpack\_Halloween\_Costume.png
25. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th\_century#Ongoing\_events
26. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic\_architecture
27. ↑ https://twitter.com/monsterprom/status/1299050043651919872