Erie Harbor School

**Erie Harbor School** is a K-12 public learning institution for the underaged residents of Erie Harbor, Washington. It is the only school in the town.

## History

In 1949 and 1953, they were the track and field state champions.

In 1960 and 1965, they were the boys basketball champions.

In 1968, they were the academic decathlon champions.

In 1973 Erie Harbor's Girls Swimming team were champions.

In 1981, they were the boy's badminton champions and the track and field regional champions.

The Erie Harbor Whales earned traditional excellence in 1948 and 1998.
Other accomplishments with unknown years include wrestling, a basketball championship, a league championship, and finally, an unknown championship in 1967.

## Throughout Series

### Season 1

In "*Magic Hour*", the start of the new school year has arrived, with fourth grader Hilde starting her first day. She is joined by her older sister Izzy, though the sisters don't spend much time together in the school. Hilde struggles to fit in with the other students, which is heightened when she published her online newspaper The Magic Hour Chronicle stating that Penny Gillis's death was murder, not accidental. Her mother Bridget is even called to speak with Principal Kim Collins regarding Hilde's article, and pressured to make Hilde stop writing. Outside the office, Hilde meets a fellow student named Donny Davis. At school the next day, Hilde stands on the cafeteria table and reads the mean comments that were posted beneath her article aloud. The school initially laughs at her until the comments become cruel, in which, they listen silently. Izzy, Wesley Witherspoon, and Donny Davis join Hilde on the table in solidarity. The event leads to a food fight, in which Principal Collins intervenes. Hilde is reprimanded again in the principal's office.

In "*Never Be the Same*", Hilde goes through old yearbooks in the school library to find more clues on the adults who graduated from the school years ago.

In "*Sting Like a Bee*", Hilde, Spoon, and Donny go the school's library to use the computer to make contact with convicted inmate Sam Gillis. Hilde asks the librarian, Carol Collins, to add Magic School Chronicles to the school archives, though Carol makes it clear she is displeased with the way Hilde is handling the case. The trio make contact with Sam via a school computer and try to convince him it's safe to tell them what he knows about Penny's murder, but Sam refuses to say anything over the phone. The call is cut-short when the librarian calls Kim Collins down to stop the children.

In "*The Bird, Man*", Spoon and Donny arrange for the school's fire alarm to be pulled so they can lure Principal Collins back into school to ask her questions about Richie Fife's disappearance. Hilde tells Collins that Frank Briggs Jr. broke a copy of the tape showing Richie's abduction. She wants to make another copy to ensure its safety. Kim can't technically help so she leaves the keys to the tape and television set on the desk, giving them ten minutes before her return. Donny records the tv from his cell phone. A little boy appears in the tape but it wasn’t in the copy Hilde had. She knows that face - it’s Al Wergeles from the alumni board at the school. The trio learns that Al was bullied by Matt, Frankie, and Richie during his time at the school, which made him into a social pariah and an outcast even as an adult. Al also attacked Richie after school in 1988, but no one could tell them why. Al also transferred out of the school and attended homeschooling, according to the science teacher Mr. Sipple.

In "*The Green Bike*", Izzy begins to feel the repercussions of her sister and father's investigative journalism. Someone tapes a newspaper article of Matt to her locker and writes the word "broken" over it in red marker. Izzy's friend Ethan is the only one to support her through the new wave of bullying. Meanwhile, Mayor Fife talks with Hilde in the principal's office regarding the abduction video of Richie. He tries to get her to take down the video but she refuses.

In "*88 Miles an Hour*", the school hosted a 1980s-themed costume party for all its attendees. It was held in the school gymnasium and chaperoned by several parents. A fight broke out in the bathroom of the school which ultimately disrupted the dance, though the people involved in the fight were not caught. Hilde Lisko later disappeared from the school and was missing for hours until she turned up safely.

In "*The Future Is Female*", the FBI arrive at the school to bring Carol Collins into the Holmes County Sheriff's Department for questioning, which spurs rumors through the school. Meanwhile, Hilde and the The Magic Hour Chronicle reporters try to secure signatures for their Sheriff papers by entering the senior's lounge. They are aggressively thrown out of the room without any signatures.

### Season 2

In "*Not Giving Up*", nearly eight months after passed since the events of the previous year, and school is about to start up again after Summer break. Hilde, now in fifth grade, puts business cards for The Magic Hour Chronicle on all the lockers with help from Donny and Spoon. They want to get 200 subscribers and offer a student discount on the back of the cards.

Elsewhere, the school hires a new librarian to replace Carol Collins. Tony O'Hara greets Hilde and her friends while setting up computer monitors. He likes her paper, The Magic Hour Chronicle, and studied library sciences. Kim finds Hilde in the library and asks if she should be in class. She calls Hilde smart and driven but her grades suck. She talked to Hilde’s parents since the last semester she missed a lot of classes which affected her grades. Hilde promises to try not to let it happen again. Kim notes that it’s interesting Hilde said “try” instead of “will”. Kim promises she’ll be watching Hilde.

Meanwhile, some parents are campaigning to have Kim Collins removed as principal of Erie Harbor School. They cite the reason as “harboring a criminal and endangering the lives of our children.”

In "*I Believe You*", a blackout across town, combined with a fallen tree, forces Kim to close the school for the day. A group of soccer moms is outraged at how unorganized Kim is and why they weren’t notified earlier. As they advance to Kim, she protests as it’s not safe for them to go past the barrier. They shout at Kim calling her just as bad as her con of a mother, critique her for being disorganized, and shout that their tax dollars pay her salary. Kim tries to soothe the crowd. Bridget takes the megaphone and tells them that if anyone has questions or grievances, like the ladies with their petition, they can take it with her lawyer - her. She tells them Kim has no comment and for everyone to have a nice day. The crowd eventually disperses.

Meanwhile, Hilde, Spoon, and Donny sneak into the school to use the library for research on how to feed Walter - Hilde's new bird she rescued. The trio asks if he knows anything about birds but the stock is limited with it being a school library. They can’t use the computers as the power is out which is why they shouldn’t be there. As Spoon and Donny distract Mr. O'Hara, Hilde grabs a book from the shelves. The trio quickly leaves but Hilde leaves behind a homemade library card as collateral for the checked out book.

Kim walks the halls of Erie Harbor School with the superintendent to discuss the power being out. He warns her that the petitioners are becoming more vocal with the school board. While he knows the petitioners aren’t reasonable people, they are also taxpayers and voters. He warns her to be careful and look out for herself as they are petitioning the district to place her employment under review. If too many people sign they will have to fire her. He adds that while her mother’s actions were her own, they still reflect on Kim. The next day, Bridget gives Kim a stack of cease and desists letters for the petitioners.

## Clubs and Extra-Curriculars

* JV Soccer Team
* Varsity Basketball Team
* Decathlon
* Girls Swimming Team
* Wrestling
* Track & Field
	+ Girl's Track & Field

## Faculty

### Current Faculty

* Principal Kim Collins
* Mr. Sipple - Chemistry Teacher
* Tony O'Hara - Librarian
* Mrs. Parker
* Administrators

### Former Faculty

* Carol Collins - Librarian (Fired/Arrested)

## Students

### Current Students

* Hilde Lisko - Grade five
* Wesley Witherspoon - Grade five
* Donny Davis - Grade five
* Izzy Lisko - Grade nine
* [[Ethan DeLuca] - Grade nine, JV soccer captain
* Beta Jessica - Grade eleven
* Emma - Grade eleven

### Former Students

* Matthew Lisko (graduated)
* Frank Briggs Jr. (graduated)
* Penny Gillis (graduated)
* Kim Collins (graduated)
* Lucy Fife (graduated)
* Richie Fife (unable to complete)
* Al Wergeles (transferred to home schooling)
* Jessica Fife (transferred to boarding school in eleventh grade)

## Appearances

**Season 1**

* Magic Hour
* Never Be the Same
* Sting Like a Bee
* The Bird, Man
* The Green Bike
* 88 Miles an Hour
* The Future Is Female

**Season 2**

* Not Giving Up
* I Believe You
* Fighting His Ghost
* Dark Rooms

## Trivia

* The school hosted an 80s themed costume party for all school attendees that was chaperoned by parents.
* The senior students have their own designated lounge area.
* A wall of alumni is featured in the administrative room.
* A plaque dedicated to the abducted boy Richie Fife is on one of the walls in the school.
* The school mascot and team is the Whales.

## References

1. ↑ As seen in "The Green Bike"
2. ↑ As seen in "Sting Like a Bee"
3. ↑ As seen in "The Future Is Female"
4. ↑ As seen in "88 Miles an Hour"