John Smith

**Johnathan William "John" Smith** is the protagonist in the series, School Life. He is the fourth child of Julia and Michael, and brother to Jeremey, Jack and Joe. John is a very pessimistic person who always uses logic to disprove people and their stupidity.

## Biography

### Early Life

John was born on September 9, 2006 at 8:30am. At the hospital, all of his family was there to see his birth, and they were slightly disappointed to see that he was a boy, and not a girl like they were told. As they took him home, he was unlike most babies, as he rarely cried and played with toys, as he mostly just laid in his crib and stare at his ceiling in his room. This slightly creeped his family out, but grew up and continued to grow like a normal child. At his first birthday, he was baptized by Pastor Clarity, who said he was unusual, as he didn’t struggle when going underwater.

At around the talking age, his first words were “mom”, which made his mother very excited. After this, his mother prided herself to teach him how to speak. After a week, he could say almost a dozen words. When he started walking, he never once cried when he fell down, just attempted to get back up, and continue to chase his father around the house.

When John was sent to *Mrs. Ryder’s Place for Little People*, he was surprised to see his mother go away. He stayed right where his mother sat him at first, until he eventually moved to the book shelf, pulled out a book, and started looking at the pictures. This impressed Mrs. Ryder, as she gave him more free will than the other kids, which made John feel good at first, until he was visited by several child psychologists, who studied his behavior, as John usually walk dover and looked at them weird. He was also very polite, as he stuck out his hand to shake, where he was meet with a hand.

At 4, he was brought to preschool, which he asked his mother not to do, as he did not want to be seen by any other “men in ties and weird shirts.” His mother reassure him that he would like it here, better than the daycare he went to before. As he was brought inside, he was introduced to Mr. Parks, the teacher. As he talked, John stuck out his hand nervously to shake, which impressed Mr. Parks a lot. He said to Julia that he liked his style, and that he would be a good student. As the class started, they were told to color animals. When Mr. Parks got to John, he asked if he could have a fox to draw, to which he gave him a picture of a fox. After drawing and going outside for recess, John stayed under the play set and started drawing and building with the wood chips. When he was doing that, he was approached by Mr. Parks, who asked him what he was doing. John explained that he didn’t like the other kids that much, and that he usually just plays by himself at home. Mr. Parks expressed his concerns about John’s social skills, and how it may affect him later in life.

### Elementary School

John first went to school on August 16, 2012. he went to Maine Wave Elementary School. During the first few weeks, he became friends with Hal and Olivia, and also became enemies with Keaton. John got his first taste of real school life, as he explained to Mrs. Spangle that school is pointless.

John entered Hartgrove Junior High in 2018, where he meet even more people, like Myron Bellows and Duke Reynolds and his goons, Wendell and Norman.

John entered Mando High School in 2021, where he meet another set of good friends, like Dan and Gabe, as well as his girlfriend, Lana Flores.

As seen in Class of 2025, John earned his PhD, getting it sometime in 2033, and working for 12 years at the time of the episode. We see that he married Olivia and had four kids, Randy, Kendra, Lydia and Steve. We also see that Hal and Annie married, as well as Alyssa marrying Mateo.

## Relationships

### Michael Smith

Michael’s tough demeanor never really got to John. John talks to his father respectfully and like a real person, unlike his siblings. He respects his dad, although he expresses that he doesn’t want to be like him. He also gives him tips on how to talk to people and express certain emotions.

### Julia Smith

Julia is a tough mother, but usually doesn’t bring it out towards John. She is loving and honest towards him, and John is the same. He usually feels his mother is the only one who gets him, which is why he mostly only talks to her.

### Jeremey Smith

Jermey usually beats up on John to make him tough, but John tells him he doesn’t want to be like him. The two don’t usually interact that much, but it is usually in a negative light most of the time, which makes the two have a rocky relationship.

### Jack Smith

Jack always gives John tips on how to be more popular, but John ignores him. He constantly warns him that falling in with the popular crowd will lead to something bad, but Jack ignores him, which leaves John to says he’s the stupid brother.

### Joe Smith

Although John isn’t a big fan of his brothers, John likes Joe the best. The two share a room in their house, which makes them closer. Joe doesn’t like John personality, and John doesn’t like Joe’s smart comments, but the two respect each other.

### Hal Moore

Hal is one of the first people John met in Kindergarten. Although he finds him occasionally annoying, he befriends him to protect and teach him. However, the two have become best friends, despite John’s comments on his intelligence.

### Olivia Johnston

John and Olivia initially had a weird relationship, as she found John mean and annoying, and he found Olivia art and over confident. Eventually, the two got a natural sort of relationship, until they eventually became allies within Olivia’s eyes.

### Keaton Torres

Keaton was initially a bully to John, and John didn’t care much for Keaton. But after befriending him in sixth grade, Keaton showed his more cheery and child like side. Although they drifted apart in high school, the two still were on good terms.

### Aaron Acklebone

Aaron and John have had a rocky relationship ever since elementary school, and Aaron holds this grudge until middle school, where the two finally make up and become good friends.

### Aly Harris

Aly and John initially were on bad terms with each other, each thinking that they were trying to manipulate Olivia, until they realized she hated both of them. After that, the two were okay with each other, but not best friends.

### Grant King

Grant was very receptive of John, even asking him to join *The Kings*. John turned it down, which surprised Grant. They stayed allies, even helping John escape a beat up by older kids. Eventually, John watched over Grant until his death senior year.

### Myron Bellows

Myron was very shy to John, but John talked to him, opening Myron up. The two remained friends throughout middle school and occasionally talked in high school, with Myron finding more people like him there.

### Duke Reynolds

The two first meet in sixth grade in his math class. The had a rocky start from their first meet, even almost fighting every year. Eventually, they planned to fight in the rain after school, but Duke was outnumbered, so he quit.

### Dan Lewis and Gabe Robinson

John felt these two had a lot of potential in his theater class, as he saw their duo act and thought it would be passable as an act. He critiques them a lot, but only because he wants to help.

### Lana Flores

Knowing he needed someone to take to prom, he asked Lana, a kid from his elementary school, to go with him few weeks before, eventually, going together and becoming a couple. This upset Olivia, which is why he broke up with her.