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And For This We Stand

     I arrived at school bright and early today. With a game scheduled for tomorrow, Kaia and I hoped we could make some profit. We were fresh off a brutal three-game road trip.        According to my script for GNN, "The Hawks traveled 300 miles in three days." I planed on showing some clips of our shooting on screen, but the behind-the-scenes footage was terrible. One of the lines stated, "GCA's defense held BCA to five points in the second half, outscoring them." While technically true, this omitted that the final score was 60-11, and they played their backups in the second half. During that same game, the extremely loud cheerleaders chanted "miss it for me, baby" during our free throws. Fake news was alive and well.        On the domestic front, SSA needed to learn more about our new students, particularly the S in GCAM-S. Things had been tense with Summer lately. Though crush-related tensions were rumored, SSA had preemptively ...

The Calm Before The Storm

   December 2023       "Hello Denver, I have something to show you at lunchtime." "What is it? It better not be some SSA thing." "The national security of the school depends on it," his friends tease. "You know it!!" I retort. Valerie is talking to her brother.      I then go to visit the president. "Hi, Allison." "Hi, Ethan." "What are you doing?" "Oh, not much." "Neat." "Yeah. Do you miss volleyball?" "Yeah, kinda, but I have a tournament." "Hopefully it goes better than the season." "Hey, we won some games." "Three." "Which is infinitely more than the basketball team." "True, I've been to every one." I then go visit the VP.      As all the kids rise for the US, Texas, and Christian pledges, I notice Molly and Valeria together. While SSA has eliminated the threat of Molly and Valerie, they are still the 3rd most powerful a...

SSA News: Rep. Shay (S-TX) Live From Glory High

                              Ethan Shay faced the press after a tumultuous student council meeting, one that saw heated discussions about Denver’s personal security and a rehashing of the unprecedented ’23 election. Tensions between SSA and Molly’s camp seem to be at an all-time high, with SSA consolidating itself as a firmly pro-Denver, pro-GCAM force. Shay wasted no time in reiterating SSA's commitment to defending Denver, bluntly stating, “SSA made it very clear that threats against Denver’s person are not to be tolerated. They will be met with force in terms of bodyguards and soft power.” This show of strength signals a shift in Glory High’s political dynamics, with Denver’s safety now a central concern for SSA. However, the real drama of the day came when Shay was pressed on President Allison’s proposed fundraiser plan for the spring dance. While he offered some support, calling the plan “goo...

The Press Confrence

  SSA Press Conference November 2023: Why is the girl (Top center) so sad?      " Ethan Shay, you announced that this school runs on a dating-based economy what do you mean by that?” “SSA is tracking the events in this school very closely. Major wars and splits have come because of dating. Our research indicates that 12% of the school is in confirmed relationships while more people are clamoring to get into one. As such dating has a huge impact on the foreign policy of the school, alliances, and defense. The WWV, for example, where Hazel got nuked, and now we have Dash and Camilla. While people like Denver, potentially Maverick are still attempting to make a play into the game. However, due to the numbers, 9 th grade has to unilaterally look upwards, making 10 th grade a battleground state. In contrast, the 11 th grade is insulated from these ‘attacks’, and for some reason, 7 th grade is attempting to meddle in HS geopolitics.  That’s why 9 th and 10 th...

He Who Controls The News Controls The School

     As the agency delves into the investigation of 'The Great Split'—which led to the formation of GCAM and the subsequent rise of the jVn group led by Jayla, Nadelie, and Vera—SSA has significant goals to elevate GCAM for geopolitical leverage. The school community will witness this unfolding as the agency takes control of the new news agency, GNN.    GCAM holds the advantage of accessing information that SSA cannot, enabling the analysis and creation of effective policies to enhance school safety. While SSA manages political and espionage matters, GCAM will focus on student social policies. Our ongoing Project 2025 20 24 , ‘Operation Friendship,’ aimed at organizing a mall summit, can continue. With SSA facilitating events like winter dances, proms, and FUNraisers while ensuring national security at major events, GCAM might agree to her allies' requests.    As GNN’s leader, I quickly draft scripts and send them to the GNN hosts, who are members of ...

The Note

    When the note appeared SSA was instantly placed on high alert. After swearing on the Bible app the ground to air crush tinted ballistic missile a note from some kid appeared.  Unfortunately, the agency did not have a file on the kid because she was in middle school and we were focused on the high school theater.      While I was pledging on my phone a note was traversing the internetwork of the school making its way toward the edges of the 9th grade democratically controlled area, traversing around the middle schoolers and past the 12th grade controlled area, like island hopping in World War Two or a black hat hacker bouncing off other computers to complete his hack.     The note then arrived in Bentley's possession. Some middle school girl gave it to him as pointed wildly at one if the new kids. "Hey what's that?" says Denver. Bentley opened the note and examined the contents. Its results were shocking.      "It's a love n...