Wndyri Plus subscribers can binge all 10 episodes of Academy ad-free. Find WNDYRI Plus in the WNDYRI app or on Apple podcasts. Warning. This episode includes some seriously risky behavior, including sexual situations, drug use, and some bad decisions. Previously on Academy. Your rise to the list needs to be and measured or August will not like it. I heard something about this girl, Olivia Lopez, something about her being blackmailed. Are you familiar with The Hide essay? You're in the Night of the Wolf? Jessie, this is strictly professional. Got it. Leila Zadeh. Are you familiar with SAD? Students Against Harmful Decisions. They're a club on campus. Talia Martínez. Why are you here? I'm Leila. You can't just boss me around like this. Watch me. Kaden and I have been texting each other all weekend. It's going really, really great. I think Eric is in to me. Olivia Lopez, right? The Night of the Wolf will fuck up your life if you let them get out now while you can. Ava, it's me, Jessie. I don't know if you've heard, but Amber and I broke up. It was mutual, I guess. I don't know. She was mad about... You know what?

Never mind. We should keep meeting up. You know, for the Hyde essay. I've quadruple texted you at this point. So, yeah, text me back. Oh my God. Jessie and Amber. And me? I really, really hope this doesn't have anything to do with me. And I'm not meeting up with him to find out. Take a flyer. Hey, Ava. What are you listening to? Oh, just a voicemail from my mom Mom, about... Just being a mom. Weird. Anyways, Ava, if you're free this Friday night, you should definitely come to my dance-athon for cancer research. Especially because... You know, you're Dad. Right. Thanks, Charlotte. Hey, Leila. Take a flyer, Danceathon in the gym this Friday night. Wait, Dance-athon is in the gym this year? Retro. That's like so public school. People are definitely going to be high for that. If only I hadn't been banned from selling by the Ice Queen of Sad. Do you guys know her? Talia Ramirez? She might actually strangle me. Do you guys know if she's gay? I can never tell with that stuff. I always thought Kristen Stuart was just moody. And regardless, there will be no drugs at Danceathon, Leila. Oh, But we will have 12 hours of straight beats all for just a $25 donation.

Oh, it's 25 bucks? I'll spot you. It's not a big deal. The donation is just a suggestion. Bring the party, okay? I need this event to be a success if I have any hope of rising the president of the BGA CSS. What? It's the Bishop gray, American Cancer Society supporters. I'm vice chair of Hospitality. Yeah, lead with the full name next time. Speaking to chairs, does anyone see my face? Does any of you fine ladies need a place to sit? Euh. Ava? You're like, unstoppably disgusting. Like a horny energiser bunny. Oh, you flatter me, Ava. Caden, you have to come to my danceathon on Friday. Everyone's going to be there. Even Ava. Right, Ava? Yep, I'll try to be there.Oh, it sounds like a blast. I'll round up the troops this late. Yes, that would be awesome. Thank you so much, Caden. Maybe, if I'm lucky, I'll be blasting off some other troops after the dance. Can you catch my drift? Come. Get it, Ava. I got it. Fates. Something you hoped you could erase. Another fall into your brain like a rear view mirror. But you wish you could take it all back now.

Yeah, you belong. Yeah, you belong. From WNDRI and At Will Media, this is Academy. Episode 4, Extracurricular Expectations. Bishop Gray's state-of-the-art fitness center. Floor to ceiling windows, a rock-walled and individual plunge pools for after your workout. It's a place to be seen. And Amber looks ready for the spotlight. Ava, over here. Maybe you didn't recognize me due to the huge pimple and insane bloating through my little lemons. Shut up. You look so great, Amber. I bet every guy in here wants you. Meanwhile, I'm like a sausage stuffed into these leggings. You don't need to make me feel better about the breakup, Ava. You and Jessie broke Everyone is talking about it. So boring, right? Oh my God, Amber. Are you okay? I mean, it's not a big deal to me. I broke up with him, but I'm not sure what he's telling people. You know? Totally. I bet he's still majorly hung up on you. Oh, that would be so sad. But I get it. Now I'm talking to this guy who plays a linebacker for Dartmouth. Serious upgrade. Wow. A Dartmouth boy? Can you get me one? I'll see if he has any friends.

Honestly, the more I look back at Jesse, the more red flags I see. Like, he would love bomb this shit out of me, you know? Bringing me gifts and setting up cute romantic movie nights in the screening room. He really did that? The movie night in the screening room? Oh my God, yes. It was so basic. Like, I get it. You've read a John Green novel and you think I'm that quirky bitch, but I am I'm not. Yeah, totally. Ava, you'd tell me if anything ever happened between you and Jessie, right? Amber, of course I would. But he's not even my type. It would never happen. You're right. You're way too smart for him. And if you guys did mess around, I'd find out about it anyways. Uh-oh. I got to sort this mile off. I'm going to make it to AP Gov. You coming? You go ahead. I'm just going to take another second here. Sure thing. Ava, what brings you to the den? Done with the Hyde essay already? Hello, Noah. I ran into Olivia Lopez. She told me to stay away from you. Basically said you were full of shit about everything.

So you talked to her right after I told you to stay away. Noah, It's starting to feel like you're setting me up just like her. Why does she hate you guys so much? Olivia made some powerful enemies. She got involved with someone romantically, and their relationship went south. She We came a little mentally unstable after that, but it was nobody's fault. Just really, really unfortunate. Is that what you're going to say after you burn me? Ava, you're not Olivia Lopez. I'm not going to let that happen to you. Trust me. You love to say that. Fine, but I need a new job. What's wrong with the Hyde essay? It's complicated. I'll get it done before the deadline, but I'd really like some extra money now. Just trust me, okay? Or does that only work when you say it? You are so annoying, you know that? But fine. Clem needs an extra set of eyes. Meet her inside the boys locker room tomorrow. An extra set eyes inside the boys locker room? For what? You'll be making and distributing pornography of young boys. No, you're meeting her tomorrow night, Dipset. The locker room will be empty during the fencing match.

Fine. The Bishop gray Fencing Team, number one in New Hampshire, and some of the number one pricks on campus, especially their captain, Blaine Barnet. He broke up with his girlfriend last semester after crashing her family's yacht in Turks and Caicos. Now, that point was bullshit. He was off the piece. Please put your saber mask back on, Mr. Barnet. I run the New Hampshire Interschalastic Fencing League. Do not fuck with me, dude. Fencing. Please take your mark. The boys locker room is behind the bleachers. Everyone's glued to this ridiculous fake fighting sport for people who never been in a fight in their lives. So I just sneak right in. You're late, new girl. Shit. Really? Yeah. By 2.3 seconds. Maybe set your Fitbit five minutes fast next time. I usually work alone, so try not to fuck this up. I won't. Should you be vaping in here? So what are we doing? Already with the questions. Listen, Stay here by the door and keep an eye out. If anybody comes in, let me know. This. And then distract them till I can leave. Distract them? Like, how? Hersite the Gettysburg address, show some cleavage. What are you, a solid B cup?

Get creative. Meet about the legacy tree on the quad afterwards. And please turn off your phone. Sorry, sorry. It's my mom. I'll just... Wait, come. Where are you going? To do my job. Turn around and watch the door. Got it. Ava, what are you... What are you doing here, Jessie? And why are you so sweaty? I was rowing. This is the men's locker room. Why are you whispering? Could you maybe just shower in your dorm? What? Why? They're doing repairs. I don't see anyone doing repairs. Jessie, please just trust me. Oh, trust you? After you've ghosted all week? I mean, I don't even know if we're still-What the hell? That's Blaine's music. The match must be over. Shit, shit. Distract him. Why? What? Just do it. Stahl, get him away from the locker room. You're seriously going to hide in a locker? Jessie, Please just get him out of here. I am begging you, please. What is up, Jessie? Man, I just fucking killed it out there. Time to hit the showers. Oh, actually, yeah, the showers aren't working right now. Are you fucking serious, dude? Yeah, I know. It's crazy. None of them. I have no idea what's up.

No, bro. I'm supposed to be getting my dick sucked in 20 minutes in Byron, and now I have to go all the way back to my door. God. I'm telling my uncle to revoke his donation to this booster club until this fucking shit's fixed. Wow. Almost lost it there. I'll see you around, Jessie. See you, man. Whoa. Hey, locker girl, you can come out now. I saved your ass, which means you owe me. I don't owe you. Meet me at Bird Island. Tonight. Help me finish the essay.Jesse, I can't-See you then. Wait. What the hell is Bird Island? Ava, over here. Hey, Clem. See? Easy peasy. I knew you could take direction. So, How do I get, like... Payment? Right. Wuthering Heights 428.6461. Uh, what is this? Just go to the library. You'll figure it out. Don't see you around, new girl. You're not as bad as I I thought you'd be. Thanks. I guess. Okay. 428.6461. Past biblical and biographies. Let's see. Wuthering Heights, British literature the 19th century. Wow. That is $4,000? Holy shit. You should really wait till later to do your pickups. Olivia, I wasn't... I mean, I don't... I'm not going to rat you out.

Okay. So what's up? I liked your Howell essay. You know the hustle. Thanks, but I didn't hustle anyone. Believe me, I get the what was me underprivileged game. I'm from work, and the admissions committee basically shit their pants with happiness when I wrote about witnessing a drive-by. I'm sorry. I shouldn't laugh. So who's your handler? Pyo-jung? Oh. She usually works the international kids. It's Noah, isn't it? No. You need to work on your line. Learn from Noah. He's good. Really makes it feel like he's your friend. But he's not. Ask him about the city on a hill. The city on a hill? He'll know exactly what I'm talking about. I'll see you around, Ava.

Thank you, Bishop gray. I'm Jazz, and these have been the Jazz Jams. Only on 88.3 WZNV, Central New Hampshire's best and only high school radio station. I'm signing off for the night so I can hand the studio over to Talia Martinez, the only student on campus who's founded a nonprofit and received a restraining order from the New Hampshire GOP. Jazz, out. Thanks for the shout out, Jos. This is Leila, by the way. She's helping me out with the hotline tonight. What's up? Thanks for letting us use your equipment, as always. My pleasure. Hope you both have a crisis-free night. If somebody does call with a crisis, you really want me talking them off the ledge? It'll be like the blind leading the blind up in this bitch. Leila, I hope you see how being an addict like yourself affects people. Nobody is addicted to weed. Why do you even care so much? Why do I care about drug abuse? Because plenty of people have problems with it. And if they do, I want to be here to help them. But why? Why is this your personal crusade? Do you get off on being better than the rest of us?

It doesn't even affect you. Because my sister's an addict. What addict? She got in a car accident when I was in middle school. She had to stop going to high school for the whole physical therapy thing, which she hated, and she got hooked on pain pills for a while. It was really bad. Oh, shit. I'm sorry. And now she just smokes weed, which should be better, but she's super depressed and needs weed to just exist. Like, she's barely living life, just sits in front of the TV smoking pot all day. She was going to be the first I want to graduate from college, and now... Talia, I'm so sorry. I know if you have lots of money, drugs can be glamorous and fun, but it's different for everyone else. Hey, dude, just because my family is wealthy doesn't mean everything's fine. I have problems, too. I'm sure you've suffered. Bro. If I didn't go to school here, if I still lived with them in Tehran, oh my God, they hate everything American about me, especially the whole being gay and smoking weed parts. You're gay? Yeah. And my parents say they have no problem with it, but I can't be out.

If I ever posted something about pride or my girlfriend, an absolute shit storm would erupt. You have a girlfriend? Theoretical girlfriend. Broke up with the last one over the summer. I also broke up with my significant other over the summer. My boyfriend Charlie. We dated since I was in sixth grade. Damn. Five years? My parents are super Catholic. Once you find someone, you're supposed to hold on to them forever. That's crazy. So why did you break up? I felt something was missing, but not quite sure what... Oh, shit. We got one. Okay, let's use this one as a training call, okay? I'll handle it And just listen in on these headphones, okay? Hi, this is the Bishop gray Mental Health Hotline, Talia speaking. What's on your mind? Hi, Talia. I've got this horrible problem, and I just don't know if I can go on. Whatever your problem is, there's a way to handle it. What's going on? Well, none of my friends have ever dealt with this, but it's all I can think about every day. And I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't do my homework. And it's all because my The walls are just too huge.

Very funny. Do not call the hotline again or there will be consequences. Give me that. You listen to me, shitbag. Talia is out here volunteering her own time to help people she doesn't even know, and you're so lonely and miserable that you waste your night just trying to ruin hers, too, when she could actually be helping someone with addiction. So the next time you want to call in to the mental health hotline with a funny little prank, instead, why don't you actually just eat shit and die? Hello? Hello? I think you scared him off. Then score one for sad, zero for loser prank callers. Come on, we got to celebrate. What are you doing? Celebrating, dancing. Come on. Get down from there. Why don't you make me? This is a fall hazard. Oh, shit. I told you it was a fall hazard. Hey, funny running into you here. You need to get off of me. Sorry. You okay? Yeah, I'm fine. In the future, you really, really need to follow the conversational guideline. I shouldn't have done that or jumped up on the desk. That's my bad. Thanks for catching me. You grabbed my tit, but I'll forgive it.

I didn't. That's complete... Never mind. Hey there. I was starting to think you wouldn't show up. Well, here I am. I want to finish this essay just as much as you do. What are you wearing? My waders. They're waterproof. Why do you I need waterproof overalls? To launch the boat, duh. I'll take them off after. Come on, this way. Wait, what boat? We're going to Bird Island. Were you planning on swimming there? I'm not really a boat person. I thought this would be a quick and painless meetup. Nope, this is a full-on The Notebook-style adventure. Come on. Jessie, wait. Here we are. Throw me that line. What line? The only What's he doing in the boat. You mean this rope? Oh, you're a natural sailor. Give me your hand. I'll help you out. Is this place a secret? Or are we going to come across two sophomores getting high and doing hand stuff? As far as I know, top secret. My grandpa told me about taking his old boat out here. I found it rusting up in the bushes. Fix it up after my freshman summer. See, legacy privilege isn't just like having teachers know your parents.

You also get literal boats inherited across generations. I think the family of possums I chased out inherited it, actually. I just want you to see how ridiculous you are. Oh, I'm aware. Fully aware. So, what happened with you and Amber? People grow apart. We were off and on since middle school. And at this point, we're way better at playing games with each other than just being happy together. It wasn't healthy, you know what I mean? Aha. Ava, I didn't break up with Amber because of you, if that's what you're afraid of. That's not what I'm... You know what? Let's get back on task. Let's brainstorm about this Hyde essay. Oh, yeah. You were telling me about your family. That's a good starting point, but we need to dig deeper. No, I don't think I'm going to go with that. Are you sure? I mean, it's your choice, obviously, but I thought you were speaking from a place of-Oh, I thought a lot about what you said, actually. I tried writing a draft myself. I don't know if I was supposed to wait, but I've been feeling inspired, I guess. You carried your essay in your back pocket?

It's a clean fold. Anyway, check it out. Let me know if it's a complete wash. We'll start over, and it won't hurt my feelings. Okay. Let me take a look. All happy families are alike. Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. You seriously stole the first line of Anna Karenina? Oh, you must think I'm legally a moron. It's a quotation, and attribution is part of the larger thing. You know what? I'm going to take a walk because this is making me nervous watching you judging me. Oh, yeah, because I am fully judging right I'll be back in a few. Okay, but if you leave me stranded on this bird island, I will beat the shit out of you. Was not on my plans, but understood. Your call has been forwarded to an automated voice messaging system. Ava Richards is not available. At the teléf, please record your When you've finished recording, you may hang up or press one for more options. Ava, where are you? We're 45 minutes into the dance-athon and it is dead in here. I'm talking four freshman losers and three computer science in cells. Please, I need you. Excuse me?

We were told there would be dinner. The Chex Mix and Cheese Sets are right over there. Come on, dude. Let's just head back to the CS lab and go reading. No, wait. I could get more food from the vending machine. Come on, guys. What are you doing, Charlotte? Caden, you made it. And all of your friends, too. Yeah, of course we did. Are we ready to have the night of our lives, aren't we, lads? Did you guys come straight from practicing something? Everybody's so sweaty. Just a little pregame, darling. Now, could we get it much louder, much darker in here? Well, we're just connecting to the Bluetooth off my phone here. Oh, perfect. Do you mind? Okay, just keep in mind that while we are having fun, we should remember the tone of the event and that we're here to raise money for cancer research. Yeah, that's great. Hell, yeah. This is my fucking jam. Let's go, boys. Cancer. Let's just remember that ovarian cancer is a very serious issue. So what do you think of the essay? Is it a complete wash? It needs a little bit of restructuring and a lot of proofreading, but this is really good, Jessie.

I'm proud of you. Really? That's a big compliment coming from you. Glad you like it. Yeah. The way you write about your brother is so heartbreaking and so beautiful. Thanks. I I'll try to channel your Hallowell essay and the way you wrote about your dad. Yeah. Jesse, I didn't tell the truth about my dad. What? What do you mean? Please don't hate me. I was playing a part. You know, the poor underprivileged student who would be so lucky to go to Bishop gray. That's what the Hallowell committee wanted read. So that's the character I became. The character? Ava, I'm so fucking confused. My dad is still alive. He never had cancer. He left when I was 12. But that's not that great of a story, right? Pretty typical. So instead of being the poor black girl whose dad left, I became the blue collar black girl whose dad was a hard-working farmer. A man who got cancer after years of sticking by his family. He couldn't afford the best treatment, and that's why he passed. Please say something. I don't know what to say. I'm just confused. No, a surprise? I swear I'm not a bad person.

I hate that you had to lie about something like that just to come here. Do you hate me? No, but... Glad to know that you're a good liar. We should probably head back before it starts getting dark, right? Good call. I'll let you row us back. I don't know about that. Charlotte, the vibes in here? Fucking brilliant. All my lads will donate generously, and I'm going to text everyone on my party planning list. Let's get weird, boys. Heck, yeah. Weird? Not respectful, if possible. Man, all you slate guys are super touchy with each other. Charlotte, has anyone ever told you you have the most beautiful eyes? They're Wait, they're like kaleidoscopes or something. Wait, where's Ava? That's the only thing this night is missing. She's still on her way. Is your jaw okay? Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, it's just a little stiff. It needs a little workout. Kaden, are you okay? Your pupils are huge. Oh my God. Are you guys all on Molly? Scarlett, darling, I love your positivity. I really do. Did you think we'd be a fucking cancer fundraise on a Friday night if we weren't on Molly?

Kaden, what the hell? This is supposed to be for a good cause, and you came to get high and try to bang Ava? Honestly, I didn't think the bang would happen tonight because Molly makes you really soft. But I might be right. You know what, Caden? I've been bending over backwards to try to make you like me because guess what? Surprise, surprise. I am dumb enough to have a huge crush on you. And Ava is probably off studying in the library or working out or helping underserved orphans because Ava rocks. And you suck. Thanks for coming, Caden. I hope you guys have a good time. Yo, bro, you all right? You want some more gum? No, actually, I'm just thinking about shit. Is it about crypto? No. I'm having an out-of-body experience on the astro plane. I got to clean the boat off. Ava, you go ahead. You want some help? No. Unless you want to get super dirty with me. I didn't think about how that sounded. Yeah, I think I'll pass. I'll see you, Jessie. I'll see you, Ava. Shit, someone else is out here, too. Oh, my God. Is that? Don't go yet.

Dr. Wells. I really need to-Oh, don't call me that. Ten more minutes. Henry, it's an emergency. Noah, please. Don't look at me like that. You know what that does to me. I'll come with you. How chivalrous. But I'm already late. I'll run ahead. Noah and my English teacher making out. And probably more. A lot more. Holy shit. Hello? (rael) Oh. (rael) Oh. (rael) You done? (rael) Oh my God, Noah. I haven't seen you since... I gave you and your mom that campus tour. Yeah, that tour was great. I was just talking to August about something. Yeah, I figured. Noah and I need some privacy now. I'll text you. Okay, later. And thank you, August. Why did he say thank you? He needed some academic help, but he couldn't pay, so we worked something out. Why did you call me Ava. She should be laying low, and instead, she's the talk of the campus. I can't help it if she's smart. She's running a campaign for the list, and she should know that as a member of our organization, that can never happen. She needs to stop now. So I should just tell her to fail tests on purpose or something?

You're getting too comfortable mouthing off to me. I think we need an opportunity to reconnect. Here, have a drink. I'm okay. I insist. Okay, fine. You know, I always wondered what it would be like if things had worked out between us. That was a long time ago. And I prefer to keep things strictly professional. It's hard to be strictly professional when I've memorized what you look naked. August. Even if I wanted to forget, I couldn't. Come on. Let's go for a walk. It's getting late. Relax, Noah. I want to show you something. Fine. Where are we going? Shh. You look so cute, all disoriented. August. My head is spinning. Shh. What was in that? How? Why did you... I'm all muddy. You need to remember who you serve. This will be a helpful reminder. What? Find your own way back to campus. Don't let the wolves catch you. August. August? August. Protect me from you, my thief. It's getting later and it's harder to leave. I'm trying to heal. I'm trying to mend. Someone please come to my defense. First, you disarm me. Second chances we'll not be free. And third, you better fight your friend.

If You reach for me, I won't be there. I won't be there. Binge all 10 episodes of Academy early and ad-free on WNDRI Plus. Join WNDRI Plus in the WNDRI app or on Apple podcasts. Before you go, tell us about yourself by completing a short survey at wndri. Com/survey. From WNDRI and Atwill Media, this is Academy. This episode was written by Anderson Cooke and Sydney Butler, directed by Anderson Cooke, produced by Ashley Taylor, Brigham Snow, and Imanee Leonard, editing and sound design by Brandon Grübel, with support from our Director of Postproduction, Seth Richardson. Original theme song by Winsor. Produced for WNDYRI are Stephanie Wachneen and Brian Taylor-White. The Senior Producer is Eliza Mills, and the Senior Managing Producer for WNDYRI is Candice Menriquez-Ren. Our Executive Producer for Atwil Media is Will Malnadi, and our Executive producers for WNDRI are Aaron O'Flaherty and Marshall Louis.