St. Joseph's Private Academy is a private high school. With a large, modern building housing less than 300 students, all of the latest technology, and large sprawling grounds, St. Joseph's is the best choice for high school. Nearly anyone who can afford it sends their children there. But not all the students are rich-- every year, a few students are accepted through scholarship or foreign exchange programs. St. Joseph's is,over all, a prestigious school boasting top grades and winning teams. With plenty of school funding, the technology is always up to date, the school is clean and pleasant, the teachers effective, and there are plenty of extra-curricular activities to choose from. Like most private schools, St. Joseph's has a school uniform. It is a dark blue sleeveless pullover over a white dress shirt (short or long sleeved), with the school logo on the pullover. Girls wear plain black skirts, and boys wear plain black dress pants, though girls may also wear if they wish. Boys must wear gold ties, and girls may also wear a tie if they'd like. Shoes must be plain black, with no other colours or designs, and socks must be white. (Basically like the picture, with dress pants and a different fit for boys). Their mascot is the shark.

For those who cannot afford private school, the local alternative is Everwood High. This school is public, in a crumbling building closer to the bad part of town. If given the choice, parents would rather have their children attending St. Joseph's, so the students of Everwood are generally of lower class. They have not uniform, and their mascot is the falcon.

Between the two schools, there isn't much interaction. The St. Joseph students stay away from the public school 'troublemakers', and the Everwood kids don't care for the 'rich snots'. Going to different schools, and without much in common, the students of these to schools have never had any reason to socialize with each other. Until now. Over the school holidays, a fire broke out in the Everwood School Building, and it was deemed unsafe for students. The closest high school being St. Joseph's the academy opened its doors to the students of Everwood. And come the first day back from break, will the students be able to look past their stereotypes of each other, or will they always be the bad kids and the rich kids to each other?