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Creation Olivia Maaghul Class: Ms.Chung SETTING: It was early June at St. Francis High School.

CHARACTERS: George-student Mr. Johnson -Principal Ms. Smith-Science teacher Michelle-friend of George Father-School’s Priest

Scene 1 (//Lights up door to principal’s office. GEORGE sits anxiously in a chair outside of the office. George is wearing his class of 2011 sweatshirt. There is a cross hanging on the wall under the large letters stating St. Francis High School. PRINCIPAL comes out. He looks at George.)// PRINCIPAL: (//slightly shakes his head with disappointment//) George please come in.

GEORGE: (//Follows the Principal into the office quietly and curiously. Wondering why he is here//)

Principal: (//sits down//) I have called you here to talk to you about your science grade.

GEORGE: (//begins to explain himself//) Oh…well actu- (gets cut off)

PRINCIPAL: (//Voice firm//) Listen I don’t want any excuses from you. I am very disappointed. You do know that if you fail a class you cannot graduate, or go to college?

GEORGE: (//angry//) yeah but...(//thinking//) that isn’t fair! Graduation is tomorrow.

PRINCIPAL: I am just as surprised as you are. (//Pulls out his records and skims then quickly//) I don't understand how someone who has straight A's and has been accepted to Columbia to study science fails his final science project.

GEORGE: That’s just it, I did a great job on my project and I'm sure that there must have been a mistake or Ms. Smith must have graded it incorrectly! There has to be something that we can do to fix this! Tomorrow is graduation and I have to graduate!

PRINCIPAL: I’m sorry that failed your test you have always been a good student.

GEORGE: No your not sorry if you were sorry then you would believe me and help me fix this.

PRINCIPAL//:(angry, made up his mind//) Listen, this decision is final and there’s nothing that you can do at this point. You will not be able to graduate and you will repeat the twelfth grade next year. Do you understand me?

GEORGE: No, because I still have the rest of the day. (//Looks at the clock on the wall which says 10:00 am//) until 3 O’ clock. You have to let me!

PRINCIPAL: (//doubtful and chuckles sarcastically//) Yes...that is true. If you can manage to fix this by the end of the then yes you can graduate. But don't come to me for help. I don't have time for this, not today.

GEORGE: Don't worry; I'll prove you wrong. (//Stands up and points out the door//) tomorrow I will be on that stage; graduating...you’ll see. (//Walks out of his office//)

Scene 2 (//George opens the door to the science room door. There are tables with test tubes of different colors and there is a cross hanging on the door. Ms. Smith is sitting at her desk.)//

GEORGE: Ms. Smith?

MS. SMITH: Yes George, come in.

GEORGE: //(slightly relaxed and hopeful//) Hi, I wanted to talk to you about my science project.

MS. SMITH: Sorry no redoes

GEORGE: Oh well I just wanted to know what it was exactly that I did wrong. MS. SMITH: Ok one second. GEORGE: (waiting patiently)

MS. SMITH: (//looks for her pile of papers and pulls out his report//) (//says as if disappointed//) Ah yes this one. GEORGE: (//curious)// What? MS.SMITH: Oh well i just believe that this information is...(//searching for the right word//)correct. GEORGE: Wait, what do you mean? MS. SMITH: It is the way you explained it as //(quoting the paper)// "the truth and the most likely cause for the creation of our earth."

GEORGE: What exactly are you implying? MS. SMITH: That by writing this you are going against God and what he has taught us in the bible. GEORGE: (getting frustrated) Its not like I don't believe in God or anything, I only wrote one paper about science... In science class!

MS. SMITH: (//being stubborn//) Yes well, I know that here at St. Francis school we teach that God created this earth not some silly fictional theory.

GEORGE: What do you mean __fiction__?

SMITH: I mean that it is not real and what is real is God. God tells us the truth through the bible..

GEORGE:(//very confused and frustrated//) Yeah but this is science class right? We are supposed to be able to learn about science and what the scientists teach us.

MS. SMITH: Yes, this is science class, but this is __ my __ classroom

GEORGE: So are you saying the only reason that you failed my science project is because you don't agree with it because of your beliefs!

MS. SMITH: No, because of this church's and this school's beliefs.

GEORGE: (//annoyed and angry//) So why are you a science teacher if you don't even believe in science!?!?

MS. SMITH: I went to this school 20 years ago and I wanted to teach, and this was a class that needed a teacher.

GEORGE: ( // pauses to think about what is happening so fast and then freaks out) // Are you crazy! You cost me my graduation and college! You have to do something!

MS. SMITH: (//being stubborn//) No, there is nothing to be done, and you shouldn't have written this in the first place.

GEORGE: Okayy? (//confused but still wants do fix it, hoping that if he calms down something good will happen//) But what can I do…

MS. SMITH: (sure about herself) there is nothing that you can do. This is your fault and you are going to live with the consequences.

GEORGE: (through with trying to be nice. Finally lets his anger out) So that's why I failed! That's crazy! Your crazy! What have you done? You know what, I Give up!!(//Angry, storms out of classroom//.)

Scene 3: //(George and his girlfriend are walking down the hallway holding hands and talking about George's problem with his grade in science//)

MICHELLE: This is horrible. What are you going to do about it?

GEORGE: (//discouraged//) Nothing, MR. Johnson said he wouldn’t help and Ms. Smith is just a total lunatic! She only failed be because she thinks the Big Bang was (//sarcastic//) fiction. And there is no way that I’m going to write another project I only have like two hours until school gets out, for good. I guess I should just give up; I'll just go to college next year. Okay?

(//They both stop walking and look at each other)// MICHELLE: (//trying to encourage and support him)// Wait, just calm down all right? (//Trying to calm down herself)// I believe in you, and I know that you can get this all straightened out. Next September we will //both// is at Columbia, not just me, that was never the plan.

GEORGE: Your right. I'm just not sure how I'm going to do this.

MICHELLE: (//bell rings)// Sorry I have to go to class, good luck. (Hesitant to leave but has to, so she does//)//

(//School’s priest is walking down the hallway//.)

GEORGE: (//yells towards the priest//) Father! (//The priest stops and looks walks over to George//)

FATHER: Oh hello George.

GEORGE: Hi

FATHER: How are you?

GEORGE: Not so good. I am actually need some advice, it’s kind of important.

FATHER: (//glad that he came to him for advice//) Yes. Of course.

GRORGE: Its kind of serious and I need your honest opinion.

(//Father jesters towards his office and they both go in and sit down//.

FATHER: Okay, go ahead.

GEORGE: Well it’s about God and science and I thought that you could tell me what you think.

FATHER: (//curious of what he is talking about) (serious//) All right.

GEORGE: How do you think the world was created?

FATHER: By God, Just as the Bible said, He created the earth in 7 days.

GEORGE: What do you think about the Big Bang Theory? Is it bad to believe that that is what created our Universe?

FATHER:(//thinking//) No, it is not.

GEORGE:(//a little shocked and surprised//) Why not? Doesn't that go against what the Church Believes??

FATHER: It might, but even if what was written in the Bible isn't true and that is, then I'm sure that God still created the Big Bang just as he has created everything that has to do with science.

GEORGE: (//Amazed//) Wow I never really thought of it that way. If only Ms. Smith would understand that, then she might just change my science grade so that I can graduate?

FATHER: Why shouldn't she? I think that we need to talk to her. And you do not deserve to fail.

GEORGE: Yes I agree, and thanks, I don’t think I will ever look at science the same again.

Scene 4

GEORGE: I am glad that we could all come here and talk about this. I think that what Ms. Smith did was unfair and something that could seriously jeopardize my future.

MS. SMITH: //(looks at implying that she wants to know what his opinion is)//

FATHER: Although I do believe in Church and it’s beliefs I think that we should allow students to explore other studies so that they can think and learn for themselves.

MS. SMITH: (//Confused of his opinion//) why would //you// think that? Of all people, you father?

MR. JOHNSON: (//Also slightly puzzled//)

FATHER: God would not want that to happen, God is the creator of all science and everything on this no matter what way it was created.

MR. JOHNSON: Hmm (//understanding//) I guess I never thought of it that way. Is this the only reason that you failed Him Ms. Smith? (//Not completely convinced... in thought//) MS. SMITH: Well...Yes...but... MR. JOHNSON: //(completely understood the issue and that what Ms. Smith did was wrong.)//Ms. Smith, i am shocked you could have seriously jeopardized George's future GEORGE:

MR. JOHNSON: //(Fully convinced but doesn’t want to admit that he’s wrong but he knows he was//) Ok. George, I’m sorry. I really hate to admit that I’m wrong but…(apologizes) I didn’t know and I should have listened and I will make sure that you will graduate tomorrow. ( // looks at Ms. Smith as if she too should apologize) //

MS. SMITH: // ( Shocked that everybody is against her) // No. I will never admit that I was wrong because I wasn't.

MR. JOHNSON: Ms. Smith, (//disappointed//)I do not think that you are fit to teach here.I think that you will need to be assessed by the school board to make surep of that

MS. SMITH: Yeah well we’ll see about that!

Scene 5 (Michelle is sitting at a tale eating lunch outside and George comes and sits down next to her)

GEORGE: (excited but trying to hide it so he can surprise her) Guess what?

MICHELLE: (excited because she thinks she knows what it is but she still lets him say it anyway) What?

GEORGE: (finally lets his excitement out) They believe me! Ms. Smith Might be fired! They are going to let me graduate, and I am going to go to college and with you. I am soo happy right now!

MICHELLE: OH George this is great! I knew you could do it!

GEORGE: It was all because of you, you kept me from quitting. I love you.

(Then they kiss and the lights fade)

THE END