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Sign here.

Come on, sign the petition.

Help stop pollution.

How come no one wants to help?

This was a stupid idea.

Well, look what the cat

Dragged in.

Um... Where do I sign?

Here.

Susie: Thanks, rick.

I didn't know

You were interested in the environment.

Yeah, well.

Um... Catch you later.

Yeah.

He likes you, caitlin.

And he is cute.

He's also as dumb as a post, and the school criminal.

He just needs a little help.

? wake up in the morning, feeling shy and lonely ?

? gee, I got to go to school ?

? I don't think I can make it, don't think I can take it ?

? I'm wondering what I'm going to do ?

? but when I look around, I see ?

? that someone is smiling right at me ?

? wait! ?

? that someone's talking to me ?

? hey, I've got a new friend. ?

? everybody can succeed ?

? all you need is to believe ?

? be honest with yourself ?

? forget your fears and doubts ?

? come on, give us a try ?

? at degrassi junior high. ?

In just a few generations, black people have come from slavery

To the top of many professions.

Like my uncle, carl riveria.

He's an astronaut.

He gave me this nasa emblem that he wore in space.

Thank you, susie

For an excellent presentation.

Next week we'll hear all about yick's family.

Ms. Avery: Okay, off you go.

On your way out

Collect your geography assignments which I've marked.

That was really good.

Great presentation, susie.

Oh, rick?

You didn't hand in

Your assignment.

I didn't do it.

Why not?

Remember, rick, repeating grade seven doesn't mean

You have to repeat your mistakes.

You have to start working much harder

Or you could end up here again next year.

Hey, yick.

Aren't we playing basketball?

I have to research my project.

Research?

Isn't it supposed to be about your family?

Who wants to hear about being poor

And living with a million relatives?

Tell them what happened before you got here.

Who cares about refugees?

I need something interesting like susie's badge.

Otherwise I'll be boring.

Mr. Lawrence ( over p.A. ): Today's cafeteria special

Is tuna surprise.

And our school dietician, ms. Nielson

Says it's excellent.

Cigarettes will kill you, man.

Yeah, yeah.

What are you--

My social worker?

They'll ruin your lungs and your heart.

If you're giving advice, tell me how

To get caitlin to like me.

She's a browner.

Yeah, so?

You could sit beside her.

No way-- she sits in the front.

You could join this committee she's on.

The environmental action committee?

More like inaction committee

But you'd have something to talk about.

Yeah, thanks, man.

Don't light up in the club room.

Okay, the degrassi junior high

Environmental action committee

Is now in session.

We have a lot to do today, so let's get started.

Why are you here, rick?

I want to join.

What do you know

About the environment?

I live in it.

He signed the petition.

That proves he's interested in the environment.

Besides, we need all the help

We can get, right?

I agree with caitlin.

Okay, okay, rick can join.

Let's get on with the meeting.

Trish?

Agenda for today's meeting.

Number one: A new name.

Yeah, let's get something better.

I like our name.

It's too long.

We need something catchy.

How about pollution busters?

People, please.

This is a serious committee.

I still like

The old name

And not because I thought of it.

Bye.

See you later.

Bye, rick.

Susie: We should have talked about the petition more.

Has anybody signed it?

Kathleen: What's the big idea

Letting rick join the committee?

He's got

An awfully bad reputation.

I heard his father disowned him.

Where do you get these amazing stories?

Well, he flunked.

And remember all those bruises he used to have?

He got those from fights.

It's not his fault

He's poor and disadvantaged.

What?

He gets bad marks and everyone says he's dumb.

People don't give him

A chance.

We should give him a chance.

That sounds like a stupid idea.

Well, I'm going to give him

A chance.

That's it.

It's been in my family for thousands of years.

It's very valuable.

Your parents let you bring it to school?

They don't know.

What dynasty is it?

Uh, ming... Or manchu.

I don't know.

Both, maybe.

Let's find out.

Dad knows an antique dealer

Who could appraise it.

Maybe later.

Anyway, the class will be impressed, right?

Definitely.

Mr. Lawrence: And anyone who had the tuna surprise at lunch

Please see nurse silver before going home.

Rick?

I'm making an announcement tomorrow

About the petition.

You want to help?

It's a great opportunity to get involved.

Don't worry.

I'll do the writing.

Yeah, sure.

Great.

We can work at my house.

We'll pass the factory on the way there.

Today we can play basketball.

Sure, as soon as I change the sign.

I'll take these books back to the resource center.

Be right back.

Sure.

Oh, no.

The papers say

There's all sorts of toxins coming from that factory.

Oh, toxins are poisons.

When I lived with my dad, we were near a factory.

In the summer, my room got really hot

But the air smelled so bad I couldn't open the window.

You should have gotten an air purifier.

You think my dad could afford an air purifier?

Oh, sorry.

It's yick yu coming up the center court.

One-arm pass.

He's going for a shot.

He makes it.

He's looking for a pass.

What a pass!

Is there no stopping this man?

No.

He goes through the door...

Oh, no.

Nice place.

Your parents must be rich.

Not really.

I don't think so.

I mean, they're just teachers.

Your parents are teachers?

Actually, my mom's a vice-principal.

What do your parents do?

Me and my dad don't get along so good.

I live with my brother frank.

He's a bartender.

What about your mom?

She left.

Sorry.

It's okay.

It was a long time ago.

Okay, how's this for a beginning?

"people everywhere need to be concerned with pollution."

Sounds sort of like a teacher.

The problem with announcements is

They're all the same.

If you want to get people's attention

You got to be different.

I got an idea.

Hi, doris.

We've got an announcement

For the environmental action committee.

Be my guest.

? hey, listen up, people, don't fall asleep ?

? let me tell you 'bout the degrassi clean sweep ?

? stopping the stink is our intent ?

? help clean up the environment ?

? sign our petition and you will see ?

? improvements at the factory ?

? it's up to us ?

? that's what I think ?

? to make some noise ?

? and stop the stink! ?

Susie, it worked.

They listened.

Look.

Yeah, look how much...

Hey, arthur.

Oh, hi, yick.

See you later.

Hey, wait up.

Where's my vase?

It doesn't need to be appraised.

Arthur!

Arthur?

Arthur?

Where's my vase?

It's being appraised.

I don't want it appraised.

I want it for my speech.

It's okay.

The antique dealer says he's almost finished.

He's says it's really interesting.

Oh, yeah?

He's never seen one quite like it.

I need it by Friday.

Don't worry.

Just think how great

Your speech will be

With an official appraiser's certificate.

If only I had a vase to go with it.

The environmental action committee

Is now in session.

Agenda for today's meeting: Number one, our name.

We always discuss that.

What about the petition?

What about the petition?

We've got 200 signatures.

Let's take it to the factory.

Nobody will pay attention to a petition from kids.

How would you know, brainbox?

It's okay.

Let's not argue.

Susie, rick and I will deliver it.

It's called action--

Doing something.

Well, I say it's a stupid idea.

What do you think of rick?

I mean, really?

I think he's nice.

Too bad people don't give him a break.

He's acting okay, right?

He was rude

To kathleen, but who could blame him.

Stop treating him like he's your experiment.

I'm not.

You are so.

Why don't you admit you like him?

There's nothing wrong with that.

I told you--

He's not my type.

We have nothing in common.

I'm just helping him.

Uh-huh.

Susie!

Maybe we should just mail the petition.

Come on.

Come on.

Hello.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

You have a petition for us?

Um, yes.

We're from degrassi junior high

And we'd like your factories

To stop polluting.

We test our emissions regularly.

I assure you

Our standards are completely within ministry guidelines.

The newspaper said your tests were fake and...

Newspapers love good stories

But nothing has ever been proven.

Proof!

This place stinks.

We've really had no complaints.

This is a complaint.

Rick, come on.

Are you the boss here?

The president's in an important meeting

But if you leave your petition

I'll be sure she gets it.

We'll wait.

I don't think so.

But thanks for coming by.

It's a pleasure to see young people

Taking an interest in the community.

You didn't have to be rude.

He was rude.

"good to see young people taking an interest."

He is showing it to the president.

You believe that?

Sure-- why not?

He seemed honest.

Right, susie?

And very friendly.

He doesn't care what we think.

What a jerk!

Even if he doesn't show it

At least we tried.

Big deal.

Bye, kathleen.

See you tomorrow.

Stupid factory.

The degrassi junior high environmental action committee

Is in session.

Agenda for today's meeting: Number one, our name.

No, wait.

There's something more important--

Whether rick should be on this committee anymore.

What?

I saw him smoking.

Isn't it hypocritical

To smoke and be on the environmental action committee?

Rick?

So I had a smoke.

So what?

I wasn't hurting anyone.

We can't have a polluter on an anti-pollution committee.

Rick has to go.

What jerks!

You call yourself an "action" committee?

What action?

All you do is talk.

Who needs this garbage?

Face it, caitlin.

You made a mistake.

You can't be perfect all the time.

I told you

Rick was no good.

On with the meeting.

I still don't see

What's wrong with our name.

What a bunch of do-gooders.

Get away from me.

Hey, come on.

You made me look dumb.

I stood up for you.

They said you were stupid and I said you weren't.

But they were right.

Caitlin.

And after I tried to help you.

Help me?

What am I, your project or something?

Anyways, I helped you.

I thought up the announcements.

I went to the factory.

I made you go in.

So I'm not rich.

So I don't do good in school.

That doesn't make me a charity case.

I joined the dumb committee because I liked you

Not because I needed your help.

Attention, please.

This is mr. Lawrence speaking.

An important notice has crossed my desk.

Anyone finding a pair of glasses in or around the gym

Turn them in at the principal's office

Or return them directly to alex yanko.

So where's my vase?

Um...

Come on.

Today's my speech.

I need it.

You wrecked it.

It was an accident.

I'll pay for it.

Now I have nothing to show.

Tell how you got here.

Who cares about boat people?

It's a great story...

And it really happened.

I'll pay for the vase.

We were at sea for a month.

We had little to eat.

Once we saw another ship.

They told us to lie down-- it might be pirates.

They look for people to rob

And sometimes take the pretty girls.

They didn't see us.

We finally found a port and our family was safe

Which wasn't true for everyone.

We were very lucky.

But all we escaped with was our clothes.

That's why I have nothing to show.

Thank you.

Thank you, yick.

That was truly excellent.

On that note, class is dismissed.

Yick, that was amazing.

That was great.

Our committee wasn't appropriate for him.

I thought of a great new name:

The degrassi junior high

Anti-pollution and pro-environmental

Action committee.

What do you think?

I think you're a real jerk.

That was the best speech.

See you later.

You were right.

They liked it.

Yeah-- here.

What's this for?

I know the vase was valuable.

I'll give you my allowance

Till I get a job.

Then I'll give you my salary every year

Till it's paid for.

The vase wasn't valuable.

I bought it cheap.

It's not an heirloom.

I pretended it was

So I'd have something good for my project.

You broomhead.

Why didn't you tell me?

Why didn't you tell me you broke it?

What do you want?

I'm sorry.

For the stuff I said.

Especially the stuff about you being dumb

And needing help.

I know you think this isn't my business

But smoking's stupid.

Yeah, yeah.

Anyway, thanks for helping with the petition.

You're welcome.

You were right about the factory, too.

They did ignore us.

I wish we could do something.

We could call the paper and tell them how some kids

Tried to talk to a big company's president.

Papers like good stories, right?

I bet the president

Will see us after that.

Rick, you're brilliant.

Shh.

I have a reputation.

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