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[ENGINE WHIRRING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[CHATTER]

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

Hey, Hey, this is where it's at right now.

Here we go.

This is why teams can't fuck with us, bro.

Let's do it right now.

Stand up tall, real tall.

Let's go.

Let's go, Kinsler.

Get up, get up!

Up!

Tyquan

That's why teams can't deal with us, man.

They can't last.

They can't last.

Coming on.

Can you, move.

like the Devils move?

Can you shake like Devils shake?

Can you rock like Devils rock?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, Can you move like the Devils move,

shake...

Attention, students, the student council

is meeting in room 105 Ms. Smith's classroom.

I think I'm going to go ahead and get started--

[CHATTER]

--we have time.

Now coronation theme.

We can't get too fancy.

Let's just put that out there, because the funding

is very limited.

We can't really afford anything out of that book.

We do have bits and pieces of the starry night theme.

Starry night?

Like, a starry night theme.

Now, what did we talk about?

About the campaign.

Oh, yes, please.

Oh, let me tell you--

That's far too long.

See--

I got word--

So you can't--

--from administration that Na'Kerria Nelson and Lavorisha

Jenkins have already started campaigning.

Is there any truth to that, Na'Kerria?

I haven't started campaigning.

People did post pictures of me on Facebook.

But I didn't.

They did.

But I told them to take it down.

But I was dumbfounded, because you were the one who

said only three days.

And I thought she already doing what?

She was the one comlaining the number of days.

Well, in my defense, I did not tell

them to post those pictures.

They posted them.

Yeah, they--

And people just started sharing them.

But when they told me that they had to take them down,

I went on Facebook and I asked them to take it down.

They were excited, it's OK.

As long as you told them to take it down,

because Ms. Dunbar told me you can't campaign before,

but I just had to remind you all.

[DRUMS POUNDING]

Mr Shanahan, do you know--

kids that asked to do the letters?

No, the kid that did the letter--

well, no-- all that batch is gone.

It's not the Edwardian Script.

We don't have anybody who can do that yet.

I don't care what be on my poster, as long

as my name on it, cause some people just

be putting vote for me, and people don't know who me is.

So you're going to have a big 6-foot banner and posters.

Yes.

You need bags of candy.

I already have candy candy apples, candy tops, all that.

That's overkill.

You know you're going to win it any way.

Am I going to get a candy apple?

This is my dream Mr Shanahan.

OK, I want two posters by the cafeteria,

because everybody got to eat food.

And then I'm going to do two inside the cafeteria.

Then I want one on this side of the freshman

hallway, that side, one inside.

So what we do is, I'll do one, and you can trace the others.

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

We be so loud.

It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

Can you keep up?

It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

Can you keep up?

Cause everybody knows that we shake the best.

Can you keep up?

It really doesn't matter who shakes the best.

We shake the best.

We shake the best.

Devils!

Y'all, that was pitiful.

Y'all are gonna redo it.

Do you want to try Combo #1?

What is #1?

Yeah, yeah.

Will that be all?

What kind of fish would you like?

Tilapia Bye Kerria!

I'll put this down.

Put this one here?

Over here somewhere.

Put it on the door.

I don't want nobody to take down.

OK, somebody help cut string, and somebody else

put the strings in.

Get some scissors.

All right, each class got over 25 students in it.

Don't talk to me.

Answer it, Kerria.

Hello, Kerria's campaign manager speaking.

Y'all better be taking this seriously!

Kerria's campaign manager speaking, how may I help you?

It is so cold in these classes.

I don't know why this school...

I want to take a picture of my stuff

before everybody come get some.

Wait, you got two.

If you vote for Na'Kerria, I'll do your homework

for a full week.

Bring it back, back here.

Stop to ask one question.

What is a bag of candy going to do towards your grade?

You vote Na'Kerria you get your homework did

for week, a full week.

I know you don't want no homework.

I know you don't want no homework.

Just vote for Na'Kerria.

Vote for Na'Kerria!

Vote for Na'Kerria

Vote Na'Kerria!

Y'all going to vote?

[SIDE CONVERSATIONS]

That was me.

What the heck?

I like the other one's better.

Las cañas, the normal ones.

Yeah, right.

This is too advanced technology for me.

I just stick to the basic ones.

When you go fishing, where do you fish?

With my dad?

Yeah.

He has some secret places he won't even tell me about.

When I was little, I would ask him, where are we?

And he was like, you don't gotta know.

He never wanted to tell nobody where he fished.

They might steal his fish.

Yeah.

And to this day, I don't know.

[SIDE CONVERSATIONS]

[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

[SIDE CONVERSATIONS]

There's no talking on the stage.

You vote and you exit.

You do not campaign.

You do not try to persuade anyone

to vote for who you're voting for.

Damn, boy, this a heart-breaker right right here, boy.

I wonder who's going to win.

Would you say it's popularity or would

you say it's because people really like these people?

A little bit of both.

The thing was that like--

that's, like, my stomach hurts is that not every senior voted.

Oh, not everyone voted?

Not everyone voted.

Girl, not everyone voted.

You didn't know that?

No.

Yeah, girl.

Not everybody voted.

Oh, my gosh.

My heart hurts so bad.

I don't even want to go anymore.

Hello?

Hey.

Hold on, hold on.

I'm going to put you on speaker.

OK, what happened?

Are you still getting ready?

Yes.

I'm trying to do my eyeliner right now.

What happened?

I got you something but I think like, it's best

to give it to you right now.

Because then you won't have nowhere

to put it if I give it to you right when we get to the--

Are you outside of Yaritza's house?

Aw, thank you.

I can't hug you because I have makeup on.

Thank you.

I'll see you later, all right?

You'll have to be at 5:00 waiting.

Yeah, I know.

What did you run for?

Miss PHS.

Oh, my gosh.

How many people are you running against?

It's just me and Bri.

Just two people?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, wow.

Well, do you know that I was Miss PHS?

No, I didn't know that.

Yeah.

And I went against five people, and I won.

Oh, no, that's too many people.

And I didn't even think I was gonna to win.

My stomach fell to my toes, and I cried.

I think I'm gonna cry too.

It's a good experience.

I'm not scared.

I think I'm going to cry if I win though.

But if I don't, I ain't gonna cry.

[SIDE CONVERSATIONS]

Welcome to Pahokee Middle Senior High, homecoming

coronation royal court.

At this time, we will have posting of the colors

by the Junior ROTC.

Mr. David Fox Howell representing the International

Baccalaureate Program.

His philosophy of life is--

enjoy life, keep others, and plan.

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. David Fox Howell.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Jocabed Martinez representing the 12th grade International

Baccalaureate Program.

She has a GPA of 3.8.

Jocabed plans after graduation include

to graduate from a four-year college

or university with a master's degree

and pursue a career in education to help

underprivileged children.

Ladies and gentlemen, Jocabed Martinez, Miss International

Baccalaureate.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Who got my phone?

Once y'all are dressed, bring those chairs out,

'cause y'all gonne need 'em out here.

Brianna Maraj representing Miss PHS.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Her philosophy of life, if you remain humble,

great things will happen.

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Brianna Mirage,

a candidate for Miss PHS.

Na'Kerria Nelson representing Miss PHS.

She is the daughter of Latosha Kinsler.

Na'Kerria's plans after graduation

includes going off to college to pursue her career in nursing.

Her philosophy of life, you don't need a certain number

of friends, just a number of friends

you can certainly count on.

Ladies and gentlemen, our first runner up to Miss PHS,

Na'Kerria Nelson.

Ladies and gentleman, Miss PHS, Brianna Maraj.

I love you.

You so beautiful.

Stop!

You are beautiful, boo.

What you crying for?

You win some, you lose some.

Boo, it's fine, ma.

You look so beautiful.

And the way that you and Briana Maraj, the way you

held that up there.

I got a picture of y'all.

Y'all are amazing.

Like, don't.

Don't do that.

Cause you are awesome, boo--

awesome.

Girl, you better stop.

[CROWD CHATTERING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

New shift.

I'm working on Sundays too now, but only in the morning.

Today, it's kind of like a down day.

I don't really feel too good today.

This week has been terrible.

It's just been a bad week for me, very emotional weekend.

I'm tired.

I really didn't sleep that much last night, but it's OK.

I'll get through it.

I keep pushing as always.

[CALLING PLAYS]

[SHOUTS]

Ready!

Set!

Hut!

[CHEERING]

Go home, hydrate yourself, lay down.

[INTERPOSING VOICES]

Yes, sir.

Hopefully, tomorrow we have lights.

That's why I'm telling you come right after school tomorrow.

That way, I can get you your pants and things

[INTERPOSING VOICES]

Pahokee pride on three, Pahokee pride on three.

1, 2, 3.

Pahokee pride!

[CHATTERING]

So what application are you doing now?

South Florida.

And you going into sports medicine?

If I go to school for football, then I

try to go out of state somewhere.

Nebraska, schools like that, they got a good correlation

with sports medicine, so they're one of the better

schools in the country.

Did you do an application for them already?

Nah.

Hm?

And you going for center, so what's the center position

looking like?

They got like a sophomore or a junior

at center, that I know of.

I don't know if they move people around or not.

I'm kind of glad that you already

know what you want to major in.

That's half of the battle because identifying

the school that have that major, it'll

make it a little easier because you

have to think about like what if football doesn't work out,

then what?

What do we have next, just in case,

hey, that big scholarship or the school

that you dreamed about going to doesn't happen, then

always have a backup plan.

[DISTANT BASS DRUMMING]

[GIRLS CALLING]

[CHATTERING]

All right, y'all ready?

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

Who are we?

Devils!

Let's go Devils!

Who are we?

Devils!

Let's go Devils!

Who are we?

Devils!

Let's go Devils!

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

You ready?

1, 2, whoosh!

[BABY GIGGLING]

Whoosh!

[BABY GIGGLING]

Whoosh!

[BABY GIGGLING]

Junior gonna get me!

[KIDS SCREAMING]

You gonna get him?

Come and get me!

All the people are riding the skateboard.

Come get me!

You gonna get me.

You gonna get me!

[KIDS SQUEALING]

Mm.

Now give me kiss.

How old are you?

[BABY TALK]

How old are you?

Yeah.

Say one?

Yeah.

Put your one up.

Put your finger up.

How old are you?

Say one.

One.

One.

Tata.

Oh, you want a beat?

Ah.

[MAKING BEAT]

[MAKING DJ SOUNDS]

I've been through a lot.

Don't nobody know what I go through.

Like for real, I see them around here, walk around,

put a smile on my face.

I don't want nobody to see me down.

I mean, I got my baby.

It's a good thing.

Hey.

Say hey.

Hey.

See, that's my girl right there.

That's my number one girl.

I'mma get her everything she want.

Watch.

When I start getting money, I'mma get her everything she

want--

shoes, clothes, phone, tablet, anything.

1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, ready, and.

[BAND MUSIC STARTS PLAYING]

Kentavious, just calm down.

I got you, all right?

Nico, what you're doing that for?

What?

I need to get my shoes.

Where's your shoes?

Nico, you been here.

You shoulda been ready.

I know.

I been getting your stuff, baby.

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHEERING]

[CHEERING]

[CHEERING]

[CHEERING]

The stakes are high in tonight's matchup,

and it will be the trophy and the bragging rights

that the winner will walk off this field with.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

All right.

We getting ready for the Muck Bowl tonight.

It's going down, Anquan Boldin Stadium.

If you hear the sound of my voice, make sure you get ready.

We all we got.

It's going down tonight at Anquan Boldin

Stadium in the beautiful downtown Pahokee, Florida.

7 o'clock, it's game time, the kick-off.

I am the voice of the city, DJ Big Show.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

[POLICE SIRENS]

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey!

It's gotta have it time, y'all.

it's gotta have it time.

[BEEPING]

[BEEPING]

Let's go Devils!

Let's go Devils!

[CHEERING]

All right, this about to go down.

The thrilla in Manila.

The rumble in the jungle.

The harvesting of the cane.

Two of the most high-powered teams in Palm Beach County

will take flight right here in Anquan Boldin Stadium.

Are you ready for some football?

It's senior night for the Pahokee Blue Devils,

they're coming in 9 and 0, the Raiders 6 and 3.

But really, you take a look at those records

and you throw it out the window.

Whoever wins, they get the trophy.

We're actually playing for something here tonight,

and it is the Muck Bowl Trophy.

All right, y'all, Raiders will be kicking off to the Blue

Devils from their own 40-yard line.

Ball is up.

And our game is on the way!

[CHEERING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHEERING]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[CHEERING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHANTING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

Hand-off, from the middle, and he's met.

D, D, D, Defense!

Devils!

D, D, D, Defense!

D, Devils!

D.

Quarterback throws.

He's wide open!

[CHEERING]

And it's caught for a touchdown!

[CHEERING]

[CHANTING]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[CHEERING]

Brings the score to 21 to 7, Blue Devils!

All my Blue Devil fans in the building,

let's make some noise!

[CHEERING]

This is the 2016 Muck Bowl!

Ladies and gentlemen, before we begin our show tonight,

we would like to have a moment of silence

for the band formerly known as the OD Express.

To the Pahokee High School band, your days are over.

Our time is now.

Ladies and gentlemen, from the city where legends

are born Belle Glade, Florida.

Heart of Muck City, we give you what

has become known as the best band in the land.

Put your hands together for the Glades Central High School's

marching band.

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

Doo, doo, doo, doo.

1, 2, 3, 4.

[DRUMLINE PLAYING]

[DRUMLINE PLAYING]

[DRUMLINE PLAYING]

Go home, air flack, quack quack.

Hah!

[SHOUTS]

[LAUGHTER]

[CHEERING]

[SHOUTING]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[DRUMLINE PLAYING]

[GROANING]

[CHEERING]

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

It's over!

It's over!

Baby, aw!

Mmm!

Ooh, my baby won the Muck Bowl!

I've cheered at four Muck Bowls.

Friday make five.

And for it to be my last Muck Bowl and us to win,

and we broke the streak and we brought it back, that's like--

that's everything.

I'm so proud of my boys.

I'm so proud of my classmates.

And then Friday, we have a playoff game, first round.

Hopefully, we win so we can, you know,

finish our other two and head to Orlando for State.

Hopefully, we win that too, if it's God's plan.

I'm just excited about this season.

I know we've finished our regular season undefeated, 10

and 0.

And now it's time for the go for the bigger things.

And as for myself, it's time for me to start preparing.

You know, I've started my financial aid.

It's time for me to send in my applications and stuff,

so it's a lot going on and I'm excited.

[CHATTERING]

What you been up to?

School.

Ow!

And what else?

That's it, and practice.

What you doing about college?

I thought you was supposed to be already doing, um--

I'm waiting til I take my ACT again.

It's this school in Missouri.

Why you going way up there?

Because that's the only university I found that got a,

um--

that got sonography, and it go up to a Master's.

Sonograms.

How it's the only school?

Because all the other ones that's close,

they community colleges.

OK?

I don't want to go to no community college.

Why not?

I don't know.

What's that saying?

What's the difference?

I just want to go to a university.

I don't see the difference.

I don't know.

I just want to experience going to a university.

Ooh, like I would, right now.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[BABY WHIMPERING]

[TRUCKS RUMBLING]

[CROWD CHATTERING]

We're a diverse, active university.

We're one of the largest universities in the country.

We have concerts on campus.

We just had Meghan Trainor, we have Ludacris,

we got Macklemore.

It's impossible to get bored, but then you're in Orlando.

It's the same way with basic training.

Everybody's always scared of basic training and stuff

like that, no.

They're going to be screaming at you.

You know, they're going to be yelling at you.

They're gonna watch, you know, bring that leadership out

in you, you know, they're going to show you

how to work as a team, how to take of each other,

and things like that.

But they're not allowed to touch you.

They're not allowed to hit you and nothing like that.

A lot of people get scared because they watch movies

and like, you know, they think-- they

see things that are not true.

We have over 114 jobs, 114 support jobs, and 14 combat

jobs.

If you want to do combat, that's fine.

Support jobs.

So if I wanted to go to school, and then--

but I was interested in the Army,

I could go to school first and then--

Yeah.

The Army will pay it.

We pay for HBU.

We can pay for UF.

We pay for all these schools.

As long as it's accredited and not just

to get my degree online, we good.

We even pay for beauty school.

So any school you want to.

Any school you want to go to.

As long as it's accredited, doesn't matter

if it's regional or national.

But the way we work is this, if you

say you want to do a certain job with us,

all I do is pull up your line scores

and show which you qualify for.

That's all it is.

You know, if you don't like it, I

treat recruiting like an ex-girlfriend-- next.

I know he didn't catch that.

Did he catch that?

[LAUGHTER]

All right.

So hey, go to college--

college, college, college.

Don't get pregnant!

Service with a smile.

Let's go.

You don't have to sign anything.

You don't have to sign anything?

We're a scholarship program.

And we post scholarship programs almost every day.

Like I'm the one that posts the scholarship.

Oh.

Yeah.

So I get a bunch of scholarships from like the district,

and then I go through them and make

sure they fit the student's needs

and the students can actually get them.

And then I post them on the page and you just click on the link

and go apply to them.

OK.

All right.

Thank you.

You know, it's a liberal arts school, right, so there's no--

Harvard, just like, the Harvard.

Yeah.

I still want to know about it.

In middle school and high school,

I was like this nerdy misfit.

When you get to Harvard, it's all nerdy misfits just like me.

That's like a dream come true.

Where do you go to high school?

Pahokee High.

And what year are you?

2018.

So it's a liberal arts college.

So anybody who

--comes and says I want to major in accounting or pre-law,

is not going to find anything like that.

But if you're open to learning about sociology and mythology

and philosophy, and then doing more graduate school,

it's a good match.

It's probably the most difficult college in the world

to get into, so it's hard to give advice

because so few people can get in.

So even people who have perfect SAT scores and a 4.0 get

rejected.

So then when they ask me, what's the score to get,

it's hard to know, right, because we don't know.

Yeah.

But if you have a special passion or a certain activities

that you like to follow, that will

help the Admissions Committee.

I guess that is the one.

I didn't know it was a liberal arts school.

Me and Ana were talking about your essay,

and like we were saying that, like it has good points,

it has good ideas, but you're not like focused.

It's because like the UCF one has like five questions

and they want me answer two--

something that has gotten in the way of your academic work

and it's the school, you know.

Like we're not able to excel or go way beyond,

like maybe meet other standards that other schools have

because we're not offered all the programs

that other schools have.

To be honest, I don't know if I would write about the school

because I would think that you're complaining.

But like what should I say?

I mean, we've been through a lot of stuff.

That is true.

You know what's something I really

thought you could write about was

that like you know how we came here,

like to the United States--

and I know a lot of people come, but I

know you started off wrong in the wrong foot.

You know, you didn't want to go to school,

you were doing bad in school.

And I guess it got to the point, I

guess that one day, I guess you started actually going

to work, you know, where my parents work

and you saw how hard it was.

And you were like I don't want to, you know--

Screw up.

Yeah, especially my parents were like you

don't have to go to school, like no one's forcing you to.

But you can go to the fields and work,

and you're going to see how people earn their living.

I'm like, I'm not going to the fields.

Like, I think I'll just go to school.

Admission already has your GPA and test scores with them,

but what personally makes you say,

I know that in college, no matter what I have to face,

I'll be able to stand up and keep moving forward.

What has impacted you?

Me, I guess, like, I admire my parents because, you know,

they're sick and stuff.

And like, I admire them because they work very hard.

They work very hard for us to go to school.

And I think I wouldn't be like--

like a good, like, you know, like a good hija,

like a daughter, if I would just go to school,

like slack, or get bad grades and stuff because I

know they get tired.

They work there for like 12 hours

and they come home, they come home, like.

They barely even have time to spend with me.

And I feel like I need to do something with my life,

like there's no way my parents can be working until they die

in there, breaking their backs.

I need to contribute.

Like as much as they've helped me, I need to help them out.

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

Lines straight!

Discipline, fellas.

Hey.

We're going to win a championship with discipline.

Don't end up like me my senior year.

Get all the way to that championship game and that

door close right in your face.

Don't end up like me.

We're also at the part of the season

where we should be feeling real good about ourselves.

We have done things that are good.

They're not quite great.

And we can't mistake the two things.

If we mess around and lose one game in the play-offs,

the season's done.

We've done good so far.

Let's push this thing to greatness.

PK love!

PK love!

On three.

1, 2, 3.

PK love!

[RATTLING]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[AIR HORN BLOWING]

[SHOUTING]

[CHEERING]

Another handoff, but it's immediately

met by a host of Blue Devils.

What?

They like, it just came on this side, like this.

What, your knee?

Yeah, like this.

It's a reverse.

It's a double pass, pass is up!

[CHEERING]

We gotta play our best football right now!

Championship football!

Right there.

We talked about it all week!

All right, Devils, let's go.

Let's go!

They need us right now.

They need us right now!

[CHEERING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHEERING]

Field goal!

Field goal, coach!

Y'all want to go field goal?

Hey Cheke!

[CHEERING]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

And The Leg is making his way--

The Leg is making his way on the field.

Hold your horses.

Hold your horses.

[CHEERING]

Damn, we're going to State, man.

[CHEERING]

[RATTLING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHEERING]

[HORN HONKS]

[LAUGHING]

I know, right?

This is funny.

This is funny.

What's up?

[LAUGHING]

Hey y'all, say what's up to the camera.

[SHOUTING]

Aye.

Get your fingers out the way.

[HORN HONKING]

[TEENS SQUEALING]

Shh!

We here!

Y'all, we here, aht!

Our room is five deep.

Huh!

Well, I ain't in here.

Look at Bri over there.

All five of y'all in here?

Not Nika

Nika ain't in here, but Stephanie is.

All right.

Well, y'all hurry up because I'm ready to turn up.

We five deep.

I thought we was getting in the pool.

State.

Code Blue tomorrow, 1 o'clock.

Huh!

Shout out to the splash.

Huh!

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

Let's meet the teams.

First, please welcome today's visiting team

with a record of 13 wins and zero losses!

The Baker Gators!

And now for today's home team, also coming in

with a perfect record on the season

of 13 wins and zero losses, please welcome the Pahokee Blue

Devils!

[CHEERING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

All right, ladies and gentlemen.

Are you ready for some Class 1A State Championship Game?

Blue Devils taking on the Gators.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[CHEERING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

Touchdown, Pahokee Blue Devils!

[CHANTING]

[CHEERING]

Touchdown, Pahokee Blue Devils!

Extra point is good.

Pahokee, 14; Baker, 0.

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHEERING]

Pahokee, 14; Baker, 7.

[CHEERING]

[CHEERING]

[GROANING]

Relax, relax.

Touchdown, Baker Gators!

Let's go TJ.

Let's go.

Let's go TJ]!

[CHEERING]

Touchdown, Pahokee Blue Devils!

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

3, 2, 1!

[CHEERING]

Pahokee Blue Devils, 34; Baker Gators, 21.

[SHOUTING]

Bro, I can't believe this!

All of those guys are excellent football players,

but even better people.

The character on these kids is huge.

I like to tell folks I wear them because I

was around kids that got it.

These kids got it, and they worked their butts off.

[CHEERFUL SHOUTING]

Hey, everybody.

Look right here!

One time.

Aye!

You appreciate the state title, anything you can say about it?

Thank you, God, that's all I can say.

Let's go, baby!

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHEERING]

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

I'm from Pahokee, Florida.

I'm from Pahokee, Florida.

Has it sunk in yet?

How amazing has it been for these last couple

weeks to be considered a state champion?

At first, it didn't feel like it was like, you know, real.

But now has it sunk in, and it just like been crazy.

Everyone been congratulating us.

People who I don't even know just see Pahokee on my chest

and then they say thank you for making this community happy

again.

[HORN HONKING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[HORN HONKING]

All right, fellas!

Congratulations!

[HORN HONKING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[MUSIC - SIR CHARLES JONES, "FRIDAY"]

That's right.

We gonna have us a good time.

[DRUMLINE PLAYING]

[CHANTING]

Merry Christmas!

Thank you!

[THUNDER]

[NEWS OPENING]

Starting with the disappointment of some

dejected young football players in Pahokee tonight.

The Blue Devils being stripped of the state title they just

won.

Pahokee High admits to putting an ineligible player

on the field.

The principal says a data error was made.

What the worst thing for the kids is human error

took something from them that they worked completely hard

for.

And it was nothing that was malice.

There was nothing intentional done.

It was just-- it's just human error.

They can't-- they might take the trophy, the physical trophy,

but they can't take the heart.

We still champions.

Man, this hurts.

All right, Todd.

Beautiful night across South Florida, a nice little ocean

breeze.

Current temperature mild, 73.

All right, good morning.

You're before the Infractions Appeals Committee.

We're here to see that the student and/or

school receive their due process, as outlined

in the FHSAA by-laws.

As stated in our appeal, we are requesting a waiver.

The student was a non-traditional student

enrolled in a nearby charter school.

Had the system properly flagged the student,

the school would have immediately requested

an undue hardship waiver.

We're going to ask Principal Michael

Aronson a few questions.

Could you briefly tell us what kind of an impact

this season's football team's success

has had on the school and the community in general?

Pahokee is a small rural town of about 6,000 people

that supports the high school football program

with their heart and soul.

Many of our student athletes depend

on the success and the publicity of the football program

to buoy their chances for a college education.

Many are the first in their families to attend college,

and the kids and coaches did everything

they were supposed to do on and off the field,

excuse me, to secure the state championship,

and have been devastated by this data entry error.

I'm going to ask the student's mother now a few questions.

Are there any factors, such as a serious illness in your family,

that affected your son's ability to do well in high school?

Yes, on January 1 of 2014, his father had a massive stroke.

Every other day, I had to take my kids to the hospital

because they were saying that his daddy wasn't gonna make it.

I know this is very difficult. You

don't have to go into full details,

but basically describe how it impacted your family.

It tore my family up.

I'm sorry.

Do you think that your illnesses and your husband's illness

affected your son's ability to do well at school?

It messed up all of us.

I'm going to ask the student a few questions.

Did you play any high school sports before this year?

No, ma'am.

OK.

Why did you want to play this year?

To make my family happy.

Were you aware that you were breaking any rules?

No, ma'am.

Questions or comments from the committee.

I have a hard time with the fact that, especially a student

that's coming from a non-traditional school to play,

there should be even more oversight

and review prior to allowing the student to play.

And it seems like that failed here.

As a result of that, I make a motion

not to approve the appeal.

All in favor of the motion to deny the request

indicate by raising your hands.

The Infractions Committee has voted

to deny your request for a waiver of FHSAA regulations.

[FIRE BURNING]

The one thing I really love about college football,

is today.

It's all those youngsters out there

that have worked hard, their families have invested

in their educational and their academic careers,

and now is the day when they can walk and decide and commit

to a university.

[CHIMES]

And when you hear the chime, that

means one of the players in the ESPN 300 has committed.

And this is more good news from Florida,

and one of the storylines we've been tracking in recent days

is the criticism of some of Florida's class,

knowing they needed to close well today, they're doing so,

Louis.

Well, they are.

And they've obviously exceeded expectations.

Mom, we're gonna go.

You can't find your medal?

No, boy.

My medal's right here.

Put your medal on.

We're not state champs.

Baby, y'all state champs.

I don't care what they say.

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHEERING]

With no further ado, Mr. Crawford.

[CHEERING]

First off, first off, I would like

to thank God for this opportunity

and this decision today is dedicated to my grandparents.

For the next three or four years,

I will be attending FAMU University.

[CHEERS]

Good job, Mr. Crawford.

Mr. Tyron Arnett Junior.

First thing, I want to thank God.

All of my three coaches make me a better man

on and off the field.

And for the next three to four years,

I'll be taking my talents to--

[CHEERING]

Western Michigan University.

Once again, we are extremely proud of each one

of these young men.

For the seniors who haven't quite found a home to go to,

understand we still praying for you,

we're still working on your behalf.

And with God's blessing, something

will come through shortly.

Thank you, guys.

[CHEERING]

[BAND MUSIC PLAYING]

[KIDS CHATTERING]

Y'all go find some eggs.

Go!

[KIDS CHATTERING]

[GUNSHOTS]

[YELLING]

[CAR RACING]

[YELLING]

[GUNSHOTS]

Stay down!

Stay down!

Mommy, no!

Just stay down!

Do not get up!

Put your head down!

Put your head down!

[YELLING]

Come over here.

Ta'Kilah!

Come on here!

[POLICE SIRENS]

[SHOUTING]

Get the kids outta here!

All the kids, we're asking for the kids to leave!

All kids, please leave!

All kids, leave!

[AMBULANCE SIRENS]

[BEEPING]

I swear.

It's like one thing after another.

Like every time something's good,

it's like don't get too happy because the downfall is coming.

I'm just dealing, I guess, just dealing with stuff

and waiting to get my results back from FAM,

preparing for ACT.

Hopefully, I can, you know, pass that, go and get that out

of the way because I really want to get accepted into FAMU

University, so I can go to school

and just get away from here.

Like I'm ready for May, May 18 to come so I can just graduate

and just, you know, leave and start a new life.

I'm ready for that.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

Why are you so quiet?

Shy.

[LAUGHS]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

Don't be shy.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[DOG BARKING]

Oh my god.

[SOBBING]

Hello?

Are you busy?

I'm right here.

What's up?

Ruth-- I got accepted, Ruth.

You got accepted?

Yeah.

Oh my god.

I'm so happy for you, baby girl.

I'm crying right now.

I didn't think I was going to get accepted.

You worked so hard.

Why weren't you going to get accepted?

I guess I always underestimate myself.

Well, now you know that you don't-- you

shouldn't, because you got accepted.

Yeah.

Yeah, I wanted to call you and I wanted to call Ana.

That's great.

I am so happy for you.

Thanks, bro.

I'm so happy for you.

You deserve it.

100%.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[CHATTERING]

[GIRLS SQUEALING]

So what do you say, Tamia?

Yeah!

[GIRLS SQUEALING]

Ooh!

Wait a minute.

Ooh!

Come on, hurry up.

It's two princesses.

It's two princesses.

Girl, y'all so pretty.

That's ridiculous.

I wish your daddy would see this.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

[CROWD CHATTERING]

That is so pretty.

Is she a celebrity?

No, Tess.

Let me fix her hair.

Sorry.

Hey, get with Jerome!

I'll bet he can take any type of picture.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

Ain't a limo!

That's a Lamborghini.

I love that.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

She need to go viral!

Get a picture of Harry.

I want his momma to see that.

Hey.

Hey.

Look alive.

Hey, y'all, I'm the first one here, man.

Let's go.

Man, let's do it.

Listen, man.

You ready?

[MUSIC - MEEK MILL, "DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES"]

Uh.

Huh.

I used to pray for times like this, to rhyme like this,

so I had to grind like that to shine like this.

In a matter of time I spent on some locked up,

in the back of the paddy wagon, cuffs locked on wrists.

See my dreams unfold, nightmares come true.

It was time to marry the game and I said yeah, I do.

If you want it, you got to see it with a clear eye view.

Yeah, shorty, she tried to bless me like I said achoo.

Sucking and swallowing, anything for a dollar.

They tell me get 'em, I got 'em.

I did it without an album.

I did shit with Mariah.

Lil [MUTED], I'm on fire.

Icy as a hockey rink, Philly [MUTED] flyer.

When I bought the Rolls Royce, they thought it was leased.

Then I bought that new Ferrari, hater rest in peace.

Hater rest in peace, rest in peace to the parking lot.

Phantom so big, it can't even fit in the parking spot.

You ain't talking about my [MUTED]

then what you talking about?

Gangstas move in silence--

Hold on, wait a minute.

Y'all thought I was finished?

When I bought that Aston Martin, y'all thought it was rented!

[MUSIC - MEEK MILL, "DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES"]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

So if your plan A doesn't work out, what's your plan B?

Stay with my parents.

What?

Nah.

If that doesn't work out, then I guess UF.

UF, you got accepted?

Yeah.

That's awesome.

I didn't know that till now.

Liar.

[LAUGHS]

Yeah.

And then, I mean, either way, it's a win-win.

If I get into FSU, I'll be with my brother, if I get into UF,

I'll be with you.

But even if I'm not, like, you know, I still go visit you.

How can I not visit the most beautiful person I know?

On the bus?

Does it matter what I get there on?

What matters is that I go visit you.

I hope you have a lot of change in your pocket.

[LAUGHS] I'm just joking.

Round up the quarters.

I mean, I had you, and you're a dime, so--

Oh my god.

I'm just going to end this video because I'm

getting a little grossed out.

Why?

Nah.

Let me see your face.

Hey!

Big girl.

Now let's go wash your-- ah.

Let's go wash your hands.

Myah!

[BABY COOING]

That's it.

Pahokee.

It says apply online.

All of this?

All of that?

All this.

All of this?

Yeah, you got to do all that.

Then you got to do save it.

You got to do it all the way until it say submit.

You got to fill out everything until it tell you submit it.

That's the application right there.

I appreciate it, bro.

Mhm.

Y'all still want me to come back up here when I finish it

though?

Ring soon because you got to tell her so

she can look for your name.

What time she get out?

She ain't get out til close, like 10 o'clock.

But you need to do it now because other people been

asking.

You need to do it now so we can let her know.

I'mma do this now.

Do that, and then come back and let her know you did it.

All right.

Hello Junior.

Nice seeing you.

How you doing?

I'm good.

What you doing here?

Getting something before I go home.

What you been up to?

Nothing, just did an application for them,

see if I can get a job.

Yeah.

I'm trying to do some more applications

because I know this ain't going to be the only job.

But you know everything ain't here, right?

You got to go to Palm Beach area.

I know.

I was supposed to been moving to Georgia, but I don't know yet.

Because my grandmother say she want me to come over there.

Really?

Mhm.

As soon as she tells me I can go ahead and go to Georgia,

I'm gone.

And don't look back.

I'll come back to Pahokee on a spring break or something.

You're not gonna graduate?

Not this year.

Not this year?

So is it-- is it just going to be Thursday and Friday?

That's for now.

That's for now?

Two days.

That's just for now.

That's just starting off.

You going-- you know how much money I'm

supposed to bring home again?

I'm supposed to bring home about $300, $400.

You start off, those two days, you might get between 16,

almost 20 hours.

That's like $200.

That's $200, Junior.

Yeah.

A week.

You on break?

Yeah.

A week!

Well, I finished, so I'mma come back Saturday.

All right.

You're going to be working with me,

so you ain't going to lose no job.

See, that ain't gonna be hard neither.

Nah, you ain't gonna lose no job, bro.

I put my foot in your ass.

All right, bro.

All right.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[CRYING]

Excuse my hair, but oh my god.

It's graduation day.

I've been waiting on this day forever.

I thought it'd never be there.

I'm so excited.

I'm so happy that it's finally here.

I know I'm gonna cry later.

I know my momma gonna cry.

Everybody's going to cry.

But it's finally here.

It's finally here.

I finally reached a milestone in my life, the first milestone

in my life.

I'm so excited and happy that it's finally here.

I don't know what to.

So what school are you going to?

I'm going to Tallahassee.

I was going to go to FAM, but I'm

gonna go to TCC for two years and then I'm

going to switch to FAM.

Transfer.

Mhm.

Is your mom sad?

She-- she actually liked the idea

of me going to TCC better than FAM because she was like that's

too much and some other stuff.

BJ, sit down.

Let me put some lotion around your ankles.

That's the part that's gonna show.

You serious, Sharonda?

Yes.

You jealous?

I'll lotion you up.

You ain't rub my feet.

I'll rub your feet if you want.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

So you say you're working the door right here with her?

[POLICE RADIO]

I'm going to be a parent.

You got to go where everyone is.

[CROWD CHATTERING]

A lot of people--

a lot of people got on like brown, black.

[CROWD CHATTERING]

Good evening.

I'm Michael Aronson, the proud principal

of Pahokee High School.

On behalf of the faculty and staff,

I'd like to welcome our parents, friends, community members,

and dignitaries.

Now, if I could get you to please

stand as the class of 2017 will take their journey

to Pahokee High School.

[MUSIC - "POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE"]

[CHEERING]

Tonight I have the pleasure of standing before you having seen

most of you, when you started in sixth grade,

and you've grown into amazing young men and women.

Your graduating class of 103 seniors has over 70% of you

committed to going to a college, trade school,

or into the military.

[CHEERING]

At this time, I would like to welcome our salutatorian,

Jocabed Martinez.

She is the daughter of Martin and Esther Martinez

and she will be attending the University of Florida.

[CHEERING]

Dear distinguished faculty, family, friends,

and esteemed platform guests, it is my utmost pleasure

to represent a class full of remarkable talented and

extraordinary individuals.

At this time, I would like to thank my family for being here.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

My parents left our native country of Mexico

to come to the United States when I was three years old so

that my sisters and I could have a better life

and educational opportunities.

They never received an education,

and they knew the importance of going to school

and receiving a college degree.

My father worked in the farm fields for many years

and eventually began selling tacos in a shed with my mother.

My sisters and I would--

I'm sorry.

My sisters and I would have to stay inside

in the car with the windows down and be swarmed by mosquitoes,

or we would have to stay home alone.

At the time, me and my sisters did not

understand why we had to come here and we hated it.

I've now come to understand and realize the personal sacrifices

both my parents have made.

They left all the things and people

they knew in order to provide us a better future.

If this isn't love, then I don't know what it is.

My grandparents also played a significant role in my life.

They gave their blessings and support to my parents

when they decided to move to the United States.

I have not seen my grandparents in over four years,

so I thank God that they were able to come

all the way from Mexico to see me walk across the stage.

[CHEERING]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

So dear classmates, you belong to a class of leaders

and innovators, so never doubt your potential

or let anyone discourage you.

Your class rank and GPA are only numbers.

They do not define who you are, neither do they determine

what you are capable of.

Remember, you don't have to be smarter than the next person.

You just have to be willing to work harder

than the next person.

Thank you and congratulations to the class of 2017.

[CHEERING]

Graduates, if you would please stand.

[AIR HORNS]

[CHEERING]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you

the graduates of Pahokee High School.

[CROWD CHEERING]

[MUSIC - "POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE"]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]