Character Relationship Map: General Education

Characters

• Levi Collins (played by Chris Sheffield) — protagonist

  A high school senior pressured by his father to continue the family tradition of playing tennis, Levi secretly enrolls in summer science school after failing the class. With help from friends, he buil...

• Katie (played by Maiara Walsh) — protagonist

  A student taking the same summer science course as Levi, Katie says her mother is making her attend. She and Levi grow close, and he asks her out after dealing with Samuel. Levi later picks her up to...

• Ms. Bradford (played by Elaine Hendrix) — supporting

  Levi's science teacher, Ms. Bradford teaches the summer course he needs to pass after failing science. She warns him that his final project is due, and later agrees to inspect his vegetable-oil car pr...

• Bebe (played by Mercedes Mason) — supporting

  Levi's school counselor, Bebe tells him that failing science means he cannot officially graduate, even though he has tricked the principal into letting him take part in the graduation ceremony. Her wa...

• Officer Bob (played by Stacy Hall) — minor

  Officer Bob is the owner of the truck Levi smashes after mistaking it for Samuel's vehicle. The incident leads to Levi being jailed, where his mother comes to get him and he explains his situation.

• Samuel Goldstein (played by Federico Dordei) — minor

  A rival who interferes with Levi and later faces him in the upcoming Chico Open tennis match. After Levi knocks him out with a tetherball, Samuel is revealed to have stolen Levi's car. Levi's father p...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Levi Collins → Bebe (Professional Counselor And Student) — Bebe informs Levi about the formal consequences of his failed course.

  Bebe tells Levi that because of his failing science grade, he cannot officially graduate.

• Levi Collins → Ms. Bradford (Professional Teacher And Student) — Their teacher-student relationship determines whether Levi can pass the course.

  Ms. Bradford teaches Levi's summer science course, warns him about the final project, and later evaluates his vehicle experiment.

• Levi Collins → Katie (Romantic Interest) — Levi and Katie develop a mutual romantic connection during summer school.

  Levi asks Katie out, takes her to see the mime show, and Katie later says she will stay for the whole summer.

• Katie → Ms. Bradford (Family Mother) — Ms. Bradford is Katie's mother and requires Katie to attend summer school.

  The plot reveals that Katie's mother is Ms. Bradford when Levi picks Katie up for the sister's show.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Levi Collins → Officer Bob (Conflict Legal Adversary) — Officer Bob becomes connected to the legal consequences of Levi's anger.

  Levi smashes what he believes is Samuel's truck, but it is Officer Bob's truck, causing Levi to end up in jail.

• Levi Collins → Samuel Goldstein (Conflict Tennis Rival) — Samuel is Levi's tennis opponent and a recurring source of pressure.

  Levi is forced to practice for the Chico Open match against Samuel, and the two repeatedly clash during the summer.

Story Analysis

A pressured student rejects an inherited athletic future and earns the right to pursue his own education and ambitions.

Plot Progression

1. The Scholarship Divide — Levi receives a tennis scholarship while another college option is suppressed. His failed science grade then threatens both graduation and his expected future.
2. A Summer Detour — Levi enrolls in summer school and meets Katie, beginning a relationship complicated by the discovery that Katie's mother is his teacher. He hides the course from home while trying to maintain his tenn...
3. The Vegetable Oil Project — With his deadline approaching, Levi develops an alternative-fuel project by converting his Mercedes to run on vegetable oil. The successful experiment gives him a possible path to passing science, but...
4. Anger and Consequences — Samuel's theft of the car intensifies the rivalry, and Levi's retaliation leads to the destruction of the wrong truck and his arrest. Levi finally admits that he does not want the tennis-centered futu...
5. Choosing His Own Road — Levi retrieves the car and returns to school to defend his project. After his father changes course, Ms. Bradford accepts the experiment, Levi passes science, and chooses Arizona State over tennis.