 Everything was in place for
the pupils to vote on the name for Grange Hill's radio station. But
things hit a snag when Mrs Bassinger disallowed a text vote and ordered
Maddie to organise a traditional ballot. Kat and Maddie had lessons
to go to so they left Spencer to organise the ballot papers. Spencer
invoked the fury of Annie - and Year 11 - by suggesting "The
Mentalists" for a name.
A new maths teacher, Mr Fox, arrived at Grange Hill full of unorthodox teaching methods. Year 9 thought he was a bit loopy at first, especially when he got everyone measuring each other and rewarded the class with edible treats. Emma was forced to admit his class was fun and even Togger was inspired. Spencer presented Katrina with two cinema tickers, but she got the wrong idea and assumed one was meant for Dawn. Kat was furious with Spencer over his suggestion but he was undeterred by her frostiness. He was astounded when Kat said she'd consider going to the cinema with him - if he went outside with a megaphone to drum up support. Mr Malachay volunteered Tigger to run his Healthy Eating Scheme - where pupils were encouraged to swap their sweets for healthy food. The Wannabees overheard Mr Malachay suggesting the staff scoffed the "exchanged" sweets. Alex's attempt to feign illness in PE cut no ice with Malachay who insisted he joined in the softball game. Alex made a good effort as batsman, despite Chloe's malicious jibes. He got talking with Alison and they found they shared common ground. Togger offloaded a bag of sweets onto Tigger. At lunchtime, Alex felt left out as Ed played football with Tigger.The Wannabees started their own underground tuck shop. Annie discovered Malachay's PDO and realised Malachay was trying to get all the glory for the radio project. She reported back to the team; Taylor was all ready to walk out while Maddie protested to Mrs Bassinger. The ballot ended in a draw, and realising Maddie's suspicions were correct, Mrs Bassinger got the casting vote - against Malachay. |