The Paper Episodes	Season 1
Back To Pazsaz Entertainment Network's The Paper Page Race For Editor-In-Chief Everybody knows that high school is tough, but at Cypress Bay it can be downright cutthroat. Journalism is taken very seriously at the school's award-winning newspaper, The Circuit. The 50-person staff is truly an ambitious bunch. And, as the school year winds down, there are four juniors who want to run the paper during their senior year. But only one of them will get the top slot of editor-in-chief. May the best journalist win! The New School Year Begins Months have passed since Mrs. Weiss' controversial editor-in-chief decision and the gang from The Circuit is now mere days away from starting their senior year. Amanda has spent her summer improving her appearance (both at the gym and with a trip to the plastic surgeon for a new nose), preparing for her new leadership role, and hoping that the rest of her staff has cooled off. Elsewhere, Giana, Trevor, Alex, Adam and Dan gather to talk about how they'll manage to deal with Amanda all year long. Or more importantly, how they can avoid dealing with Amanda. Four days before school starts, Mrs. Weiss calls an editor's meeting. Alex admits to his mother that he's not excited about the meeting because he's only second in command. Yet, he still manages to make it to the meeting before Amanda - who arrives fashionably late. Mrs. Weiss gives them all a speech about being the leaders of the class and setting the tone. Amanda is quite enthused, but everyone else seems content to make back-handed comments under their breath. Friday Night Fights As the newly anointed editor-in-chief, Amanda's first issue of The Circuit is underway, and she wants to make sure all her reporters are hitting their beats. She sends the staff out to uncover what the student body wants to see in the paper this year, and the answer is overwhelmingly "sports." But Amanda thinks the newspaper should be more focused on, well, news. But it looks like even the paper's advisor, Mrs. Weiss, has sports on the brain! She shows the staff a giant stack of sports-related coverage from the local paper to demonstrate just how important the subject is. Guess Amanda can't ignore that! Deadline Duel It's game night at Amanda's house and she and Cassia fondly recall when Alex used to participate. Amanda admits that she hasn't spoken to him since "the football incident" and is stunned when Cassia informs her that Alex and Alix are now a couple. Still, Amanda has something much more important to focus on: her first deadline as editor-in-chief! When Mrs. Weiss gathers the editors to discuss the upcoming deadline, Amanda tells her that Adam will be handling the front page of this issue (a duty typically reserved for the editor-in-chief) and she will take care of the editorial page (typically the managing editor's job). Cassia wonders why Amanda would change things so drastically for her first issue but Amanda claims she couldn't say no when she knew how much Alex wanted to handle the cover. When Cassia continues to question this decision, Amanda essentially tells her it's between her and Alex. The Vietnam Of Newspapers Amanda jolts out of bed, realizing that the first issue of The Circuit is hot off the presses. As editor-in-chief, she's not the only one excited - all of the paper staffers are eager to check out the issue and distribute it to the rest of the school. While Alex and Trevor brag about the sections they worked on, Dan solicits compliments on his new humor column. He's only been guaranteed the column for the first two issues, so it's super-important that people like it. Homecoming Things on the paper have gotten so bad that Amanda must confide in her loyal dog Gabby. Amanda confesses to the West Highland Terrier that things have reached an all-time low but she's optimistic that things might change because Mrs. Weiss claims to have a brilliant plan to shake things up: she's going to re-arrange the seating chart to break up the cliques that have formed. Amanda also warns Gabby that Homecoming is upon them. Although such traditions aren't really Amanda's thing, everyone else is super-excited - especially Adam, who's running for Homecoming King. Superteen Bonding Amanda reflects upon what a jerk Alex was at Homecoming - although she's much more focused on her future than the present. Namely, applying early decision to her dream school of New York University. With deadline done, Mrs. Weiss wants to do a story about teens who get perfect test scores but aren't simply nerds. Immediately, the majority of the class begins to swoon over Cypress Bay "superteen" Michael Jan. Besides getting perfect test scores, Michael Jan is on the tennis team, the track team, the orchestra and about a million other things. Amanda is quite taken aback by everyone's love for Michael Jan. She finds him rather conceited thinks it's better to remain dedicated to one thing you're passionate about... like newspaper. Amanda is writing an article about what colleges are looking for and hopes an interview with the college advisor will prove that she has just as good a shot of getting into a top school as a "jack of all trades" like Michael Jan. The "reality check" college advisor tells Amanda that colleges are looking for well-rounded students. When she looks up "well-rounded" in the dictionary, Amanda decides she's more well-rounded than Michael Jan - if only because one of the definitions refers to a woman's curves. Probably not what the college advisor was talking about... The Final Showdown As Amanda reflects on her life since taking the editor-in-chief position, she finds herself most disappointed by Alex and his failure to support her. Once again, Amanda chooses to focus on her future and waiting obsessively for a decision from NYU to arrive in her mailbox. Cassia announces in class that since it's the political issue of The Circuit, she'd like to write an editorial on campaign reform. Everyone is convinced that Amanda will never give up her editorial to Cassia. Even though Amanda's not opposed to the idea, Alex makes sure to give her a lecture about how she needs to make sacrifices. In response, Amanda pulls Alex out of the classroom to call him out for attacking her in front of the other editors. Alex agrees to display a more united front, then returns to class and talks smack on her. As we leave the school for the last time, the Cypress Bay choir sings outside and reminds us that "All You Need Is Love". As for Amanda? Don't feel too bad - she arrives home to find out that she's gotten into NYU!
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