Every year, I make new friends, and I grow apart from others. This list had already gotten long by the time my story got to the beginning of sophomore year, and I made a lot of new friends that year. Also, as time went on, I sometimes learned things about people, and the nature of my relationship to them changed. If someone were to read my story from the beginning, reading the dramatis personae from the perspective of more recent episodes might contain spoilers.
So, whenever I get to the best possible stopping point between school years, I’m going to archive each year’s dramatis personae. People who aren’t part of my story anymore don’t have to be on the list if someone is looking for a character from a recent episode. If you are reading this from the beginning, DO NOT SCROLL DOWN because of possible spoilers; instead, click on the link below for the dramatis personae for the date that you are currently reading. And if you are reading a recent episode, just scroll down.
Prologue & Year 1 (7/1993 – 8/1995)
Year 5 (6/1998 – )
Numbers in parentheses refer to the difference in school year compared to Greg. For example, when Greg is a fifth-year student, Amelia (+1) is in the next year after her fifth year as a student, and Brent (-1) is a senior in his fourth year.
Some characters who are not a major part of the story are not listed, and last names are not always given if they are not mentioned in the story. This list will be updated as necessary.
Main Character
- Greg Dennison: That’s me. I’m a student at the University of Jeromeville, in the western USA. I grew up in Plumdale, about 150 miles away.
Family and family friends
- Mark Dennison (-6): My younger brother.
- Harold and Peggy Dennison: My parents.
- Jane and Darrell Lusk: My aunt and uncle. Jane is my mom’s younger sister.
- Miranda Lusk (-5): My cousin, Rick’s sister, Aunt Jane’s daughter.
- Rick Lusk (-2): My cousin, Miranda’s brother, Aunt Jane’s son.
- Mark’s friends and teammates (-5 or -6): Cody Kaneko, Eric Kingston, John McCall, Matt “Boz” Bosworth, Nate Fisk, Ryan Lathrop (and others)
University of Jeromeville students:
* indicates students who attend Jeromeville Christian Fellowship. ^ indicates students who were in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program with me freshman year (and also in my dorm). ~ indicates people who attend Jeromeville Covenant Church or one of its groups.
- *~Ajeet Tripathi (-1): Attends JCF and J-Cov. He and Eddie knew each other back home.
- *Autumn Davies (-1): Attends JCF. She became a Christian during her freshman year.
- Ben Lawton: Attends University Life, another Christian group on campus. Occasionally attends Jeromeville Christian Fellowship.
- Bethany Bradshaw (-2): Attends University Life. I met her swing dancing.
- *~Brent Wang (-1): A student from JCF. He plays keyboard for the worship team.
- *~Brianna Johns (-3): A bubbly blonde girl who attends JCF and U-Cov.
- ~Brody Parker (-2): Attends J-Cov and volunteers with The Edge, the junior high school youth group. Brody has lived in Jeromeville since the middle of his childhood, and his family lives there. Brody and Courtney dated for a while.
- *~Cambria Hawley (-2): Attends JCF and J-Cov, and volunteers with The Edge, the junior high school youth group at J-Cov.
- Candace Walker (-2): I was in chorus with Candace. We got reacquainted through swing dancing.
- ^*~Caroline Pearson: Caroline lived down the hall from me freshman year. She was born in Australia.
- *Carrie Valentine (-2): Attends JCF. I got brave and asked her out, but she turned me down.
- *~Courtney Kohl (-2): A freshman who attends JCF and J-Cov. Used to volunteers with The Edge, the junior high school youth group at J-Cov, but quit to lead a Bible study with JCF. She had been romantically linked with Mike Knepper, then dated Brody Parker, and now is back with Mike Knepper.
- ~Erica Foster (-3): She grew up in Jeromeville; I met her when at church when she was a senior in high school, and now she attends at UJ. She volunteers with The Edge, the junior high school youth group, where her brother Danny is a student.
- *~”Barefoot” James (-1): A student from JCF and J-Cov who also volunteers with The Edge, the junior high school youth group. He almost never wears shoes.
- *~Jed Wallace (-3): My roommate. A guy from JCF and J-Cov who dresses nicely and wears cool hats.
- *~Lacey Kilpatrick (-4): A student who attends JCF and J-Cov.
- ^*~Liz Williams: Lived near me in the dorm freshman year, across the hall from Jason. Ramon’s girlfriend, although they broke up for much of junior year.
- *~Marlene Fallon (-3): A student who attends JCF and J-Cov. She used to volunteer with The Edge, the junior high group at J-Cov.
- *~Mike Knepper: A student from JCF and J-Cov who I met freshman year, before I began attending those myself, because he lived in a nearby dorm and knew many of my friends. Currently romantically linked with Courtney.
- ~Noah Snyder: Attends Jeromeville Covenant Church. Taylor’s best friend from high school. Volunteers with The Edge, the junior high school youth group at J-Cov.
- ^*~Pete Green: Lived downstairs in my dorm freshman year, and leads worship for the college group at J-Cov. Pete likes board games.
- ^*~Ramon Quintero: Liz’s boyfriend, although they broke up for a while junior year. He plays numerous musical instruments and speaks six languages.
- *~ “3” (Robert A. Silver III) (-3): A student who attends JCF and J-Cov. He used to volunteer with The Edge, the junior high group at J-Cov. His nickname of “3” came from childhood, since he was the third one in his family with that name.
- ~Sasha Travis (-4): A senior at Jeromeville High School whom I know from church.
- +*Sean Richards: Involved with both the Newman Center and JCF. Sean is currently my roommate.
- *~Tabitha Sasaki: Attends JCF. Eddie’s girlfriend. She lived in the dorm next to mine freshman year; I met her that year through my friends who knew her, before I started attending JCF.
- ^~Taylor Santiago: Lived in the same dorm as me freshman year. Enjoys deep philosophical discussions. Noah’s best friend from high school. Volunteers with The Edge, the junior high school youth group at J-Cov, and spent six months between junior and senior year working with an urban ministry project in Chicago.
- *~Tim Walton (-3): A student who attends JCF and J-Cov.
- *~Todd Chevallier (-1): A student who attends JCF and J-Cov.
- Yesenia Fonseca (-1): The first student who ever had me as a tutor through the Learning Skills Center. She was in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program the year after I was.
- *Others from JCF: Alyssa Kramer, Amy Kilpatrick, Blake (-3), Clint, ^~Jason Costello, Jeanette, Jennifer Chong (-1), Jill Nguyen (-1), Jonathan Li, Kieran (-1), Leah Eckert (-1), Lorraine Mathews, Sadie Rowland (-2), Sam Hoffman (+1), Silas (-1)
Former Jeromeville students:
- *~Abigail (Abby) McGraw (née Bartlett): Married to Josh McGraw. Volunteers with the high school group at J-Cov. Still lives in Jeromeville
- *~Amelia (née Dye) & Scott Madison (+1): Attended JCF and J-Cov and were in chorus with me, but moved at the beginning of this school year. Amelia is in her first year at New York Medical College.
- *Brian Burr (+2): Graduated in 1996 and took the following year to work on staff for Jeromeville Christian Fellowship and apply to medical school, when he was one of my roommates. He did high jump for the UJ track team. He is now in his second year of medical school at New York Medical College.
- Carolyn Parry: A soprano in University Chorus. Also attends University Life, another Christian group on campus. She moved back home and is planning on recording an album of original music.
- *~Eddie Baker: He attended JCF as a student and is now on part-time staff with JCF. He and Ajeet knew each other back home. Tabitha’s boyfriend. Eddie lives at the De Anza house, co-hosting the X-Files watch parties.
- *~Haley Channing: A recent graduate from UJ whom I once had a crush on. Her older brother Christian (+2) and her younger brother Brennan (-4) also attended UJ. She moved back home after graduation.
- John Harvey: Attended JCF, now on part-time staff at JCF. Lives at the De Anza house, where the X-Files watch parties are.
- ~Martin Rhodes (+2): Attends Jeromeville Covenant Church. Volunteers with The Edge, the junior high school youth group at J-Cov.
- ^*~Sarah Winters: Lived downstairs in my dorm freshman year; we have stayed friends through JCF and J-Cov. I guessed where she was from by the highways in her hometown, Ralstonville, where she moved after graduation.
- *Shawn Yang (+2): Graduated in 1996 and spent the following year student teaching, when he was one of my roommates. He decided not to go into teaching as a career and moved back home to Ashwood. He runs marathons and triathlons.
- Other former Jeromeville students: Alaina Penn, *Lars Ashford (+1), *~Joe Fox (+1), *Kelly Graham, *Lydia Tyler (+1), ^*~Krista Curtis, *Melinda Schmidt (+1), *Xander Mackey
Other people from Jeromeville:
- ~Adam White (+4): The youth pastor at Jeromeville Covenant Church.
- Dr. Bill Van Zandt: The professor who leads the mathematics education program at UJ.
- *Cheryl (+5): A part-time paid staff person at Jeromeville Christian Fellowship
- ~Dan Keenan: The college pastor at Jeromeville Covenant Church.
- *~Dave (+10) & Janet (+8) McAllen: Full-time paid staff who lead Jeromeville Christian Fellowship. Janet once sat down with me and explained exactly what it means to follow Jesus, and how he died on the cross for our sins.
- Dr. Gabrielle (Gabby) Thomas: A mathematics professor who I had for Combinatorics. As of the end of year 2, my favorite professor at UJ.
- Dr. George Samuels: A mathematics professor who co-wrote a high school textbook and suggested that I look into teaching as a career.
- ~Kids from the youth groups at Jeromeville Covenant Church: Danny Foster, Samantha, Shawna, Ted Hunter, Zac Santoro
People from Nueces High School:
- ~Josh McGraw (+3): Abby’s husband, a former roommate of mine. He teaches science at Nueces High School. He still lives in Jeromeville and volunteers with the high school group at J-Cov.
- Judy Tracy: One of my master teachers, for the geometry class.
- Kate Matthews: One of my master teachers, for the Basic Math B class.
- Martin Garrett: The principal.
Friends from Plumdale:
- Annie Gambrell (-2): A student who was in a presentation that I filmed for a video production class. She has an older brother at UJ. I had a very unrequited crush on her for a while…
- Catherine Yaras: A friend from my graduating class who spent senior year of high school in Austria as an exchange student.
- Jessica Halloran: A friend from my graduating class who decided to take time off after graduation and work in an orphanage in Guatemala. She is the oldest of six siblings; I also know the next younger one, Jamie (-3).
- Melissa Holmes: My crush from the later part of high school. We had a lot of classes together. She goes to school in San Angelo and lives with relatives there.
- Rachel Copeland (-1): A student who has a lot of friends in my year in high school. We stayed in touch fairly consistently after I left for Jeromeville, and I brought her to a roller hockey game.
- Renee Robertson: My prom date, shortly before she started dating Anthony. We had several classes together. She goes to Valle Luna State, where I visited her once for the day.
- Others: Allison LaPierre, Anthony Tejeda, Carol Allen (teacher), Jackie Bordeaux, Jason Lambert, Jennifer Henson, Ken Haley, Kevin Lee, Kim Jensen, Lisa Swan, Paul Dickinson, Rachelle Benedetti, Sandra Soto (-1)
Friends from the Internet:
- Michelle (-3): from Michigan. Last name unknown.
- Molly Boyle: from Pennsylvania.
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