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|---|---|
| Jodie High School | |
| General Information | |
| Type | Public School |
| Subtype | Fictional |
| Location | Jodie, Texas |
| Significance | High School where Jake Epping taught in 1960-1963 |
| Appearances | |
| Episode(s) | Other Voices, Other Rooms The Eyes of Texas The Truth |
| Characters | |
| Characters | Deke Simmons Mimi Corcoran Jake Epping Sadie Dunhill Bobbi Jill Allnut Mike Coslaw Bill Turcotte |
Jodie High School is a high school located in Jodie, Texas, a small town near Dallas. The school colors are blue and yellow, and their mascot is the lion.
Plot[]
Jake Epping took a teaching job here in 1960 while he awaited Lee Harvey Oswald's 1962 arrival. He befriended Deke Simmons, the principal, and Mimi Corcoran, Deke's secretary. Jake built a successful career at the school.
In 1962 he met Sadie Dunhill, the new school librarian, whom he had met before by chance at Dealey Plaza in 1960.
Whereas in 2016 Jake had been burned out, here in 1960s Jodie he revived and became one of the students' favorite teachers.
School Directory[]
- Deke Simmons (Principal)
- Mimi Corcoran (Principal's secretary)
- Jake Epping (English Literature teacher)
- Sadie Dunhill (School Librarian)
Gallery[]
Principal Deke Simmons
Miss Mimi Corcoran, Mr. Simmons' secretary.
Bill waits outside the school while Jake is in his interview.
Mike Coslaw asks Miss Mimi if he can switch classes.
Jake builds a successful career at the school.
Jake teaches Edgar Allan Poe to his class.
Miss Mimi introduces Sadie Dunhill, the new librarian, to Jake.
Jake and Sadie chaperone the school dance.
Sadie and Jake make a toast.
Sadie and Jake take the floor to the cheers of the students.
Sadie and Jake share an intimate moment at the piano.
Miss Mimi listens as Deke fires Jake.
Trivia[]
- The scenes at Jodie High School were filmed at the Mount Mary Retreat Centre (formerly Mount Mary Immaculate School) in Hamilton (Ancaster), Ontario, Canada.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Truitt, Brian. "James Franco goes back to ‘63 — and an old Hamilton school — in ‘11.22.63’". The Hamilton Spectator, February 22, 2016. Retrieved on April 20, 2019.