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Nicolae Carpathia High School

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Nicolae Carpathia High School, also known as Nicolae High, formerly Prospect High School, was a high school renamed to glorify Nicolae Carpathia. The school was located in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Judd Thompson Jr., Vicki Byrne, Lionel Washington, Shelly Malloy, John Preston, Mark Eisman, Janie McCanyon, and Marjorie Amherst were former students at this school. John, Mark, and Marjorie graduated from this school. Judd was expelled for his speech in book 8. Lionel left Nicolae Carpathia High School in book 11, thinking he was going to be with family members. Janie was sent away for hiding drugs in her locker in book 8.

The Young Tribulation Force spread their message multiple times at Nicolae Carpathia High School, mostly through their underground newspaper. It was where the persecution of the Young Tribulation Force began. Vicki was sent away for her involvement with the Underground, though she eventually returned. In book 11, Vicki was caught with copies of The Underground at Nicolae Carpathia High School. In the Wrath Of The Lamb earthquake, the school was destroyed. Shelly was attempting to clear Vicki's name when she heard about what happened and her ear bled when the earthquake occurred. Laverne Jenness, the principal of Nicolae Carpathia High School, was killed in the earthquake.

In The Underground, John Preston remarked that enrollment at Nicolae Carpathia High School was about 2,300 before the Rapture. He estimated that 500 students were raptured, so the Young Tribulation Force would need to print approximately 1,800 copies of the The Underground newspaper if they want every student to receive a copy.

In an assembly at the beginning of Judd's senior year, Principal Jenness said that she hoped that in twenty years the students would be able to reflect on their tenure at Nicolae Carpathia High School and regard it as "a time of unprecedented peace and learning". When Judd heard that, he thought to himself that in six years, he would not be thinking of that place at all, perhaps because he thought that he would be facing far worse repression near the end of the Tribulation or that he would be deceased in heaven. Even though Judd was the salutatorian, he was expelled for delivering a speech where he proclaimed the Gospel. Judd did not mind getting expelled since he did not plan to go to college since there was a short time until Jesus' return.

The Mascot of the Nicolae Carpathia High School is the Doves, which, before the school's name was changed to honor Nicolae Carpathia, was the Knights. The name is rather fitting for climate of the Tribulation when some of the Young Tribulation Force attended Nicolae High, which was a relatively calm period in the stories. They were in school during the signing of the treaty with the United Nations and Israel, which signified the opening of the first Seal and the emergence of the white horse. Only a short time after World War III (the red horse), which marked the end of the season of peace, the school was finally destroyed in the Wrath of the Lamb.

The school's newspaper is called The Olive Branch after the Rapture.

The school was never seen again after book 13, though it is mentioned and thought of during the rest of the series.

Trivia[]

  • The school is named after Nicolae Jetty Carpathia.
  • The school mascot is the Doves.
  • This is the first school to be named after Carpathia.
  • The name change of the sign of the school was shown on television.
  • Judd Thompson Jr. was in 11th grade and Vicki Byrne was in 9th grade when this school was established.
  • Juniors and freshmen shared the cafeteria in this school.
  • John Preston and Mark Eisman were the only members of the Young Tribulation Force to graduate from this school.
  • Out of all the staff members at this school, Greg Handlesman and Mrs. Waltonen were the only ones to become believers.
  • Laverne Jenness was the only staff member from this school to be confirmed dead.
  • Ryan Daley was the only original member of the Young Tribulation Force not to be a student as this school.
  • Shelly Malloy was the only member of the Young Tribulation Force to still be a student at this school when it was destroyed in the earthquake.
  • Lionel was the only member of the Young Tribulation Force to have been both a student at this school and Global Community Middle School.
  • Marjorie Amherst was both admired and resented because she broke the grading curve in a number of her classes at this school.
  • Janie McCanyon was a student at this school for only one year.
  • Joyce is the only known student from this school whose last name is not revealed.
  • Leon Fortunato made a special appearance at the graduation ceremony.
  • None of the graduates from this school are confirmed to have survived to the Glorious Appearing.
  • None of the staff members from this school are confirmed to have survived to the Glorious Appearing.
  • John Preston was the first known former student from this school to die, doing so in book 16.
  • Mark Eisman was the last known former student from this school to die, doing so in book 39.
  • As of book 39, the only known former students of this school that are confirmed to have survived to the Glorious Appearing are Judd Thompson Jr., Vicki Byrne Thompson, Lionel Washington, Janie McCanyon, and Shelly Malloy.
  • John and Mark repeated their senior year at this school, though it is not known why. It is possible, however, that the disappearances caused the seniors to miss so many days of school, forcing them all to repeat their 12th grade year.
  • Judd confirms that when the Glorious Appearing takes place, he won't be thinking of this school at all.
  • The vice principal of this school was trapped in the earthquake and it remains unknown if he survived or not.
  • It is unknown, but possible that Ryan may have liked this school more than Judd, Vicki, and Lionel due to most of The Young Tribulation Force attending the school, as well as the group spreading the message in the Underground newspaper.
  • In the dramatic audio presentation, Gerald Pembroke is in charge of checking grade-point averages, instead of Mr. Kurtz.
  • In the dramatic audio presentation, Mrs. Lacousic teaches religion class, instead of Mr. Syncrete.
  • In the dramatic audio presentation, Ryan Daley attended this school, since he and Lionel were in the same grade in the dramatic audio presentation.

Students[]

Staff[]

Grades Served[]

9-12

Classes taught[]

  • English
  • Psychology
  • Gym
  • Lunch
  • Math
  • History
  • Religion class
  • Health

Appearances[]

Left Behind: The Kids

Mentions[]

Left Behind: The Kids

Graduates[]

Fallen Students[]

Fallen Staff Members[]

Students that survived to the Glorious Appearing[]

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