You and your classmates are a lot like a family–you don’t have much say in who you wind up with. Imagine if you could have any classmates you wanted–animal or vegetable, kid or grownup, living or long-dead person. Who would you pick to help you pass those long hours in class? Here’s our list, A to Z:
A. AIR JORDAN. You could tell your folks about your millionaire classmate–then renegotiate your allowance. (Speaking of millionaire Mike, see our story on Page 5.)
B. BUFFY. Hey, you’ve seen those substitute teachers; you never know when a vampire slayer will come in handy.
C. CRUISE, TOM. Need a lab partner? We’d team up with Tom for any mission impossible.
d. DARIA. New MTV star proves you don’t need to be popular–you just need the right ‘tude.
E. EINSTEIN, ALBERT. You say your parents are giving you a hard time about your math grades? With Einstein in class, you could retort, “Hey, Albert’s flunking and he’s a genius!”
F. FARLEY, CHRIS. We’d never be the last one picked for gym teams again!
G. GATES, BILL. This Microsoft kazillionaire would make every computer nerd look cool.
H. HANSON. Isaac, Zac, Taylor, we don’t care. We’d take any or all three (like we have to tell you why).
i. The INVISIBLE MAN. We want him on our side in dodge ball!
J. JONES, TOMMY LEE. With this man in black, Ray-bans would rule in school!
K. KING TUT. Cuz some days you just want your mummy!! (Pssst: See our King Tut story, Page 3.)
L. LESLIE, LISA. Hey, you girls who are the tallest in class–this super beautiful WNBA superstar will inspire you to stand proud!
M. MARILYN MANSON. There goes the dress code!
n. NEW KIDS. We love making new friends.
O. an OSCAR MAYER WEINER. Cuz every class needs a hot dog.
p. POISON IVY. We’re itching to hang with this fun female.
Q. QUEEN LATIFAH. OK, OK, so the Q tripped us up a bit. But Latifah is certainly all that.
R. RODMAN, DENNIS. “But mom, my classmate Dennis has his nose pierced!”
S. SIMPSON, BART. Get him in your class, then hope the teacher grades on a curve.
t. TAMAGOTCHIS. What, you expect us to leave ’em at home?
U. THE USUAL KIDS. Every kid has something special to offer.
V. A VELOCIRAPTOR from `Lost World.” You never know when the phrase “the Velociraptor ate my homework” will save your skin.
W. WEIRD AL. Bet he could do a number on the school song.
X. XENA. Take that, you school bullies!
y. YOU! Which reminds us, we want to meet you and your classmates! If you think KidNews should visit your school, fill out the coupon on Page 8; we’ll hold a random drawing from our 10 favorite entries.
Z. ZAPPA, Dweezil. This one would give us a giggle every time the teacher called roll.
