Mancy Crew is a super smart senior at River Peak High. She's so good at figuring things out that she started the River Peak High Forensic Science Club, which has even helped the police sometimes!
One day, Mancy got a worried call from her best friend and neighbor, Amanda Christie. Someone left a dreadful note at Amanda's house at noon, saying they had taken her beloved cat, Catniss! So, Mancy quickly set up a special meeting of the Forensic Science Club to find the missing cat.
The club, including Amanda, the Vice President, decided to meet at Mancy’s house to start their cat rescue mission. Mancy plans to explain everything when everyone gets there. She's also planned some fun games during the meeting to ensure everyone stays calm and happy. Mancy always says that being relaxed helps them solve mysteries better! They might have to analyze the ransom note and crack a secret code to figure out where the catnapper is hiding. This is where your story begins!
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Members of the River Peak Forensic Club
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MANCY CREW
President and Founder of the River Peak Forensic Club
Mancy Crew founded the River Peak High Forensic Science Club in light of her exceptional sleuthing skills. The organization has grown to become a serious investigative group that’s even aided the police on occasion! Full of ambition and no stranger to hard work, Mancy is the respected leader of the club.
Suggested Attire: Wear casual teen attire. A magnifying glass, notebook, and a pen are optional props.
AMANDA CHRISTIE
Vice President of the River Peak Forensic Club
Amanda Christie is Mancy Crew’s best friend. She’s a talented athlete and a technology guru. From computers to smart devices, Amanda will get the job done. When she’s not building computers or solving riddles, she spends her free time planning hilarious pranks on her friends and family.
Suggested Attire: athletic attire. A smartphone, post-it notes, and a pen as optional props.
SHERLEA HOLMES
Secretary of the River Peak Forensic Club
Originally from the United Kingdom, Sherlea Holmes is the reigning champion of the National Mathematics League. Always seen in a Sherlock Holmes-style deerstalker cap, She is a genius when it comes to cracking codes.
Suggested Attire: Casual teen attire. A Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap as an optional accessory.
JONI ‘DOC’ WATSON
Treasurer of the River Peak Forensic Club
Joni Watson goes by the name Doc since she’s an aspiring physician. She volunteers at the urgent care clinic to get a jump on her medical training. Doc is Sherlea Holmes’ best friend. She is the most fun-loving club member who speaks loudly, loves to dance, and is a whiz at putting together puzzles.
Suggested Attire: Casual teen attire. A lab coat and examination gloves as optional props.
ELLA QUEEN
Member of the River Peak Forensic Club
The most popular girl at River Peak High is Ella Queen. An effective communicator and social networker, Ella knows everything about everyone in River Peak! If you need to know someone’s secrets, Ella’s your spy, as she has the brains, ability, and popularity to pull it off! To no surprise, she’s also the cheerleading captain for the school’s squad.
Suggested Attire: any cheerleading uniform or warm-ups. Megaphone and pom poms as optional props.
SAMMY SPADE
Member of the River Peak Forensic Club
The cheery Sammy Spade is a competitive skateboarder and aspiring rap artist. Academically, she’s a chemistry mastermind and the National Academic League science champion. She loves to make up songs about the periodic table to make people laugh. Sometimes, she even takes over and teaches the freshman chemistry class for her teacher.
Suggested Attire: Casual teen skateboarding-inspired attire. An optional lab coat and a toy microphone are optional props.
ADRIAN MONK
Member of the River Peak Forensic Club
Is there a drama queen in the house? Yes, there is, and her name’s Adrian Monk! She’s the spunky editor of the River Peak High Newspaper. Adrian is in love with drama! Known as the school gossip, never tell her a secret unless you want everyone to know by dawn! She took an interest in handwriting analysis and created a database of handwriting samples from everyone at school.
Suggested Attire: Casual teen attire. A notepad, pen, magnifying glass, and digital camera (smartphone) are optional props.
PET COLUMBO
Member of the River Peak Forensic Club
Pet Colombo is an aspiring forensic psychological profiler. She’s getting so good at profiling that she can guess what you’re thinking! Wild and hyperactive, this energy-hoarder is the most mechanically inclined member of the club, as she’s been working on cars in her father’s garage since she was five.
Suggested Attire: trendy teen attire.
DOLLY SAYERS
Member of the River Peak Forensic Club
Dolly Sayers is the most hard-working academic in the group. She is at the top of the senior class at River Peak High. When stressed, she sings instead of speaking normally. She is also an animal lover who works part-time as an animal groomer at River Peak Pet Depot.
Suggested Attire: Casual teen attire. A stack of educational books as optional props.
MARGO ELLINGHAM
Member of the River Peak Forensic Club
Margo Ellingham is the newest student at River Peak High. She recently moved to River Peak from South Africa and landed a part-time job at Shonac, a burger joint. A great debater and world traveler, this club member has done everything bigger, better, and more times than you have.
Suggested Attire: Casual teen attire. It is optional to wear a fast food uniform.
MISSY MARPELE
Member of the River Peak Forensic Club
Originally from France, Missy Marpele is a budding fiber and tool mark specialist. She pays great attention to detail, especially when working on cases. Missy has one vice: an undying love for chocolate! She is known to be a tad snooty and meticulous but is probably the most dependable member of the club.
Suggested Attire: Casual teen attire. Magnifying glass and bag of chocolates as optional props.
DANA SKULLY
Member of the River Peak Forensic Club
This cliché-talking Physics Club diva can work out the dynamics of any crime scene in seconds! She’ll effortlessly figure out who was where and who went where while discussing alien life forms and wormholes the entire time!
Suggested Attire: Casual teen attire. As optional props, any physics book or printed article about the universe, wormholes, etc.
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What is Forensic Science?
Forensic science is like being a detective, but instead of looking for clues like footprints or fingerprints, scientists look at tiny things we can't always see with our eyes. Imagine someone makes a sandwich but leaves crumbs everywhere. Later, someone else can figure out what kind of sandwich was made just by looking at those crumbs. Forensic scientists do something similar; they look at tiny clues left at crime scenes, like strands of hair, drops of blood, or small pieces of glass, to help solve mysteries and find out what really happened.
These scientists are super important because they help find out the truth and keep people safe. They use cool tools and technology like microscopes to see really small things and computers to match fingerprints. They can even use special chemicals to discover what substance is left at a scene. It’s like putting together a huge puzzle, but instead of finding missing puzzle pieces, they're finding clues that tell the story of what occurred. They help ensure that the right people are held responsible for their actions and help innocent people prove they didn’t do anything wrong.