If you don’t genuinely believe high school is a formative experience, take a good, hard look at Jenna Hamilton.
The “Awkward” blogger’s many struggles at Palos Hills High School began when she was mistakenly rumored to have attempted suicide, and as soon as she arrived at school for sophomore year in a full body cast, her legacy seemed more or less set in stone. Unwilling to accept she’d forever be known as “that girl,” though, she made a real effort to let her true self shine through, and in the video below, her quest’s success seems undeniable.
Still, there’s no arguing she’s traveled over more than a few bumps in the road. And though telling off Matty McKibben for his wishy-washy approach to dating and forgiving her mother for writing the Carefrontation letter were proof she’d grown, entering into a drug haze junior year knocked her down a few pegs, and her college dreams seemed to quickly go kaput.
Now, Jenna, who’s managed to maintain her sharp wit through her many ups and downs, will be put to the test as a senior whose ex-boyfriend might soon become a father and a student who’s fighting to prove she’s more than her bottom-of-the-barrel class ranking. Will she pull through?
Check out Jenna’s sophomore-to-senior journey, and be sure to tune into a brand-new batch of “Awkward” episodes beginning September 23 at 10/9c!
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