A group of high school students are in trouble with the principal after reporting their peers, the school athletes and cheerleaders, to the director. The students think they will be rewarded for their actions, but instead, they are the ones who get in trouble. The group decides to write a letter to the director explaining their side of the story and hoping to avoid expulsion. They reflect on their actions and realize that they made a mistake by reporting their peers. In the end, the director reads their letter and warns them not to report others, but spares them from expulsion. The students learn a lesson about the dangers of reporting others and the importance of taking responsibility for their actions.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A group of students tattled on the athletes and cheerleaders to the school director.
2. The group of students think that getting the athletes and cheerleaders in trouble will make them the "coolest guys" in school.
3. The athletes and cheerleaders were summoned by the director, implying that they are in trouble.
4. The group of students are worried that their plan will backfire and they will get in trouble instead.
5. The director loves the athletes, suggesting that they may not get in trouble after all.
6. The group of students decide to write an explanation to the director, telling the truth about what happened.
7. They reveal that they had a party at Viana's aunt's house and played a game that led to some trouble.
8. Each student had lied to their parents about where they were going, which is now causing problems.
9. The group of students decide to own up to their mistakes and take responsibility for their actions.
10. The director reads their explanation and warns them not to leave people like the athletes and cheerleaders behind.
11. The group of students learn a lesson about not reporting others and taking responsibility for their own actions.