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Jennifer "Miss Jenn" is one of the main characters from the Disney+ Original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series in Season 1 and Season 2. She is currently the Drama Teacher at East High School. In Season 1, Miss Jenn directs the first ever production of High School Musical at East High. In Season 2, she was originally going to direct High School Musical 2, but changed it last minute to Beauty and the Beast to go up against her Ex-Boyfriend, Zack and North High School at the Menkies. She is portrayed by Kate Reinders.

Background[]

Personality[]

Miss Jenn is the school new drama teacher, Miss Jenn is high-energy and low-reality. She truly believes musicals can save lives. If only she believed in telling the truth on her rĆ©sumĆ©. Sheā€™s moved back home to Utah after she left New York under mysterious circumstances, packing up in a hurry. Forces student choreographer Carlos to do a Kickstarter for the musical when the school board wonā€™t give her the $50,000 budget she asks for. Suffers serious imposter syndrome and would ultimately do anything for these kids. Her most-used (and most-loathed) app is Tinder.

Physical Appearance[]

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Biography[]

Early Life[]

Jennifer was born in 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] When Jennifer was 14, her mother and her step-father split up.[2] In 1998 she started High School at North High School[1]. She started dating Zack a Lacrosse Player when they were in High School. They both graduated from North High School in 2002. Zack broke up with Jennifer shortly after graduation before he left to go to College in New York City.

Season One[]

The Auditions[]

Jennifer arrives to East High School on her first day and meets the Drama Club choreographer, Carlos Rodriguez. At an opening meeting in the gym, she announces the fall musical to be High School Musical: The Musical. She was shocked that East High had never put on a production of the movie that was filmed at the school. At auditions she originally believes Seb Matthew-Smith wants to audition for Ryan, but loves the idea that he could play Sharpay. At the end of the auditions she announces the cast list.

The Read-Through[]

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The Wonderstudies[]

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Blocking[]

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Homecoming[]

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What Team?[]

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Thanksgiving[]

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The Tech Rehearsal[]

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Opening Night[]

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Act Two[]

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Season Two[]

New Year's Eve[]

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Typecasting[]

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Valentineā€™s Day[]

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The Storm[]

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The QuinceaƱero[]

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Yes, And...[]

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The Field Trip[]

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Most Likely To[]

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Spring Break[]

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The Transformation[]

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Showtime[]

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Second Chances[]

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Season Three[]

Happy Campers[]

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Color War[]

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Let It Go[]

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Season Four[]

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Relationships[]

Friends[]

Carlos Rodriguez (assistant/friend/godson/students)

Ricky Bowen (friend/student)

Ashlyn Caswell (friend/student)

E.J. Caswell (former student/friend)

Kourtney Greene (friend/student)

Seb Matthew-Smith (friend/student)

Gina Porter (friend/student)

Nini Salazar-Roberts (friend/student)

Mike Bowen (boyfriend/friend)

Mr. Mazzara (admirer/co-worker/former enemy/friend)

Love Interest(s)[]

Mike Bowen (ex-boyfriend)

Mr. Mazzara (boyfriend)

See: Mr. Mazzara and Miss Jenn

Zack (ex-boyfriend)

Ms. Jenn and Zack were High School Sweethearts. According to Ms. Jenn they were ā€œThe Ricky and Nini of North Highā€œ. Zack was a Lacrosse Player and Ms. Jenn was the star of every show. They both graduated from North High School in 2002 and shortly after graduation Zack dumped Ms. Jenn before he went to College in New York City. They didnā€™t see each other ever again for the next 17 years until Ms. Jenn went shopping for Costumes for High School Musical 2 which was going to be the Spring Musical with Carlos Rodriguez on New Year's Eve and ran into Zack at the Costume Store.

Appearances[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

Season 4[]

Gallery[]

Jennifer Season 2 Poster

Miss Jenn/Gallery


Quotes[]

  • "Is that the last apple?"
  • Opening Night: "All I can tell you is what my director told me the night someone sneezed a blueberry muffin onto the stage during a regional production of South Pacific, 'Use it'"
  • "The show biz just like a message from my mother is long, chaotic, and almost always cruel"
  • "EJ! My tallest child!"
  • "Don't take Carlos, Carlos is mommy's"

Trivia[]

  • Her real name is Jennifer but, as of right now her last name is unknown.
  • She was originally suppose to be a background dancer in the original movie High School Musical but, she was one of the dancers that were cut from the film.[3]
  • Her parents split up when she was 14.
  • So far she has had two duet one with Lucas Grabeel who played Ryan Evans in High School Musical called "A Role of a Lifetime" in her dream during The Tech Rehearsal. In The Field Trip, she has a duet with Zack called ''Around You."
  • In the song Role of a Lifetime for Miss Jenn's dream sequence, Lucas Gabreel mentions "Elphaba" from Wicked the Musical. Miss Jenn replies "I'm more of a Glinda" which is a reference to when Kate Reinders played Glinda in Wicked the Musical.
  • She went to North High School and graduated in 2002 with Zack who was her High School Sweetheart.[1]
  • She was waitlisted from the University of Utah.[1]
  • In New Year's Eve, she reveals that she is 35 years old even though she never states it out loud. She does mention that she has not seen Zack since he dumped her shortly after they graduated from High School when they were 18 years old. They did not see each other for the next 17 years until New Year's Eve, which means she is 35 years old.
  • In The QuinceaƱero, Carlos Rodriguez chosen Miss Jenn to be his Madrina (Spanish for ā€œGodmotherā€) at his QuinceaƱero.
  • Into the Unknown is the first episode where Miss Jenn doesn't appear.
  • Unlike seasons 1, 2, and 4, she does not go a full season in the third one.

References[]

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