vincent: dad, this is ms. casey. she's our new softball coach. ms. casey...b yet. well, good luck to you. go get your books, vincent, we have to go. how are you doing today, alex? uh, o.k.... vincent, wait for me! excuse me, mr. wang. i have to return these bats. i hope we get to see you here again. me, too. rebecca's finding the school awfully tough. so we've dropped it down 1 octave. she will have to work very hard i she wants to pass. i'm going to have to do a lot of reading before i even start the assignment. by the way, i'm bill ellis. she meets bill. bill's a very passionate character. i think he wants to be a rock star. rebecca applies for a job at an after-school program. i'm here about the job. i spoke with you yesterday. mr. mendoza, alex's father recommended i come and see you... emma washington is the director of the after-school program. speaker: alex, ramon's son, and alex's best friend vincent... ms. casey, this is alex mendoza, this is vincent wang. they're best friends. they're practically glued together. vincent is a chinese boy. he is alex'

i see, ms. casey. well, we're interviewing a lot of people.d learn very fast. well, thank you anyway for coming in. ♪ we're going to rock that clock today ♪ ♪ we're going to rock that clock away ♪ ♪ time's going to come, time's going to go ♪ ♪ we're going to rock ♪ ♪ then we're going to rock some more ♪ ♪ hey! ♪ yeah? i'm here about the job you advertised in today's paper. here's my resume. i'll have references in a couple of days. so tell me about yourself. well, i have six years' experience in computer manufacturing. i have experience as a team leader. i'm organized. i'm a hard worker. well, secretarial is what i'm interested in. oh... i do some typing and light bookkeeping but i'm available only part-time. oh. what do you do the rest of the time? you're not, uh... married, are you? no. i'm starting college-- music school. your ad in the paper said the job was part-time. i just want to make sure that it's definitely part-time. part time, that's possible, yeah. and what exactly is the job? i'm looking for a personal secretary. mm-hmm, and wha

you still want to take guitar lsons with ms. casey? do you know "casey at the bat?" uh... the poem? ye ms. casey recited the poem for us today. "'cause mighty casey has struck out." she and mighty casey are baseball legends. ( chuckles ) ramón: there she is. wait here. i'll go ask her about the guitar lessons. alex: ms. casey knows uncle alberto? yes, they're... friends. oh well, i'll talk to her another time. come on, slugger-- i think i'll have some ice cream, too. thank you very much for the flowers. they're beautiful. you're welcome. so, are you free saturday? what's the surprise? there's a gallery opening i'd like to take you to. i would love to go, but i'm swamped with homework. i'll pick you up at 4:00 and have you home by 8:00. how's that? that sounds fine. this probably sounds strange to you, but... i've never been to a gallery opening before. what's it like? all you have to do is stand around, um... look at the art, schmooze a little, drink wine, eat tiny sandwiches. and it's usually good people-watching. well, what should i w