full name: jesse isaac st. james age: 20 grade: n/a gender identity: cismale pronouns: he + him sexual & romantic orientation: pansexual panromantic family members of importance: jacob st. james - father, amelia st. james - mother, jeremiah st. james - uncle, lima resident, jaiden st. james - brother, jessica st. james - sister clubs/teams: vocal adrenaline - coach + choreographer positive traits: talented, impulsive, supportive, persuasive, decisive negative traits: intense, tactless, over dramatic, ambitious, dismissive
biography
Growing up Jesse always knew that he was destined for far greater things than Ohio could provide. Growing up Jesse was both the youngest and the favorite of the St. James children. In school Jesse was never as interested in the more academic subjects like math and English as he was with music. Math and English required more work than he was usually prepared to do, resulting in less than stellar grades. A fact that both of his parents were never quite okay with, doing all that they could to get Jesse to work harder, usually to no avail.
Then in middle school Jesse’s English teacher suggested that he try out for the school play, and despite having some reservations about it he decided to audition for it; fully expecting not to get cast. Then against all odds he was and Jesse was pretty much instantly pulled out of his shell. He’d finally found that thing that he was actually good at, aside from music class. Jesse’s parents used this new found passion to their advantage, warning Jesse that if his grades dipped below a B average they wouldn’t let him continue with the acting. While it didn’t make Jesse any more interested in the academic side of school it did force him to pay attention and work harder.
In high school Jesse gained more confidence as he continued to come out of his shell due to his passion for drama. As his senior year rolled around he’d developed something of an ego when it came to the performing arts. Academically speaking he was actually doing better. he was by no means at the top of his class, but he wasn’t struggling as badly as he had been previously. While he would have hated to admit it he was actually enjoying classes that weren’t drama. In the spring semester of his senior year Jesse received his acceptance letter to UCLA [ it’s in Los Angeles…].
UCLA was a was, and he managed to flunk out in record time, something that his parents weren’t thrilled about but Jesse was relatively unbothered by as being an actor didn’t require a four year degree. That said, flunking out of UCLA and having been rejected from NYADA years previous put a bigger dent in his ego than he would have ever admitting, forcing him to turn to his alma mater, Carmel High to take over direction of Vocal Adrenaline while he rebuilds his plan for the future. The fact that it paid enough for him to move out of his parents house was a nice added bonus