Originally built in the mid-nineteenth century as a private school funded by several wealthy Salem and Boston benefactors, John Endecott Memorial gains its namesake from John Endecott the longest-serving governor of the colony of Massachusetts. While the school has a tradition of longevity, what it lacks definitively is a tradition of academic or athletic success. Featuring traditional colonial and New England architecture the school is largely one building with several annexed and added on wings expanded upon throughout the years. With the switch over to a public school, there has been an expansion of interest and enthusiasm in the donor and alumni base and this has seen a large number of renovations and additions to the school. This large amount of investment has seen little payoff and has had unexpected consequences in that a once-thriving Fine Arts department has seen a lot of its own funding diverted for the hope of raising the profile of the STEM fields which still remain struggling. The school's colors are royal blue with gold and white accents. Their mascot is the terriers and they are represented by both the costumed mascot Johnny the Boston and an actual Boston Terrier named Diamond.

There are two main choices for housing within Salem that fit within the John Endecott Memorial Academy catchment, the cheaper neighborhood of West Salem and the more upmarket Surban Housing located by the waterfront. However, while West Salem is generally cheaper there is not that much of a price difference between the two neighborhoods on average.

Salem, Massachusetts is a historical New England city that enjoys strong waves of tourism, mostly in the summer and in autumn and especially during the month of October. Settled and consistently inhabited by Europeans since 1626, Salem is one of the nation's most historically rich towns and many people make trips to take historical tours. The bulk of the tourism, however, centers around what Salem is most famous for: witchcraft, the occult, and all things spooky in relation to the infamous Salem Witch Trials.

The Salem Mall was built in 1977 and is beginning to show the signs of its age. In fact, with an interior that hasn't seen major renovations since the 1980s, it seems to only be a matter of time until it ends up in an urban exploration video. Until that time though the mall is still fully operational and is a frequent hangout of bored teens or those who are working in one of the shops that remain open.

The Salem Willows (or just 'the Willows') is a 35-acre oceanfront park named for the European white willow trees planted back in 1801 to form a shaded walkway. Originally the grounds of a smallpox hospital, the area was converted to a park in 1858 and serves as a summer destination for people all over Boston's North Shore. It also presents a quieter hangout alternative for locals who find the mall too noisy and crowded.

The Boston metro sprawl encompasses both the city and the numerous suburbs that it has absorbed over time. Residential areas, schools, business, and numerous parks and other recreational locations can be found here.

John Endecott Memorial Academy's homecoming, as well as events taking place immediately before and after, go here. Characters may be in one homecoming thread in addition to their regular pregame and memory threads at a time.

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V8 Pregame is on the way! As such this is the place where you can find friends, rivals, romantic partners, hobby groups and much more! You can start planning threads of your own in this forum to sort out any specific relationships you want for your characters, or you can cruise around others' threads looking for something that would work for your character. Please note that V8 Pregame is still in the future; this forum is merely to allow for more direct and focused planning now that class and location details have been revealed.