In the first series, six mini episodes of 5–7 minutes follow Lucy Lewis (Thomasin McKenzie), a teenage Hills High student who hates public speaking, in an awkward and embarrassing journey of self-discovery.

Lucy Lewis hates public speaking, but is voted class representative by well-meaning classmates who feel sorry for her because of her mild hip dysplasia, meaning she uses a crutch to walk.

After friend Ruby (Celia Macdonald) reveals that her family is struggling financially, and she discovers that Dave (Rāhiri Wharerau) is one of several students pretending to be Valley High Girls' students to get free breakfasts, she goes to principal Ms Parker to ask to start a free breakfast programme, but her request is declined.

After snooping around Ms Parker's (Miranda Harcourt) office she discovers the principal wants to increase "voluntary" fees by thousands of dollars to get rid of children from poorer families.

Lucy enters the competition, but at the presentation, she reads from the constitution, which the librarian (Kate Harcourt) helped her find, that "uniforms are henceforth forever banned at Hill High.

[5] The show was written and produced by Amanda Alison, and directed by Paul Yates,[6] and was filmed on location at Wellington High School.