by Rob Thomas

Each student at Robert E. Lee High School is required to perform 200 hours of community service in order to graduate. Their responses to the assignment are as varied as the organizations for which they volunteer: Jill Stephenson helps out at an adoptive services agency, where discretion is exposed at all costs. Tommy Parks directs a production of Robin Hood, featuring at-risk teens who would rather be hangin’ in any ‘hood than this one. Laura Tuttle volunteers at a convalescent hospital, where she finally gets to meet the boy of her dreams, who sustained head injuries in a motorcycle crash. In Doing Time, Rob Thomas displays his perfect pitch ear for the music of teen language, culture and sensibilities.