We can't believe the time has come... The final chapter for the entire High School Story series is out! As we get ready to bid adieu to Berry High, let's meet the team that brought us there:

Brianna: I'm a writer on High School Story and I took over as Book Lead starting from Book 2 of Class Act!

Emily: I was a writer from the end of HSS: Class Act Book 1 through the beginning of HSS: CA Book 3.

Rachel Z: I have been a writer on High School Story since Book 2.

Rachel S: I was one of the original writers on High School Story on Books 1-3. I also used to write on the OG High School Story for a bit.

Max: I served as a mentor on the very first book of High School Story and helped with brainstorming for several of the other books.

Stella: I am an art producer who worked on the earlier part of the series.

Elyssa: I’m also an art producer on High School Story, starting with Class Act! I work with the artists and the writing team to help create the amazing artwork needed to tell the story of HSS.

Josephine: I’m on the QA team! I started on Book 3 of the original trilogy.

Daniel C: I've been the technical producer on all of Class Act!

It's been one heck of a journey! How does it feel to say goodbye?

Brianna: Surreal. HSS was the very first thing I worked on when I started at Pixelberry, so it has a special place in my heart.

Max: It feels like a real graduation. Bittersweet that it's ending, but also a nostalgic time -- an opportunity to look back and reflect on the last six books and the awesome story various writers have told.

Rachel Z: I'm sad to say goodbye to the kids I love, but I believe the characters' stories reached a natural ending. They've fulfilled their major high school goals of romance and success, and each of them have a bright future ahead.

Elyssa: HSS has been such a solid fixture in the choices lineup since I began at Pixelberry (just before the very first HSS book launched!). It will be weird to see a book lineup that doesn’t include a new HSS book somewhere.

Rachel S: I can't believe it's over! I still remember the struggle of getting all 15 chapters ready for the day of launch almost three years ago. It's bittersweet to say goodbye to characters new and old... but it's also fun to imagine what happens next.

From brainstorms to art to launch, what are your most memorable moments as part of the HSS team?

Max: When we launched Book 1 of HSS, the whole thing launched on the same day! We aren't really used to crunch at our studio, but getting sixteen episodes, with some of the most branching stories we've ever told ready all at once was probably the closest we've ever come.

Stella: Personally, I think the character art creation process during Book 1 was most memorable - we had so many artists, with different styles, work to create a cast that all came together.

Emily: My favorite memory is when our very own Goth Queen, Rachel Z., dressed up at the HSS: CA Goth Queen Skye for Halloween. It was perfection!

Daniel C: The High School Story team has been writing together for a long time during this series, so seeing the writers grow and express themselves in these characters and stories was super rewarding to see.

Elyssa: I loved brainstorming outfits. It felt like going back-to-school shopping for my precious children every time a new book started.

What was the most challenging part of creating High School Story?

Brianna: Balancing the large cast of characters, especially between the original cast and Class Act cast. I wanted to make sure everyone had their time in the spotlight.

Max: HSS is a series that is constantly reinventing itself. Book 1 started as a spinoff of the original mobile game and thus had to serve out existing fans while appealing to new ones. Then, when we started Class Act, we had to do the same thing all over again!

Emily: It’s funny, but it was coming up with all the dates and activities. Not only was I a teenager 15 years ago, but I didn’t date at all in high school — so I had no idea what teens would find fun!

On the flip side... what was the most rewarding?

Brianna: Having a strained relationship with my own parents, the scenes with Skye’s parents were emotional and a little cathartic for me to write. It was gratifying getting to tell her story and see the love she got from fans.

Emily: I’m really proud of the work the team did in handling Ajay’s divorce storyline. My own parents got divorced just before I went to high school and it was rough. The team handled the situation with care and it honestly felt very realistic to me as someone who’d gone through that. I hope it helped anyone going through something similar.

Elyssa: When fans could see themselves represented in the huge, diverse cast of HSS, it was always very rewarding!

Rachel S: The fan art! When HSS Book 1 dropped 2 and a half years ago, I remember freaking out when I found my first piece of fan art. We had put blood, sweat, and tears into making this book go off without a hitch. I was happy to see people liked it.