this will be important later

[marycatelli]

Introduce him, introduce her, show off that -- 

She's too important a character to just fade into the woodwork.  Even if she is shy, the heroine will be determined that she has a good time at the school.  

And the other villain of the piece should make an appearance too, even if he can be downplayed later.

Foreshadowing, I suppose.  And there should be some day-to-day school stuff between the highlights