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Colored Sheila

Sheila Stapleton is a minor character in the Big Nate series.

In the early years, she was shown to be sweet, caring, and smart, yet sometimes criticizing other boys at P.S. 38. She is known in later years to be the "yes" woman, often being used as a bystander for the joke, similar to the role currently filled by Dee Dee Holloway. Shelia is Francis' girlfriend, though their relationship has not been shown for some time. She is also best friends with Jenny, as not only the fact that they are both on the cheer-leading squad, Sheila has comforted Jenny during many of her breakups throughout her life. Her recent appearance show her as a background character. One of her most recent appearances was when she asked Francis to the Sadie Hawkins Dance in 2011. She is also seen going on a double date with Francis, along with Teddy and Paige. It was mentioned once that she takes after-school dance lessons on Wednesdays. Her appearances have been significantly lower in recent years compared to the 90's and 2000's. She has only been mentioned twice and has appeared 3 times since 2012.

Biography[]

When she was four years old, she attended Honey Hive Academy with Nate and Breckenridge Puffington III, or Bobby. She went to P.S. 38 in middle school. At one point, she came into a romantic relationship with Francis Pope. She also, once ran for sixth grade treasurer against Nate Wright. She has also ran for president against Francis and Nate and winning..

Sheila

Relationships[]

Francis Pope[]

Sheila Stapleton is Francis' girlfriend. Their relationship seemed to last throughout most of the school year, though it is possible they met in elementary school. Their relationship is such that Francis calls Sheila “rudie", and Sheila calls Francis "cubby." Sheila is also willing to respect Francis' friends, namely Nate Wright, even though Nate thinks their relationship is annoying to him. According to him, Francis is not himself around Sheila. Sheila believes that Francis is more sensitive and sweet than the other boys, claiming to be more like a girl than a boy. Francis proceeds to say that her statement hit a little close to home as he just isn't very "macho" (though Sheila wasn't surprised by this statement), and Francis claims to hide it very well. Sheila is not seen much in the comic strip anymore, and may have split up with Francis at some point.

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Nate Wright[]

Sheila respects Francis' best friend, Nate Wright, as a person and a friend, despite Nate thinking negatively of her relationship with Francis. Sheila often criticizes Nate for his behavior. At one point, they competed to become the school treasurer. Nate Wright seems to try to use Francis and Sheila to match up Jenny with Nate, but it has never worked. Nate once wanted Sheila to do a cheer for a chess meet.

Jenny Jenkins[]

Jenny and Sheila are best friends and are both on the cheerleading squad. They appear to be close, often looking out for one another and talking to each other.

Physical Appearance[]

Sheila has a round head with black hair tied into a ponytail. She wears a peach-colored plaid with pants that have a yellow-peach-colored type pattern. She also wears earrings with black shoes.

Trivia[]

  • She is an excellent artist, she once made a enormous and beautiful vase. It is possible that it ended up in Mr. Rosa's art cabinet.
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    Sheila and her vase.

Behind the Scenes[]

  • While introducing a new girl to her school, she claimed that she personally knew every sixth-grader in her school.
  • She and Jenny also revealed to Teddy and Nate that the girls in the 6th grade had a ranking system for the boys.
  • She helped with Teddy declare a "bloodless coup" to Nate.
  • She is one of the first black characters to be in the strip.
  • Since Jenny does horse riding, she probably rides horses too.
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