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Tomika "Songbird"  "Turkey Sub" is a student at Horace Green Prep School and is a member of the class that Dewey Finn starts teaching as a substitute teacher under the name of Ned Schneebly. She becomes the third singer and a choir member along with Alicia and Marta in Dewey's School of Rock band.

Personality[]

Tomika is shy, soft-spoken and insecure, especially about her weight. When Dewey was asking for singers, she didn't speak out at first. However, she's actually a very good singer, and when she asked Dewey if she could be a singer in the band, she impressed him enough that he swiftly gave her the role and even gave her a solo in their band song. Before the audition, she felt nervous about her physique and worried that people would laugh at her, but Dewey assured her that she was truly a rock star and everybody would love her. During the band's Battle of the Bands performance, she and her fellow choir members sang admirably, and the normally introverted Tomika came out of her shell amazed her parents at the concert.

History[]

Tomika is first seen when Dewey asks the class if any of the students have food because he's hungry. Tomika raises her hand and gives Dewey a subway sandwich, which earned her the nickname "Turkey Sub". When Dewey is assigning jobs for each kid, he gives Tomika the role of a roadie, as she wasn't able to play an instrument and didn't seem to have any special skills. However, she approaches him at the end of class and asks to be a singer instead. She's initially nervous and shy about singing in front of him, but after a bit of prompting, she sings very beautifully and he gives her a singing role. Later, at the auditions for Battle of the Bands, Tomika pulls Dewey aside and admits that she feels insecure about her weight and is afraid to be judged, feeling that she won't be able to perform. Dewey encourages her and she agrees to performing.

At the Battle of the Bands concert, Tomika is given a lead singing role, doing backing vocals and a solo. Her parents are impressed, and in the credits scene, she's seen at Dewey's after-school rock program, singing a riff that Dewey describes as "tasty".

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