Mara Hitchball

Mara Jillian Hitchball is a student attending Thornton High School. She is very intelligent and is best friends with Elena Maxwell, though she's also growing closer to Bethany Holmes. A shy girl afraid to speak her mind, Mara is a frequent victim of bullying, and this is not subject to change after she joins the school's glee club. She depends on her intelligence to get her through, not believing that she has much talent. Mara is sweet and will do anything to help others.

Some notable achievements Mara has made at Thornton High include playing Tracy Turnblad in the school's production of Hairspray and winning a ballet dance competition during her junior year with the help of Brett Matthews.