Although they are graduating, Gaby Fuller and her friends are shocked to learn that, due to budget cuts, the Greenview cheerleading squad will be disbanded, and they organize a protest to try and get the decision reversed.
When Lissa Marks injures herself trying a daredevil stunt she finds it frustrating sitting on the sidelines, but the real shock comes when she finds out she won't be allowed to compete in the regional tournament.
Even after six months shy Faith Higgins still feels like the new girl on the Greenview cheerleading squad, and the upcoming school dance is making her feel even more awkward.
Now that she is graduating from middle school, Brooke Perrino's parents would like her to attend a private school, but it may mean giving up cheerleading, and her friends are all going to Greenview High School.