Cruz ends up without a date to the dance and learns a valuable lesson after taking advantage of his friends, his coach, and some of the girls he had already dated.
Dru, a new student at Carter High, jumps to conclusions when she sees a boy she likes talking to another girl, and almost ruins her chances at being his friend.
Ben learns the importance of being responsible when his mom tires of rushing to his rescue with forgotten homework and textbooks and decides to let him get in trouble for his carelessness.