A group of friends deal with hurt feelings and envy when Kay finds out that Torie is dating her ex-boyfriend, Lance, which leads to Kay dating Brad to make Torie jealous.
Josh makes a promise to his dad to not drive friends with his newly-acquired driver's license, but when he takes his friends Phil and Susan to the dance, he endangers the bond of trust with his father.
The students realize they need to elect a new class president after Trace moves away, and when Cory and Brock enter the race, Jazz and Dru wonder if either of the candidates will make good leaders.
Lin and Chandra are competing for the best grade on their science papers, but as the due date draws near, Lin suspects foul play when her chief resource, a library book, suddenly disappears.
When football teams from opposing schools stay at the same hotel and are ordered to be polite and keep to themselves by the coach, Cole begins to wonder if Rick is up to no good, especially when Garrett, from Oak Hill High, goes missing.
Carl knows how important it is that he pass Mrs. Scott's history test, so he is baffled when the exam goes missing after he turns it in, and must work fast to prove someone else had a hand in its disappearance.
Competitiveness gets out of hand when Lin and Chandra go for the best grade in the class on their science papers, and Lin must seek the help of Willow to get her missing library book back in time to finish her paper.
