History VideoGame / SurvivingHighSchool

* MinorWithFakeID: The W.H.A.L.E volunteers use fake IDs to get into the 18 and over club.

* SharedUniverse: It shares its universe with Cause of Death, High School Story, and Choices.

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: During Ben's Halloween party, Ryan tells Colt, Ben, and Denni that Taylor has the necklace that Ben bought for his "mom."[[note]]later revealed to be for Denni.[[/note]] Jessica informs them that Taylor is in the locker room and we see Denni walk in on her and Brendan kissing. This later becomes important when you realize that the video that leaked of Taylor and Brendan was from that same night in the locker room, meaning that Jessica was the one responsible for filming them.]]

* ChekhovsClassroom: During College Relationtrip, we see Wilson High under strict watch. Two seasons later, Wilson High is revealed to have been taken over by Principal Dyre and [[spoiler:Centerscore High is next.]]

** In ''Nice Girl Unleashed'' [[spoiler: Ben and Denni finally find out that Jessica broke them up so that she could make Ben her boyfriend solely for him to become the president, and the whole student body learns that she used Zoe to overthrow Taylor as head cheerleader, finally marking the end of Jessica’s reign as AlphaBitch at Twin Branches.]]

* Paintball Episode: ''The Spartan Games Part 1, 2, and 3''

!!!Unsorted Tropes:
* InstantFanclub: Nate and Colt both became the subject of the cheerleading squad's affections when they first arrived.
** JerkassWoobie[=/=]JerkJustifications: It turns out that [[spoiler:his brother died years ago, leaving him angry and unstable.]]
** [[spoiler:DefrostingIceQueen[=/=]HeelFaceTurn: By the end of the game, if you play your cards right, Adam will realise how mean he's been and decide that it's about time he [[HeartwarmingMoments made his brother proud]].]]
* MarySue: Though she was called one in The New Girl as well, Zoe becomes a very obvious one by A New Start when she is no longer naive and shy. This was pointed out by the fans and Zoe even imagines Owen calling her a Mary Sue in-game.
* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Howard and Hector, and, to an extent, Ben and Spencer.
* {{Recast}}: Okay, Surviving High School isn't a show. But if it was a show rather than game, then for the characters who have undergone an appearance transformation would might as well be given a new actor given how drastic some of the changes (Sara, Ben, Howard, etc.) are.
* SafetyInIndifference: Sam, as a result of her relationship with Colt and again with Nick.

* FreudianTrio: Howard, Hector, and Brendan (although their roles tend to change based off of whose point of view you're playing from.)

* IdenticalGrandson: In ''Making Some Dough'', it's revealed that Andy's grandfather is [[spoiler:"The Boss", an AffablyEvil mafia lord who takes pity on Kim and even [[PetTheDog compliments her grandmother]], and the two of them look similar, eyepatch and all.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Most of the students at Wilson High. In Centerscore, we have Nate. In the big world, Hawk Gunner.
** Adam in ''Football Star'' is certainly one, and an abusive bully at that.
** JerkassHasAPoint: However, he ''did'' warn you that [[spoiler:Beth would break up with you]], even though it was under different circumstances to what he implied.

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Colt and Kenji. Taylor became one after losing her popularity.
* JerkJock: Zach, Adam, Bryce, Spencer, etc.

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Sam and Nick.
* MissingMom: It's revealed in ''The Concert'' that Dinah's mother died in a tragic car accident when she was young.
** GoodParents: However, her father, who she now lives with, appears to be very [[OpenMindedParent supportive of her choices]] to become a {{Goth}}, as she mentions that he told her to just be herself.
* {{Nerd}}: Basically anyone who plays Ogres & Elves.
* NerdGlasses: Nearly all of the nerds with the exception of Taylor and Ashley (who weren’t nerds before) and Ben (who would become popular).

* ParentalNeglect: Ben's father is too involved with his work to care about Ben to the point that he can't even celebrate his son's birthday until ''three weeks later''.

* RichBitch: Any of the Monarch Prep girls, bar Penelope.
** And even then, Penelope can come off as InnocentlyInsensitive.

* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Andrew, Brendan, Dexter, Kat, Angie, etc.
* SourOutsideSadInside: After being cheated on twice, Sam's hard exterior largely made up of just anger and rudeness to hide all the hurt she has in the inside.
* SpoiledBrat: A majority of the students at Spartan Academy and Monarch Prep but none more so than Tom.
* SubmissiveBadass: Zoe is a total pushover, would rather kill them with kindness, and lacks leadership skills yet she helps Jessica and Amanda stay in the spartan games almost the entire time and [[spoiler: exposes Jessica to the whole school.]]
* TomBoy: Zoe was initially one in the beginning. She quickly grew out of it.
** Sam somewhat became this.
** Kim also fits this trope.
* UpperClassTwit: Chad, Tom, Caroline. Averted with Preston.

* TheIngenue: Though ''Surviving High School'' entirely shies away from the concept of sex, due to its tween-rating, Zoe is an example of this trope, mostly when not in her perspective, but this goes away in A New Start.
* InsecureLoveInterest: Denni starts to think that Ben is interested in other girls and becomes jealous.

* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Subverted with Ben. Ben wanted to grow up to be like his father [[spoiler: until he realized that his dad’s behavior ruined his own marriage.]]
* LovableRogue: Wes has shades of this, at least for the fanbase.

* RomanticRunnerUp: Matteo is rejected Zoe twice in favor of Howard.
** Colt becomes this when Denni chooses Ben over Colt during Halloween. He eventually starts dating Denni after her and Ben break up.
* RoyalBlood: Percy was the prince of some fictional European country.

* ServileSnarker: Jeeves to Tom.

* StudentCouncilPresident: There was Scott, Justin, and Taylor. Scott was initially an unpopular candidate but won people over with his best party ever. Justin ran after Scott resigned and ended up winning. After a rather messy election, Taylor became the next president.

* AscendedExtra: Denni made few appearances until Trapped In The Classroom where she became a main character.
** Sara hadn’t had a storyline since her small arc in homecoming and was largely forgotten until class elections when she decided that she would run.
** Emily in A New Start reboot.
** Jessica in Cheerevolution, Part 1 where she’s also revealed to be [[spoiler: the plot antagonist.]]
* BetaBitch: Taylor to Paula, Nicole (somewhat) to Jessica, Lindsay to Dominique, Prissy and Penelope to Paige (and later Jessica), Candace to Veronica.
* BigBad: While Alexei fills out this role in earlier episodes, it's more likely to be filled by Tom Prince, especially in ''Flex Games'', ''Tom Prince's Carol'', [[spoiler:''The Crosstown Races'']] and [[spoiler: ''Andy Canneloni, P.I.'']]
** BiggerBad: Tom's father, Silas Prince, until "The Prince Plot", where he becomes the BigBad, and Tom is DemotedToDragon.
** Jessica is this for the latter half of ''The New Girl''.
** Nate fills this role for ''A New Start''.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Kesslers & the Princes.
* BreakoutCharacter: Paige made a few brief appearances throughout the series but became highly popular amongst fans and became a main character after the A New Start reboot.
** Amanda was also a popular character and soon became a regular character for the Classics.
** Erik is also an example of this.
* TheBully: Travis and Ryan.
** Spencer [[spoiler: until he reformed himself.]]
* CheerfulChild: Although all the kids in the game arguably have this, Elmo would be a prime example, although his appearances are infrequent.
* TheCheerleader: Jessica, Taylor, Paula, Amanda…
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Almost all of the kids that appear in the game. Averted with Kay and Kel.
* ClassClown: Jacob.
* CoolOldLady: Mrs. Rose, who Kim even described as her best friend.
* FanPreferredCouple: Subverted. While it is suggested that Spencer and Allison are meant to end up together given Nate's initial role as antagonist, when the writers noticed the fanbased for Nate and Allison, they gave them the option to choose who Allison ends up with in the series finale.
* FirstGirlWins: In a pre-teen drama with so many love triangles, examples of this are frequently seen:
** Averted with Zoe, Howard and Linda. Linda was Howard's first love, but he chooses Zoe in the end.
** Inverted and played straight with Zoe, Howard and Matteo, Zoe choosing, Howard, her first love in the end. Both times.
* ForeignExchangeStudent: Jean Paul from France.
** Astrid is from Norway.
** Matteo was Italian foreign exchange student in France [[spoiler: that later moved to Centerscore.]]
* FratBro: Hector, to an age-appropriate degree. He just wants to party and makeout with girls.

* FullNameBasis: Tom is frequently referred to by his full name Tom Prince.
* GiveGeeksAChance: Brendan ends up dating [[spoiler:Taylor.]]
* GoodGirlGoneBad: Sam experiences something like this after she first starts dating Colt. She eventually reverts back to her old self after they're break up.
* {{Goth}}: Raven in ''Football Star'' and Dinah in the main series.
* GrannyClassic: Grandma Betty.
* GreaseMonkey: Kenji and Meghan.
* TheIdealist: Zoe tends to see the best people and that things will always work out the way that they should.

* DowntimeDowngrade: Owen and Paige in the time between ''A New Start'' and ''Troublemakers''.

* AlphaBitch: Mostly cheerleaders, including Paula, Taylor (before losing popularity and becoming a nerd), Jessica, Lindsay, minus Paige (before meeting Owen)... who tries to disband the cheerleading team! Same thing.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Keith gets manicures, is a cheerleader, likes musicals and wears designer jeans, but he supposedly has a girlfriend, Chelsea, who has never appeared because [[GirlfriendInCanada she lives in Canada]].

* DeanBitterman: Principal Dyre.
* DelinquentHair: Spike’s green hair.
* DoesNotLikeMen: Jane could be interpreted as a man-hater, or just a critical, perhaps radical, feminist.
* DumbJock: Spencer, Chad, Zach, etc.
* DumbMuscle: Zach, Spencer and Colt to name a few.
** Adam arguably could be considered one, given that he was one of the strongest members on the football team who was also failing math, although it could be his role as a bully that made him seem stupid. Likewise, he's portrayed as a more thoughtful guy when he starts writing poetry.
* {{Fangirl}}: Kimi.

* {{Flanderization}}: The weekly episode completely revert Taylor's CharacterDevelopment in "Football Star", turning her from a NiceGirl planning to rebel against Paula with the occasional tendency to be a bit silver tongued to a complete AlphaBitch. Slowly she begins to progress to the former again, but it takes some time.
** Not necessarily a bad thing as Zoe goes from a sweet and perfect girl who acts innocently to a naive ExtremeDoormat. She reverts back to her old self in the A New Start reboot.

* GenkiGirl: Kimi. Oh. So. Much.
* GirlNextDoor: Linda. Literally. She was Howard's next door neighbor.

* Kidanova: Colt, Hector and Cameron.

* PopularIsDumb: Played straight with Amanda and Zach.
** Played with Jessica and Taylor who are both notorious schemers but can occasionally be a bit ditzy.
** Averted with Ben who remains as a straight A student.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Jessica after ''Nice Girl Unleashed''.]]

* RedOniBlueOni: ''Many'' examples of this trope.
** Sam is fierce, temperamental, and hostile while Nick is much more calmer, level headed, and rational.
** Hector and Howard tend to switch between this based on who’s perspective you’re playing from.
*** Same goes for Hector and Brendan.
** Taylor and Paula when Taylor was the BetaBitch to Paula’s AlphaBitch. Taylor was significantly more rational, and tolerant compared to Paula who was openly hostile and intolerant.
** Sam and Zoe take turns between being red and blue. Zoe occasionally gets too overwhelmed with enthusiasm or is overcame with emotion and Sam is the one that puts her in check or Sam starts to lose her temper and Zoe is the one that has to try and calm her down.
*** Taylor and Zoe have developed this same dynamic.
** Ben is usually much more level headed compared to Spencer who is very aggressive although there have been times where Spencer acts as the more rational one to Ben when he is overly enthusiastic/emotional about something.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Taylor started off as the kinder, more level headed counterpart to then [[AlphaBitch alpha bitch]] Paula but as she became more popular, she gradually became meaner and more selfish.
** Jessica was just a fun loving and promiscuous party girl [[spoiler: until The New Girl season 8 where she dethrones Taylor using Zoe and shows her manipulative, power hungry, and vicious side.]]

** She has a similar reaction after seeing [[a picture of Nick and Sara about to kiss.]]

* AsianAirhead: Kimi, to an extent. She is more focused on fashion and popularity than education and occasionally has her Asian Airhead moments, but is conscious and insecure about the talents, relationships, aspirations and physicality she possesses—or the lack thereof.

* GoodIsNotNice: Sam practically embodies this in her homecoming speech.

* HasAType: Zoe definitely has a thing for football players given her attraction to Howard, Matteo, Nate, and Owen.
* HiddenDepths: When playing as Amanda, you'll often find that she IS smarter than she makes herself out to be.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Zoe and Howard met in high school, and in the series finale get engaged-to-be-married, making them each other's high school sweetheart... should they stay together. They ''are'' only 19.
* {{Hipster}}: Denni is even nicknamed “Tiny Hipster”.
** Nick qualifies as this as well.
* IceQueen: Jessica, in every way.

* {{Keet}}: Erik.

* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: Zoe is the light to Taylor’s dark.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sam is rarely referred to by her full name, Samantha.

* PreppyName: Tom Prince.

* RavenHairIvorySkin: Nick has jet black hair, pale skin, and was nicknamed “Hottie McEmo”.
* ReallyGetsAround: Jessica is the worst example as she was dating three guys at the same time at one point.

* ScholarshipStudent: Sam during her time at Monarch Prep.
* SchoolIdol: Zoe.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Ben and Spencer.

* ShrinkingViolet: Autumn.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Raven's appearance in ''Fair Catch'' eventually helps [[spoiler:Brendan work up the courage to ask out Dinah.]]

* SunnySunflowerDisposition: Amanda throughout her entire duration and Zoe, during The New Girl, to which she was nicknamed ‘Captain Optimistic.’
* SupremeChef: Zoe, her specialty being cupcakes.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Howard, Hector, Colt, And Nick fit this description.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Colt is tall, has dark hair, handsome, and ''very'' snarky.
* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Howard is a cheesy hopeless romantic who likes pulling off big romantic gestures.

* TomboyishName: Sam’s name is abbreviated for Samantha.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Zoe and cupcakes.
** Sam with her meat lovers pizza.
* TroubledButCute: Colt.
* {{Tsundere}}: Paige and Owen. Big-time.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Almost all of the antagonists--Jessica, Nate, Maria, Paul--because they're all popular.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: By the end of the year, just about everyone is sick of Jessica.
* TheAce: Zoe becomes this during the latter half of The New Girl.
** Nate also earns this reputation during A New Start.
* {{Adorkable}}: Brendan.
* AffectionateNickname: Colt’s calls Denni “Princess” and “Tiny Hipster” and would call Sam “Sammy”.
** Spencer calls Sam “Samface.”
** Jessica assigns the cheerleaders to start giving Ben nicknames to get his attention with such names including “Blue eyes” “Benny” and “Haircut”.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Hannah, Sam, and Paige were largely attracted to Colt for his bad boy persona.
* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: Most of the jocks and nerds at Twin Branches are attracted to the cheerleaders.
* AlliterativeName: Brendan Berg, Amanda Applebee, Alison Applebee, Erik Ericson, etc.

* AlwaysSecondBest: Sam felt like she was this to Zoe.
* BarbaricBully: Travis to the full extent.
** Same goes for Sam and Colt when they’re reunited at Centerscore.

* BigManOnCampus: Cameron Clark in Troublemakers.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Jessica in the latter half of The New Girl.
** Nate in A New Start and initially in Troublemakers, however, when the writers noticed that fans liked him as a potential love interest for Allison, they let his darker side gradually fade and even gave players the option to choose him as Allison's boyfriend in the series finale.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Between the first cheerleading trio: Taylor (Blonde) Paula (Brunette) and Amanda (Redhead).
* BloodKnight: Spencer who wanted to make Fist Club, a club solely based on fighting.
* BookDumb: Colt isn’t necessarily the brightest but he definitely has his street smarts.
** Taylor is quite vapid but she is shown to have a cunning mind.
** Jessica can be a bit dimwitted but she sure is a clever schemer.
* BrainlessBeauty: Amanda.

* BrilliantButLazy: There are times where Colt proves to actually be a competent student when he tries.
* BrutallyHonest: Sam to the point that this becomes her main stance during homecoming.

* BumblingSidekick: Erik in just about any situation.
* TheCharmer: Matteo, Colt, Nate, and Cameron were all pretty lucky with women.

* ChickMagnet: Nate, Colt, Cameron, Matteo, Hector, and Ben after his third transformation all attract a decent amount of girls.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Sure, Brendan spends a lot of time with Dinah, but the way Kat responds to this is ''way'' over the line. In case there was any debate, in ''Spud the Stud'', she's actually looking into ''fitting him with a tracking device''.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Astrid tends to speak and act in a bizarre manner.
* ConflictKiller: By the start of season seven of The New Girl, in Zoe's perspective, Taylor is seemingly the antagonist after she loses to Zoe at Homecoming, yet still has her position as head cheerleader. So where it seems that Taylor was ready to make cheerleading practice hell (which she did for a while), Jessica is suddenly introduced as the plot antagonist after overthrowing Taylor from the position and having Zoe take the blame for how she did it.
* CoolBigSis:
** Taylor to Elmo
** Raven to Denni.
** Sara to Emily.
** Amanda to Allison, though to a smaller degree.
* CommutingOnABus: Jessica makes a return in A New Start while at Monarch Prep and appears once more when Zoe enrolls at Kingston and then again in the finale.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Nate, in both instances with Zoe and Allison, although he loses this trait towards the end of Troublemakers.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sam, Colt, and Denni are notable examples.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Paige eventually warms up when she starts dating Owen.
** Taylor does so as well by the time she and Brendan start dating.

** Denni sports purple streaks in her hair.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Sam and Nick’s nicknames for each other... “Hot Sammy Snowflake" and "Sweet Emo Cakes.”
* ExtracurricularEnthusiast: Denni is on the school debate team, newspaper, and her environmental activism club W.H.A.L.E.
* ExtremeDoormat: One of Zoe's most prominent features. It goes away by the time of A New Start.
* FaceHeelTurn: Taylor starts off as the more sympathetic BetaBitch to Paula but eventually turns into an AlphaBitch. She comes around again though.
** Jessica was just another cheerleader until season eight of the new girl where she manipulates Zoe into overthrowing so that she could be the captain and then breaks up Ben and Dennis for the sole purpose of making Ben the future class president.
* FallenPrincess: Taylor becomes this when she quits the cheerleading squad after she is impeached as the head cheerleader for her relationship with Brendan.
** Paige after she loses her fortune.

* ManipulativeBastard: From manipulating Linda to Justin to Zoe to Ben, it’s Jessica. A close second would be Nate.

* NoodleIncident: Literally. Kay and Kel have been banned from the Soup Shack ever since "the Noodle Incident".

* WittyBanter: Colt and Denni tend to engage in this.

* SlobsVsSnobs: The cheerleaders versus the rebels.

* Blackmail: [[spoiler: Justin blackmailed Angie into breaking up with Scott.]]

* Comical Overreacting: The Spartan Games is ''filled'' with moments like these.

* WhenItRainsItPours: There were very few points in the series where it had actually rained but the most prominent example would be the storm in The Storm Part 1 & 2.

** Jessica in Cheerevolution Part 1 where she’s also revealed to be [[spoiler: the plot antagonist.]]

The original weekly series, and comprising the original Seasons One and Two, these episodes took place after ''Football Star'' and followed the everyday lives of several students at Centerscore High.

The third and longest era, spanning twelve seasons, and taking place right after the Classics. This set also becomes the first era to include arc-based storylines and triggers a major reboot.

* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler: Colt and Denni's kiss in ''A Spartan Love Story Part 2.'']]

** ''Secret Santa Part 1'', shows Howard, Hector, Brendan, Spencer, and Ben trying to find each of their picks the perfect gift with ''Secret Santa Part 2'' revealing the fallout.

* HalloweenEpisode: ''Halloween: In Colt Blood'' follows Colt during a zombie apocalypse while ''Halloween: The Second Kiss, Part 1'' and ''Halloween: The Second Kiss Part 2'' center around a masquerade themed Halloween party at Ben's house.

* VillainProtagonist: ''Cheerevolution Part 2'', ''Thanksgiving Surprise'', and ''Secret Santa Part 2'' all center around Jessica's plot to steal Ben away from Denni.

** ''A Spartan Love Story Part 2'' [[spoiler: closes down Spartan Academy for good, transfers 300 spartan students to Centerscore High and finally brings Colt and Denni together after 5 seasons of [[ShipTease ship teasing]].]]
** ''The Storm Part 2'' reveals [[spoiler: the death of Sara,]] marking a major turning point in the games story and launching a reboot.

The fourth era and the games first official reboot. A New Start takes place over a course of seven seasons and features new additions to character appearances, the game's icon, music, and a shift in focus from a multitude of characters to a smaller amount.

The fifth and final series of Surviving High School, lasting only four seasons before being cancelled. The era features six core characters and includes the series finale.

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* BettyAndVeronica: Hector (Betty), Amanda (Archie), and Zach (Veronica), Howard (Archie), Linda (Veronica), and Zoe (Betty)...

* VillainProtagonist:
** In ''Spud the Stud'', the main aim is basically to help Spud destroy Brendan's relationship with Kat.
** More clear-cut is playing as BigBad Tom Prince in ''Tom Prince's Carol''.
** ''Cheerevolution Part 2'', ''Thanksgiving Surprise'', and ''Secret Santa Part 2'' all center around Jessica's plot to steal Ben away from Denni.

* VirtualPaperDoll: John Johnson has 5 alternative faces to choose from.
* VoteEarlyVoteOften:
** Taylor stuffs the Homecoming nominations ballot box with her name and those of unpopular girls so that she would have a better chance of being nominated and winning Homecoming Queen.
** Jessica [[spoiler: rigs the election in Ben's favor.]]
* WhamEpisode: In ''Nice Girl Unleashed'' [[spoiler: Ben and Denni finally find out that Jessica broke them up so that she could make Ben her boyfriend solely for him to become the president, and the whole student body learns that she used Zoe to overthrow Taylor as head cheerleader, finally marking the end of Jessica’s reign as AlphaBitch at Twin Branches.]]
** ''A Spartan Love Story Part 2'' [[spoiler: closes down Spartan Academy for good, transfers 300 spartan students to Centerscore High and finally brings Colt and Denni together after 5 seasons of [[ShipTease ship teasing]].]]
** ''The Storm Part 2'' reveals [[spoiler: the death of Sara,]] marking a major turning point in the games story and launching a reboot.
* WhamLine:
** From ''Secret Ingredient'':
-->'''Kim''': [[spoiler:I miss you already, Ms. Rose.]]
** From "Andy Cannelloni, P.I.":
-->'''Andy''': Your boyfriend...\\
'''Paula''': [[spoiler:Tom Prince]].
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Penelope disapproves of Sam and Colt's relationship, due to Colt's bad-boy nature.
** Zoe is shocked to learn that Owen likes Paige because of Paige's rudeness towards the both of them.
** Paige's mother and stepfather don't understand how Paige could ever love a poor guy.
** Inverted in Zoe's case with Nate, the hot, rich and sweet transfer from Spartan Academy, who had obviously gained a lot of female attention as a result. He had a huge crush on her, but Zoe never seemed to be as interested in him as he was with her, prompting the question from many of her friends: ''What DOESN'T she see in him?''
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Rachel was a member of the cheerleading squad in The New Girl mega pack before disappearing for the remainder of the series.
* WhenItRainsItPours: There were very few points in the series where it had actually rained but the most prominent example would be the storm in The Storm Part 1 & 2.
* WildTeenParty:
** Hector’s prom after party.
** Ben’s halloween party gets out of hand quickly.
* XMustNotWin: Sam has no interest in becoming a Homecoming Princess until she learns that Denni would be next in line.
* YouGoGirl: Along with finding out that the winner gets a crown, Sam enters the Spartan Games when Chad suggests that girls are too weak for the competition and plans to prove that a girl can win too.
* YourMom: Chad is the victim of a number of your mom jokes, most of which he doesn’t understand.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Now that she has become head cheerleader, Jessica's dream to rule to school is achieved... for only one day. Justin, the president, broke up with her, causing her to have to look for a new boyfriend to make into the next president.
* ZanyScheme: Taylor’s plan to be nominated as a homecoming princess and win queen is about as convoluted as it gets.

[[folder:''Football Star'']]

[[folder:''Classics'']]

[[folder: ''The New Girl'']]

* RomanceEnsues: Between Colt and Sam during detention.

[[folder: ''A New Start'']]

** When John first arrives at Twin Branches, he is greeted by a friendly cheerleader, Beth. John is subsequently countered by a jealous love interest of Beth's, Adam, who John gets into a fight with. Following their fight, John is greeted by Howard DeGeest, who turns out to be his best friend throughout ''Football Star''. This same exact storyline repeats in the A New Start reboot, with Owen being John, Zoe being Beth, Nate being Adam and Ben being Howard.

[[folder: ''Troublemakers'']]