When new competition shows up to the tryout, Gina tries to shake off some old habits.īig Red and Ashlyn celebrate their first Valentine's Day together, amidst drama. Kourtney, Carlos and Big Red decide to join their friends and audition for on stage roles in " Beauty and the Beast," while Nini experiences FOMO from afar. After hiding the news about her acceptance into the performing arts school from Ricky, Nini suddenly reveals to him at the party that she will be moving to Denver. Ricky struggles with the news that his father will be downsizing to a smaller home.
During a New Year's Eve party at Ashlyn's house, she announces the choice for the spring musical and reveals that she has entered the group into the competiton. Intimidated, Miss Jenn decides to shift East High's production to Beauty and the Beast to compete against her rival. She encounters her high school boyfriend and former stage rival Zack, who has returned to rival school North High to lead the school's drama department in their production of The Little Mermaid, in the hope of winning the Alan Menken Award for high school theater productions. Miss Jenn oversees the reconstruction of the school theater's stage while planning for their next production High School Musical 2. The East High theater students celebrate the beginning of the holiday break with a performance of " Something in the Air".