Upbeat and super-positive teen Marsh Merriwether learns a valuable lesson when his best friend is accused of bullying. Meanwhile, Cassandra gets ready for the "It Gets Better After High School" high school dance.

A personal picture of a classmate goes viral, thanks to Cassandra, and Marsh must rally the other guys in school to make the situation less embarrassing.

The pressure is on at High School USA when the gang prepares to take the SAT exam, so they resort to pill-popping measures. Meanwhile, Blackstein joins the school's gay club to beef up his extracurricular activities, but he must hide the fact that he is straight in order to stay in the club and get into college.