Voula lies to her father in order to go to the school dance. Stephanie, meanwhile, experiments with liquor, gets sick at the dance and has to leave her date behind.
Many of Ms. Avery's students think that she is a lesbian. Caitlin, insists that her teacher isn't gay. After dreaming that her classmates think that she is also gay, Caitlin begins to act self-conscious at school.
Thirteen-year-old Arthur plans to show his friends a pornographic video when his mother goes out on Friday night. Meanwhile, older sister Stephanie makes plans to sleep with Wheels that same night. Their mother catches on to their plans just in time.
When L.D.'s father goes into hospital, she is so terrified she cannot bring herself to visit him. Melanie, meanwhile, is afraid of the school snake which has disappeared from his cage.
Rick joins the environmental action committee to impress Caitlin. Meanwhile, Yick would rather make up a family history for a project than tell the class he is a boat person.
Wheels is surprised by a visit from his birth father and has to deal with his feelings about being adopted. Meanwhile, 14 year-old Spike, who is pregnant, asks Wheels how it feels to be adopted.
