When Clem fails a test, Shannon offers to be her tutor since she's already tutoring Merrick, an upperclassmen with a scandalous past. But when their new dynamic causes tension, it puts their entire friendship at risk.

When Clem tries to bring a little cheer to Attaway High ahead of holiday break, everyone is excited to participate, except Niall, who is determined to avoid Clem's holiday cheer. At Clem's holiday party, tensions boil over as jealousy causes a fight between friends, and someone gets kissed under the mistletoe.