| Troy Bolton and Gabriela Montez were forced to | | | | future is to focus on his basketball so he can land |
| sing a duet at a New Year's party in a ski resort | | | | a college scholarship. He fears the musical will take |
| and instantly clicked. They exchanged numbers | | | | Troy's focus off basketball. |
| thinking they were not going to see each other | | | | Meanwhile, Sharpay discovers Gabriela's high |
| again after the winter break. | | | | aptitude for Math and how she was the Math |
| As soon as Troy goes back to school he | | | | whiz in her former school. She submits Gabriela's |
| resumes his jock days as the team captain of | | | | credentials to the Math team in school without the |
| the East High basketball team Wildcats. Gabriela on | | | | knowledge of Gabriela. Gabriela is instantly |
| the other hand, finds herself the new girl at East | | | | recruited by the Math Decathlon team. |
| High when her mom gets transferred to a new | | | | Sharpay and Ryan try to make a point that jocks |
| job at Albuquerque, New Mexico. In school, | | | | should hang out with jocks, geniuses with |
| Gabriela and Troy once again cross paths. | | | | geniuses, etc. They are determined to keep Troy |
| Troy and Gabriela find themselves in a situation | | | | on the basketball team and Gabriela on the Math |
| where they have to listen to their hearts more | | | | Decathlon team so that they can play the lead |
| than to people's opinions about them. Troy and | | | | roles in the upcoming winter musicale. Sharpay |
| Gabriela end up auditioning for the school's musical | | | | together with Troy's and Gabriela's friends device |
| where they become up for the lead roles against | | | | a plan that will help her keep the two lead stars |
| brother and sister tandem Sharpay and Ryan | | | | off the musical. |
| Evans. | | | | Gabriela's feelings end up feeling hurt and she |
| Sharpay and Ryan Evans have been the stars of | | | | decides to give up trying out during the final |
| their school's musicals since they started going to | | | | audition. When Troy makes his peace with |
| East High and now they can't believe that the | | | | Gabriela and they decide to give the audition a |
| school jock has auditioned with the new girl for | | | | shot, Sharpay once again finds a way to move |
| the latest musical. They feel that people should | | | | the audition date to coincide with a basketball |
| stay with their cliques and remain committed to a | | | | game and the Math Decathlon. |
| single interest. Even Troy's basketball teammates | | | | Thinking the two stars won't show up for the |
| make a big deal out of Troy auditioning for the | | | | audition the teacher almost gives the lead roles to |
| role because in their minds, athletes do not spend | | | | Sharpay and Ryan but with the Math Decathlon |
| their days singing up on stage and trying to | | | | and the whole basketball team now behind |
| become an actor. To them, the whole idea of | | | | Gabriela and Troy, they are able to work out a |
| Troy auditioning for the school musical is just | | | | plan so that the two can still audition. Troy and |
| utterly preposterous. | | | | Gabriela audition at the last minute and completely |
| Even Troy's father is unsupportive of Troy's new | | | | blew away the audience that has come to watch |
| found interest in music and acting. To him, the | | | | them perform. |
| only way Troy can guarantee that he has a bright | | | | |