High School Musical - The Movie Plot

Troy Bolton and Gabriela Montez were forced tofuture is to focus on his basketball so he can land
sing a duet at a New Year's party in a ski resorta college scholarship. He fears the musical will take
and instantly clicked. They exchanged numbersTroy's focus off basketball.
thinking they were not going to see each otherMeanwhile, 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 hewhiz in her former school. She submits Gabriela's
resumes his jock days as the team captain ofcredentials to the Math team in school without the
the East High basketball team Wildcats. Gabriela onknowledge of Gabriela. Gabriela is instantly
the other hand, finds herself the new girl at Eastrecruited by the Math Decathlon team.
High when her mom gets transferred to a newSharpay 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 situationon the basketball team and Gabriela on the Math
where they have to listen to their hearts moreDecathlon team so that they can play the lead
than to people's opinions about them. Troy androles in the upcoming winter musicale. Sharpay
Gabriela end up auditioning for the school's musicaltogether with Troy's and Gabriela's friends device
where they become up for the lead roles againsta plan that will help her keep the two lead stars
brother and sister tandem Sharpay and Ryanoff the musical.
Evans.Gabriela's feelings end up feeling hurt and she
Sharpay and Ryan Evans have been the stars ofdecides to give up trying out during the final
their school's musicals since they started going toaudition. When Troy makes his peace with
East High and now they can't believe that theGabriela and they decide to give the audition a
school jock has auditioned with the new girl forshot, Sharpay once again finds a way to move
the latest musical. They feel that people shouldthe audition date to coincide with a basketball
stay with their cliques and remain committed to agame and the Math Decathlon.
single interest. Even Troy's basketball teammatesThinking the two stars won't show up for the
make a big deal out of Troy auditioning for theaudition the teacher almost gives the lead roles to
role because in their minds, athletes do not spendSharpay and Ryan but with the Math Decathlon
their days singing up on stage and trying toand the whole basketball team now behind
become an actor. To them, the whole idea ofGabriela and Troy, they are able to work out a
Troy auditioning for the school musical is justplan 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 newblew away the audience that has come to watch
found interest in music and acting. To him, thethem perform.
only way Troy can guarantee that he has a bright