Two overachieving “good girls” decide to experience all they’ve missed out on in one crazy, unforgettable night prior to their high school graduation.
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father isn't too happy with their puppy-love, since Richard always share his revolutionary ideas with her.
At the turn of the century, a young man graduates high school and realizes the joys and sorrows of growing up, with some loving help and guidance from his wise father. A tender, coming-of-age story, with a wonderful look at a long-gone, but fondly remembered, small town America.
During the summer of 1999, a group of teenagers, through interconnected narratives, live through their last day of high school and prepare for the future. Holly, once the new girl in school, does whatever it takes to remain popular. Dawn, who is secretly a lesbian, battles drugs. Tori is the valedictorian of her class, but, on the eve of graduation, she decides to experiment with drugs for the first time.
Olivia and Matthew Grey, 18-year-old twins born into a world of privilege and high expectations. There are almost no boundaries between them - even their dreams are connected.
A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.
Leigh Ann er den dygtigste elev på Grandsboro High. Hendes billet væk fra den lille provinsby er et legat til universitet. Derfor behøver hun et 13-tal i historie. Men der er et problem: deres lærer, Mrs. Tingle. I 20 år har hun terroriseret eleverne. Hun er frygtet af alle for sine ekstremt skrappe regler, hun nyder at dumpe eleverne og selv de bedste i klasserne kan ikke vide sig sikre. Hun er ond ud over det normale. Leigh Anns to bedste venner vil gøre alt for at hjælpe hende til at score det magiske 13-tal. De forsøger at få fingrene i eksamens-spørgsmålene. Desværre snupper Mrs. Tingle dem på fersk gerning og truer med at få dem alle tre smidt ud af skolen. De tre venner beslutter sig for at opsøge Mrs. Tingle på hendes bopæl for at tale hende til fornuft, og så går alting stærkt og pludselig er den forhadte lærer slået, kneblet og fastbundet til sengen. Herefter er der ingen vej tilbage...
En vittig teenager med kokkedrømme kæmper med at få kærlighedslivet og sit perfekte image til at holde, efter han får en psykisk diagnose på sidste år af sin uddannelse.
Studentereksamen er i hus - og hvad så nu? Lloyd Dobler beslutter at bruge sine ledige stunder på at bejle til skolens smukke, kloge hoved, Diane Court. Hun har et meget tæt forhold til sin far, der nærer store ambitioner på datterens vegne. Den kickboksende original Lloyd passer dog ikke rigtig ind i billedet, og da skattevæsnet får en klemme på faderen, kompliceres deres forhold yderligere.