One of the ways I benefitted in high school was finding friends that have stuck by me to this day. There were two core groups of friends; one where I learned how to do groups of friends, and one where I integrated in.
Not mentioned in this episode is Zach Kilwein, who I now spend more time with than any of the others. The reason: he found his way in toward the end of my senior year and thus will pop up in later episodes.