Mr. Belding has chosen to accept the new job in Tennessee, and Screech is in denial. He eventually musters up the courage to present Mr. Belding with an oil painting at graduation which will be hung at Bayside; Tony and Eric ruin the graduation gowns in the school washing machine; Liz announces that she is going to Stanford. Eric announces that he is going to the School of the Arts in Chicago. Katie must withdraw from Columbia because they do not offer her a full scholarship. Nicky contemplates remaining in California with Katie but she convinces him to go to NYU, although they have no idea if their relationship will last. The Bayside school song is once again sung at the end of graduation, led by Eric.