Cameron James is a new student at Padua High School and he is given a tour of the school by Michael Eckman, an audio-visual geek. During the tour, Cameron notices the beautiful and popular Bianca Stratford and he is immediately lovesick with her. Cameron is shy and sweet guy and he is very loyal and caring to everybody. He is nothing like Joey (who also likes Bianca). Michael also warns Cameron that Bianca is shallow and conceited, and that her dominant father does not allow her to date. However, Michael does inform Cameron that Bianca is looking for a French tutor. Cameron is an army brat so he moves from school to school because of his father. He would be easily thought of as a loner or someone who doesn’t fit in because of the way he makes references to Shakespeare.