Degrassi

With the new school year on the horizon, Paige receives a summons to testify against Dean when the rape case finally comes to trial after two years. She soon learns that the legal system is not perfect when Dean is unfortunately acquitted of all charges. Angered by the outcome, she seeks a destructive revenge against him which could also affect Spinner. Meanwhile, Craig celebrates his 16th birthday, receives $10,000 from his father's will, and spends it on an extravagant guitar, much to Joey's disapproval.

With the new school year on the horizon, Paige receives a summons to testify against Dean when the rape case finally comes to trial after two years. She soon learns that the legal system is not perfect when Dean is unfortunately acquitted of all charges. Angered by the outcome, she seeks a destructive revenge against him which could also affect Spinner. Meanwhile, Craig celebrates his 16th birthday, receives $10,000 from his father's will, and spends it on an extravagant guitar, much to Joey's disapproval.

Marco comes out to his mother and runs for Student Council President, but he could lose more than just the presidency when his opponent, Alex, threatens to reveal his secret to his homophobic father. Meanwhile, Chris wants to get back with Emma, but she's not interested until she notices sparks flying between him and Liberty.

Rick returns to school, and Emma's popularity increases when she leads the eleventh graders into running Rick out of Degrassi for good. Meanwhile, after seeing Manny's ex-boyfriend Craig naked in the locker room, J.T. is worried she will compare them both and starts using a penis pump.

When her mother's drinking grows worse, Ellie has to choose between staying at home or moving in with Sean. Meanwhile, with Paige sick, Manny is put in charge of the school's car wash and grows closer to Paige's boyfriend, Spinner.

Paige gets a job working alongside her nemesis Alex at the movie theater concession stand to pay off the damages to Spinner's car. Meanwhile, Rick and Toby are partnered up in class, leading to a bet to see who can get more kisses from the girls at school.

Rick is finally standing up for himself and gains respect from people including Jimmy, who is forced to be on the quiz team with him. Unbeknownst to him, Spinner, Jay, and Alex plan to teach him a lesson. Meanwhile, Joey has to sell his house and enlists his ex-girlfriend and realtor, Sydney, to help.

Rick's public humiliation sends him over the edge, which causes him to come back to school armed with a gun and looking for revenge. As innocent people are caught in his destructive path, the unthinkable happens and nothing in Degrassi will ever be the same again.

In the aftermath of the school shooting, Sean has become a hero. When his mother is interviewed on TV, he, Emma, Ellie, and Jay go to Wasaga Beach so he can confront his past. Meanwhile, Toby wants to go to Rick's funeral but finds himself shunned by J.T. and Danny.

The recording deal Downtown Sasquatch won is about to expire, but the band is nowhere near good enough. When Craig asks Ashley to join the band, it angers the other members. Meanwhile, Paige develops a crush on Matt Oleander, the teaching assistant.

Ashley's dad's wedding has arrived, and she reconciles her relationship with Craig by losing her virginity to him. Afterward, Ashley is rubbed the wrong way when Craig exhibits less than normal behavior. Meanwhile, J.T. and Liberty work together to put on a play in order to raise school spirits.

Ashley realizes that Craig's mood swings are more than what she thought they would be as he spirals into a deep depression and starts to display destructive behavior. Meanwhile, after landing themselves in detention, Liberty and J.T. share a moment that brings them closer together.

Manny is attracted to Chester, a new guy at school, and soon wonders if Spinner is the right guy for her. Meanwhile, Paige tries to get partnered up with Mr. Oleander, and it seems he's also interested in her.

Emma has not come to terms with the school shooting but assures everyone that she is ok. But when Jay begins to arouse her interests, she soon finds herself giving into them. Meanwhile, with the discovery of Craig's bipolar disorder, Ashley tries to get him help from a support group where he runs into Ellie.

After having oral sex with Jay, Emma finally feels alive, but when many students get infected with gonorrhea, including Jay's girlfriend Alex, she worries that she may also have it. Meanwhile, Jimmy enlists the help of Craig and Marco to break out of the hospital and see his favorite band.

When Jimmy is finally released from the hospital, everyone is happy except Spinner, who is forced to decide whether to lose a friend by confessing his role in the shooting or to stay quiet and feel guilty. Meanwhile, Danny has a hard time accepting J.T. and Liberty's relationship.

Struggling to pay the rent, Ellie discovers she can earn money playing euchre. When Alex wants to play for more money, Ellie has to make a difficult choice. Meanwhile, Paige and Matt's secret affair blossoms, but Paige wonders whether he's still seeing his ex-girlfriend behind her back.

When their secret relationship is revealed to everyone, Paige begins to wonder if Mr. Oleander cares about his career more than he cares about her. Meanwhile, Emma has a girls' night with Manny, Darcy, and Chantay and gets into a prank war with Chester and his brothers.

Marco is upset when he discovers he is unable to donate blood at the blood drive because he is gay and then catches Dylan in bed with another guy. Meanwhile, since being expelled, Spinner and Jay decide to break into Degrassi to vandalize it.

The end of the school year has arrived, and the rivalry between Manny and Paige heats up as they go to extreme lengths to one-up each other. Caitlin interviews Kevin Smith, who tours Degrassi Community School as a possible location for his latest movie, Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh!.

Degrassi goes into chaos as Kevin Smith prepares to film the new Jay and Silent Bob movie there: Craig grows upset when Ashley prepares to go to London for the summer, and Caitlin begins spending a lot of time with Kevin and doubting her relationship with Joey.

Off his bipolar medication and getting out of control, Craig disappears into the streets where he finds himself in trouble, and it's up to Joey to save him. Meanwhile, Joey attempts to save his relationship when Caitlin begins spending more time with Kevin.