Higher Ground

2000 - 2000

Scott Free

14th January 2000

Episode 1

Troubled Scott is brought to the school against his will, as Peter learns that the bank is foreclosing on the school property.

Babe in Arms

21st January 2000

Episode 2

As the students are recruited to help search for a six-year-old girl lost in the woods, Auggie tries to learn the reasons behind Shelby'a apparent unconcern for the child.

Walking the Line

28th January 2000

Episode 3

Peter visits his father while in New York trying to get a loan, and back at the school the students dread taking their PSATs.

Our Strongest Link

4th February 2000

Episode 4

To teach the kids to work as a team, they are entered in the Junior Eco-Challenge competition.

What Remains

11th February 2000

Episode 5

A search-and-rescue mission is mounted to find Juliette, who has fallen into an uncharted cave containing ancient Indian bones.

Crossroads

18th February 2000

Episode 6

Sophie gives the group a parenting assignment, and Katherine's behavior with her boyfriend threatens her impending graduation.

Worlds Apart

25th February 2000

Episode 7

Auggie's older brother tries to talk him into selling drugs to the rich kids at Horizon, while potential investors visit the school, and Sophie and Peter try to figure out their relationship.

Seductions

Episode 8

As a thunderstorm causes the school to flood, Shelby's attempt to seduce Scott brings him unpleasant memories.

Hope Falls

10th March 2000

Episode 9

After a student commits suicide, Hannah resigns and the school's founder decides to take the group on a trek to the site of his son's death 22 years earlier.

Close Encounters

17th March 2000

Episode 10

Scott travels down a treacherous river, trying to run away after an encounter with his abusive stepmother. Meanwhile, Shelby falls in love with a horse that's been abused and abandoned.

Best Behavior

31st March 2000

Episode 11

Juliette is devastated when she isn't invited to her mother's wedding; Ezra is devastated when he learns that his parents' apparent reconciliation is a sham.

Wherefore Art Thou

Episode 12

After Auggie and Juliette run away, Auggie is arrested for stealing food, and Peter must try to obtain his release at a probation hearing.

Attention Deficit

14th April 2000

Episode 13

When a tough father brings his troubled son to the school, the kid soon antagonizes the other students as the father treks through bear country with Peter.

The Kids Stay In The Picture

21st April 2000

Episode 14

Horizon's new boss wants to make a promotional film that uses actors instead of the actual students, and Scott's real mother shows up seeking to regain custody of him.

Exposed

28th April 2000

Episode 15

When an undercover reporter shows up to do an expose on the school, the students feed her the wild stories that she wants to hear.

Innocence

Episode 16

As a winter storm moves in, the kids' solo treks are ruined, Shelby becomes lost, and Peter's visiting father has a heart attack.

Daised and Confused

Episode 17

Daisy returns home with Sophie and Shelby for her mother's funeral and must face her abusive, drunken father. Meanwhile, the Cliffhangers read and identify with Mary Shelley's ""Frankenstein"".

One of Those Days

Episode 18

Peter's brother arrives to contest their father's will; Sophie undergoes a medical procedure; Shelby's mother pulls her out of school to take care of her ailing, formerly abusive stepfather; Ezra steals the plot of Romeo & Juliet for his new play.

Because It's There

Episode 19

Scott tries to get Peter to get Shelby back to Horizon. Shelby finds out her stepfather abused her little sister Jess.

Falling Up

Episode 20

Peter gets hooked on pain killers. Scotts mother comes to vist. Shelby comes back to horizion.

Mended Fences

Episode 21

PARENTS WEEK! Scott and Shelby get into a fight. Juliette meets Auggies parents. Shelby's sister runs away from home and to Horizon. Scott lies and tells his father his step mother never abused him (but she really did). When Juliette goes to make herself throw up she ends up talking to Shelby and they sort-of become friends. After Jess gets to Horizon and tells Scott & Shelby her awful story, Scott begins to understand what Shelby went through.

Because I Love You

Episode 22

Scott's dad comes to take him back home. Scott tries to convince Shelby they can stay togeather even if he dosen't stay at Horizion. Kat talks Peter & Sopie in to having a MORP. David is back and Ezra is upset because Daisy like David and not him. Scott get into a fight with his dad on their way home an makes him take him take him back to Horizion, and when he gets back Shelby asked him why he came back and he said ""because I love you."" Sopie asks Peter to marry her.

Top Cast

Hayden Christensen•Meghan Ory•A. J. Cook

Higher Ground told the story of Mount Horizon High School, a therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens, where the students learned to face their personal struggles with addiction, abuse, or disorders. [Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama action television show shot outside Vancouver, British Columbia. The series ran from January 14, 2000 - June 16, 2000 and aired on Fox Family. It stars Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Meghan Ory, Kandyse McClure, and Jewel Staite.]

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Hayden Christensen

Scott Barringer

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Meghan Ory

Juliette Waybourne

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A. J. Cook

Shelby Merrick

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Jewel Staite

Daisy Lipenowski

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Kandyse McClure

Katherine Ann 'Kat' Cabot

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Kyle Downes

Ezra Friedkin

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Jorge Vargas

Augusto 'Auggie' Ciceros

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Joe Lando

Peter Scarbrow

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Anne Marie DeLuise

Sophie Becker

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Deborah Odell

Hannah Barnes

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