Season 4 begins with Paige, Spinner, Marco, Jimmy, and Hazel entering Grade 11. Spinner buys a car with the money he's earned at The Dot, and Paige receives a summons to testify at the trial of the guy who raped her.

Rick returns to Degrassi, professing to be a changed man. Everyone is suspicious Rick might hurt another girl the way he hurt Terri so a plan develops to run Rick out of Degrassi for good. J.T. is frustrated with his relationship with Manny because they have barely even kissed yet. When a mishap leads to Manny seeing J.T. naked, J.T. begins to wonder whether their lack of physical contact is because he can't measure up to Manny's expectations.

Humiliated and furious, Rick returns to Degrassi with a handgun in his backpack and prepares to take revenge on the students of Degrassi for laughing at him. Jimmy sympathizes with Rick and promises to back him up whenever other students harass him. Rick accuses Jimmy of being part of the prank and shoots Jimmy in the back when he tries to run away. Rick then moves on to the next person on his hit list: Emma.

In the aftermath of the school shooting, everyone is grieving and making small steps to moving on. Sean refuses counseling because he claims to have everything under control. As the shock wears off, Sean realizes he may not be as well adjusted as he thinks and ventures home to confront his past. J.T. shuns Toby for having been friends with the school shooter.

Craig is suffering from mood swings and Ashley seems to be the only one who can help, Ashley's dad is planning to get remarried, elsewhere J.T. and Liberty attempt to work together on the school musical.

Paige attempts to get Mr. O alone, while Spinner is disappointed when Manny becomes interested in a new student.

Ever since the trauma of the shooting, Emma has been distancing herself from her friends and neglecting her typical interests. Emma discovers a scandalous secret when she goes to the ravine with Jay but instead of turning everyone in, Emma decides to join in on the raunchy ravine activities.

Emma keeps her "friends with benefits" relationship with Jay a secret and vows not to tell anyone what goes on at the ravine. But when Emma receives some devastating news, can she keep it to herself much longer? Meanwhile, Jimmy is fed up with being pitied and enlists the help of Craig and Marco to sneak out of the rehab center for a concert by his favorite band.

Everyone is thrilled when Jimmy finally returns to school. Unfortunately for Spinner, Jimmy's return means revealing the truth about what happened that fateful day and dealing with the repercussions. Spinner deeply wants to redeem himself but how can he fully be forgiven for telling Rick that the prank was Jimmy's idea? Danny disapproves of the relationship between J.T. and Liberty.

J.T. and Liberty's relationship issues come to a head when Liberty gives J.T. some alarming news. Liberty takes a very practical approach to the problem because she doesn't think J.T. is mature enough to handle it. Once the shock wears off, J.T. realizes it's time for him to grow up. Spinner pursues a relationship with Darcy and finds her lifestyle more appealing than he originally thought.

Jimmy develops a passion for drawing and art after putting his basketball career behind him. Ellie helps him with his new talent until she discovers Jimmy is sabotaging his chance at stardom and his relationship with Hazel. Danny agrees not to tell anyone about Liberty's pregnancy if J.T. finishes a school project for him.

Emma, with help from Manny, tries to cheer up Spike on her separation from Snake, especially as it is Spike and Snake's third wedding anniversary. They call in Caitlin from Los Angeles for some female bonding. Just after Caitlin arrives, Snake returns home, just to give Spike an anniversary gift he had purchased months earlier. After Snake leaves, Spike opens the package to find a sapphire necklace - her birthstone - and although she looks touched by the gift, throws it into the garbage. They also plan a female only anniversary party, complete with stripper waiters. The festivities come to a complete halt when one of the strippers physically resembles Snake; after the party, she admits to herself and to Caitlin that she still loves Snake. Meanwhile Spinner remains in limbo between his old friends and his new Friendship Club support network. At a school fair where Spinner sits as the target in the Friendship Club's dunk tank, a still angry Jimmy continually dunks Spinner, and would continue to do so if given the chance. However Marco and Spinner tentatively reconnect. This reconnection is put to the test as Linus, the most extreme of the Friendship Club members, asks Spinner to intercede with Marco in his plans to hold a safer sex seminar as Linus believes that such a seminar promotes sexual activity rather than abstinence which is the only form of safe sex Linus supports. After Miss Hatzilakos reconfirms her support for the seminar, Linus and Spinner decide to hold a protest at the seminar, at which a confrontation complete with derogatory remarks and fisticuffs ensues specifically between Linus and Marco. This confrontation brings Spinner's true allegiances into a clearer light.

Facing the pressure of year-end exams, the furthest thing from Marco's mind is what happened a year ago - when Dylan stomped all over his heart. Marco takes this as a sign that he's over Dylan for good.

What's old becomes new again for Alex, Paige and Spinner. Alex and Paige are facing their future post-Degrassi, Paige on a calculated, planned path to university at Banting, and Alex on a more spontaneous "in the moment" path. Paige expects Alex to follow her to Kingston, whereas Alex doesn't want to follow someone as she needs to find her own life. Spinner and Darcy are living in the moment, enjoying their relationship. Spinner tells little white lies to Darcy specifically regarding his past relationship with Manny and their, or supposed lack of sexual history. Darcy finds out the truth from Manny, which results in an all out cat-fight. From this, Spinner declares his want to purify himself and become a virgin once again. Despite this act, Darcy once again questions his motives when he admits that Manny was not his only past sexual partner. He thus feels that he will never fit into Darcy's mold of what she wants him to be. As a result of their problems, both Paige/Alex and Spinner/Darcy break up. Needing some comfort, each turns to old support. Alex ends up having Jay's shoulders to cry on, nothing more than that as she states emphatically to him that she really is a lesbian and Paige was her first true-to-herself relationship. Spinner and Paige turn to each other, realizing that old feelings for each other come to the surface.

Darcy decides to shed her good girl image by pursuing a relationship with an online admirer. JT tries to move on from Liberty's clutches when he develops a crush on new girl Mia.

Darcy continues her dangerous online double-life despite knowing the risks. But Darcy's world comes crashing down when her internet life collides with her real one. Ellie looks to Ashley for help when she encounters some problems with the mature college lifestyle.

Sean is released from jail and vows to comply with his two-year probation sentence. He's eager to be reunited with Emma but she has a big confession to make about her past.

Ellie thinks all Craig's bad behaviour is due to Manny - to help him, she's determined to stay by his side while he's in town.

When Emma tells Manny that her parents are out of town for the weekend. Manny decides to have a party at Emma's. J.T. tells them they should have it for Liberty's birthday so they do. However, when everybody finds out about the party, Manny learns that it was a mistake. The students at Lakehurst come to the party but start trouble and are thrown out. By the end of the night, someone will lose their life.

The news has spread that J.T. was killed and everyone is upset except for Liberty who seems to blank. Knowing that J.T. died looking for Liberty to tell her that he was still in love with her is eating Toby alive but he decides to keep it bottled. To cheer Liberty up, Toby helps Liberty skip class and on their journey they end up kissing. At the memorial Toby tries to take back what he did without success and ends up spilling the beans to Mia(J.T.' girlfriend) and Liberty that J.T. stilled loved Liberty and was searching for her when he died.

Manny is moving back in with her family and Emma is not agreeing with this idea. Instead of talking it out with Manny, Emma starts a protest for the upcoming cheer competition that is being held at Degrassi because the school from which the kids that killed J.T. will be coming.

Alex is regretting what she has done especially after she gets a call from Paige at work and they get back together later. Alex is happy she has brought a lot of money into the house but doesn't want Paige to find out that she is stripping. All the plans are fine until Paige shows up at work with flowers causing an inevitable break up. At work Alex figures out that she is not meant to give up her soul and quits. Unfortunately home isn't any better when she finds out her mother has used the money she gave her to free the idiot boyfriend from jail. Alex left her home and reunited with Paige at the dance. Sean's world is turned upside down thinking about what to do if Emma is pregnant and decides that Emma should have the baby but he will still go to the army. This doesn't please Emma at all and we find out later she isn't pregnant. At this point Emma and Sean are just going to try and enjoy the time they have left.

Darcy and Peter are happy about their new official relationship and the skiing trip to Mt. Huron but Toby is struggling with the fact that JT's killers from Lakehurst now walk the halls of Degrassi.

Tensions reach an all-time high when a fire forces students from Lakehurst to attend Degrassi. Darcy makes a horrific discovery after a wild party and takes drastic measures to stop her emotional torment. Meanwhile, Dylan's indifferent behavior leads a reluctant Marco to agree to a blind date.

Paige's new job at a fashion company - and Alex's unwillingness to get out of bed and make something of herself - causes a rift between the two. Manny is accused of racism by Holly J, Chante, and Anya, which has unexpected effects on Damien's campaign.

Ashley wants to make it in the music business, but Jimmy seems to be the one getting all of the attention for his rapping skills.

Spinner manages to impress his Lakehurst crush, Jane, but when he gets into a fight, he receives a scary diagnosis.

Spinner is still dealing with cancer but by fighting the Lakehurst losers instead of going to the hospital. Can Jane and Jimmy help him come to his senses? Meanwhile Marco is trying to deal with being single and not being a third wheel.

Manny plans to ruin her debutante ball by bringing an awful date to the party. Jimmy discovers Ashley's betrayal.

Ellie learns a difficult lesson about dating in the workplace. Mia gets the upper hand on Anya and Holly J. during a school project.

Emma auditions to be a spokes model for "Purple Dragon", a popular energy drink, in an attempt to reinvent herself. She revels in the attention but will Emma be willing to give up her beliefs for the sake of fame? Sav agrees to coach Mia in badminton on the condition she coach him on proper kissing.

Spinner is trying to deal with side effects of chemo. He turns to marijuana to deal with the pain. He avoids his love interest Jane because she's wearing him out trying to cheer him up and chills with the new laid-back Darcy instead. Paige gets fed up with her boss Andrea being evil so she walks out of work and doesn't come back one day. Marco helps her realize that it would be better to work 4 years with Andrea then go to 4 years of college. Paige goes back and Andrea admits that she needed Paige.

As Marco becomes more and more desperate for money, he turns to a dangerous new lifestyle for help. When Manny's father pressurises her to break up with Jay, she pretends that they are engaged.

Darcy is frustrated with her friends and family trying to help her get back to her old life. She wants to be sexual and turns to Mr. Simpson after Peter rejected her. Mr. Simpson tries to get Darcy to tell Mrs. Hatzilakos and her mother what really happened. She's still not ready to reveal the truth and instead lies and says that Mr. Simpson has been touching her inappropriately. Mr. Simpson gets suspended and Emma chews Darcy out for get her step-father in trouble. Darcy does the only thing that she can do, in her mind, and takes Johnny DeMarco to the roof and tries to seduce him. Manny and Peter stop her and she confesses that Mr. Simpson never did anything. Meanwhile, Jimmy falls for Trina, his therapy buddy, much to Ashley's heartbroken dismay.

After Jay and Manny's relationship hits a snag, Manny, Emma, Ashley, and Liberty go on a ladies only road trip. Similarly, Jimmy and Spinner hit the road for a little carefree fun but run into several problems along the way.

The Spring Break road trip continues for several Degrassi students. Meanwhile, Peter helps Darcy learn to cope with her rape in a healthy way.

Danny and Derek find it isn't so easy working on a school project with Peter and a transfer student from Lakehurst. Emma tries to live normally despite Snake's life still being in shambles because of Darcy's lies.

Mia struggles with trying to be a normal teenager with the trials of being a mom. Manny is ecstatic her fake engagement to Jay is now real. She can't wait to meet his parents until Jay's lying clouds her happiness.

Paige is on top of her game at work and in school but she can't help but be distracted by her roommate Griffin. When Griffin becomes distant and secretive, Paige worries Griffin is disinterred "because he got what he wanted". After Paige discovers the truth, she realizes her lighthearted fling might be much more intense than she bargained for. Meanwhile, Jane goes to Darcy for advice on Spinner's behavior.

Since Snake's suspension from teaching, Emma's life has been turned upside-down. He's really in a funk, and the dark cloud over his head has fouled the air at home, where Emma finds herself caught in the no-man's-land between her parents.

Jimmy is encouraged by the prospect of experimental stem-cell surgery that he believes could help him regain the ability to walk. Meanwhile, Peter starts a band with Sav and Danny, but they need to recruit a drummer.

Anya is in charge of a charity event where the participants all fast for twenty-four hours. Meanwhile, Manny and Jay put the airline tickets up for auction, trying to get the engagement ring out of hock.

Sean returns on leave after his army training, and sets up a fitness regimen for Snake. Meanwhile, Mia tries to strike a balance taking care of her three-year-old daughter with spending time with her boyfriend Lucas.

A surprising moment between Marco, Ellie, and Paige sends Marco into a confusing journey of self-discovery. Liberty develops a crush on her valedictorian running mate.

Exams are over and graduation is fast approaching at Degrassi. New experiences and difficult choices are on the horizon, especially for Spinner and Manny. Spinner must make a decision that will impact his entire future and Manny must decide between her future and a friendship.

It is prom night -- followed by graduation day -- for Emma, Manny, Liberty, Spinner, Jimmy, and Damian. Meanwhile Peter learns that his mom is moving to Saskatchewan.

It's back to school at Degrassi, which means new students, new classes and new complications. Mia's junior year starts off with a bang when she is scouted out by a high-profile modeling agency. Degrassi graduates Liberty, Emma, and Manny adjust to the brave new world of college.

Mia gets in over her head while pursuing a modeling career. Clare and KC form an unexpected friendship.

Jane's love for football gives her the courage to try out for the team, despite it being exclusively boys. Jane is still determined to play but being the sole female teammate causes heated conflicts both on and off the football field.

Liberty plans to gain status in college by pledging a sorority. Her determination to fit in and impress the sorority sisters ultimately strains her friendship with Manny and Emma. Holly J is elected Student Council President and revels in being the queen bee in school. However, a crush on a fellow classmate may unseat Holly J's influence.

Peter struggles with maintaining a relationship with Mia and a friendship with Riley. Clare and Alli make an awkward discovery in Mr. Simpson's house.

Sav and Anya plan to celebrate their six-month anniversary on the school's overnight trip. Only problem? Alli, Sav's sister, convinces their parents to let her go on the trip on the condition that Sav spend every second with her.

Holly J is desperate to maintain her popularity after finding out her parents are having a financial crisis. Peter's mom crashes at his place while she is in town but it starts to put a cramp Peter's social life.

Spinner starts to breakdown when he doesn't get into college as planned. Clare has to decide between KC and Conner when both guys ask her to the school dance. Kelly and Emma's flirtation finally leads to an actual date.

Desperate to win Jane back, Spinner sneaks into the Leadership Convention Jane is speaking at and proposes. When Jane turns him down, Spinner breaks up with her - nothing he does is ever good enough.

The school's Panthers team is scoring great, thanks to star player Riley Stavros, but in fact he's taking steroids. Another short-term side-effect seems a straight libido, so he dumps his gay boyfriend for a cheerleader, Sav's girl. That doesn't feel right for either, so they break up by agreement and Riley drifts back to a former gay mate.

After an explosive outburst, Conner ends up expelled from school. When Clare finds out Conner's behavior is caused by a medical disorder, she protests the administration's unfair treatment of him. Sav wants to prove his devotion to Anya by inviting her to dinner with his supremely strict family.

Alli, fed up with Holly J taunting her, starts posting hurtful messages about Holly J on the Internet. Peter forms a bond with his baby sister.

Lucas Vaughn enjoys his father's return into his life, unlike his sister Jane who gets mean, drunk and has vague nightmares resurfacing from her early childhood. Shep is back on the job, in charge of alumni week. A birthday party truth or dare game exposes Cheng's 'cool' lies.

After digging into the past, Jane admits to herself that her issues with her dad, Carlos Valieri, go deeper than divorce. Alli encourages Clare to get a new wardrobe, but with it, she gets some attention from boys.

Try-outs for the Degrassi basketball team is an event welcomed by all. But this spells trouble for some, such as Kelly Ashoona, who is among those now tested for drug-use. For K.C. it's a dilemma when his foster father allows him to attend providing he keeps out of trouble in light of his court terms. His well-meaning, but clumsy friend, Connor, makes things even worse after jocks start taunting academically superior K.C.

The girls are stress about the most absurd theories that anything confirms boys aren't to be trusted, least of all their lovers. Johnny is pushed to have sex by Ally, who fakes being ready out of fear that he may dump her.

The pressure at Degrassi reaches an insane level as end-of-year exams loom over the students. Mia folds under the stress and plans to drop out of school to devote her time to modeling. Holly J is upset when she receives a less-than-perfect grade on an art project and must push herself to create something more expressive. Sav struggles with whether to sign up for engineering classes or music classes for his next year at Degrassi.

Spinner and Holly J are held at gunpoint when a robber comes into The Dot. Connor tries to reconcile KC and Clare while Peter tries to make amends with Mia.

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are back! But this time, the Degrassi gang ventures to L. A. via school bus to score parts in Mewesical High, a fictional musical directed by Jason Mewes.

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are back! But this time, the Degrassi gang ventures to L. A. via school bus to score parts in Mewesical High, a fictional musical directed by Jason Mewes.

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are back! But this time, the Degrassi gang ventures to L. A. via school bus to score parts in Mewesical High, a fictional musical directed by Jason Mewes.

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are back! But this time, the Degrassi gang ventures to L. A. via school bus to score parts in Mewesical High, a fictional musical directed by Jason Mewes.

When Mia is offered a MAJOR modeling contract in Paris, Peter decides he'll go with her. But he soon realizes he doesn't fit into her sophisticated world.

Peter's addiction to meth worsens despite his promise to Mia that he would quit. Holly J stresses out about organizing the Winter Beach Bash.

Alli feels like her relationship with Johnny is getting boring so she spices things up by texting him racy naked pictures of herself. But when Alli angers Johnny by revealing one of his deepest secrets, Johnny takes vicious revenge by sending the pictures to the entire school. Fiona and Riley warm up to the idea of being a couple but will Riley's past cool their chemistry?

Jane and Spinner have been through so much together. They're best friends. Jane's just come out of a difficult year at home, so hanging out with Spinner is safe and... easy. That's not a bad thing, right?

Alli and Johnny have broken up for good but when Johnny urgently wants to talk to her, could it lead to a make-up or even more heartbreak? Peter wants to get back in the band but is depressed when his efforts are too late.

Holly J is put in a horrible position when she catches Jane cheating on Spinner with Declan. Will she tell Spinner about Jane's betrayal or will she keep her friend's secret?

Riley is desperate to prove he isn't gay and plans to prove it by sleeping with Fiona. Anya embraces the gamer lifestyle while Dave's crush on Jenna intensifies.

Riley tries to seduce Fiona to prove he's straight but gives up when he realizes how unfair it is to manipulate Fiona's emotions. Sav is confused by Anya's new interest in role-playing games and Dave doesn't get the reaction he hoped for when he admits his feelings to Jenna.

Declan has his heart set on Holly J, but she's totally unimpressed. Game on!

Holly J. has fallen hard for Declan but will school politics and parental pressure split them up? Meanwhile, Connor valiantly continues his quest to fit in.

KC follows Coach Carson's advice and dumps Clare in favor of Jenna. But what are Coach Carson's motives for butting in on his students' private lives? Could he be up to something sinister? Meanwhile, Marco returns to the halls of Degrassi as a student teacher.

Coach Carson severely crosses the line when he hires a prostitute for KC. Fiona, feeling lonely and listless, finds her niche when she signs up for the school musical.

Kelly and Emma stop in Degrassi during their cross-country bike tour. Emma isn't exactly happy to be home because it means telling her family she has failed out of Smithdale and plans to drop out. Chante and Danny go on their first date.

Peter opens a club above The Dot. Clare deals with being dumped in destructive ways.

Sav and Anya are excited to go to prom together but their plans are ruined when Sav's parents introduce him to the wife they have betrothed him to.

Sav doesn't have the courage to stand up to his parents and lets his arranged wife drive a wedge between him and Anya. Anya is not so willing to give up and takes drastic actions that could change her life, as well as Sav's, forever.

Clare becomes obsessed with vampires when she starts having dreams about Declan becoming a vamp. Sav and Anya's relationship becomes even more turbulent.

Riley has tried so hard to hide his true feelings but a crush on a cute new friend might force him to embrace his sexuality. KC pleads for Clare's forgiveness and wants to get back together. But has Clare already moved on?

Holly J and Declan are closer than ever. They've made it through the year, Holly J's applied for internships all over the city, and with exams almost done, all they need to worry about is Declan's musical.

Later, High School. Hello New York City! In The Rest of my Life, Degrassi grads and friends dive into the summer that will change their lives forever. And what's summer without a little romance - or a wedding...

Later, High School. Hello New York City! In the rest of my life, Degrassi grads and friends dive into the summer that will change their lives forever. And what's summer without a little romance or a wedding.

Later, High School. Hello New York City! In The Rest of my Life, Degrassi grads and friends dive into the summer that will change their lives forever. And what's summer without a little romance - or a wedding...

Later, High School. Hello New York City! In The Rest of my Life, Degrassi grads and friends dive into the summer that will change their lives forever. And what's summer without a little romance - or a wedding...

Danny and Derek find it isn't so easy working on a school project with Peter and a transfer student from Lakehurst. Emma tries to live normally despite Snake's life still being in shambles because of Darcy's lies.

The school's Panthers team is scoring great, thanks to star player Riley Stavros, but in fact he's taking steroids. Another short-term side-effect seems a straight libido, so he dumps his gay boyfriend for a cheerleader, Sav's girl. That doesn't feel right for either, so they break up by agreement and Riley drifts back to a former gay mate.

It's back to school at Degrassi, which means new students, new classes and new complications. Mia's junior year starts off with a bang when she is scouted out by a high-profile modeling agency. Degrassi graduates Liberty, Emma, and Manny adjust to the brave new world of college.

Mia gets in over her head while pursuing a modeling career. Clare and KC form an unexpected friendship.

Lucas Vaughn enjoys his father's return into his life, unlike his sister Jane who gets mean, drunk and has vague nightmares resurfacing from her early childhood. Shep is back on the job, in charge of alumni week. A birthday party truth or dare game exposes Cheng's 'cool' lies.

Kelly and Emma stop in Degrassi during their cross-country bike tour. Emma isn't exactly happy to be home because it means telling her family she has failed out of Smithdale and plans to drop out. Chante and Danny go on their first date.

Jane's love for football gives her the courage to try out for the team, despite it being exclusively boys. Jane is still determined to play but being the sole female teammate causes heated conflicts both on and off the football field.