Higher Ground

Name: Higher Ground
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-01-14
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Meghan Ory, A.J. Cook, Jewel Staite, Kandyse McClure

ENDED1 Season22 Episodes★ 8.2

Higher Ground is a drama series on Fox Family that premiered in 2000, ending after 1 season and 22 episodes.

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NetworkFox Family

First AiredJan 14, 2000

Last AiredJun 16, 2000

GenreDrama

Runtime60 min

Created ByMatthew Hastings, Michael Braverman

LanguageEnglish

CountryCanada

ProductionLions Gate Television, Paramount Television

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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Cast

Hayden Christensen

Scott Barringer

Meghan Ory

Juliette Waybourne

A.J. Cook

Shelby Merrick

Jewel Staite

Daisy Lipenowski

Kandyse McClure

Katherine Ann 'Kat' Cabot

Kyle Downes

Ezra Friedkin

Jorge Vargas

Augusto 'Auggie' Ciceros

Joe Lando

Peter Scarbrow

Anne Marie DeLuise

Sophie Becker

Deborah Odell

Hannah Barnes

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 22 episodes

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E1Scott Free

Jan 14, 200060m

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

E2Babe in Arms

Jan 21, 200060m

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.

E3Walking the Line

Jan 28, 200060m

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

E4Our Strongest Link

Feb 4, 200060m

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

E5What Remains

Feb 11, 200060m

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

E6Crossroads

Feb 18, 200060m

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

E7Worlds Apart

Feb 25, 200060m

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.

E8Seductions

Mar 3, 200060m

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

E9Hope Falls

Mar 10, 200060m

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.

E10Close Encounters

Mar 17, 200060m

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.

E11Best Behavior

Mar 31, 200060m

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.

E12Wherefore Art Thou

Apr 7, 200060m

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

E13Attention Deficit

Apr 14, 200060m

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.

E14The Kids Stay In The Picture

Apr 21, 200060m

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.

E15Exposed

Apr 28, 200060m

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.

E16Innocence

May 5, 200060m

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

E17Daised and Confused

May 12, 200060m

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"".

E18One of Those Days

May 19, 200060m

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.

E19Because It's There

May 26, 200060m

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

E20Falling Up

Jun 3, 200060m

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

E21Mended Fences

Jun 9, 200060m

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.

E22Because I Love You

Jun 16, 200060m

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.

About Higher Ground

Higher Ground is a drama series on Fox Family. The show first aired on Jan 14, 2000 and currently has 1 season and 22 episodes. Higher Ground has ended. It has a rating of 8.2/10 based on 15 votes. The cast includes Hayden Christensen, Meghan Ory, A.J. Cook, Jewel Staite, Kandyse McClure. Created by Matthew Hastings and Michael Braverman.