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Higher Ground

Higher Ground

Extreme lives call for extreme measures.

NR2000•1h 0m•8.1/10
Drama

Ratings

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8.1/10(13)

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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Production

Lions Gate Television, Paramount Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 14, 2000

Last Aired

June 16, 2000

Networks

Fox Family

Created By

Matthew Hastings, Michael Braverman

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Scott Free
E1
Scott Free
Air date: 2000-01-14
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
E2
Babe in Arms
Air date: 2000-01-21
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
E3
Walking the Line
Air date: 2000-01-28
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
E4
Our Strongest Link
Air date: 2000-02-04
To teach the kids to work as a team, they are entered in the Junior Eco-Challenge competition.
What Remains
E5
What Remains
Air date: 2000-02-11
A search-and-rescue mission is mounted to find Juliette, who has fallen into an uncharted cave containing ancient Indian bones.
Crossroads
E6
Crossroads
Air date: 2000-02-18
Sophie gives the group a parenting assignment, and Katherine's behavior with her boyfriend threatens her impending graduation.
Worlds Apart
E7
Worlds Apart
Air date: 2000-02-25
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
E8
Seductions
Air date: 2000-03-03
As a thunderstorm causes the school to flood, Shelby's attempt to seduce Scott brings him unpleasant memories.
Hope Falls
E9
Hope Falls
Air date: 2000-03-10
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
E10
Close Encounters
Air date: 2000-03-17
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
E11
Best Behavior
Air date: 2000-03-31
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
E12
Wherefore Art Thou
Air date: 2000-04-07
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
E13
Attention Deficit
Air date: 2000-04-14
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
E14
The Kids Stay In The Picture
Air date: 2000-04-21
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
E15
Exposed
Air date: 2000-04-28
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
E16
Innocence
Air date: 2000-05-05
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
E17
Daised and Confused
Air date: 2000-05-12
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
E18
One of Those Days
Air date: 2000-05-19
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
E19
Because It's There
Air date: 2000-05-26
Scott tries to get Peter to get Shelby back to Horizon. Shelby finds out her stepfather abused her little sister Jess.
Falling Up
E20
Falling Up
Air date: 2000-06-03
Peter gets hooked on pain killers. Scotts mother comes to vist. Shelby comes back to horizion.
Mended Fences
E21
Mended Fences
Air date: 2000-06-09
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
E22
Because I Love You
Air date: 2000-06-16
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.

Cast

Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen

Scott Barringer

Meghan Ory

Meghan Ory

Juliette Waybourne

A. J. Cook

A. J. Cook

Shelby Merrick

Jewel Staite

Jewel Staite

Daisy Lipenowski

Kandyse McClure

Kandyse McClure

Katherine Ann 'Kat' Cabot

Kyle Downes

Kyle Downes

Ezra Friedkin

Jorge Vargas

Jorge Vargas

Augusto 'Auggie' Ciceros

Joe Lando

Joe Lando

Peter Scarbrow

Anne Marie DeLuise

Anne Marie DeLuise

Sophie Becker

Deborah Odell

Deborah Odell

Hannah Barnes

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