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Higher Ground

Higher Ground

★ 8.2/10•2000•1h 0m•NR•Drama
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Extreme lives call for extreme measures.

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.]

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 14, 2000

Episodes

Episode 1 - Scott FreeE160m

Scott Free

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

Jan 14, 2000

Episode 2 - Babe in ArmsE260m

Babe in Arms

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.

Jan 21, 2000

Episode 3 - Walking the LineE360m

Walking the Line

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

Jan 28, 2000

Episode 4 - Our Strongest LinkE460m

Our Strongest Link

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

Feb 4, 2000

Episode 5 - What RemainsE560m

What Remains

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

Feb 11, 2000

Episode 6 - CrossroadsE660m

Crossroads

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

Feb 18, 2000

Episode 7 - Worlds ApartE760m

Worlds Apart

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.

Feb 25, 2000

Episode 8 - SeductionsE860m

Seductions

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

Mar 3, 2000

Episode 9 - Hope FallsE960m

Hope Falls

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.

Mar 10, 2000

Episode 10 - Close EncountersE1060m

Close Encounters

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.

Mar 17, 2000

Episode 11 - Best BehaviorE1160m

Best Behavior

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.

Mar 31, 2000

Episode 12 - Wherefore Art ThouE1260m

Wherefore Art Thou

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

Apr 7, 2000

Episode 13 - Attention DeficitE1360m

Attention Deficit

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.

Apr 14, 2000

Episode 14 - The Kids Stay In The PictureE1460m

The Kids Stay In The Picture

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.

Apr 21, 2000

Episode 15 - ExposedE1560m

Exposed

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.

Apr 28, 2000

Episode 16 - InnocenceE1660m

Innocence

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

May 5, 2000

Episode 17 - Daised and ConfusedE1760m

Daised and Confused

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"".

May 12, 2000

Episode 18 - One of Those DaysE1860m

One of Those Days

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.

May 19, 2000

Episode 19 - Because It's ThereE1960m

Because It's There

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

May 26, 2000

Episode 20 - Falling UpE2060m

Falling Up

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

Jun 3, 2000

Episode 21 - Mended FencesE2160m

Mended Fences

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.

Jun 9, 2000

Episode 22 - Because I Love YouE2260m

Because I Love You

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.

Jun 16, 2000

Actors

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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