Higher Ground
Higher Ground
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Higher Ground

Extreme lives call for extreme measures.

8.1 / 10
2000
1 season
22 episodes
Drama

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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Seasons

  • Scott Free

    1.Scott Free

    14-01-200060m

    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

    2.Babe in Arms

    21-01-200060m

    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.

  • Walking the Line

    3.Walking the Line

    28-01-200060m

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

  • Our Strongest Link

    4.Our Strongest Link

    04-02-200060m

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

  • What Remains

    5.What Remains

    11-02-200060m

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

  • Crossroads

    6.Crossroads

    18-02-200060m

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

  • Worlds Apart

    7.Worlds Apart

    25-02-200060m

    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 re...

  • Seductions

    8.Seductions

    03-03-200060m

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

  • Hope Falls

    9.Hope Falls

    10-03-200060m

    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.

  • Close Encounters

    10.Close Encounters

    17-03-200060m

    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 aband...

  • Best Behavior

    11.Best Behavior

    31-03-200060m

    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.

  • Wherefore Art Thou

    12.Wherefore Art Thou

    07-04-200060m

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

  • Attention Deficit

    13.Attention Deficit

    14-04-200060m

    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.

  • The Kids Stay In The Picture

    14.The Kids Stay In The Picture

    21-04-200060m

    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.

  • Exposed

    15.Exposed

    28-04-200060m

    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.

  • Innocence

    16.Innocence

    05-05-200060m

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

  • Daised and Confused

    17.Daised and Confused

    12-05-200060m

    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 ""Fr...

  • One of Those Days

    18.One of Those Days

    19-05-200060m

    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 s...

  • Because It's There

    19.Because It's There

    26-05-200060m

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

  • Falling Up

    20.Falling Up

    03-06-200060m

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

  • Mended Fences

    21.Mended Fences

    09-06-200060m

    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...

  • Because I Love You

    22.Because I Love You

    16-06-200060m

    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. Da...

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