2001-2002 School Year

The 2001-2002 School Year started in Family Politics. It began in season 1 of Degrassi: The Next Generation and was the first school year to feature a whole new generation of students, following the previous generation of students in Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High.

Main Characters[]

8th Graders (Class of 2006)[]

Aubrey Graham as James "Jimmy" Brooks, a wealthy and cocky athlete. (New)
Christina Schmidt as Theresa "Terri" MacGregor, an insecure overweight girl desiring to be popular. (New)
Melissa McIntyre as Ashley Kerwin, a seemingly perfect student that is cracking under all of the pressure. (New)
Shane Kippel as Gavin "Spinner" Mason, a poor athlete and bully. (New)
Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, the self-centered queen bee who starts the Spirit Squad. (New)

7th Graders (Class of 2007)[]

Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson, a girl that will do whatever it takes to make the world a better place. (New)
Cassie Steele as Manuella "Manny" Santos, a naive, shy and cute girl and Emma's sidekick. (New)
Ryan Cooley as James Tiberius "J.T." Yorke, an easy-going and laid-back class clown. (New)
Jake Goldsbie as Tobias "Toby" Isaacs, an easy-going computer geek. (New)
Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt, a lonely and overachieving student with a crush on J.T. (New)
Daniel Clark as Sean Cameron, a poor kid with anger problems. (New)

Degrassi Staff[]

Stefan Brogen as Archie Simpson, Degrassi's new Media Immersions teacher.
Dan Woods as Daniel Raditch, Degrassi's principal.

Recurring Characters[]

Students[]

Andrea Lewis as Hazel Aden, Paige's shallow best friend. (Grade 8) (New)
Unseen actor as Heather Sinclair, the unseen rival to Paige. (Grade 8) (New)

Staff[]

Michael Kinney as Darryl Armstrong, the school's Math and Gym teacher. (New)
Linlyn Lue as Laura Kwan, the school's English teacher. (New)

Interaction History[]

Relationships[]

The following couples were in a relationship at some point during the 2001-2002 school year at Degrassi. This includes the relationships that were mentioned this year:

Friendships[]

Conflicts[]

The following characters developed these conflicts at some point during the 2001-2002 school year at Degrassi:

Attractions[]

The following characters developed feelings for one or the other at some point during the 2001-2002 school year at Degrassi:

Emma and Toby (Toby to Emma)
J.T. and Liberty (Liberty to J.T.)
Sean and Ashley (Kissed)
Sean and Emma (Mutual)
Paige and Spinner (Paige to Spinner)
Spinner and Terri (Mutual crushes)

Love Triangles[]

The following characters have been in a love triangle at some point during the 2001-2002 school year at Degrassi:

Siblings[]

The following characters who are siblings attended the 2001-2002 school year at Degrassi at the same time:

Episode List[]

Season 1[]

Season #	Title	Canadian Airdate	U.S. Airdate	Prod Code	Series #
1	Mother and Child Reunion (1)	October 14, 2001	July 1, 2002	101	1
2	Mother and Child Reunion (2)	October 14, 2001	July 1, 2002	102	2
3	Family Politics	November 4, 2001	April 1, 2002	103	3
4	Eye Of The Beholder	November 11, 2001	April 8, 2002	104	4
5	Parents' Day	November 18, 2001	April 15, 2002	105	5
6	The Mating Game	November 25, 2001	April 22, 2002	106	6
7	Basketball Diaries	December 2, 2001	April 29, 2002	107	7
8	Secrets and Lies	December 9, 2001	May 6, 2002	108	8
9	Coming of Age	December 16, 2001	May 13, 2002	109	9
10	Rumours and Reputations	January 6, 2002	May 20, 2002	110	10
11	Friday Night	January 27, 2002	June 3, 2002	111	11
12	Wannabe	February 3, 2002	June 10, 2002	112	12
13	Cabaret	February 17, 2002	June 17, 2002	113	13
14	Under Pressure	February 24, 2002	June 24, 2002	114	14
15	Jagged Little Pill	March 3, 2002	October 21, 2002	115	15