2002-2003 School Year

The 2002-2003 School Year started in When Doves Cry (1). It began in season 2 of Degrassi: The Next Generation and was the final school year to feature grade 8 students as main characters.

Main Characters[]

Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, a popular and self-centered queen bee and a rape victim.
Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks, a rich jock, Ashley's ex-boyfriend, and Spinner's best friend.
Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason, a poor class clown who suffers from ADHD.
Melissa McIntyre as Ashley Kerwin, a once-popular student who turned Goth chick.
Christina Schmidt as Terri MacGregor, Ashley's insecure and overweight best friend.
Jake Epstein as Craig Manning, an abuse victim and aspiring photographer (New)

Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson, a Media Immersion teacher and Emma's stepfather.
Dan Woods as Daniel Raditch, Degrassi's principal.

Andrea Lewis as Hazel Aden, a popular cheerleader and Paige's sidekick. (Grade 9)
Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi, a closeted gay teenager and Ellie's best friend. (Grade 9) (New)
Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash, a gothic outcast, who befriends the newly goth Ashley. (Grade 9) (New)
Katie Lai as Kendra Mason, Spinner's adopted sister and Toby's anime-loving girlfriend. (Grade 7) (New)
Shawn Roberts as Dean Walton, Bardell High School's star soccer player and Paige's rapist. (Grade 11) (New)

Michael Kinney as Darryl Armstrong, a coach and math teacher.
Linlyn Lue as Laura Kwan, an English teacher.
Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos, a beautiful science teacher (New)
Tom Melissis as Dom Perino, a social studies and history teacher (New)
Jennifer Podemski as Chantel Sauvé, a guidance counselor. (New)

The following couples were in a relationship at some point during the 2002-2003 school year at Degrassi:

The following characters developed these conflicts at some point during the 2002-2003 school year at Degrassi:

The following characters developed feelings for one or the other at some point during the 2002-2003 school year at Degrassi:

The following characters have been in a love triangle at some point during the 2002-2003 school year at Degrassi:

The following characters who are siblings attended the 2002-2003 school year at Degrassi at the same time:

Season #	Title	Canadian Airdate	U.S. Airdate	Production Code	Series #
1	When Doves Cry (1)	September 29, 2002	October 7, 2002	201	16
2	When Doves Cry (2)	September 29, 2002	October 7, 2002	202	17
3	Girls Just Wanna Have Fun	October 6, 2002	October 14, 2002	203	18
4	Karma Chameleon	October 13, 2002	October 21, 2002	204	19
5	Weird Science	October 20, 2002	November 11, 2002	205	20
6	Drive	October 27, 2002	November 25, 2002	206	21
7	Shout (1)	November 3, 2002	July 11, 2003	207	22
8	Shout (2)	November 10, 2002	July 11, 2003	208	23
9	Mirror in the Bathroom	November 17, 2002	July 18, 2003	209	24
10	Take My Breath Away	November 24, 2002	December 9, 2002	210	25
11	Don't Believe the Hype	December 1, 2002	December 23, 2002	211	26
12	White Wedding (1)	January 5, 2003	January 6, 2003	212	27
13	White Wedding (2)	January 5, 2003	January 6, 2003	213	28
14	Careless Whisper	January 3, 2003	January 13. 2003	214	29
15	Hot for Teacher	January 10, 2003	July 25, 2003	215	30
16	Message in a Bottle	January 17, 2003	August 1, 2003	216	31
17	Relax	January 26, 2003	August 8, 2003	217	32
18	Dressed in Black	January 19, 2003	August 15, 2003	218	33
19	Fight for Your Right	February 2, 2003	August 22, 2003	219	34
20	How Soon is Now?	February 9, 2003	July 11, 2003	220	35
21	Tears Are Not Enough (1)	February 16, 2003	August 29, 2003	221	36
22	Tears Are Not Enough (2)	February 23, 2003	August 29, 2003	222	37