2004-2005 School Year

The 2004-2005 School Year started in Ghost in the Machine (1). It began in season 4 of Degrassi: The Next Generation and contained one of Degrassi's most pivotal events: the 2004 school shooting; which resulted in the death of Rick Murray and caused Jimmy Brooks to be paralyzed from the waist down.

Main Characters[]

Juniors (Class of 2006)[]

Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, a popular girl who faces her rapist in court.
Jake Epstein as Craig Manning, a bipolar musician and school stud.
Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash, a Goth girl and recovers self-injury.
Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks, a professional basketball star who is tragically shot.
Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason, a school bully who is very loyal to his friends.
Andrea Lewis as Hazel Aden, a cheerleader and Paige's sidekick.
Melissa McIntyre as Ashley Kerwin, a rocker chick who needs everything to be perfect.
Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi, a gay teenager and Craig and Ellie's best friend.

Sophomores (Class of 2007)[]

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt, an overachiever.
Daniel Clark as Sean Cameron, the sometimes bad boy sometimes good boy.
Ryan Cooley as J.T. Yorke, a general class clown with a handsome side.
Jake Goldsbie as Toby Isaacs, a nerdy exile.
Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson, an activist trying to become more prevalent.
Cassie Steele as Manny Santos, Emma's attractive best friend who's provocative past haunts her as she tries to move on.

Degrassi Staff[]

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

Recurring Characters[]

Alumni[]

John Bregar as Dylan Michalchuk, a gay hockey player and Marco's boyfriend; Paige's elder brother. (Graduated)

Students[]

Deanna Casaluce as Alex Nuñez, Jay's rebellious girlfriend. (Grade 11)
Ephraim Ellis as Rick Murray, a bullied teen and school exile. (Grade 10)
Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart, a bad boy. (Grade 12)
Unseen Actress as Heather Sinclair, a queen bee. (Grade 11)
Bailey Corneal as Amy Peters-Hoffman, a member of The Candy Bandits. (appears in Secret (1) & (2)) (Grade 11)
Daniel Morrison as Chris Sharpe, a rapper and Emma's ex-boyfriend. (appears in King Of Pain & Modern Love) (Grade 10)
Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt, a class clown and Liberty's protective brother (Grade 9) (New)
Shenae Grimes as Darcy Edwards, a new girl and devout Christian (Grade 9) (New)
Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black, a cheerleader. (appears in Modern Love & West End Girls) (Grade 8) (New)
Jonathan Keltz as Nate, the lead role of Dracula in the school play. (Grade 10) (New)
Philip Nozuka as Chester - (appears in Bark At The Moon & Modern Love) (Grade 9) (New)

Staff[]

Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos, a science teacher and later Degrassi's principal.
Christopher Jacot as Matt Oleander, a student teacher.
Michael Kinney as Darryl Armstrong, a coach and math teacher.
Linlyn Lue as Laura Kwan, an English teacher.
Tom Melissis as Dom Perino, a history and social studies teacher.
Jennifer Podemski as Chantel Sauvé, a guidance counselor.

Interaction History[]

Relationships[]

The following couples were in a relationship at some point during the 2004-2005 school year at Degrassi:

Friendships[]

Conflicts[]

The following characters developed these conflicts at some point during the 2004-2005 school year at Degrassi:

Attractions[]

The following characters developed feelings for one or the other at some point during the 2004-2005 school year at Degrassi:

Emma and Rick (Rick to Emma)
Jay and Emma (Mutual; Friends with benefits)
J.T. and Liberty (Mutual)
Spinner and Manny (Mutual)

Love Triangles[]

The following characters have been in a love triangle at some point during the 2004-2005 school year at Degrassi:

Paige-Spinner-Manny Love Triangle

Siblings[]

The following characters who are siblings attended the 2004-2005 school year at Degrassi at the same time:

Episode List[]

Season 4[]

Season #	Title	Canadian Airdate	U.S. Airdate	Production Code	Series #
1	Ghost in the Machine (1)	September 7, 2004	October 1, 2004	401	60
2	Ghost in the Machine (2)	September 7, 2004	October 1, 2004	402	61
3	King Of Pain	September 21, 2004	October 8, 2004	403	62
4	Mercy Street	September 21, 2004	October 15, 2004	404	63
5	Anywhere I Lay My Head	September 28, 2004	October 22, 2004	405	64
6	Islands in the Stream	September 28, 2004	November 26, 2004	406	65
7	Time Stands Still (1)	October 5, 2004	December 3, 2004	407	66
8	Time Stands Still (2)	October 12, 2004	December 10, 2004	408	67
9	Back In Black	October 19, 2004	December 17, 2004	409	68
10	Neutron Dance	October 26, 2004	February 18, 2005	410	69
11	Voices Carry (1)	November 2, 2004	February 25, 2005	411	70
12	Voices Carry (2)	November 9, 2004	March 4, 2005	412	71
13	Bark at the Moon	November 23, 2004	March 11, 2005	413	72
14	Secret (1)	November 30, 2004	July 1, 2005	414	73
15	Secret (2)	December 7, 2004	July 1, 2005	415	74
16	Eye Of The Tiger	December 14, 2004	July 8, 2005	416	75
17	Queen Of Hearts	January 17, 2005	July 15, 2005	417	76
18	Modern Love	January 24, 2005	July 22, 2005	418	77
19	Moonlight Desires	January 31, 2005	July 29, 2005	419	78
20	West End Girls	January 31, 2005	August 12, 2005	420	79
21	Goin' Down The Road (1)	February 7, 2005	August 19, 2005	421	80
22	Goin' Down The Road (2)	February 14, 2005	August 26, 2005	422	81