User blog:Skull26374/Degrassi 14

It's that time of year again so I'm gonna try to convert people to watch the show because face it, the cast is beautiful and the show deals with modern-age high school problems. Especially because a majority of you are in high school.

Series Overview
Basically (for those of you who do not know), the show takes place at Degrassi Community School in Toronto, Canada. The students face many issues regarding relationships, friendships, health, etc. as well as more hard-hitting issues such as rape and sexual assault, suicide, and racism. It's a pretty nifty show and the current main cast can be seen in the picture above but I'll also give descriptions of the characters to see if any of you are interested.

Graduates
Eli Goldsworthy portrayed by Munro Chambers

Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy is a gifted film student currently attending NYU. Eli graduated in the class before the current seniors, but still comes by Degrassi often to visit long-time love interest Clare. Despite not appearing in the spotlight often in current seasons, Eli struggled with bipolar disorder for a while before being diagnosed and finding proper medication. In his senior year, he struggled after finding the body of a student who had commit suicide and had a brush with drugs before accepting help.

Main 10–present

Seniors
Alli Bhandari portrayed by Melinda Shankar

Allia "Alli" Bhandari is a kind, intelligent, and witty young woman who comes from a traditional Muslim family. She has been in the gifted program at Degrassi since she started in Grade 9 and has consistently shown how smart she truly is, especially in the subject of science. In her junior year, she was offered early acceptance and a full-time scholarship at MIT, though realized she could not handle the heavy work-load yet. Alli faced many relationship issues with her past boyfriends in instances involving sexting, STI's, and physical abuse. She is currently in a healthy relationship with Dallas. She is best friends with Clare and Jenna and is the social coordinator of the student council.

Main 8–present

Becky Baker portrayed by Sarah Fisher

Rebecca "Becky" Baker is a bubbly young woman who transferred to Degrassi during her junior year from her hometown in Florida. She comes from an incredibly religious family with strict and conservative views. She initially faced many issues coming to terms and acceptance with the gender identity of her former boyfriend whom was transgender, though persevered and stood up to her parents until his untimely death. She is currently facing incredible difficulty with her parents as she testified against her brother in Zoë's rape trial, causing him to be sent to prison. She is currently romantically involved with Drew. She is best friends with Imogen, who she runs Degrassi TV with.

Main 12–present

Clare Edwards portrayed by Aislinn Paul

Clare Edwards is an incredibly gifted student and writer and most arguably the leading lady of the current generation of students. She was one of the gifted program students and has retained her status throughout her time at Degrassi. Throughout her time, she has had many relationship issues with guys but has spent much of her time with love interest Eli. Clare struggled with her parents' divorce during her sophomore year but later came to terms with it. After being sexually harassed by her mentor for an internship, she testified against him and was diagnosed with cancer during the summer before her senior year, though she is currently in remission. She hooked up with Drew while having issues with Eli and in the season 13 finale, it is revealed that she is pregnant. She is the vice president of the student council. Her best friend is Alli.

Main 8–present; guest 6–7

Connor DeLaurier portrayed by AJ Saudin

Connor DeLaurier is one of the gifted students at Degrassi whom deals with Asperger's Syndrome. During his early years, Connor had trouble socializing and being just another teenager, having situations such as stealing girl's underwear, though he has found ways to handle it through "social classes". He is incredibly tech savvy and has even gone far enough to make apps that can help generate one's outfit for the day. Because of his academic accomplishments, he has received early acceptance into Caltech. He is the treasurer of the student council and is currently dating Jenna.

Main 8–present

Drew Torres portrayed by Luke Bilyk

Andrew "Drew" Torres is the fun and outgoing president of the student council, currently repeating his senior year. Initially an athlete, Drew was one of the most popular guys at school and the sights of many girls at the school. He settled down with ex-fiancée Bianca and began to take school more seriously after dropping out of school. In the past year he lost his brother, who's death was incredibly difficult for him to handle and broke up with his fiancée and has tried to become a better man after a fiasco with Zoë. He began to hook up with Clare, though he ended it and has began to become romantically involved with Becky. His best friend is Dallas.

Main 10–present

Imogen Moreno portrayed by Cristine Prosperi

Imogen Moreno is a quirky and artistic young woman who is repeating her senior year at Degrassi. Though she was initially perceived as a manipulative stalker, she has displayed that she has a playful and kind heart. Though Imogen is typically rational, she sometimes goes too far out of her way to impress people that she is interested in. During her initial senior year, Imogen struggled as her father was diagnosed with dementia and let her grades slip as she had a hard time dealing with her home life. She has turned back around this year and leads Degrassi TV with her best friend, Becky. She is currently in a relationship with Jack.

Main 11–present

Jenna Middleton portrayed by Jessica Tyler

Jenna Middleton is a talented singer and musician attending Degrassi. When she first arrived at Degrassi, she was a bit of a boyfriend-stealer, guiding Clare's ex-boyfriend to herself, though she has matured and has a kind heart. She became pregnant during her freshman year, and gave birth to the child during her sophomore year, dropping out of school to take care of him. After problems with the baby's father and being unable to support him, she gave the child up for adoption. Upon returning to Degrassi, Jenna ventured back into her passion of music and is the secretary of the student council. Her best friend is Alli and she is dating Connor.

Main 9–present

Mike Dallas portrayed by Demetrius Joyette

Michael Dallas, known by everyone as Dallas is a party-hard athlete attending Degrassi, repeating his senior year as part of a "victory lap". He transferred to Degrassi during his first run of 12th grade and was captain of the junior ice-hockey team the Toronto Ice Hounds. Though initially antagonistic to his peers, he has revealed his kind nature. After the suicide of one of his teammates, he struggled, but fell back on track and has taken a much larger role in being a father to his son. During the past year, he was kicked off the Ice Hounds and took on more of a role in student council as the athletic rep. He is best friends with Drew and dating Alli.

Main 12–present

Juniors
Jack Jones portrayed by Niamh Wilson

Jacqueline "Jack" Jones is a posh and artistic girl who transferred to Degrassi from a school in Germany during the current year. Though not much is known about her yet, she is very knowledgeable about the arts and is quite athletic, running an axe-throwing club and dancing. She is currently in a relationship with Imogen.

Main 13–present; guest 13

Jonah Haak portrayed by Ehren Kassam

Jonah Haak is a new student. While he used to be a bit of a troublemaker, Jonah has seen the light and is ready to make new friends who share his strong faith. While he may have given up all his vices, Jonah’s kept the rock ‘n’ roll.

Main 14–present

Sophomores
Grace portrayed by Nikki Gould

Grace is a tech-savvy student at Degrassi and one of the Rubber Room kids. She has shown her computer skills a few times so far when she helped discover who assaulted Zoë and who had been cyberbullying Maya. Not much else is known about her yet, though she appears to be very wise for her age.

Main 13–present