Degrassi Junior High

Spike and Shane care for a pretend baby.

Lucy's teacher shows interest.

Joey lusts after a new girl.

Spike's and Shane's parents meet.

Caitlin's epilepsy; speech-making.

Bullying Dwayne challenges Joey.

Kathleen's alcoholic mother.

Twin Erica seeks her own identity.

Mother's marriage depresses Steph.

Pregnant Spike may have to leave school.

Snake invites friends home.

Mr. Colby approaches Susie.

Wheels fears failure.

Spike is confused about whether she should keep her baby and whether she can remain friends with Shane, the baby's father. When her teen-mother counseling group conducts an experiment - caring for an egg as if it were a tiny baby - both she and Shane begin to realize the responsibilities of parenthood.

Feeling alone and vulnerable because her parents are always working, Lucy is pleased when a substitute teacher takes a special interest in her. However, she soon discovers that his desires go beyond simply wanting to help her.

Joey makes an after-school study date with the new girl, Liz, who has a "fast" reputation. He prepares for the date by buying condoms, but discovers a different person than he expected. Arthur, also worried about his sexual development, phones a radio talk show host for advice.

Spike and Shane's parents finally meet and all agree adoption is best for Spike's baby. Shane, however, has his own ideas. Meanwhile, Melanie breaks a date with Yick to go out with Snake, but her deception is discovered.

Recently diagnosed as an epileptic, Caitlin is having a hard time accepting her condition. She convinces her mother to let her audition for the school play, but then nearly drops out - blaming her disease - when she doesn't get the part. Meanwhile, shy Michelle is terrified at the thought of giving a speech and tells her teacher that she has laryngitis.

When, in response to Joey's ridicule, Dwayne challenges him to a fight, Joey feels he has to go through with it. Meanwhile, Stephanie finally realizes, after weeks of flirtation, that Simon is interested in Alexa, not her.

When the Degrassi Jr. High quiz team goes to Kathleen's house to prepare for a match, they discover that Kathleen's mother is an alcoholic. Rich and Caitlin offer Kathleen their support, and he begins to see that there may be a way to deal with the situation.

Sick of being confused with her twin sister Heather, Erica is determined to define herself as an individual. She finds an opportunity at the Spring Dance, where she is found passionately kissing a strange boy!

As Stephanie's mother makes plans to remarry and her father continues to fight for custody of her and her brother, Stephanie becomes increasingly despondent. She even starts to talk about suicide. Meanwhile, her brother Arthur considers running away with his new best friend, a puppy.

A group of parents demands that Spike be moved to another school because her pregnancy sets a bad example. Some of the students agree, but Caitlin writes an article for the school newspaper supporting Spike.

When the school board votes to expel Spike from Degrassi, the students wonder why Spike is being kicked out while Shane is allowed to continue going to class. Meanwhile, disaster strikes when Joey and Wheels talk Snake into letting them spend the night when his parents are away.

Though Lucy's friends have encouraged her to report her harassment by a substitute teacher, she is embarrassed by the incident and wants to forget it. However, when the teacher returns to Degrassi and assaults another girl, she and Lucy decide to go to the principal.