Sean and Spinner are stressed about the upcoming exams. Sean picks a fight with Jimmy, but ends up hurting Emma instead. Spinner tries to get out of the exams by getting sick.

Ashley feels like an outcast. Nobody's willing to forget how she treated them at her party last year. Ashley decides to take action, swallows her pride, and apologizes to everyone. Meanwhile, Toby takes a liking to Spinner's sister, Kendra.

Craig gets to drive and he's only 14! And he's even happier when Joey lets him stay home alone and even invite his friends. But then they get the brilliant idea to take one of Joey's cars around the block. Meanwhile, Ashley wants to impress her new friend Ellie by getting her belly button pierced.

Cupid's on the hunt in the Degrassi halls. While one character acts on her crush, another keeps hers anonymous. The question is: will either girl get the guy she wants?

Manny's ready for a major image upheaval. She's sick of being cute. She's sick of being adorable. She's ready to be hot. But when all the attention from her new style goes to her head, she may lose more than just her old look.

Meanwhile, Joey's in heaven when Craig's band asks to use the garage for rehearsals, but all his nostalgia might drive a wedge in his relationship with Craig.

Things are pretty hot between Craig and Ashley, but he's disappointed that she keeps pulling back from going all the way. She wants to know Craig loves her, and since he is unable to express himself in words, Craig pours his heart into song. With her heart melting, Ash decides she's ready. An exuberant Craig can't help sharing the news with Spinner, whose innuendo-laced jokes cause Ash to call the whole thing off. Craig storms out followed by Manny, who offers Craig a sweet, supportive shoulder to cry on. Soon, Craig and Manny are caught up in the moment—a moment that goes farther than either of them anticipated. Worried about her husband's deteriorating spirits during his chemo, Spike enlists Joey's help in cheering him up. Reluctantly, Snake joins Joey for a night of bowling and is definitely not impressed when his troubled high school buddy Wheels shows up – until he shares how he dealt with his own checkered past.

Emma decides it's time to move on in matters of the heart when she realizes she has feelings for new kid Chris. With some encouragement from Manny, Emma hooks up with Chris at a rave-- even though he has a girlfriend. But as Emma and Chris get closer, she realizes she can't be with him if he's still with someone else. Meanwhile Manny takes her own advice when she discovers that Craig's at the rave too – without Ashley. When Emma finds out how far Manny's willing to go to get what she wants, it's the final straw in their friendship. Spinner and Jimmy are both in trouble with their math grades so they ask Marco to tutor them during a Friday-night study session. Spinner's discomfort with Marco's homosexuality soon has him misinterpreting all of Marco's behaviour and he ends up convinced that Marco has a crush on him.

Things are back on track for Emma now that she's officially over Sean. Newly single Chris has even asked her out! But when she hears rumours that Sean's gang is stealing things from Degrassi (including Mr. Simpson's laptop), Emma becomes obsessed with bringing Sean to justice. But is she really interested in making the school a safer place, or does she just want Sean to pay for breaking her heart? Paige, Spinner and Jimmy are inching closer to freedom when they all begin Driver's Ed. Paige is a natural, logging tons of road practice, thanks to her brother, while Spinner's a nervous wreck about getting behind the wheel. But the pair take a wrong turn when Paige loses her concentration when driving with their seriously hot instructor, Mr. Falcone.

There's a battle of the bands and Craig's sure that his band has got what it takes to win a trip to New York City for a recording contract. Ashley has the exact same idea with PMS. For Ashley, this battle means everything. She must beat Craig and get him back at him for cheating on her with Manny. Ashley works her group almost until they cant stand it. Craig wonders if the contest is really worth it if its just revenge things for Ashley. He apologizes to her . . . but for the wrong thing. After having trouble coming up with the perfect lyrics, Craig saves the day just in time, winning the competition for his band and telling Ashley ""What I Know is that I'm sorry.""

Meanwhile, back at Joey's, Angela gets spoiled by Caitlin. But, can things go too far between Angie and Caitlin?

Paige and Spinner decide to take a day off from school. Paige invites Ashley to come along and Ashley announces she's leaving Degrassi. Paige and Spinner have to show her a good time and try to convince her to stay. Meanwhile, Emma discovers Mr. Simpsons will and worrys his chemo has failed.

It's the end of the year at Degrassi. Jimmy wants the last dance experience to be perfect for his date and friends before he leaves for the summer, so he treats for dinner and a limo. The limo is a huge disappointment and the driver (played by Billy Ray Cyrus) gets arrested while the kids are having dinner. The bill for the dinner includes the charges for the lunch Paige and Spinner stiffed them on in an earlier episode. When they finally get to the dance, the place is on fire - literally. Sean is failing his classwork from all the late night partying, but Mr. Simpson gives him a last chance to make it up. Feeling guilty for stealing his laptop, Sean comes clean, but getting Mr. Simpson's forgiveness is not easy, until he has car trouble and Sean offers to repair it for only the cost of the parts. Joey asks Caitlin to move in, but she has to take care of business first.

Marco runs for Student Council President, but he could lose just more than just President when he finds out who his opponent is- Alex. Emma becomes jealous when Liberty gets closer to Chris.

After being humiliated Rick returns to Degrassi with a handgun in his backpack and prepares to do the unthinkable and get revenge upon the students of Degrassi for laughing and humiliating him in the TV game show. Also one person will not survive this school shooting.

Paige has her entire future planned out; she is going to the best university in Canada, Banting, and she will live with Matt and everything will be perfect. That is until Matt comes back changed. Soon things go from bad to worse when Alex convinces her to get stoned with her. Meanwhile Jimmy is proud to be the new basketball coach but a new member, Derek., poses trouble.

JT and Liberty seem to have relationship issues and some are bigger than others. Meanwhile Spinner goes after Darcy and is not only attracted to her but also to her message.

While helping a new a friend, Marco comes face to face with reality and has to make a big decision. Also, Emma is starting to like Peter which could damage her friendship with Manny.

The students of Degrassi come together, dealing with the events of last year and Spinner deals with his own demons. Meanwhile Jimmy has two new paths in life, which will he take?

Marco's and Spinner's differing opinions over a controversial school issue threatens their friendship. Meanwhile Caitlin returns to help a troubled Spike.

Jay goes to an unlikely person to get help for Sean. Ellie catches the attention of the editor after she submits an article for the university paper, but is it just her writing that he likes?

Jimmy's new goals include being a successful coach for the girls basketball team, and pursuing an intimate relationship with Ashley. Meanwhile, cheer leading captain Darcy clashes with choreographer Manny.

Sean finally gets out of jail and has two years of probation. He and Emma are reunited. When Sean gets out, he tells Emma that she was the perfect girlfriend. Emma has something to reveal that makes her not so perfect...what she did with Jay in the ravine.

Paige has one goal: to return to her former pre-Banting glory. She's going to get back to doing what she does best. Everything and that includes dating. Paige surprises Spinner by asking him out. Nothing serious, just casual. Things get even more complicated when Ellie's newly-minted ex, Jesse, also arrives into the picture. But is there someone else who wants a piece of the Paige pie? When Snake discovers Emma buying birth control, he surprises everyone with his anger including himself. He's not comfortable with Emma and Sean doing that. But as far as Emma's concerned he's going to have to get comfortable with it by any means necessary.

Marco's at loose ends with Dylan gone, and nothing seems exciting. He and Spinner decide a spring break road trip will break the monotony but cash is the key. When Marco's online poker skills start to show, he decides it's time to up the stakes, and in no time, he's a big winner. Marco knows you can't quit while you're ahead, but quitting at all may be a lot harder than it seems. Father Marco is going to need his friends help on this one but it won't be easy for them to understand him. Or to forgive him.Peter and Darcy are having a delicious time keeping their relationship super secret. The more they fight in front of people, the cuter and hotter things get behind closed doors. But when they get caught sneaking around will they be able to be up front about what's got to happen next?

Ashley learns that Craig's debut album includes a song she wrote, but was not given the proper credit. Therefore, she decides to go back into music, but finds herself outshined by Jimmy.

Jimmy finally gets the news he's been waiting for - he's been accepted into his dream college, but he's got other things on his mind. He is slowly discovering that he has other options when it comes to his real dream - walking again. When Jimmy makes a shocking discovery about his father, he decides to take what is rightfully his.

Anya decides to run the "Free The Children" campaign at Degrassi which creates tension between both Holly J. and Sav. When Anya creates a solution to end the tension, she finds herself in a battle against the Queen Bee herself.