Back to Higher Ground
Season 1

Season 1

2000
22 Episodes

Episodes

Scott Free
1

1. Scott Free

Jan 14, 2000
60 min

Troubled Scott is brought to the school against his will, as Peter learns that the bank is foreclosing on the school property.

Babe in Arms
2

2. Babe in Arms

Jan 21, 2000
60 min

As the students are recruited to help search for a six-year-old girl lost in the woods, Auggie tries to learn the reasons behind Shelby'a apparent unconcern for the child.

Walking the Line
3

3. Walking the Line

Jan 28, 2000
60 min

Peter visits his father while in New York trying to get a loan, and back at the school the students dread taking their PSATs.

Our Strongest Link
4

4. Our Strongest Link

Feb 4, 2000
60 min

To teach the kids to work as a team, they are entered in the Junior Eco-Challenge competition.

What Remains
5

5. What Remains

Feb 11, 2000
60 min

A search-and-rescue mission is mounted to find Juliette, who has fallen into an uncharted cave containing ancient Indian bones.

Crossroads
6

6. Crossroads

Feb 18, 2000
60 min

Sophie gives the group a parenting assignment, and Katherine's behavior with her boyfriend threatens her impending graduation.

Worlds Apart
7

7. Worlds Apart

Feb 25, 2000
60 min

Auggie's older brother tries to talk him into selling drugs to the rich kids at Horizon, while potential investors visit the school, and Sophie and Peter try to figure out their relationship.

Seductions
8

8. Seductions

Mar 3, 2000
60 min

As a thunderstorm causes the school to flood, Shelby's attempt to seduce Scott brings him unpleasant memories.

Hope Falls
9

9. Hope Falls

Mar 10, 2000
60 min

After a student commits suicide, Hannah resigns and the school's founder decides to take the group on a trek to the site of his son's death 22 years earlier.

Close Encounters
10

10. Close Encounters

Mar 17, 2000
60 min

Scott travels down a treacherous river, trying to run away after an encounter with his abusive stepmother. Meanwhile, Shelby falls in love with a horse that's been abused and abandoned.

Best Behavior
11

11. Best Behavior

Mar 31, 2000
60 min

Juliette is devastated when she isn't invited to her mother's wedding; Ezra is devastated when he learns that his parents' apparent reconciliation is a sham.

Wherefore Art Thou
12

12. Wherefore Art Thou

Apr 7, 2000
60 min

After Auggie and Juliette run away, Auggie is arrested for stealing food, and Peter must try to obtain his release at a probation hearing.

Attention Deficit
13

13. Attention Deficit

Apr 14, 2000
60 min

When a tough father brings his troubled son to the school, the kid soon antagonizes the other students as the father treks through bear country with Peter.

The Kids Stay In The Picture
14

14. The Kids Stay In The Picture

Apr 21, 2000
60 min

Horizon's new boss wants to make a promotional film that uses actors instead of the actual students, and Scott's real mother shows up seeking to regain custody of him.

Exposed
15

15. Exposed

Apr 28, 2000
60 min

When an undercover reporter shows up to do an expose on the school, the students feed her the wild stories that she wants to hear.

Innocence
16

16. Innocence

May 5, 2000
60 min

As a winter storm moves in, the kids' solo treks are ruined, Shelby becomes lost, and Peter's visiting father has a heart attack.

Daised and Confused
17

17. Daised and Confused

May 12, 2000
60 min

Daisy returns home with Sophie and Shelby for her mother's funeral and must face her abusive, drunken father. Meanwhile, the Cliffhangers read and identify with Mary Shelley's ""Frankenstein"".

One of Those Days
18

18. One of Those Days

May 19, 2000
60 min

Peter's brother arrives to contest their father's will; Sophie undergoes a medical procedure; Shelby's mother pulls her out of school to take care of her ailing, formerly abusive stepfather; Ezra steals the plot of Romeo & Juliet for his new play.

Because It's There
19

19. Because It's There

May 26, 2000
60 min

Scott tries to get Peter to get Shelby back to Horizon. Shelby finds out her stepfather abused her little sister Jess.

Falling Up
20

20. Falling Up

Jun 3, 2000
60 min

Peter gets hooked on pain killers. Scotts mother comes to vist. Shelby comes back to horizion.

Mended Fences
21

21. Mended Fences

Jun 9, 2000
60 min

PARENTS WEEK! Scott and Shelby get into a fight. Juliette meets Auggies parents. Shelby's sister runs away from home and to Horizon. Scott lies and tells his father his step mother never abused him (but she really did). When Juliette goes to make herself throw up she ends up talking to Shelby and they sort-of become friends. After Jess gets to Horizon and tells Scott & Shelby her awful story, Scott begins to understand what Shelby went through.

Because I Love You
22

22. Because I Love You

Jun 16, 2000
60 min

Scott's dad comes to take him back home. Scott tries to convince Shelby they can stay togeather even if he dosen't stay at Horizion. Kat talks Peter & Sopie in to having a MORP. David is back and Ezra is upset because Daisy like David and not him. Scott get into a fight with his dad on their way home an makes him take him take him back to Horizion, and when he gets back Shelby asked him why he came back and he said ""because I love you."" Sopie asks Peter to marry her.