Jimmy tries to find new ways to spice up his relationship with Ashley. Darcy and Manny find a perfect person to join the Sprit Squad, but when Darcy learns that she's a single-mother, she kicks her off the team. During a basketball game, a new school rivalry is born.
Like its predecessors, Degrassi follows a group of students attending Degrassi Community School who face challenges common to teen life, such as self image, peer pressure, child abuse, sexual identity, gang violence, self-injury, school shootings, teenage pregnancy and drug abuse.
Degrassi (previously titled The Next Generation) is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and Degrassi High.