Degrassi Junior High
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Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian dramatic television series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school. Many episodes tackled difficult issues such as drug use, teen pregnancy and divorce, and the series was acclaimed for its sensitive and realistic portrayal of the challenges of teenage life. The cast comprised mainly non-professional actors, which added to the show's sense of realism.
Degrassi Junior High spanned 42 episodes, covering grades 7 through 9. The first season premiered January 18th, 1987 with 13 episodes. It premiered Sunday afternoons, and was brought up to prime-time in the second season. Some of the characters were in grades 7-8, The second season the characters remained in the same grades, as the 2nd season was not their next academic school , but their 2nd semester. The characters were in grades 8 and 9 in the third year. The niners stayed in junior high but were took their science classes in a high school called Borden High School. Premiered January 1987 on CBC until Spring 1989, spanning 3 seasons.
It followed the series The Kids of Degrassi Street, and directly preceded the series Degrassi High.
The program premiered on CBC Television on January 18, 1987. It also aired on PBS in the United States and the ABC in Australia.