Higher Ground (TV Series) - Overview

Overview

The show focused on one group of Horizon students nicknamed the "Cliffhangers"

• A. J. Cook as Shelby, a rebellious runaway with a secret.
• Hayden Christensen as Scott, the new kid at Horizon who was kicked off his high school football team for drug use. His relationship with Shelby helps him overcome terrible pain from his past.
• Kandyse McClure as Kat, who's about to graduate but still feels guilty about her younger sister's death two years ago. Kat briefly dates Hank, a local park ranger.
• Jorgito Vargas Jr. as Augusto, aka Auggie, an angry but thoughtful former gang member who has a romance with Juliette.
• Meghan Ory as Juliette, the bulimic daughter of a controlling, five-times-married mother.
• Jewel Staite as Daisy, a goth girl who resents her alcoholic parents
• Kyle Downes as Ezra, who battles social anxiety and an addiction to various drugs. His classmates call him "the pharmacist." He starts a tentative relationship with Daisy.

Horizon staff

Joe Lando played Horizon's Director, Peter Scarbrow, a recovering addict who climbed mountains, rode motorbikes and became a father figure to Horizon kids. He occasionally traveled to New York to see his ex-wife, Chloe (Ingrid Torrance). Anne Marie Loder, Deborah Odell, Roger R. Cross and Dmitry Chepovetsky portrayed Horizon's teachers.

Minor characters

• Brittney Irvin as Jess, Shelby's younger sister
• Lynda Boyd as Jess and Shelby's mother
• Jim Byrnes as Frank, who founded Horizon after his son Tom committed suicide
• Sean Campbell as Sheriff Curtis Swann who frequently helps the Cliffhangers and has a relationship with Annie
• Benita Ha as Annie, who owns the local restaurant and lives with her 5-year-old daughter Gracie
• Garwin Sanford as Martin Barringer, Scott's father
• Emmanuelle Vaugier as Elaine Barringer, Scott's evil stepmother
• Kyle Alisharan as Hank, Kat's boyfriend
• Terence Kelly as Peter Scarbrow's father, who dies of a heart attack and leaves Peter enough money to buy Horizon.
• C. Tutt as potential camper

The daily schedule of Mt. Horizon's students included regular classes, preparing food for others, various sport activities, such as climbing, football or rafting, which are mainly focused on mutual collaboration. These activities taught students both co-operation and confidence.