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The Best Episodes of Higher Ground

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Higher Ground told the story of Mount Horizon High School, a therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens, where the students learned to face their personal struggles with addiction, abuse, or disorders. [Higher Ground is an

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 22 - Because I Love You
    8.9/10(53 votes)

    #1 - Because I Love You

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 19 - Because It's There
    8.8/10(39 votes)

    #2 - Because It's There

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  3. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 13 - Attention Deficit
    8.6/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Attention Deficit

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 15 - Exposed
    8.6/10(46 votes)

    #4 - Exposed

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  5. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 16 - Innocence
    8.6/10(44 votes)

    #5 - Innocence

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 18 - One of Those Days
    8.6/10(40 votes)

    #6 - One of Those Days

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 1 - Scott Free
    8.5/10(68 votes)

    #7 - Scott Free

    S1:E1

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

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 10 - Close Encounters
    8.5/10(42 votes)

    #8 - Close Encounters

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 12 - Wherefore Art Thou
    8.5/10(38 votes)

    #9 - Wherefore Art Thou

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 14 - The Kids Stay In The Picture
    8.5/10(39 votes)

    #10 - The Kids Stay In The Picture

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 11 - Best Behavior
    8.4/10(39 votes)

    #11 - Best Behavior

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 17 - Daised and Confused
    8.4/10(37 votes)

    #12 - Daised and Confused

    S1:E17

    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"".

    Director:Matthew Hastings
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 21 - Mended Fences
    8.4/10(41 votes)

    #13 - Mended Fences

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Matthew Hastings
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 2 - Babe in Arms
    8.3/10(51 votes)

    #14 - Babe in Arms

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 7 - Worlds Apart
    8.3/10(38 votes)

    #15 - Worlds Apart

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 8 - Seductions
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    #16 - Seductions

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 3 - Walking the Line
    8.2/10(46 votes)

    #17 - Walking the Line

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Mick MacKay
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 4 - Our Strongest Link
    8.2/10(46 votes)

    #18 - Our Strongest Link

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Tony Westman
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  19. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 6 - Crossroads
    8.2/10(43 votes)

    #19 - Crossroads

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 9 - Hope Falls
    8.2/10(40 votes)

    #20 - Hope Falls

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 20 - Falling Up
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #21 - Falling Up

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Higher Ground Season 1 Episode 5 - What Remains
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #22 - What Remains

    S1:E5

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

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Because I Love You" is the best rated episode of "Higher Ground". It scored 8.9/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Alan Simmonds and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/16/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Because It's There".