Degrassi All Over Again

above: not Degrassi

In 2007, a student of Lakehurst High School, Drake Lempke, killed Degrassi's mascot and popular student, J.T. Yorke. J.T. was well-liked, so naturally his murder was not taken well by the Degrassi student body.

To make matters worse, that winter, Lakehurst shut down (burned down, actually), so all those students were transferred to Degrassi. The tension was palpable, culminating in a full-on gang war between Degrassi and Lakehurst students. Toby made a threatening podcast, girls were tripped in the cafeteria (so embarrassing!), and Spinner got in fist-fights with Johnny DeMarco and Bruce the Moose, even though the fifth-year senior had testicular cancer at the time.

A few years later, Cardinal Regali shuts down two Philadelphia schools, Cardinal Dougherty and North Catholic, at the end of the school year. I guess a lot of those students will find themselves going to nearby schools like McDevitt. It might be weird at first, but I think as long as no one kills the McDevitt Lancer anytime soon, things will be okay.

Rest in Peace, Cardinals and Falcons.