While out at Joey's place, Wheels is startled to come home and find out that both of his parents were killed by a drunk driver.

The whole school is stunned by the news of Wheels' parents.

Lucy gets a bad reputation when the rumor spreads that she is sleeping with her boyfriend Paul.

Arthur and Yick have a falling out at Christmas time.

Caitlin has a big crush on Joey and agrees to work with him on a school project.

Snake learns his brother is gay.

Caitlin learns there are two sides to every story after writing an article for the school newspaper on animal experimentation.

Clutch uses the twins to get a date with Lucy. Meanwhile Wheels, still sensitive over the death of his parents, gets into a fight at school.

Melanie discovers that Kathleen has an eating disorder.

Melanie takes twenty dollars from her mother's purse to buy tickets to a rock concert. Meanwhile, Spike discovers Shane is reneging on child support so he can attend the rock concert.

Wheels runs away from home. While hitchhiking, he is accosted by a strange man. Meanwhile, Shane disappears after taking LSD at a rock concert.

Wheels visits his birth father after he runs away from home. Meanwhile, the police find Shane, who has disappeared after taking drugs at a rock concert.

Arthur resents it when his father begins dating.

Michelle's parents won't let her go to the graduation dance with BLT because he is black. Spike is refused a job because of her punk haircut.

Lucy throws a party while her parents are away. Meanwhile, Joey, Wheels and Snake get caught drinking under age.

Disaster strikes at the Degrassi Junior High graduation dance.