Degrassi: Next Class (season 2)

A new semester begins at Degrassi with the Volleyball season in gear. Frankie, Lola, Shay, and Goldi are ready, when a prank from their rival school humilates the team in front of the entire school. During a lunch date with Jonah, she decides to go for it. For revenge, the team but Shay are for getting back at them. The prank backfires in a way to could negatively impact the school. As Miles leaves for private school, he attempts to be a good older brother. However, things turn sour when Hunter purposely endangers himself. Miles admits that he should stay at Degrassi and tells Tristan the good news. Meanwhile, A. Hoping to put last semester behind her, Maya applies to a co-op placement company led by Peter Stone. Unfortunately, her emotions may get in the way after seeing Esme and Zig flirt with each other.

Hunter realises he must accept professional help. Shay considers whether or not she can defend Frankie. Angry, Zig blames Maya for everything that happened between them.

Frankie organises a diversity mixer to fix things with the Northern Tech team and hold onto her position. Tristan, worried about pressuring Miles and straining their relationship, takes over their robot baby assignment. When Yael's app goes viral, she has to choose between her integrity and her success.

When Zoë doesn't receive a callback, she worries that it's because of her homosexual feelings & comes up with a way to hide her true self. When Grace is made fun of for her appearance, she decides to take on a new look. After Tiny asks Lola to delete her dating profile, she makes a bold decision.

Lola stages a protest for Tiny's unfair suspension and garners attention during the Degrassi Alumni event. Tristan sets out to alleviate tension in the air by censoring all gala night sketches. Frankie looks for a way to change people's perception of her after being kicked off the volleyball team.

Note: This is the 500th episode of the Degrassi franchise and features several guest stars from previous seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Guest stars include: Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari, Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair, Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt, Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, Jake Epstein as Craig Manning, Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone, Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason, Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson-Mason, and Jacob Neayem as Mo Mashkour.

Shay is given the opportunity of a lifetime, but must apologize for the protest & compromise her values in order to get it. When Grace begins spending more time with Zig, Maya decides to pursue a friendship with Peter. Zoë's rivalry with Esme comes into play while working on a school project with Winston.

Frankie tries to escape from her problems by driving off with Jonah, but soon realises that running away isn't always a solution. A suffering Tiny takes Shay's advice over Lola's. Zoë takes a friendly competition with Miles & Tristan too far, resulting in Winston questioning their relationship.

Miles and Tristan run into relationship troubles when they disagree on the importance of sex. When a dancing opportunity presents itself to Zig, he's eager to prove himself and turns to Esme for help. Meanwhile, when Maya asks Vijay to take down his cover of her song, he responds online.

Grace confesses to having feelings for Zig during a party in the woods. To win Volleyball City Finals, Shay realises that they need Frankie, but wonders if she can forgive her. Yael must go on a date with Baaz due to him winning a bet, although she is reluctant.

Lola shuts down Shay's request to date Tiny, which leads Shay to act out during their championship game. Zoë's burning intensifies & as Winston begins to second-guess their relationship, she finally gives in to her true self. Hunter is reluctant to date Yael because he worries that he will lash out again.