Heartbreak High

- Season 4

(1996)

Matt's father returns to force him to come home for good meanwhile Steve is no where to be seen

As a part of the coroner's inquest, police officers come to both Hartley and the warehouse to question the students about Steve's death.

Matt and his fellow students launch a petition against a veteran teacher whom they believe to be incapable of preparing them for their final exams, but the group have mixed reactions when they realise they have cost him his job.

Allie and Bolton try to save Danielle from the lure of the drug dealer, Bunka, but not before Ronnie discovers drugs in her locker.

Bolton can hardly contain his excitement. Not only is he about to break his own blade-skating speed record, but he and the gang are about to go on the excursion of the century until things go horribly wrong.

A dream comes true for Con when he is accepted as a student exchange in America. However, this causes problems with Katerina who, after taking a gamble on the relationship in the first place, now feels betrayed.

Declan Costello, a new student with a violent reputation, arrives at Hartley.

Her name is Stassy and she is an enigma. Stassy has no friends at Hartley and does not seem to want any. After school, she does not hang out with the gang, instead she is whisked away by her father in a tow truck - "the beast".

Ronnie has set her English class a Friday the 13th assignment; they are to watch tonight's horror movie - Frankenstein - and write an essay on confronting fear.

Bolton befriends Dyson's son Gary, who is in a wheelchair as the result of a recent drunk driving accident, when he comes to visit his mother after his stint in a rehabilitation centre.

Stassy borrows Allie's essay and copies it to hand in as her own but when Ronnie confronts her about the matching papers,

The senior class is participating in a work experience programme. Katerina is eager to go to work at an advertising agency but is disappointed to learn she has been given the job of receptionist.

An old flame from Andrew's past visits him en route to her new research job in Antarctica.

Bolton costs Hartley the first round of a debate competition by agreeing with his opponent, an Asian girl from St. Catherine's Girl School whom he has a crush on.

New teacher Tom Summers, son of school Superintendent James Summers, arrives at Hartley as Dyson begins a programme to teach the girls auto mechanics and the boys cooking.

After Danielle discovers the body of her deceased neighbour, Danielle and Allie decide to volunteer their time to an organisation that provides companions for senior citizens.

Mr. Summers announces a new Creative Marketing Project which sees the kids pair up to create and market environmentally friendly products from their original ideas.

It's the day of the school's cross country race. Tom's girlfriend, book editor Vicki Hodge, looks at Allie's work and asks her to skip the race so they can work on the book together.

Rocco returns from America (Con is doing well) and consults Roberto about the possibility of selling the Shark Pool.

Charlie approaches Matt to ask for his help in becoming "cool."

Stassy enraptures Bolton with her new-found mysticism but only manages to enrage the Petty Tyrant that is Katerina with displays of her so-called psychic abilities.

Dyson announces that Allie has won the state literary fellowship but Allie decides to turn down the award after having just learned that she is pregnant.

Bolton surprises everyone when he wins the prestigious Henry Lawson poetry contest.

Bolton goes to great lengths to prevent the closing of his uncle's bowling alley but receives little help from his friends.

With his parents fighting and making divorce plans, Charlie's behaviour begins to grow more erratic as he falls into the clutches of a cult.

With HSC exams just a few short days away, Bolton rallies his classmates to make their Muck-Up Day an event to remember.