●●● CANONS!

RYAN BLACK easily adapts to new situations, so when his parents divorced, that was no biggie. And when he moved to New York with his father to live with his new step-family, that was no big deal either. In fact, he didn't even have much trouble when he found out he was bisexual. Coming out to his dad was easy, although the rest of his step-family doesn't know. And just as well--BLACK's stepbrother JESSE STONE might start treating him differently. STONE might start noticing things...like how BLACK actually does have a crush on him.

Discretion was never a trait LOGAN DE'ANGELO possessed. She tells what's on her mind, even if it includes giving explicit details. L. DE'ANGELO doesn't regret much in life, but if there's one thing that she does regret, it's losing her virginity when she was younger. It's the one secret older brother DEVIN DE'ANGELO doesn't know about, and the one that everyone else does. Her biggest fear? That someone will tell.

JENNIFER EVANS is just like her older sister PENELOPE EVANS...except a hell of a lot bitchier. J. EVANS fully expects that she'll take over her sister's position as Queen Bee next year and she has no intention of letting anyone else get in her way. She knows what she wants and she's going to go after it. She will stop at nothing and do literally anything to secure that coveted position and boost her social standing straight to the top. Anything.

As an only child and the heir to the Flint family fortune, SEAN FLINT was raised to accept nothing but the best. He's smug and absolutely full of himself to the point where he repels others, but with as much money as he has, who needs friends? If he gets lonely, he can just buy himself some. He does have one friend--GABRIEL QUIN. The boys are old friends and FLINT trusts QUIN more than anyone. If FLINT ever comes out the closet, QUIN will be the first one to know...

To be honest, OLIVER GIBSON is pretty much just a nice guy. He lives by the Golden Rule, although he isn't always treated the way he treats others. Up until recently, he used to be a little heavier than most guys his age and the baby fat wasn't the most flattering thing ever. But when he came back from summer camp much slimmer than he's ever been, he caught a lot of attention--mainly from NINA VALENTIN--and he doesn't quite know what to do with it or make of it.

Although she is young, BAILEY MURDOCK is out to prove a point--she is not a little girl anymore and she is tired of being treated like one. She too is trying to climb Eisley's social ladder, and while doing so, LEVI MCCLELLAND has caught her eye. MURDOCK doesn't believe he's out of her league--if anything, she was the one out of MCCLELLAND's league. Unfortunately, she has to fight for MCCLELLAND with none other than her deeply despised new step-sister, BLANCHE EMMETT. It's no secret that the two hate each other's guts, but EMMETT doesn't know that MURDOCK's mother only married her father for the money.

MYLES SANTOS is suspiciously nice and understanding. He's never had problem with anyone and he's really just your average guy, except much nicer. The thing is, he takes care of people because no one takes care of him. At home, his mother abuses him, sometimes burning and scarring him and his father just turns the other cheek. He's an only child and wishes he had siblings or a different family entirely. SANTOS would like to talk about his problems and tell someone, but he's too busy taking care of others to take care of himself. He can only keep doing this for so long though.

PARKER SHAW is a pretty great guy. He's funny, smart, witty and handsome and always has a smirk on his lips. He's charismatic and can hold a conversation with just about anyone and he's pretty popular too. There's more to him than meets the eye though. However, nobody knows the darker side of him because he hides it well. When asked questions about his past or his family, SHAW cleverly maneuvers the topic away from those sensitive subjects. Nobody knows that he was kicked out of his house after coming out to his parents and he doesn't want pity, so SHAW hasn't told anyone. If he didn't have a fully-paid scholarship for Eisley, SHAW has no idea what he'd be doing. Maybe it's time he got some help...

Openly bitter and jealous about her sister's rise to fame, EVA STRATTON does all she can to create some star power of her own. She's not vindictive enough to directly hurt her sister, but she's getting desperate these days. She just wants to prove to her parents (and the world) that she's not just living in her sister's shadows and she doesn't want to ride the coattails of JADE STRATTON's fame. She's not sure if anybody's listening though.

The past year has been crazy for JADE STRATTON. Between signing a record deal, rising to teen stardom and selling platinum, she hasn't had much time for herself--or anybody, really. J. STRATTON misses her family--mainly her sisters, whom she never sees anymore. She doesn't have time to be a normal teen and it feels like everyone's distancing themselves from her, even her supposed best friend SKYLAR TALBOT. Worst is, if she goes on tour, it'll interrupt her school time and she just got settled into Eisley. She doesn't want to leave so soon. It's not as if she was making many friends though--most of the students are too jealous of her, think her career's crap and make fun of her just want to be friends because she's famous. J. STRATTON is beginning to think this starlet lifestyle is not for her...

MAXIME STRATTON is certainly the happiest of the Stratton triplets, something she finds odd, but doesn't pay much mind to. Her parents refer to her as the Hippie-Love Child--and Maxime is something along those lines. She's very relaxed and laid-back and is almost always smiling and cheering others up. She has a naturally charming and magnetic personality and she loves joking around. The only thing she doesn't seem to love however, is her family life. She doesn't support JADE STRATTON's career because she's worried her sister will stress herself out and overexert herself and M. STRATTON isn't happy about the pressure her parents are putting on J. STRATTON. Nor is she happy about the lack of support from E. STRATTON, but M. STRATTON was never good at solving her own problems.

SKYLAR TALBOT doesn't trust anyone and he's kind of a douche, but he somehow managed to strike up a friendship with JADE STRATTON before she got famous. Her fame put a strain on their friendship and now thanks to rumors he's been hearing from IVY THORPE, TALBOT isn't sure if he can trust J. STRATTON anymore. He's had a hard time trusting anyone ever since he found out that his father might be the one who murdered his mother when TALBOT was five. Could this all just be a bad case of misjudgment?

IVY THORPE is the most notorious hater at Eisley. She hates pretty much everyone and everything that doesn't have to do with her. If you don't love her, she hates you. If you don't like what she has to say, get out of her way. She's a pathological liar who will stop at nothing to get what she wants and right now, she wants fame. She's incredibly jealous of JADE STRATTON and constantly thinks up schemes to take down the girl. THORPE has just noticed little EVA STRATTON isn't too fond of her sister either; maybe she can take advantage of the weakest link?

GABRIEL QUIN is the epitome of the stereotypical "misunderstood" rich kid--he can't stand being around his parents for more than an hour at a time, he hates being at home unless he's alone, he doesn't want anyone to judge him because of his money and yet he evaluates everything and everyone in his life based on their fortune and fame. He can come off as really snotty and bratty and that's probably because he is. He hates SEAN FLINT, even though he's supposed to be QUIN's best friend--QUIN only keeps FLINT around because of his name and money.

NINA VALENTIN is pretty and...well, that's really all there is to her. Of course, like everyone else, she's got skeletons in her closet--she just found out the man she calls dad isn't her real father. She wonders why she's not popular or why she doesn't have a boyfriend. She's not the brightest crayon in the box and she can be pretty dull when she chooses to speak, which isn't all that often. However, she's developed a crush on the newly attractive OLIVER GIBSON and she's determined to make him hers.

SID VEGA is essentially the class clown of his grade. He avoids drama at all costs and chooses instead, to spend his time making others laugh and keeping himself happy. It's what his father would've done if he were still alive. VEGA also has a flirty side to him and is trying to charm his way into some action. Let's just say that he's much better at telling jokes...

LUKE CHAPMAN has a devil-may-care attitude. He likes the feeling of living free and being high, of being on top of the world, but his real life isn't so perfect, so he's got to get that feeling elsewhere. He snorts, shoots up or smokes whatever drugs he can afford or get his hands on and he doesn't give a damn about what they do to his system. Or at least, this used to be the case. Earlier this year, when his older sister died from a meth overdose, he figured he had to clean up his act--for his family's sake at least. It's a shame it's just so hard to kick addictions. His new "friend" ASHLEE MONTGOMERY isn't making things easy for him either.

MELISSA CUNNINGHAM is secretly a scholarship kid although everyone thinks she's filthy rich because of the way she acts. She's not necessarily bossy, but if a leader is needed in any situation, you can bet CUNNINGHAM will be filling that position. She uses her smarts to get ahead because she doesn't have the money, but if her smarts fail her, she's always willing to use her backup plan--her body. CUNNINGHAM is not above using sexual favors to help herself out; she just wants to ensure that she'll have a successful career and prosperous life, that's all.

Coming from a legacy, BLANCHE EMMETT knows what it takes to stay at the top. Fame, money and popularity are everything to her. Life is about being wealthy and living the good life, or so she thinks. She'll do whatever she must to stay at the top of the food chain and last year, that included using VICTOR LONG. The two had a false relationship from the start but then LONG caught EMMETT cheating on him with LEVI MCCLELLAND and that was the end of that. She's known to be a bit of a maneater, but EMMETT has developed small soft spots for both of these boys; it's just a matter of choosing which one. That is, if either of them will have her at this point. However, she doesn't appreciate the competition from her deeply despised new stepsister BAILEY MURDOCK.

There is nothing MIRANDA HALL loves more than fun and a little trouble every now and then. Her cousin ROBIN HALL is one of the biggest troublemakers she knows and is definitely a bad influence on her, something M. HALL's older sister GRACE HALL doesn't appreciate at all. M. HALL's grades are slipping because of all the crazy things she's getting into with her cousin and this is the most important year for grades and testing. Will M. HALL listen to her sister, the voice of reason, and limit the partying to get her grades back up or is the party never over?

She's the whore with the golden heart, the girl you either hate to love or love to hate. Let's face it--SPENCER KELLY's got the looks and the smarts and the popularity, but that's not everything, is it? This party girl loves to get loose and go all out, but at the end of the night she's left still feeling empty. Her growing collection of empty alcohol bottles isn't making it any better either. She's afraid of commitment but is developing some feelings for her best friend, DEVIN DE'ANGELO; she won't try anything only because she thinks he deserves better than her. She's got more problems and secrets than most people know, but she's a good actress; she can save face. Her life's slowly turning into a total facade; it's all an act. But what happens when it's time for the curtains to close?

ALEXANDER LANE doesn't want to seem like a pervert...but he's holding on tight to those naked pictures his ex-girlfriend SONJA MORRISON sent him. Not only does it bring him immense joy to see MORRISON get so flustered and red-faced about them, but LANE knows how out of character it was for MORRISON to take those pictures, and he likes that wild side of her. Besides, if LANE deleted the pictures, then there'd be no reason for MORRISON to see him anymore. MORRISON doesn't know LANE holds onto the pictures so he'll still have some part of her; he's holding his breath for when they'll get back together. He doesn't care if it's drunk or sober or what--he just wants her.

Definitely the most outspoken of the LeBeaux sisters, TIANA LEBEAUX was the girl to tell their parents about the molestation. She's daring and shameless, but certainly not as tough as she seems. One of the most important people in her life is her on and off boyfriend, KIEVE CAINE, whose child she got pregnant with when she was fifteen. She lost the baby thirteen weeks in and besides the couple, only her sisters and CAINE's mom know. T. LEBEAUX is afraid of losing her boyfriend for good, but it seems like he really cares about her. There's gotta be some way they can work this out.

Nowadays, VICTOR LONG is one of the haughtiest, most pompous kids at Eisley. He wasn't always so grumpy and mean though. When he first started going out with BLANCHE EMMETT, he was actually fun to be around, free-spirited and very much in love. But then EMMETT broke his heart when he found out she was using him for his status and on top of it was cheating on him. After that, LONG closed himself off to everyone else around him. He'll never forgive EMMETT for what she did, but maybe he can try getting over her...

To be fair, LEVI MCCLELLAND was told that BLANCHE EMMETT and VICTOR LONG had broken up before he started hooking up with EMMETT. When he found out she lied to him and about what she did to LONG, he was absolutely disgusted and now he wants nothing to do with her. EMMETT still thinks they're together, so now MCCLELLAND has to end the affair. He's seen the freshman BAILEY MURDOCK looking at him--maybe it's time he gave EMMETT a taste of her own medicine.

BRADLEY MEYER has always been one to go with the flow. He lives free and easy and lets life take him where it will. But life has taken him to a side of a love triangle and MEYER's not too happy about it. He and senior CHASTITY FRANKLIN were in a slightly-open relationship, but MEYER really wasn't planning on being with anyone else. Apparently, this was not FRANKLIN's plan as well. FRANKLIN's new squeeze, LEXI GORDON wants to be in an exclusive relationship, but MEYER is beginning to grow a backbone. He refuses to be dumped--especially for a girl. Is there any way he can stop FRANKLIN from making a huge mistake?

ASHLEE MONTGOMERY seemed to be the ultimate good girl--she did what her parents told her to do, she didn't get into much trouble and she excelled at everything. But the summer before her junior year, news got out that she'd been getting sexually abused by her father. When both her mother and father fought to squash the rumors, MONTGOMERY called it quits and filed for legal emancipation. Ever since then, she's been rebelling and causing scenes everywhere. Her latest fix is drug experimentation--she's quite fond of ecstasy, which she gets from LUKE CHAPMAN. MONTGOMERY's getting a little out of hand though--she's considering dropping out of school to pursue a career as a model. Who knows what kind of trouble she'll get into next?

SONJA MORRISON is quite the firecracker. As the semi-famous daughter of an extremely famous acting duo, MORRISON is no stranger to the spotlight. Funnily enough, MORRISON's starred in a couple of things herself--more recently the naked pics she drunkenly sent to her ex-boyfriend ALEXANDER LANE after their break-up, with a bitter message about how he'll "never get to see this again." The fact that she even took those pictures in the first place bothers her more than the fact that LANE refuses to delete them; MORRISON just wants the pictures gone so she can put this all behind her.

She has been PENELOPE EVANS' faithful second-in-command ever since her freshman year and when P. EVANS steps down as Queen Bee, MOLLY RAY expects to take over the position. Last year, this plan wasn't a problem, but this year, P. EVANS' little sister JENNIFER EVANS factored into the equation. Now it's suddenly a battle for RAY to claim what is rightfully hers. Everyone knows she'd make a better queen than some t0-be-sophomore! Besides, next year will be RAY's senior year; if it's not spent at the top, what kind of year will that be? At the same time, attacking P. EVANS' little sis could lose her some points...

Anyone who has ever had a conversation of any length with ERIC SPITZER knows he's a little odd. He's got a weird sense of humor and a habit of abruptly ending his speech. SPITZER is just a little weird though... Well, except there's that part where he enjoys being mentally and physically abused, but only by other people. He can't stand doing it to himself. Nobody knows this except for his art teacher, KAYLYNN SINCLAIR. SPITZER thinks SINCLAIR might enjoy hurting him more than he enjoys being hurt by her--and he's totally fine with that.

A self-proclaimed "bad boy," KEVIN ST. PETERS was a foster child up until a year ago. Before he was finally officially adopted, he was part of a gang and saw more danger and murder than most people older than him have. But with his new, rich parents, ST. PETERS has the opportunity to change his life. His parents sent him to Eisley as a kind of reform school and they really care about ST. PETERS; he wants to prove to them that he is grateful and cares about them too, but it's hard to change.

LIAM WILDE is the perfect rich kid--he loves having money, influence and power. He's incredibly refined and narcissistic but doesn't always use his powers of persuasion for good. In his mind though, he's perfect. He might be having an affair with an older, married woman, but there's nothing wrong with that, right? Not as long as WILDE is doing it. In fact, to most people he can do no wrong, but that's only because he's so good at covering his dirty tracks. Sneaky fox.

After graduating, ROSS BRENNAN joined the crew of Eisley alumni on the post-grad paper. After knowing about it firsthand, BRENNAN wants to write an undercover story on the corrupt students and staff of Eisley Prep. As if that weren't ambitious enough, he also wants to find out who's behind the Rumer Mill gossip blog so that they can work together behind the scenes--or, if that doesn't work out, so he can out Rumer Mill and get the biggest story in the paper's history. Getting the inside scoop isn't always easy though...

KHALIL CALLOWAY is distant and cold only to protect himself. He lives in an apartment in a poor part of Brooklyn and doesn't keep in touch with his family. He was the black sheep anyway; they don't really want anything to do with him. In turn, he pushes most people in his life away. One of the few people he let get close to him was STELLA MOFFETT, but he realized that was a mistake after they got caught having sex in MOFFETT's senior year at Eisley. MOFFETT got pregnant, had an abortion and dropped out of Eisley--and now she's living with CALLOWAY in his apartment. The problem? He doesn't really want her there.

PRESTON CREW is a really good hacker, something not many people who aren't in his house know. When he was younger, he used to get picked on for his scrawny looks and smarts, something he now uses to get ahead and to take advantage of the people who used to use him for his brain. Things are looking up for him though; he's been getting a decent amount of attention from girls lately and less people have been bothering him. He's best friends with CHANCE LAWRENCE and the two of them together could mean trouble. Now if he could only stop lusting after NIALA LEBEAUX, get a girl of his own and work on those problems he has with always wanting to seek revenge...

BRAXTON FISKE is basically a daredevil and a hedonist; he'll do just about anything if it makes him happy. He was known in school for being the wild, crazy kid and not much has changed. He loves having fun and doesn't really do much of anything else. FISKE's future is unclear and he's crazy-wild, but he grows on people. Unfortunately for him, his parents are threatening to disown him if they get one more medical bill.

Older sister to LEXI GORDON, RYLEE GORDON is well on her way to becoming the next fashion icon. She's currently studying at FIT and already has her own developing fashion line. She's well on her way to success, but one thing she doesn't want to do is have her wealthy parents pave the way for her. But living by herself, going to school and supporting herself is hard on her own. So she got a part-time job...as a stripper. Nobody knows though; it's her little dirty secret. She's tired of being the spoiled rich girl who can have whatever she wants, but perhaps R. GORDON isn't cut out to be a free bird just yet?

TEGAN ISAACS is one of the most easy-going people out there, but this sometimes leads to her getting pushed over or having her needs ignored. She's a sweetheart but she doesn't really know how to take a stand, which has become a huge problem. She's engaged to IAN WICKHAM, who has been her best friend since they were born, but now she's not sure she wants to go through with it. She doesn't have much experience with boys besides being with him and she's not sure if he's the one. Is there any way she can get him to hear her out without having things blow up in her face?

Once a huge jock in high school, JEREMY KING then learned how to party and party hard and he spent most of his senior year at Eisley doing just that. His grades fell and were barely passable, but he still managed to graduate. Now he doesn't really have anywhere to go and the party spirit still hasn't left him. He's living life in the moment, bumming off of old friends (most of them who are doing better than him) and he may or may not be developing a beer gut. It's about time KING got himself back up on his feet and remembered that life isn't only about having a good time.

She was recently dumped out of nowhere by HANK WEINERS and certainly didn't appreciate it. Having her name linked to his certainly gave DANIELLE LEAVITT a popularity boost and everyone knows that's all Miss LEAVITT's about. She's one of the shallowest and fakest girls you'll ever meet, but this brat knows how to get what she believes is rightfully hers. Now LEAVITT's trying to find a guy she can use to make WEINERS jealous while simultaneously trying to find out some dirt on him. Could ROSS BRENNAN be her man for a job like this?

ANITA MCGREGOR was Eisley's theatre sensation back in the day--the absolute star pupil. People loved seeing her perform. She could sing and act and had an incredible stage presence. Her drama teacher, COLIN BYRD thought she was going places, but since graduating, she can't seem to get any parts on or off Broadway! Now BYRD wants her back to be his T.A. and hopefully get JADE STRATTON to do a play to help the drama department financially. MCGREGOR would take the job if only her bitter jealousy and resentment of J. STRATTON's fame and BYRD's failed prediction of her stardom wasn't clouding her judgment.

ELLA PEDERSON has been in abusive relationship after abusive relationship. Things always start out so well and end so tragically for her. She's small and meek and very light-hearted, but people take advantage of her. She knows she should stop messing around with the wrong people, but it's like a never ending cycle and she's had just about as much as she can take. She doesn't speak up very much either and for that, she hates herself. Will she ever break the chains she put upon herself?

AUTUMN PRESSLEY is nobody's fool--except for DREW NEWMAN's. She and her sister CLAUDIA PRESSLEY belong to one of the most influential families in the state and A. PRESSLEY knows NEWMAN is just using her because her parents are so wealthy and powerful and have great influence over Eisley. A. PRESSLEY puts in a good word for NEWMAN, but she pretends that what they have is real, much to the chagrin of her sister.

CLAUDIA PRESSLEY knows about her sister AUTUMN PRESSLEY's relationship with teacher DREW NEWMAN and she doesn't like one thing about it. She has sided with ANYA LEONARD against NEWMAN and dirty men in general. During this man-hating period of her life, she discovered that she may or may not be gay. She's not sure how she feels about that, but she's best friends with PRESTON CREW and acts like she likes him; it's most likely a cover up.

CHLOE SWANN is known for nothing else besides being the infamous ex of golden boy HAYDEN KELLEY. She got with him when she was still a sweet sophomore, but as KELLEY rose to fame, so did she and the popularity went to her head. After she graduated, she was on The Real World, cheated on KELLEY and then dumped him. Now SWANN's back in town, but she's a nobody. She wants KELLEY and her popularity back. Lord knows you can't have everything.

As the heir to one of the oldest, richest, most powerful and proudest families on the East Coast, HANK WEINERS is one of the most arrogant and judgmental men you'll likely ever meet. Having recently reaped the full benefits of his trust fund, WEINERS has become even more conceited and guarded. The power has gone to his head and he feels as if almost everybody is either a rival or scum trying to use him for what he has, DANIELLE LEAVITT having been in that category. With an attitude like that though, WEINERS will inevitably end up with only enemies and then, not even his money will be able to buy him allies.

After knowing TEGAN ISACCS for just about forever, IAN WICKHAM felt it was inevitable that he'd fall for her. And he did. But like with most things WICKHAM gets involved in, he took things too far and started planning too far ahead. He always felt that ISAACS didn't return his feelings as strongly as he felt them, but he figured that after he popped the question, things would be different. Besides, WICKHAM has a one-track mind and nothing and no one will get in the way of his perfect plans.

While STEPHAN ZIMMERMAN often comes across as creepy, he's just overly affectionate. He's a friendly guy who often gets a little too friendly. He's outgoing to a fault and really loving and often unintentionally makes people uncomfortable. He usually greets people with pick-up lines and he's very sexually open, but in this surprisingly sweet way. He's one of the friendliest people you'll meet; this guy loves everyone and everything (except for the word 'man-whore'; it hurts his feelings). Don't be scared; he's really just that nice.