from his relationship with Sarah. Amber (Shelley Buckner) is Nikki's best friend, Carrie's ex-best friend, and Cameron's ex-girlfriend. Amber and Nikki didn't get along at first, but eventually they put their differences aside and become friends. Amber was once the most popular girl in school. Chris (Tyler Patrick Jones and Cole Petersen), is Derrick's best friend and often plays with Bradin, too. Simon O' Keefe (Jay Harrington) is Nikki's principal at Playa Linda Middle School. He and Ava go on their first date after meeting each other at Nikki's school and soon they fall deeply in love with each other. In the season 1 finale, Ava asks Simon to marry her, but in season 2 Simon calls off the wedding because he knows that Ava and Johnny still have deep feelings for each other. Carrie (Logan Browning) is Amber's ex-best friend. She is particularly mean to Nikki even after her and Amber become friends and often causes Nikki to be in embarrassing situations. Carrie is jealous of Nikki's friendship with Amber. She appears in Season 2 running for Class President against Cameron. Production Music Each episode of the show features a number of songs from various artists in addition to an original score. The music is usually used as a background element and is non-diegetic, although occasionally the music comes from a diegetic source. In the second-season episode "Where There's a Will, There's a Wave" Christy Carlson Romano stars as a fictional pop star and performs her song "Dive In". Other artists heard in the show include The Beach Boys, The Penguins, Howie Day, John Mayer, Ryan Adams, Blink-182, Maroon 5, and Lifehouse. Soundtrack On March 19, 2005, a soundtrack was released featuring music from both seasons of the show. It included the opening theme as well as a song by cast member Jesse McCartney, "Get Your Shine On", which also appeared on his first album and was released as a single. Track listing "Undertow" – Bowling For Soup "General Attitude" – Collective Soul "All Downhill from Here" – New Found Glory "Get Your Shine On" – Jesse McCartney "Feel So Free" – Ivy "The Crying" – Kristian Leontiou "My Paper Heart" – The All-American Rejects "Struggle" – Ringside "Try" – Lisa Loeb "Alive" – Kenny Wayne Shepherd "My Way Home" – Citizen Cope "Beautiful Day" – Steve Plunkett Episodes Season 1 (2004) Season 2 (2005) Broadcast history Cancellation On