honest, Daisy carefully hides her own inner pain and rage behind arrogance and a morbid sense of humor. Counselors Peter Scarbrow (portrayed by Joe Lando) Peter has been the headmaster and chief administrator of Mt. Horizon High School for the past three years. In cooperation with the school's owner and founder, Frank Markasian, he has built Horizon to one of the finest, most progressive and most successful "emotional growth" schools in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to meeting Frank, Peter had bottomed-out. To keep up with the incredible physical demands of the business after a success at one of the biggest brokerages on Wall Street, he, at 28 years old, turned to cocaine and then to heroin. Drugs ultimately led to divorce and when, after his first overdose and a stint at a rehabilitation clinic, he began using drugs again, Peter ended up on the streets. Recovering at a Washington hospital after another near-fatal overdose, he met Frank, whose philosophy struck a chord with Peter. The two men bonded and Frank invited him to Mount Horizon for recovery. Frank became Peter's mentor, best friend and surrogate father. Except for an occasional trip back to New York, he has remained at Mount Horizon ever since. Sophie Becker (portrayed by Anne Marie Loder) Sophie met Peter Scarbrow during one of his drug rehabilitations and the two became friends—at least one of the reasons being their interest for adrenaline sports. Later Sophie departed abroad while Mount Horizon was established. When she came back, Peter, eager for her not to leave his life again, eventually coaxes her to become more involved at the school as teacher and counselor. Sophie agrees, taking over the position leader of the Cliffhangers, and their mutual affinity begins developing. During her time at Horizon, Sophie's own personal struggles slowly become apparent to not only Peter, but some of the students as well. Hannah Bower-Barnes (portrayed by Deborah Odell) The original leader of the Cliffhangers, Hannah loved her students dearly and became very close with them, especially Kat and Auggie. However, Hannah struggled to balance her marriage with the emotional toll her demanding job took on her. Despite her many successes in aiding the teens, Hannah departs Horizon to fix her marriage after a devastating occurrence at the school. Recurring characters Dmitry Chepovetsky as Jeff (6 episodes) Brittney Irvin as Jess Merrick, Shelby's younger sister (2 episodes) Lynda Boyd as Alice