Who is campbell saunders

Campbell "Cam" Saunders was a sophomore Grade 10 at Degrassi. Like his Junior Hockey teammates, Campbell was a strong athlete. However, unlike his teammates, Cam was gentle, nice, shy, cool, and sweet. He got along with almost everyone, but was awkward with girls due to being new in the romance department.

Not too good at holding grudges, he also believed in giving others a second chance. Cam tried to be himself at all times, but it was difficult since everyone counted on him to be a perfect image when he all wanted is just to fit in.

Whatever confidence he lacked in social settings, however, he more than made up for it on the ice with his dominating skills yet, ironically, he disliked hockey. He was friends with Tristan Milligan, Tori Santamaria, Mike Dallas, and Alli Bhandari, and was in a relationship with Maya Matlin, who was his first love, for the majority of his stint on season Cam disliked Luke Baker, and eventually became enemies with Zig Novak.

Cam was on the Toronto Ice Hounds hockey team as their leading star. He committed suicide following the events of Bitter Sweet Symphony 1 due to stress, anxiety issues, loneliness, depression, and an apparent psychological disorder. His suicide left a trail of devastation in its path with school students in pain, wondering what they could have done differently to have helped him and motivated them to help fellow students like him.

He was portrayed by Dylan Everett. By the end, the game is tied 2 to 2. Cam makes a goal, making the score 3 to 2 and winning the game.

In the locker room, Dallas and Cam are about to leave when Dallas surprises Cam with the press, obviously knowing he has stage fright and invited them anyway. Cam doesn't speak, and Dallas, grinning, goes outside to speak to the press. Cam has a panic attack, obviously knowing Dallas' plan. He grabs his skate, and almost cut himself before setting it down. The next day he skipped school and staying home, making Maya worried.

She kept texting him, at first joking with him about skipping, then getting to the point when she's asking if there's anything wrong then he would tell her. Cam is sitting on his bed reading his texts. He's looking at Maya's, then goes to look at the picture his mom sent him, with her, his sister, and little brother in Ice Hounds jerseys. He then grows sadder and starts packing his bag, wanting to go home. Before he finished, Maya dropped by after school, who is checking on him and dropping off his homework.

She asks him why he's ditching, and he admits that the team hates him, and he just wants to be happy. She says he should take a break from hockey, and try other things.

She kisses his cheek, Cam smiles, and she asks him if she'll see him at school. That next day, Cam is seen dangling on the railing, where Luke and the twins were the day before. He waits for someone to pass by, and jumps off, hitting the ground. He is seen by Ms. Oh, who calls the hospital. He is seen leaving the hospital with Dallas, with a broken arm. Maya arrives, and Dallas tells her that Cam is going to be out of hockey for six to eight weeks.

Dallas leaves Cam and Maya, and she confronts him, asking if he did it on purpose. He tells her he's not one of those people who hurts themselves, and tells her that she makes him happy, and they kiss.

In Doll Parts 1 , Cam and Maya are in his room sitting on his bed. He is doing his homework while Maya is practicing a new song she wrote about him. After she asks him for his thoughts about the song he replies about his stressful homework and can't comment. She tells him to take a break in an attempt to get his mind off of the assignment but he says he can't due to an upcoming test. Maya then mentions they have been dating for a month and have only kissed six times, Cam gives Maya a quick kiss and says seven.

Maya, a little hurt asks if that's all she's getting, he tells her that with everything going on it's hard to get in the mood with her. To help him she takes off her shirt and throws it at him.

Confused, he asks her what she's doing then worries his billet mom might come in the room. She tries to grab her shirt back and falls off the bed before quickly leaving. Later at school after asking for girl advice from Tori, Maya decides to have a make over so she would look prettier for Cam and possibly compete in a beauty pageant. After Tori and Tristan finish she asks if Cam would like it, Tristan replies that he'd be crazy not to. She goes to Cam's locker and asks him about her new look.

He asks her why she is dressed like that and laughs when she tells him that she was thinking about doing a beauty pageant, saying it's not her thing. Upset and almost in tears she yells that she doesn't know what he wants and runs into the music room. Zig finds Maya crying and alone, she explains to him that Cam laughed and he tells her to compete because she should want to not because of what Cam thinks.

After the pageant, Maya calls Cam and breaks up with him, ending their first relationship. In Doll Parts 2 , Maya is talking to Zig about helping her with her song at the pageant when he spots Cam, she mentions that they broke up and he apologized asking why she didn't tell him.

She says she didn't feel like broadcasting it to the world, then he asked if things would be awkward. She says no and he leaves. Cam comes up and says he messed up, then asks for a second chance and if she still likes him. Maya says liking him was never the problem, he asks what's wrong and she says he doesn't like her. He says that's crazy. She says that Zig tells Tori she's pretty all the time and he never says it once. Cam says he didn't know he had to, she says he doesn't have to.

He apologizes and tells her he's not smooth like Zig but he really does think she's pretty. Maya asks why he never wants to kiss her, he sighs and says he would try harder. She says he doesn't have to try and that Katie was waiting for her, then walks away leaving Cam hurt. After kissing Zig, Maya feels guilty and regretful. When she is about to admit her flaw for a portion of the beauty pageant, she freezes and calls herself a bitch then runs off the stage.

She goes to Cam's billet home in tears and tells him he was right, that pageants are stupid and asks if he could forgive her. He does. The next day at lunch, Cam, Maya, Tori and Zig are all sitting together discussing the pageant.

Tori won from her speech and Maya says she earned it, they both apologize and Tori mentions that she can't believe Maya lost and that she looks so pretty. Cam says that Maya always looks pretty before kissing her hand as Zig looks on jealous. The bell rings and Maya stays behind telling Zig she regrets the kiss and that she was confused and caught up in the pageant then leaves with Cam before they share a quick kiss. He seems to be struggling in Chemistry and Alli teaches him a mnemonic for the elements.

Alli tells him she needs to go and Cam is still struggling and asks her to stay longer. This is the first epiosde where we see Cam's arm completely healed, and he no longer has a cast.

They kiss but he is interrupted by Tori, when she tells them that she thinks she is losing Zig. Later, Cam tells Maya that he likes her a lot and is horrible at telling her things. He gives Maya a bracelet; and from now on he will give her one for good luck before every show Maya plays at.

He laughs and admits it was his Mom's idea. Maya then breaks the news to him that when they were broken up, she kissed Zig. Cam is speechless and replies with "sucks.

Cam shows that he is trying to hide the fact that he is upset with Maya's news, and is pretending to be happy on the outside. At the Battle of the Bands competition, Maya is worried because Cam hasn't been answering any of her calls.

Back stage of battle of the bands, Maya yells at Zig saying how she loves Cam, and doesn't want to be with Zig. When she is on the stage to sing with Whisperhug, she notices Cam in the audience cheering her on and sending good luck. Cam is proud of Maya for her performance, and wanted to support her just like she did for his hockey games.

Cam talks to Maya after the show and they talk about their relationship. He tells Maya he's not gonna let her go that easily and they share a long kiss. He has his arm around Maya and says that he will be leaving Toronto over Spring Break and will be visiting his family in Kapuskasing. In Bitter Sweet Symphony 1 , Cam arrives back to Degrassi after his trip back home to Kapuskasing to visit his family.

Maya immediately runs over to him and jumps into his arms, excited to see Cam. Spirit Week starts and Cam finds out that him and Maya will be on different teams, while Maya will be on the same team as Zig. Once the games start, jealous and paranoid, Cam elbows Zig in the eye and asks him for a fight. Maya and Dallas both attempt to break up the fight, but all four are sent to the principal's office. Dallas attempts to cover for Cam, by saying that he's used to more competitive play, but Simpson stops him in his tracks, wanting an explanation from Cam himself.

When Cam tries to say it was an accident, Zig pushes for Maya's input and she puts the blame on Cam, getting him suspended for the rest of the week. Dallas is frustrated with Cam and gives him a lecture on how he is being selfish.

Dallas pushes him and demands he stops crying in public because it is "embarrassing. He runs into a random classroom where he throws his backpack, and kicks a desk out of anger. Cam didn't notice that his tutor, Alli, was in the room working on a chant for her Spirit Week Team.

Cam cries to her about how he messed everything up, and wishes he could go to sleep and never wake up. Alli doesn't see the signs that he is upset and needs help, but does the best she can and gives him advice to patch things up with his girlfriend. Later on, Cam shows up at the Matlins' and brings flowers for Maya and she convinces him to stay awhile. They're cuddling on the couch when Katie tells. In the morning Cam leaves and sends Maya a video message saying he is gone due to an early hockey practice, and plans to meet Maya later on in front of the school.

Cam is sitting on the front steps of the school when Zig walks by, and he ends up calling Cam a psycho, saying he and Maya won't last because of it. This deeply upsets Cam, and as a result he calls it off with Maya via text message. The text read, "I'm not coming. It's over. Maya suspected that he meant their relationship was over, but he was actually referring to his life.

Cam mysteriously disappears and is not at the steps anymore, where he was supposed to meet Maya. Due to his mental illness and everything that has happen so far, Cam has an emotional breakdown and commits suicide in the Degrassi's greenhouse that night. Cam after Zig calls him a psycho and tells him to get out of Maya's life forever, leading to the suicide.

In Bitter Sweet Symphony 2 , Eli and Clare come upon his body in the school's greenhouse where he lies dead. They didn't show how Cam died. All students are affected in a different way from Cam's suicide whether it's grief, depression, guilt, denial, sympathy, wondering, comedy, helpfulness, curiosity, relatable, numbness, or any other way to cope with the tragedy.

The student council plans a candlelight vigil for him, which Maya is asked to speak at. While she is writing her speech for the vigil, she is reminiscing about Cam as she re-watches the video he sent her after leaving early after their sleepover. At the candlelight vigil, Maya speaks and calls his actions out in front of the entire school, saying that Cam has so many reasons to stay, but chose not to. Despite Katie trying to explain Cam was mentally sick, Maya declares she would have helped him if he gave her the chance, but didn't.

Maya then says that she refuses to cry or light any candles for him before she runs off. In Ray of Light 1 , Eli watches various footage for the school yearbook and comes across an old video taken of Cam before his death. The audio is muted as Cam is seen giving Maya a piggy-back ride and laughing together with her.

Eli pauses the footage when Cam and Maya turn to face the camera and smile, happy. When several students watch the done yearbook video, Dallas asks why Cam isn't in it. Eli says he didn't include him and Fiona backs up his choice by saying it would send mixed messaging.

However, Dallas declares that Cam was still a student at Degrassi and fully deserves to be in the video. Later, Maya lies by telling Katie that she is feeling perfectly fine after Cam's death, although Katie knows she isn't. Eli breaks down in the principal's office and mentions that he didn't choose to find Cam in the greenhouse. When Eli breaks up with Clare, he says that Cam isn't the problem, but that she is.

At the end of the episode Cam is shown multiple times in the video yearbook, making everyone happy and showing that even though he is gone, he will never be forgotten. Tori says she wishes she could have helped Cam when giving an essay one what she would have changed if she could go back in time. Zig feels guilty for the suicide, believing it was his fault that Cam killed himself. Zig says he wishes he didn't have to sit through French class listening to "Stupid Tori and stupid Maya talk about stupid Cam.

It is clear that Zig still feels guilty for the suicide. Later on in French class, Zig presents his assignment on going back in time. He says that he wishes he had never cheated on Tori or ruined his friendship with Maya, Cam, and Tristan. He also says that he wishes he had never said those horrible things to Cam before he killed himself.

Maya makes a rude joke about asking for Cam's approval, which is obviously impossible. Maya is still in denial and reeling from Cam's death. To cope, she begins to dress more sexually and becomes determined to replace Cam, becoming a huge flirt.

She asks Katie if she is a bad person for not being depressed about Cam's death like everyone else is. Later, Maya is at a senior party and Talia finds a picture of Cam on Maya's phone and Maya tells Talia and Harry on video that she never chose to be the girlfriend of the "dead guy", referring to Cam. Maya proceeds to hook up with Harry to replace Cam from her life. In Zombie 2 , Maya has her cello audition and before she starts she looks towards the ceiling to acknowledge Cam. Maya then invites Harry over her house to watch movies and make out.

They are making out and the thought goes through Maya's head that they are making out in the same spot where she spent her last moments with Cam. She then becomes hesitant and asks if they're just going to keep kissing, resulting in Harry taking of his pants. Maya becomes even more hesitant and Harry assures her to "just go with it".

However, the two get caught by Katie and her mother, who kick Harry out. After confronting Maya about her behavior lately, Katie yells to Maya that she can't replace Cam. She then finally breaks down about Cam's death and yells about how she hates him for breaking up with her by killing himself and feels as though she is never going to be happy again and that she just can't miss him anymore.

Maya reflects on how Cam never even bothered to say good bye to her before she drops down to the ground as Katie comforts her as she weeps. She wishes Cam never made this decision. Eli explains to Clare of how traumatized he was after finding Cam's body.

Miles asks Maya how things ended. Maya immediately becomes defensive and insists that nothing happened, shooting a look at an awkward Tristan. When she sees Miles' self-destructive behaviour and bad situation at home, she notices the similarities he has with Cam.

When Winston questions her, she says "I can't be around guys like him" and flees from the house and runs back home. Later in the episode, Maya tells Katie about how everyone always leaves her. In Cannonball , Maya asks Winston for help finding Tristan when he goes missing. They are seen by the Eiffel tower and Winston mentions that Tristan could be floating in the Seine, a river in France.

Maya immediately starts to cry, remembering what happened following Cam not answering her calls and going missing after refusing to talk to her, which was her being informed that he had died. Maya is clearly hesitant and asks if she can get back to him, much to his obvious disappointment. Tristan asks her about Miles as she goes to her next class, only for her to say she isn't sure about accepting his offer for a date on account of her bad history with guys.

Tristan says that she's only ever been in one relationship and that just because her relationship with Cam ended tragically, doesn't mean she can't take a chance at happiness with Miles, who clearly genuinely likes her. In Barely Breathing , when asked how many guys she has kissed, Maya answers three with one of them being Cam, who was her first kiss.

In Sparks Will Fly 2 , Maya explains to Miles that the last time that someone close to her disappeared, he never came back, referring to Cam. Later, Maya tells Miles that he scares her and then says that she cannot be with another guy that scares her again, again referring to Cam, and was on the verge of an emotional breakdown when clearly being reminded of Cam.

Seeing the similarities between Miles and Cam, Maya is severely haunted by what Cam's bottled up emotions lead to and grows worried Miles will do the same. In You Drive Me Crazy , Cam's suicide continues to haunt Maya when she has regular nightmares of Miles harming himself in the same fashion that Cam did with his arm. Maya soon grows obsessed with Miles admitting he has a problem emotionally, taking a big emotional toll on her mental health, and leading her to extreme measures to find information on Miles whereabouts to make sure he is still alive.

By the end of the episode, Maya admits she needs help. In Hush , Maya admits to Miles about how her intense worry wasn't rooted from him or even herself, but other issues. She again doesn't verbally reveal her past experience with Cam, but says she is making progess and is getting better in handling it.