From Comic Book Resources:

• NYCC XTRA: “Degrassi: Extra Credit” Panel Report
  “One fan in her twenties succinctly described the show as ‘Canadian middle and high-school melodrama.’ For many fans, however, it’s much more. Several were dressed in homemade shirts featuring iron-on pictures of their favorite stars and carried well-worn scrapbooks packed with magazine articles and personal letters to the characters. One young girl carried a detailed banner decorated with cut-outs, quotes and declarations of love.”