Paige Michalchuk is a member of the Degrassi class of 2006. She is the founder and captain of the Spirit Squad. She is popular and at first appears like a classic Mean Girl who is self-centered, manipulative, and nasty, but she develops into an intelligent, ambitious young woman with a quick mind. She is bisexual.She is friends with Hazel Aden, Ellie Nash, Terri, and Marco Del Rossi. She is jealous of Ashley Kerwin's popularity and meddles in her relationship with Jimmy Brooks, but they eventually become friends. Heather Sinclair is her main rival. She dates Spinner Mason.Background: She is the younger sister of Dylan Michalchuk.She is raped by Dean Walton when she is 15 and sees the case through to trial, but struggles to overcome her ordeal.After graduation she attends Banting University and develops an interest in acting.