Jane Vaughn (born Anastasia Jane Valieri) was a student at Lakehurst Secondary School before transferring to Degrassi Community School during Season 7. Jane was the valedictorian of Degrassi's Class of 2008, and she went on to attend Stanford University. She is the younger sister of Lucas Valieri and the aunt of Isabella Jones, Mia's daughter. She was a beautiful, tough, proud, fun-loving tomboy, who found being friends with other girls difficult. She was best friends with Darcy Edwards and Holly J. Sinclair, and good friends with Danny Van Zandt, Sav Bhandari, Mia Jones, Peter Stone, Manny Santos, and Declan Coyne. She was portrayed by Paula Brancati.