Mikerty "The Shep" Sheppard is a fictional character on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He was the principal of Degrassi Community School for the Fall term of the 2007-2008 School Year after Daphne Hatzilakos resigned to take care of her seriously ill mother. Prior to his time at Degrassi, he was the principal of Lakehurst Secondary School, until it burned down.