Donna Sweett

"I'm not ashamed of anything I do."

- Donna to Jughead

Donna Sweett is a recurring character on The CW's Riverdale. She is portrayed by Sarah Desjardins.

Donna is a student at Stonewall Prep.

Season 4
Leading up to their book discussion of Moby Dick, Donna, Johnathan, and Joan meet Jughead Jones, a new student at Stonewall Prep from Riverdale. Mr. Chipping enters the room and they begin discussing the book. Jughead believes that the whale in Moby Dick holds no sense of symbolism. The book's author, Herman Melville’s biggest fear was that Moby Dick would be seen as a fable.

Bret reads his story in front of the group. When Mr. Chipping asks for the group’s thoughts, Joan and Jonathan nervously agree that his story was astonishing. Jughead on the other hand was unimpressed, much to Donna’s amusement, which angers Bret, who goes on to take aim at Jughead’s story, ripping it apart before Mr. Chipping steps in. After poking at Jughead’s story, he sets his sights on Jughead himself, referencing his troubled past. Jughead threatens Bret, forcing Mr. Chipping to intervene. He explains that Stonewall Prep has no tolerance for fighting.

Jughead returns to his room to find Donna hooking up with Marmaduke. Jughead assures her that he won’t tell anyone, but she doesn’t care if he does, as she isn’t ashamed of anything she does. However, she does advise Jughead to watch his back around Bret. He’s the son of a diplomat, and because of this, he thinks he can do whatever he wants. Bret fights psychologically, and he’s not afraid to play dirty.

Mr. Chipping cancels the seminar he initially had planned for Jughead, Bret, Donna, Joan, and Jonathan and instead they will be having an evening session. They’ve each been given a copy of the same mysteries with the final chapter omitted, in which the murderer’s identity would be revealed. Their each to write their own ending. They’ll read all the endings and decide the winner by vote. The exercise proves that there’s no single way to tell a story.

Donna, Jughead, Bret, Joan, and Jonathan write the ending to their stories. While writing their stories, Bret tries to get a rise out of Jughead, picking at his placement in the Southside Serpents, Jughead's mom, his drunk dad. Through all this, Jughead maintains his composure. It isn’t until Bret mentions his sister that Jughead responds. He grabs Bret by his shirt and threatens him. While Jughead may not be as privileged as Bret, he has friends and family that care for him.

Mr. Chipping tallies up the votes and determines that Story C, belonging to Donna is the winner. Jughead and Bret tied for last place.