In 2014, C-SPAN received 2,355 documentaries from nearly 5,000 students representing 46 states, DC, Taiwan and the UAE. Students were asked to create a 5-6 minute documentary addressing the theme, What’s the most important issue Congress should consider in 2014?
Emma Larson, Michaela Capps, and Sarah Highducheck
9th Grade
Earth First, Fracking Second
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Charter Communications
Donald De Alwis, Gabriel Cote, and Ajay Kharkar
10th Grade
A Murky Future
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Andrew Demeter
10th Grade
We The People, Genetically Modified?
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
Chardon, OH
Time Warner Cable
Shelly Ortiz, Nina Nandin, and Hannah Hood
12th Grade
Diagnosing The Problem
Metropolitan Arts Institute
Phoenix, AZ
Cox Communications
Peter Jasperse, Antonia Torfs-Leibman, and Madeleine Hutchins
8th Grade
The NSA: The Lengths of America’s Security
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Max Foley-Keene, Anna O'Driscoll, and Paul Bass
10th Grade
Filibuster Reform 2014: Return Democracy to the Senate
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Madeline Bowne
10th Grade
Driving Under the Influence (of Cell Phones)
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, NJ
Comcast
Anna Barth and Juliana Lu-Yang
9th Grade
Chasing the American Dream: The Economic Achievement Gap
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Ellen Mule, Clara Pitts, and Amelia Griese
12th Grade
Difficult Choices for Defense
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Will Ratliff
11th Grade
Welcome to the Farm
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Frank Boudon
11th Grade
Recapturing the American Dream
Troy High School
Troy, MI
Wide Open West
Anna Croley and Lisa Qian
11th Grade
Political Climate Change
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast
McKinleigh Lair
11th Grade
Do I Look Illegal?: America's Broken Immigration System
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Leo Pfeifer
10th Grade
A Sleeping Giant
Ballard High School
Seattle, WA
Comcast
Matthew Shimura
11th Grade
Breaking the Gridlock
Punahou School
Honolulu, HI
Time Warner Cable Oceanic
Taylor Parker, David Bingham, and Cliff White
12th Grade
The Federal Reserve Act of 2014
Homeschool
New Waverly, TX
Cablevision
Ben Wolman
9th Grade
NASA Now
Palisades Charter High School
Pacific Palisades, CA
Time Warner Cable
Henry Craddock, Mackie Mallison, and Daniel Gotkowitz
8th Grade
Gun Control In America
Beverly Cleary Middle School
Portland, OR
Comcast
Benjamin Blum
8th Grade
Data Obsession
Saint Mark's School
San Rafael, CA
Comcast
Connor Martin and Angelo Tydings-Lynch
8th Grade
Debt and the Economy
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Natalie Daly, Alix Swann, and Max Tiefer
8th Grade
Global Warming: The Dangers of Melting Ice Caps
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Jasper Saah and Jacob Popper
11th Grade
A Stunning Silence
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Emma Keyes
11th Grade
The Voting Rights Act
Woodrow Wilson High School
Washington, DC
Comcast
Isaac Davis, Elisabeth Powell, and John Van Bergen
10th Grade
Bridges and Roads of the United States
Williamsburg Christian Academy
Williamsburg, VA
Cox Communications
Carl Colglazier
11th Grade
Due Process
Homeschool
Cary, NC
Time Warner Cable
Amy Pollmann
9th Grade
Poverty in America
Cambridge High School
Milton GA
Comcast
Amalia Chiapperino, Madeleine Evangelista, and Joseph Estrin
10th Grade
Growing Up Behind Bars: The Unacceptable Status of Juvenile Inmates in America
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Madeline Reinsel, Caroline Murton, and Adam Friedman
12th Grade
A Renewable Future
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Rebecca Levy and Xochi Cartland
9th Grade
Magnets: The Strengthening Force of American Education
Richard Montgomery High School
Rockville, MD
Comcast
Alexander Sofronas and Elan Modilevsky
12th Grade
Cameras in the Supreme Court
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, IL
Comcast
Brooks Armstrong and David Sotelo
11th Grade
Our Time is Now
Hutchinson High School
Hutchinson, KS
Cox Communications
Wendy Htet and Bryce Bonnet
11th Grade
A Change In The Wind
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Charlene Kayiza and Hannah Rogers
11th Grade
Cupcakes Aren't Enough: Underemployment in America
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Kelly McAvoy, Ashley Miller, and Alyssa Gill
12th Grade
America's Undefined Future
Norwell High School
Ossian, IN
Mediacom
Sophia Weiss and Paige Courtney
11th Grade
Corporate Tax Reform
Lakeland Union High School
Minocqua, WI
Charter Communications
Merin McDivitt
12th Grade
A Bittersweet Anniversary
Ann Arbor Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast
Holly Wright
9th Grade
Project Energy
Grand Haven High School
Grand Haven, MI
Charter Communications
Neil Sardesai
12th Grade
Snowden: Hero or Traitor?
DeBakey High School
Houston, TX
Comcast
Rory Reshovsky
12th Grade
I Do
Charles Wright Academy
Tacoma, WA
Comcast
Mara Koval and Asa Mazor-Freedman
11th Grade
Polarization: The Looming Downfall of American Politics
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Charter Communications
Destin Bigsby
10th Grade
Mental Illness in America
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Charter Communications
Crysta Tim, Nicolo Bacialli, and Theon Peters
12th Grade
Protect the Electives
New Technology High School
Napa, CA
Comcast
Justin Wolman
9th Grade
The Bare Minimum
Palisades Charter High School
Pacific Palisades, CA
Time Warner Cable
Olivia Marcus and Paige Montague
12th Grade
Clean Energy Legislation: A Message to the U.S. Congress
Issaquah High School
Issaquah, WA
Comcast
Preeya Patel, Jacklyn Hughes, and Cherrish Hardy
11th Grade
Protecting Public Education
Franklin High School
Elk Grove, CA
Comcast
Emily White, Maria Benedict, and Destyni Christiano
8th Grade
Commit Support to Veterans
West Scranton Intermediate School
Scranton, PA
Comcast
Sylvia Fraser
8th Grade
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: A C-SPAN Documentary
Beverly Cleary Middle School
Portland, OR
Comcast
Abhinav Perumalla, Kailash Thiagarajan, and Joshua King
8th Grade
Striking a Balance: The Fight Against Terrorism
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Albert Zhang, Ysa Le, and Joanne Ha
8th Grade
Behind the Trigger
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
David Williams and Andrew Vigliotta
8th Grade
A Message To Congress: The Issues of NSA Surveillance
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Stella Ho, Ryla Cantergiani, and Hayden Azize Haddad
8th Grade
The War for Peace
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Bennett Miller, Charles Gryder, and William Ederer
8th Grade
31328: Gun Policy in America
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Olivia Amitay and Elia Griffin
8th Grade
Crisis In Syria: The Syrian Civil War
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Alicia Oluhara
12th Grade
The Forgotten Ones
Woodrow Wilson High School
Washington, DC
Comcast
Aditya Samaroo, Jennifer Kim, and Vinay Khemlani
12th Grade
Limiting the NSA
Townsend Harris High School
Flushing, NY
Time Warner Cable
Eric Drumheller, Jack Armstrong, and Alexandra Pino
12th Grade
Antibiotic Resistance: A Health Crisis
Sherwood High School
Sandy Spring, MD
Comcast
Jorden O'Neal, Aleah Kelley, Samantha Mike
11th Grade
Child Vaccinations
Franklin High School
Elk Grove, CA
Comcast
Joanne Ling, Roshni Bisoondial, and Luis Engracio
11th Grade
SNAP and Change
TERRA Environmental Research Institute
Miami, FL
Comcast
Sarah Prusha
11th Grade
Criminal Justice Reform: Can It Wait?
Slinger High School
Slinger, WI
Charter Communications
Jessica Conway and Mariah Robinson
12th Grade
Education: What Congress Needs to Address in 2014
McAuley High School
Cincinnati, OH
Time Warner Cable
Josh Anderson, Kai Hernandez, and Adam Loving
12th Grade
Saving The Free Market
Lloyd V Berkner High School
Richardson, TX
Time Warner Cable
Justin Eisenbeis, Grant Preheim, and Cole Waldhauser
12th Grade
Government Gridlock
Freeman High School
Freeman, SD
Golden West Cablevision Inc
Laurel Yerg and Gabriella Mumma
12th Grade
End The Stigma
Clearview Regional High School
Mullica Hill, NJ
Comcast
Spencer Connolly
12th Grade
Small Business
James Island Charter High School
Charleston, SC
Comcast
Olivia Sullivan, Asa Kaplan, and Michael Kramer
12th Grade
Reforming Our Criminal Justice System
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Marlee Morgan and Ivey Best
12th Grade
ABC's for College Degrees
Alabama Christian Academy
Montgomery, AL
Charter Communications
Logan Houptley, Kylie Henn, and Bethany Reinhart
12th Grade
National Debt: Made in the U.S.A.
Nazareth Area High School
Nazareth, PA
Service Electric TV
Lucas Kang, Comfort Sampong, and Romain Debroux
12th Grade
America's Melting Pot (And the Struggle to Keep it Hot)
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
LeiLei Secor, Michaela Kilgallen, and Hannah Wollman
12th Grade
Teenage Taxation Without Representation
Amsterdam High School
Amsterdam, NY
Time Warner Cable
Jay Morgan, Samuel Mitchell, and Dario Molina
12th Grade
Gun Control: Saving Lives or Jeopardizing them?
Mandarin High School
Jacksonville, FL
Comcast
Hank Hargrove and Joel Robinson
12th Grade
Get Well Soon: Healing America's Healthcare Crisis
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Emmitt Rudd, Dean Sydnor, and Josh Helzerman
12th Grade
Income Inequality: Dividing America
Mount Si High School
Snoqualmie, WA
Comcast
Brian Federle
12th Grade
Balancing Act
Columbus North High School
Columbus, IN
Comcast
Alexis Bradby
12th Grade
The Issue with Immigration
Maryville High School
Maryville, TN
Charter Communications
Ellen Kim, Simran Singh, and Naveen Ambati
12th Grade
Green
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Saloni Jaikamal, Seethalakshmi Davis, and Avital Smotrich-Barr
11th Grade
Better Beginnings
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast
Nick Weiss
11th Grade
Bi-Partisanship: The Problem with Polarity
Cedar Crest High School
Lebanon, PA
Comcast
Julia Conlon, Anna DeGrauw, and Zach McAfee
11th Grade
Action Deferred
Community School of Davidson
Davidson, NC
MI-Connection
Braden Bullard and Brenner Dyer
11th Grade
Small Business: The Backbone of our Economy
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Austin Michael Alimbuyuguen and Joseph Griffith
11th Grade
Economic Inequality
Maui High School
Kahului, HI
Time Warner Oceanic
Nick Shereikis, Neida Mbuia-Joao, and Anna Olsson
10th Grade
Politician's Contest
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Kelly Gershkoff, Audrey Whalen, and Janelle Schartner
10th Grade
Journey To Slow Sea Level Rise
Narragansett High School
Narragansett, RI
Cox Communications
Isaac Fox, Victoria Hans, and Cassady Bassett
10th Grade
Hunger in America
Hardin Valley Academy
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Maia Williams, Juno Kawasaki, and Valerie Quintanilla
10th Grade
A Nightmare Come to Life: Human Trafficking
Hammond High School
Columbia, MD
Comcast
Dylan Wilson and Ryan Apley
10th Grade
Detroit's Student Cam
Salem High School
Canton, MI
Comcast
Camille Kirsch, Tuyet Nguyen, and Olivia Lewis
10th Grade
Transit
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Aidan Culver and Jahad Frazier
10th Grade
Child Poverty in America
NYC iSchool
New York, NY
Time Warner Cable
Mackenzie Johnson, Amani Kanso, and Carlie Shayne
9th Grade
Unemployment in America
Cambridge High School
Milton, GA
Comcast
Emily Cid
9th Grade
Transportation in America
Tamanend Middle School
Warrington, PA
Comcast
Samantha Greenblatt and Sophia Khezri
9th Grade
Felon Disenfranchisement: Should Felons Have the Right to Vote?
Atholton High School
Columbia, MD
Comcast
Nhi Cao and Natalie Pin
9th Grade
It's Foster Care
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach, CA
Charter Communications
Natalia Tovar
9th Grade
Immigration: The Biggest Issue of 2014
Cambridge High School
Milton, GA
Comcast
Caitlin Miller, Scotia Code, and Margaret Brown
10th Grade
Patchwork Farming
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Kerrigan McCabe and Ashely Dufour
9th Grade
Invisible
Cambridge High School
Milton, GA
Comcast
Ella Goulding, Kellie May, and Thomas Wiegand
10th Grade
Powering America
Hardin Valley Academy
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Sabrina Wu, Melina Castorillo, and Raji Ganapathy
10th Grade
The American Dream
Gretchen A. Whitney High School
Cerritos, CA
Time Warner Cable
Matthew Guerrera, Miles Royce, and Emma Soler
10th Grade
Moving For a Healthier America
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Anna Scarbrough and Emma Powers
11th Grade
Early Childhood Education: The Building Blocks of the Future
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast
Mariam Shakir, Zoe Antonas, and Matheson Taylor
10th Grade
An Issue of National Importance
Hardin Valley Academy
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Emily Thomas, Jeff Freni, and Gina Baca
11th Grade
Natural Disaster Education & Prevention
Clearview Regional High School
Mullica Hill, NJ
Comcast
Michael Pyskaty
11th Grade
Safety in the Skies: The Story of Flight 3407
Starpoint High School
Lockport, NY
Time Warner Cable
Sarah Vasquez and Ramiro Rubio
12th Grade
Cyber Security in the Year 2014
Uvalde High School
Uvalde, TX
Time Warner Cable
RJ Thorne, Elizabeth Hanley, and Francesca Cirenza
12th Grade
Guantanamo Bay
TC Williams High School
Alexandria, VA
Comcast
Shane Bowman and Vincent Truehart
12th Grade
Dear Congress
Berks Career & Technology Center
Leesport, PA
Comcast
Nicholas Castro, Rebecca Lee, and Afrida Khurshid
12th Grade
College: It Starts Here
Townsend Harris High School
Flushing, NY
Time Warner Cable
Matthew Yeandel
12th Grade
Nuclear Terrorism
Bishop Shanahan High School
Downingtown, PA
Comcast
Malcolm Stewart, Michael Costas, and Joseph Fife
12th Grade
A Brighter, Smarter Future
Midlothian High School
Midlothian, VA
Comcast
Sarah Hutter, Sofia Sandoval-Ferriss, and Margo Harvey
10th Grade
Right to Choose
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Ben Lindstrom, Will Jibson, and Nile George Nwogu
11th Grade
Federal Deficit: We Need To Budge It
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast
Audre Smikle
11th Grade
Education For All?
Lick Wilmerding High School
San Francisco, CA
Comcast
Daniel Bogaev and James Willis
11th Grade
Investing in the Future: The Importance of Early Education in America
Weston High School
Weston, CT
Cablevision
Nicole Harris and Ashlin Hyslip
9th Grade
Today in America: Education
Cambridge High School
Milton, GA
Comcast
Nicholas Maurer, Scott Hardesty, Matt Armstrong
11th Grade
Texting and Driving: A Deadly Combination
Clearview Regional High School
Mullica Hill, NJ
Comcast
Liesl Jaeger, Sienna Lotenberg, and Jordan Goodson
12th Grade
Gun Violence: Is There a Solution?
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Katie Linz and Colette Aroh
12th Grade
The Cost of the American Dream
Maryvale Preparatory School
Lutherville, MD
Comcast
Justin Wilcox
12th Grade
The Economy
South Shore High School
Port Wing, WI
Jessica Shen, Jane Werntz, and Alice Zhang
12th Grade
Fracking - A Blessing or a Curse?
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Benjamin Swatling and Kyle Rinaudo
12 Grade
To Save A Life: Why Preventing School Gun Violence is a Congressional Must
North Cobb High School
Kennesaw, GA
Comcast
Bailey Gerber, Stephanie Macon, and Jenna Meyer
12th Grade
Implementing Digital Learning: The Future of Education
Norwell High School
Ossian, IN
Mediacom
Taeyoon Kim, Alexander Ivacko, and Avery Whitaker
11th Grade
Protection or Perpetration: The NSA Surveillance
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast
Ellie Struewing, Robert Pfefferle, and James Sleigh
10th Grade
Electoral College Reform
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Jeffrey Brunk, Austin Sabo, and Richard Wickliffe
9th Grade
Political Gridlock
Cambridge High School
Milton, GA
Comcast
Adrian Rodriguez-Febres
12th Grade
American Equality and the Freedom of Marriage
Central High School
Phenix City, AL
Cable TV of East Alabama
Yisroel Loewy and Shimmy Socol
11th Grade
Made in America
Yeshiva University High School For Boys
New York, NY
Time Warner Cable
Nick Cramer, Nathan Humphrey, and Harrison Seaborn
11th Grade
Trust and Transparency
Midlothian High School
Midlothian, VA
Comcast
Patrice Gonzalez, Ming Cooke, and Sarah Rivera
11th Grade
College Preparation in High Schools
NYC iSchool
New York, NY
Time Warner Cable
Afshawn Lotfi
9th Grade
Immigration and America
Cambridge High School
Milton, GA
Comcast
Amulya Balakrishnan and Harika Vasireddy
8th Grade
Why Our Food Quality Matters
Woodcliff Middle School
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Cablevision
Kieran Groh and Kazimiera Nowina-Sapinski
8th Grade
Women's Wages
Beverly Cleary Middle School
Portland, OR
Comcast
Isabel Present and Axelle Wouappi
8th Grade
Which Road Should Congress Choose
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Grace Capofreddi, Sofie Brown, and Alexandra Loumidis
8th Grade
What is Ethical?
Nashoba Brooks School
Concord, MA
Comcast
Eric Miller
8th Grade
Standardized Testing: Assessing the System
Alfred & Adele Davis Academy
Atlanta, GA
Comcast
Kenna Main
7th Grade
One Class to Another
Seven Springs Middle School
New Port Richey, FL
Bright House Networks
Allison Stanley and Katherine Thompson
7th Grade
Help Wanted
Fort Payne Middle School
Fort Payne, AL
Charter Communications
Emma Modrick and Abby Landesman
8th Grade
Cracking Under Pressure
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Zachary Zimmer and Daniel Dachille
8th Grade
Reforming the Broken Tax Code
Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
New Milford, NJ
Cablevision
Valerie Ho, Sofia Munoz, and Samantha Jacobson
8th Grade
Gun Violence: Tearing Our Country Apart
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Zoe Dooley, Lauren Aalami, and Madeleine Hare
8th Grade
Veterans Health
Jordan Middle School
Palo Alto, CA
Comcast
Danielle Moore
7th Grade
Who's Next?
South Miami Middle Community School
Miami, FL
Comcast
Madison Skye, Rebecca Zich, and Maggie Hekker
8th Grade
What Should Congress do About PTSD?
Beverly Cleary Middle School
Portland, OR
Comcast
MeiJade Hsu and Dawn Bunch
8th Grade
Security vs. Privacy: The Ethics of the NSA Surveillance Programs
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Caroline Hughes, Chandlee Gustafson, and Eva Elton
8th Grade
Food Access
Nashoba Brooks School
Concord, MA
Comcast
Talbot Taylor, John O'Grady, and Victor Omokehinde
8th Grade
Sketching Our Future
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Maqueline Weiss
8th Grade
My Life to Your Ears The Highs and Lows of Being a Type 1 Diabetic
Alfred & Adele Davis Academy
Atlanta, GA
Comcast
Alex Grossbard and Brecon Hession
7th Grade
Super Pacs
Elysian Charter School
Hoboken, NJ
Cablevision
Sally Egan and Karla Fuentes
8th Grade
Sequestration The Final Straw
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Malini Patel and Emily Wood
8th Grade
The Elephant in the Pantry
The Walker School
Marietta, GA
Comcast
Sarina Matson and Jamie Wang
8th Grade
Biodiversity: George and Martha
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Matthew Post, Matthew Morrison, and John Caporaletti
8th Grade
The Dilemma of No Child Left Behind
Farquhar Middle School
Olney, MD
Comcast
Taylor Herold and Jessica Meyer
7th Grade
Ensuring our Health: Americas's Insurance Crisis
Alfred & Adele Davis Academy
Atlanta, GA
Comcast