In 2011, C-SPAN received over 1,000 documentaries from students representing 40 states. Students were asked to create a 5-6 minute documentary addressing the theme, Washington, DC – Through My Lens. Tell us about an issue, event or topic that helped you better understand the role of the federal government in your life or community.
Carl Colglazier
8th Grade
The Great Compromise
Home School
Cary, NC
Time Warner Cable
Matthew Wicks
11th Grade
After the Storm
Aplington Parkersburg High School
Parkersburg, IA
Mediacom
Melissa Yu, Katy Becker, and Sara Atkins
8th Grade
Net Neutrality: The Federal Government’s Role in Our Online Community
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Sara Gabriele, Jarek Bakken, and Daniel Yehieli
11th Grade
The Price Tag of the American Dream
Cedar Falls High School
Cedar Falls, IA
Mediacom
Rachel Leonard and Emily Irvin
11th Grade
The Drive to Save an Industry
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Jake Lipson, Danny Miller, and James Harkins
12th Grade
The Border
Arcadia High School
Phoenix, AZ
Cox Communications
Madison Richards and Samantha Noll
9th Grade
Have Gun – Will Carry
Horlick High School
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable
Laura Seitz, Megan Mills, and Sinclair Richards
7th Grade
LEEDing The Way
McKinley Middle School
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable
Ian Hodge, Daniel Hong, and Chunyang Ding
8th Grade
ORNL: The Lab That Made the City
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Ani Perumalla, Kai Smith, and Alex Guard
8th Grade
Calming the Economic Storm: The Bush Tax Cuts
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Leo Pfeifer
7th Grade
Homelessness: An American Crisis
Salmon Bay Middle School
Seattle, WA
Comcast
Crystal Kayiza
12th Grade
A New Vision
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Nathan Krauss
12th Grade
The National Economy Through My Lens
Fairfax Academy for Communication and the Arts
Fairfax, VA
Cox Communications
Jacob Berg
12th Grade
The Affordable Health Care Act: A Program of Action
Waukesha West High School
Waukesha, WI
Time Warner Cable
Matt Donato
12th Grade
Race to the Top: A Federal Plan on a Local Level
George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Towson, MD
Comcast
Mathew Dixon and Tyler Sherbon
12th Grade
Gotta Love the V.A.
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Sam Ostlund
12th Grade
Homeless
Mahtomedi High School
Mahtomedi, MN
Comcast
Hannah Weakley and Connor Hall
11th Grade
A Rising Tide
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Robert Johnson, Wesley Arnold, and Shelby Foster
12th Grade
At the Gateway
Carlton J. Kell High School
Marietta, GA
Comcast
Mickayla Stogsdill, Caroline Woody, and Megan Smits
8th Grade
Ashes to Ashes: EPA, Don't Let Kingston Down
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Rebecca Levy
6th Grade
Ouch!
Eastern Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Elizabeth Keeling and Kendall Clay
8th Grade
College Checklist- Tuition, Dorm, Health Care Reform
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Madeline Bowne
7th Grade
Math Education at the Crossroads
Clearview Regional Middle School
Mullica Hill, NJ
Comcast
Susanna Hogg, Sierra Sims, and Sara Zetterberg
8th Grade
Green Money
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Gabe Wheeler, Jacob Wheeler, and Makayla Thomas
8th Grade
Improving Educational Opportunities in a Time of Crisis
Lora Batchelor Middle School
Bloomington, IN
Comcast
Andrea Dai, Katie Fowlkes, and Danielle Goldfeld
8th Grade
Home Foreclosures: A Nationwide Crisis
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Jonathan Mills, Drew Moes, and Jeffrey Rauenbuehler
7th Grade
Let There Be Light
McKinley Middle School
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable
Cody Bowman
12th Grade
Be Hopeful
Triad School
Klamath Falls, OR
Charter Communications
Tea'a Taylor
11th Grade
Our Flag was Still There
Freedom High School
Orlando, FL
Bright House Networks
Andrea Phillips and Jamie Sue Wilson
11th Grade
Cyber Intrusion
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Daniel Tavakol and Valerie Dinavo
10th Grade
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
James Madison High School
Vienna, VA
Cox Communications
Allison Brouckman and Elizabeth Pina
12th Grade
Going 2 Drive, TTYL
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Andrew Eiler
12th Grade
Grant Me An Education
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
William Whitten
12th Grade
Education For All - A Special IDEA
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Shireen Usman, Sam Parker, and Hillary Bernhardt
12th Grade
American Dream
Blue Valley North High
Overland Park, KS
Time Warner Cable
Chad Klitzman and Dustin Slade
11th Grade
The River of Grass
Cypress Bay High School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Julian Whitman and Subeer Talapatra
12th Grade
Traffic Jam
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Patrick Dillon and Jake Palmer
11th Grade
Say Anything
Greenwich High School
Greenwich, CT
Cablevision
Angel Martinez-Granados
11th Grade
Arizona SB1070
South Mountain High School
Phoenix, AZ
Cox Communications
Carpus Tin and Ray Chao
12th Grade
Climatique
Arcadia High School
Arcadia, CA
Time Warner Cable
Sungwon Byun and Albert Khim
12th Grade
The Distracted Driving Initiative
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Sarah Ahmad
9th Grade
Education in America Today: A Falling Priority
Centennial High School
Frisco, TX
Time Warner Cable
Amanda Roberts
11th Grade
Homelessness in Philadelphia
William Penn Charter School
Philadelphia, PA
Comcast
Rosanna Neuhausler, Ryan Murphy, and John Wissman
11th Grade
Stadium Bridges
Pioneer High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Comcast
Jun Hong Kim, Kelsey Henderson, and Tiffany Wu
12th Grade
Bridging the Gap
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Makena Young
11th Grade
OSHA All Around
Taft High School
Woodland Hills, CA
Time Warner Cable
David Starr
10th Grade
Destroying the Everglades
Coral Glades High School
Coral Springs, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Kevin Clark and Tom Wiseman
12th Grade
America: Armed and Up in Arms
Santana High School
Santee, CA
Cox Communications
Renita Wilkerson
11th Grade
Cyberbullying
Webb City High School
Webb City, MO
Cable ONE
Michael Burris, John Paul Fiore, and Ian Mehl
12th Grade
The Educational Deficit: The Truth About Education in America
South Fort Meyers High School
Fort Meyers, FL
Mike Meyer
9th Grade
A Generation of Innovation
Washburn High School
Minneapolis, MN
Comcast
Taylor Sanger
11th Grade
Congressional Shift Hits Home
Cedar Crest High School
Lebanon, PA
Comcast
Nicholas Elkan
12th Grade
George Bailey's Nightmare
Home School
Bethesda, MD
Comcast
Roman Cruz
9th Grade
Border Security
Weslaco East High School
Weslaco, TX
Time Warner Cable
Gloria Yu
10th Grade
Education: Tennessee's Race to the Top
Hardin Valley Academy
Knoxville, TN
Comcast
Amanda Garcia Bartlett
11th Grade
Souls in Transition: Change One Step at a Time
International School of the Americas
San Antonio, TX
Time Warner Cable
Won Joon Chung and Dimitrios Leonaridis
12th Grade
Classroom Comestibles: America's School Lunch Program
Dominion High School
Sterling, VA
Comcast
Eric Lewis
10th Grade
The Formation of My Political Beliefs
Western Alamance High School
Burlington, NC
Time Warner Cable
Myles Miller
12th Grade
Rise of Islamophobia
NYC Lab School for Collaborative Education
New York, NY
Time Warner Cable
Brian Wright, Kelsey Hyde, and Brian Bolea
12th Grade
No Home to Call Their Own: A Documentary About Homelessness in America
Oliver Ames High School
North Easton, MA
Comcast
Hayley Fixler
11th Grade
A Different Kind of Orphan
James Hubert Blake High School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Avery Rogers, Ranza Rominger, and Shelby Rebuck
6th Grade
Sharing One World
Throop Elementary School
Paoli, IN
Avenue Broadband
Kevin Berlanga, Kelly Sosa, and Eduardo Cordova
8th Grade
Immigration and its Effects on our Border Town
Guadalupe Regional Middle School
Brownsville, TX
Time Warner Cable
Elanna Heda and Mira Merchant
8th Grade
Should the Federal Government be more involved in how schools spend their money?
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Kira Combs and Anna Hamilton
8th Grade
Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
Little Mill Middle School
Cumming, GA
Comcast
Rachel Newman, Lauren White, and Caterina Golner
8th Grade
Exercise In Schools
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Becca Cockman and Claire Andrew
8th Grade
Youth in Government
Langston Charter Middle School
Greenville, SC
Charter Communications
Kathleen Lynch, Hannah Jimerson, and Alexis Slattery
8th Grade
Allan and the IDEA
Kennedy Road Middle School
Griffin, GA
Comcast
Isabelle Cunitz
8th Grade
Women in the Navy
Hamilton Gifted Academy
Lake Bluff, IL
Comcast
Keni Thompson, Carter Bowe, and Alex Johns
7th Grade
Recycling
The Bolles School
Jacksonville, FL
Comcast
Rylie Morris
8th Grade
Childhood Obesity
Kettle Moraine Middle School
Dousman, WI
Time Warner Cable
Michael Pyskaty
8th Grade
Fortifying Freedom
Starpoint Middle School
Lockport, NY
Time Warner Cable
Heather Dickerson, Taylor Duncan, and Molly Rodabaugh
8th Grade
School Lunches
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Samuel Williams, Robert Johnson, and William Padilla
8th Grade
Jobs: The Next Generation
Calvary Christian Academy
Philadelphia, PA
Comcast
Alexandra Cruz
6th Grade
Health Care Changes
Mary Hoge Middle School
Weslaco, TX
Time Warner Cable