In 2008, C-SPAN received over 300 documentaries from students representing 40 states. Students were asked to create a 10 minute (or less) documentary on a topic of national interest.
Scott Mitchell & Nick Poss
11th Grade
Leaving Religion at the Door
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Whylan Rucker
12th Grade
Should Healthcare be Universal?
Clifton J. Ozen High School
Beaumont, TX
Time Warner Cable
Alexandria Segovia & Kristen Cuba
8th Grade
Embargo or Free Trade?
Immaculate Conception Catholic School
Hialeah, FL
Comcast
Ian Scott Wilson
9th Grade
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
New Cairo British International High School
Cairo, Egypt
Adrienne Knight & Anne Bancroft
12th Grade
Homelessness: The Plague of Baltimore City
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Comcast
Maggie Knox
12th Grade
Move Over for the Millennials
Westerville Central High School
Westerville, OH
Insight
Sawyer Bowman
9th Grade
Tough Luck for Flint
Woodlawn School
Davidson, NC
MI-Connection
Alexa Cusick, Douglas Rogerson, & Jordan Newby
8th Grade
Aid for Africa: America s First Priority
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Summer Awad & Courtney Such
8th Grade
Too Poor to Get Sick
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Brendan Michaelsen & Carl Sonnefeld
8th
Violent Video Games
Lora Batchelor Middle
School
Bloomington, IN
Comcast
Tess Maggio & Matthew Silverman
8th Grade
Who Cares About Apathy
Weston Middle School
Weston, CT
Cablevision
Gregory Gates, Kenneth Lee, & Sarah Salino
12th Grade
Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Mary Grace Pellegrini, Meaghan Reed, & Anna Foshee
12th Grade
Coal: Kentucky's Quagmire
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Insight
Bryan Odell
12th Grade
Energy Crisis in America
Information Technology Focus Program - Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln NE
Time Warner Cable
Sarah Heine, Morgan Larson, & Courtney Duffey
12th Grade
The Good, the Bad, & the Unknown
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Insight
Brian Ward & Branden Chambers
12th Grade
Illegal Education
South Haven High School
South Haven, MI
Comcast
Austin Epperson
12th Grade
A National Disgrace
The Woodlands High School
Woodlands, TX
Comcast
Bryant Hunter & Bryce Culhane
12th Grade
Same Sex Marriage
Union High School
Tulsa, OK
Cox Communications
Daniel Durrand, Colette Johnson, & Chris Ranger
12th Grade
The Teenaged Question
Patrick Henry High School
San Diego, CA
Cox Communications
Christopher Stephan, John Owens, & Michael Duric
8th Grade
Crisis in America: A Healthcare Epidemic
Bloomfield Hills Middle School
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Comcast
Weston Catron
7th Grade
Environment: From the Young Ones
League Academy
Greenville, SC
Charter Communications
Caitlin Wood & Ashley Davis
8th Grade
The Great Debate: What Should We Do About Global Warming?
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Nicholas Sexton, Sybil Lynch, & Shanice Brentano
8th Grade
The Iraq Conflict: Sunnis, Shiites & Kurds
Elysian Charter School
Hoboken, NJ
Cablevision
Gregory Fetter, Scott Chimberoff, & Alex Bahr
8th Grade
Mexican Border
The Walker School
Marietta, GA
Comcast
Chad Klitzman & Dustin Slade
8th Grade
No Child Left Behind: Mistake or Big Break?
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Makena Lowrey & Hannah Chapman
8th Grade
Passport to the American Dream
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Robert Wrinkle, Bradley Carr, & Tyler Stridde
8th Grade
When Should the Troops Come Home: The Nation's Question.
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Esterline Vielot, Alexander Chimienti, & Anuella Alexander
10th Grade
2nd Amendment
G-Star School of the Arts
Palm Springs, FL
Comcast
Douglas Miller & Josie LaBua
12th Grade
5:25 An American Ratio
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Comcast
John Weber & Alex Henes
12th Grade
Abortion: The Debate Continues
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Insight
Taylor Danielle Bauman, Valerie Cooper, & Russell Voyles
11th Grade
Airport Security: Too Strict or Too Lenient
Rutherford High School
Panama City, FL
Comcast
Josiah Boning & Matt Lee
12th Grade
Alternative Fuels: The Future of Driving
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Thomas Heilderiner, Rami Tabbaa, & Timothy Batyski
11th Grade
America World Police
Rutherford High School
Panama City, FL
Comcast
David Krawczyk
11th Grade
Are Communities Awakening to the Issue of Global Warming
William Fleming High School
Roanoke, VA
Cox Communications
Allison Hegel & Lillian Aoki
12th Grade
Beating the Bomb
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Adam Bailey, Kevin Sheward, & Robert Riddlebarger
11th Grade
Burying Fossil Fuels: the Power in Alternative Energy
Lutheran High School of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Comcast
Matt Franklin
12th Grade
College Conundrum
Plymouth High School
Canton, MI
Comcast
Jessica Vautard, Chelsea Brislin, & Sarah Bennett
12th Grade
The Constitutionality of Gay Marriage
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Insight
Josh Roth
9th Grade
A Documentary on Social Security
Information Technology Focus Program - Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, NE
Time Warner Cable
Laura Henry
10th Grade
The Duty to Die
Riverview High School
Sarasota, FL
Comcast
Andrew Dong & Erin Ford
12th Grade
Energy Security: A Policy of Power
Fox Chapel Area High School
Pittsburgh, PA
Comcast
Hannah Welch & Kristian Avendano & Ethan Denum
11th & 12th Grade
Ethanol: Is It Really the Answer
Garza High School
Austin, TX
Time Warner Cable
Patricia Sanchez
11th Grade
For all America's Children
Norco High School
Norco, CA
Charter Communications
Robert Dudley
12th Grade
The Future of America
Servite High School
Anaheim, CA
Time Warner Cable
Rose Zu & Cassandra Xia
12th Grade
Gathering Storm
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Tiffany Buckner & Jessica Alexis Kennemore
12th Grade
Gay Marriages
Lee High School
Huntsville, AL
Comcast
Andrew Igdaloff
12th Grade
GLHS Terrorism Exercise
Gahanna Lincoln High School
Gahanna, OH
Time Warner Cable
Megan Beyer
11th Grade
Global Warming
West Bridgewater Middle Senior High School
West Bridgewater, MA
Comcast
Kailey Traylor, Alanna Ratliff, & Amelia Carow
11th Grade
Global Warming
Lutheran High School of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Comcast
Stephen Lam, Steven Chen, & Jason Besecky
12th Grade
Global Warming & Climate Change
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Melissa Castonguay
12th Grade
The Hands of Time
Tantasqua Regional High School
Fiskdale, MA
Charter Communications
Gregory Hines-Garrison, Bree Green, & Princess Deprise-Rahman
10th Grade
Harmony in our World
Cardinal Dougherty High School
Philadelphia, PA
Comcast
Ashley Morrow
12th Grade
Health Care for America
Howard W. Blake High School
Tampa, FL
Bright House Networks
Daniel Curaca-Malito, Hannah Dee, & Katherine Madden
12th Grade
Health Care in the 2008 Election
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Joshua Aguirre
12th Grade
Health Care in the United States
Atlantic Technical Center Magnet High School
Coconut Creek, FL
Bellsouth
Will Thomas & Charles Graves IV
12th Grade
I.D. Immigration Debate
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Comcast
Rourke Willner, Roshan Alemi, & Keith Ainsworth
12th Grade
Illegal Immigration
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Arthur Pelham-Webb & Gillian Anderson
12th Grade
Illegal Immigration in the Workforce
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Chris Riggert & Jay Chmilewski
12th Grade
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Insight
Elizabeth Ann Bernstein & Stephen Hogsten
12th Grade
Issues of Education: An Exploration of No Child Left Behind
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Comcast
Nabeem Hashem & Eric Shi
12th Grade
Little Miss Neutrality
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Shireen Usman, Samantha Parker, & Hillary Bernhardt
9th Grade
The Merging of Two Worlds
Blue Valley North High School
Overland Park, KS
Time Warner Cable
Ian Glinsman & Brian Herzer
12th Grade
Minute of Silence
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Megan Brown, Chanel Wallace & Joshua Rogers
11th & 12th Grade
No Child Left Behind
Charles Herbert Flowers High School
Springdale, MD
Comcast
Lauren Hurley, Sarah Pope, & Alex Healy
12th Grade
No Child Left Behind: Progress Report
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Insight
Johnathan Woodward & Donald McMullen
9th and 12th Grade
No Country Left Behind
Delano High School
Delano, MN
Charter Communications
Andrew Fraser & John Divine & Claire Fraser
10th Grade
Our Moral Compass
Rutherford High School
Panama City, FL
Comcast
Michael Armour & Chelsea Schuss
12th Grade
USA Patriot Act
Fox Chapel Area High School
Pittsburgh, PA
Comcast
Frances Wilburn, Emma Cohn, & Stephanie Doctrow
12th Grade
The Politics of Global Warming
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Insight
Claire Lawson & Danielle Hawkins
10th Grade
Stem Cell Research
G-Star School of the Arts
Palm Springs, FL
Comcast
Lizzie Beale & Robert Franklin
11th Grade
Stem Cell Research
The Montgomery Academy
Montgomery, AL
Charter Communication
Michael Wham & Ryan Wham
9th & 11th Grade
Tipping Point
Sterling Ridge Home School
Woodlands, TX
Time Warner Cable
Noah Gray, Daniel Cole & Wei Yang
10th & 12th Grade
Virgin Voting
Miami Palmetto High School
Miami, FL
Comcast
Zachary Mott, Olivia Bonin & Blakeleigh Chaney
12th Grade
Voter Apathy in America
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Ryan Wichelns, Ethan Dudla, & Geoffrey Lyman
8th Grade
12 Degrees
Stillwater Middle School
Stillwater, NY
Time Warner Cable
Madison Smith & Katie Prather
8th Grade
Airport Security: How Safe Are We?
The Walker School
Marietta, GA
Comcast
Sylvie Abookire & Clara Lorant
8th Grade
Bottled Water vs. Tap Water
Brown Middle School
Newton, MA
Comcast
Matthew Helm, Benny Richmond, & Robert Rickert
7th Grade
Censorship in Public Schools
Charles Lora Batchelor Middle School
Bloomington, IN
Comcast
Miranda Schumes, Kenny Gunderson, & Dakota Brown
8th Grade
Death Penalty
Charles Lora Batchelor Middle School
Bloomington, IN
Comcast
May Perez
7th Grade
Education
Millikan Middle School
Sherman Oaks, CA
Time Warner Cable
Brenden George, Jackson Hoover, & Martijn Edleman
8th Grade
Georgia Drought
The Walker School
Marietta, GA
Comcast
Stephen Clarke
8th Grade
Health Care
SS Cyril & Methodius School
Deer Park, NY
Cablevision
Darby Watt & Tori Beckwith
8th Grade
Illegal Immigration vs. the Economy
Lewis Palmer Middle School
Monument, CO
Comcast
Beberly De La Cruz & Dalila Pineda
7th Grade
Immigration: Voice of the People
Takoma Park Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
Sahir Jaggi
7th Grade
Iran's Nuclear Program
Shaker Junior High School
Latham, NY
Time Warner Cable
Joe Jordan & Cameron Prince
8th Grade
Lake Allatoona Water Levels
The Walker School
Marietta, GA
Comcast
Kevin Diaz & Jorge Mendoza
7th Grade
Mexican Immigration
Millikan Middle School
Sherman Oaks, CA
Time Warner Cable
Rebecca Riley, Drew Shroyer, & Monica Hidalgo
7th Grade
Mother Nature's Fury
Homewood Middle School
Birmingham, AL
Charter Communications
Nathan Rigby, Peyton Ellis, & Lizzie Nickey
8th Grade
School Nutrition & Obesity
Discovery Middle School
Madison, AL
Knology
Ashley Touchton, Molly Walker, & Josh Zuckerman
8th Grade
Torture at Guantanamo Bay
The Walker School
Marietta, GA
Comcast
Alyssa Fein
8th Grade
Uniform Thinking
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Kaity Patterson & Katie Wenger
8th Grade
Weighing in on America's Life Expectancy
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications