In 2009, C-SPAN received nearly 1,000 documentaries from students representing 40 states. Students were asked to create a 5-8 minute
documentary addressing the theme, Message to the President.
Sawyer Bowman
10th Grade
Cancer: It’s Personal
Woodlawn School
Davidson, NC
MI-Connection
Charles Greene & Eliza McNitt
12th Grade
Requiem for the Honeybee
Greenwich High School
Greenwich, CT
Cablevision
Madison Richards, Samantha Noll, & Lauren Nixon
7th Grade
Down to the Last DROP
McKinley Middle Charter School
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable
Chad Klitzman & Dustin Slade
9th Grade
Bailout or Failout
Cypress Bay High School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Sheema Golbaba
11th Grade
The U.S. and Iran: Force or Diplomacy?
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Ryan Wright
11th Grade
The America No One Wants To See
Milton Hershey School
Hershey, PA
Comcast
Zach Redpath & Ross Dixon
10th Grade
Education: A Message to Obama
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Baton Rouge, LA
Cox Communications
Eric Beeler
8th Grade
Job Loss: Weakening The American Economy
Haynes Bridge Middle School
Alpharetta, GA
Comcast
Zachariah DeGiulio
8th Grade
Healthcare for all in our Lifetime: An Impossible Dream?
High Bridge Middle School
High Bridge, NJ
Comcast
Robert Levinson & Adam Zionts
8th Grade
Health Care Viewpoints A Message to President Elect Barack Obama
Falcon Cove Middle School
Weston, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Allison Moore, Michelle Harris, & Whitney Strong
8th Grade
Today's Special: No Money, Low Self Esteem, with a Side of Poor Education
Selma Middle CHAT Academy
Selma, AL
Charter Communications
Garrett Padera & Wesley Davison
12th Grade
Consumerism and Waste: A Message to Barack Obama
Glenbard South High School
Glen Ellyn, IL
Comcast
Alexander Macina
10th Grade
Following the Money Down Pennsylvania Avenue
Shaker High School
Latham, NY
Time Warner Cable
Carla Aronsohn, Catherine Skipp, & Damian Hunt
12th Grade
One Nation Under God
MAST Academy
Key Biscayne, FL
Comcast
Kenzie Clark & Alexia Dickey
11th Grade
Crossing New Borders
Jenks High School
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
Noah Gray
11th Grade
Left Behind
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Miami, FL
Comcast
Alec Weaver
10th Grade
The U.S. Economy Crisis
Lincoln Public Schools: Information Technology Focus Program
Lincoln, NE
Time Warner Cable
Mariah Standal &
Caitlin Buhr
12th Grade
The Climbing Climate
Mount Horeb High School
Mount Horeb, WI
Charter Communications
Christopher Else &
E'mani Daughtery
11th & 9th Grade
Crisis In Darfur
Angelo Rodriguez High School
Fairfield, CA
Comcast
Hunter Gill
8th Grade
Liberal Arts Education: A Strategy to Save the Nation
Homeschool
Highlands Ranch, CO
Comcast
Liam Sorahan
6th Grade
Making a Difference
Meadowbrook Middle School
Poway, CA
Cox Communications
Zane Jones, Nathanial Burton, & Mark Miles
6th Grade
Save Our Economy
Throop Elementary
Paoli, IN
Avenue Broadband
Neel Desai, Riya Patel, & Ronak Bhagat
8th Grade
SBNN: Financial Crisis
Frederick H.Tuttle Middle School
South Burlington, VT
Comcast
Walter Gottlieb, Rachel Feinstein, & Cassandra Fresse
7th Grade
Go Green for Life
Elysian Charter School
Hoboken, NJ
Cablevision
Abby Icenhour, Ashley Wilcox, & Gloria Yu
8th Grade
Not Enough for Your Buck
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Matthew Helm & Benny Richmond
8th Grade
Environmental Crisis: Should We Drill in Alaska?
Lora L. Batchelor Middle School
Bloomington, IN
Comcast
Michael Pyskaty
6th Grade
The Auto Industry's Ripple Effect
Starpoint Middle School
Lockport, NY
Time Warner Cable
David Starr & Richard Minichiello
8th Grade
Global Warming - A Fight For the Future
Sawgrass Springs Middle School
Coral Springs, FL
Advanced Cable Communications
Erin Lewis, Maggie Manning, & Maraya Futcher
8th Grade
Should We Pay The Price
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Zachary Ennis, Peter Woo, & Caitlin Johnson
8th Grade
The Economy: From Bad to Worse
Pioneer Middle School
Tustin, CA
Cox Communications
Samantha Barrett, Hunter Riehle, Meghan Drouin
7th & 8th Grade
Money Matters
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School
South Burlington, VT
Comcast
Brandon Taleisnik, Ben Gunning, Alex Garn
8th Grade
Got Jobs... Probably Not
Pioneer Middle School
Tustin, CA
Cox Communications
Ethan Matlin, Ross Steinberg, Daniel Nibeck
7th Grade
Healthcare-Is it a Right?
Northbrook Junior High
Northbrook, IL
Comcast
Matt Hardwick, Taylor DenBroeder
8th Grade
Education and Economics: In the Midst of a Crisis
Pleasanton Middle School
Pleasanton, CA
Comcast
MJ Badgett, Sanket Dahotre, & Jake Lister
8th Grade
Not Up To Par
Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Charter Communications
Emily Xie, Griffin Curran, & Ingrid Andrade
8th & 6th Grade
Environmental Eagles Take Flight
Rae E. Sterling Middle School
Quincy, MA
Comcast
Sarah Marshall, Allie Jones, & Rose Johnson
8th Grade
Homelessness in the United States
Batchelor Middle School
Bloomington, IN
Comcast
Joseph Hamilton & Brandon Nickas
12th Grade
Recession-omics
Pleasant Valley Senior High School
Chico, CA
Comcast
Ben Gorman, Albert Clesi, & Devon Bowie
11th Grade
The U.S. Economy - Where Did We Go Wrong and How Can We Go Right?
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy
Jefferson City, LA
Cox Communications
Janette Odom, Elizabeth Roberts, & Brandon Chadwick
11th & 12th Grade
College Tuition Increase
Gloucester High School
Gloucester, VA
Cox Communications
Josh Weiner
11th Grade
Obama's First Stride
Washington International School
Washington, DC
Comcast
Emily Lantz, Rachel Halper, & Kelsey Nyland
12th Grade
Fuel: The Solution is Here Today
Contoocook Valley Regional High School
Peterborough, NH
Comcast
Justin Paul
9th Grade
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Looking towards the Future
DuPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Insight Communications
Kimberly Wilkins
12th Grade
Where's Education?
Cleveland Heights High School
Cleveland Heights, OH
Time Warner Cable
Lucas Loffredo & Brian Pekron
12th Grade
The Battle for Fuel Efficiency
York Community High School
Elmhurst, IL
Leighton Good
12th Grade
Incarceration Nation
West Potomac High School
Alexandria, VA
Cox Communications
Lucy Bruckner
12th Grade
Light in a Darkened Nation
Lincoln Public Schools: Information Technology Focus Program
Lincoln, NE
Time Warner Cable
Eric Waldron
12th Grade
Dear Mr. Obama: Alternative Energy
Fairfax Academy of the Arts
Fairfax, VA
Cox Communications
Luke Gould
12th Grade
Where the Money Should Go: On the Allotment of Bailout Funds
Cleveland Heights High School
Cleveland Heights, OH
Time Warner Cable
William McLain, Troy Marable, & John Fowler
9th, 10th, & 12th Grade
Intellectual Property: A Presidential Concern
The Montgomery Academy
Montgomery, AL
Charter Communications
William Mok
12th Grade
High School Dropouts
John F. Kennedy High School
Sacramento, CA
Comcast
Enid Zhou & Diane Ting
12th Grade
These Kids Syndrome: A Comparative Look at American Education
Los Altos High School
Hacienda Heights, CA
Time Warner Cable
Mandy Goldberg & Kally Gagnon
Poverty in America
Mount Horeb High School
Mount Horeb, WI
Charter Communications
Alexandria Segovia
9th Grade
Made in USA: A Presidential Priority
Hialeah Gardens High School
Hialeah Gardens, FL
Comcast
Caleb Baechtold, Criss Beyers, & Kiel Perez
9th Grade
Universal Health Care: Top Priority
Bloomington High School South
Bloomington, IN
Comcast
Ben Strang
11th Grade
From The Ground Up
Broadneck High School
Annapolis, MD
Comcast
Makena Young
9th Grade
The Economy
William Howard Taft High School
Woodland Hills, CA
Time Warner Cable
Jarrick Brown
11th Grade
America's Housing Woes
Clifton J. Ozen High School
Beaumont, TX
Time Warner Cable
Sergio Montiel, Jessica Cervantes, Mikaelle Cazeau
12th Grade
The Education System
John A. Ferguson Senior High School
Miami, FL
Comcast
Rishika Dewan
9th Grade
An Alarming Message: A Nation's Desperate Plea
Cypress Lakes High School
Katy, TX
Suddenlink
Terin Patel-Wilson
10th Grade
Turning the Page on Education
Woodlawn School
Davidson, NC
MI Connection
Ben Manns, Adrian Arlt, & Jacob Berg
10th & 12th Grade
Waukesha West Class of '09: Fears from the Heartland
Waukesha West High School
Waukesha, WI
Time Warner Cable
Nicole Pentis
11th Grade
Auto Industry for America's Past, Present, and Future
Lahser High School
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Comcast
Laura Henry
11th Grade
Drill, Baby, Drill!
Riverview High School
Sarasota, FL
Comcast
Andrew Christenson
12th Grade
Wind Energy-Harnessing the Power
Benilde-St. Margaret's
St. Louis Park, MN
Comcast
Ethan Metcalf & William Hays
12th Grade
Leaving Education Behind
Hirschi High School
Wichita Falls, TX
Time Warner Cable
Jamie Goldberg, David Esses, & Zach Walden
12th Grade
Presidential Priority: The Gun Epidemic
Scarsdale High School
Scarsdale, NY
Cablevision
Tallis Donnelly & Arianna Soloway
11th Grade
Created Equal: Gay Rights in America
DeKalb School of the Arts
Atlanta, GA
Comcast
Jared Kasparian, Lance Vitali, & Kevin Halpin
12th Grade
The Economic Crisis
Los Altos High School
Hacienda Heights, CA
Time Warner Cable
Sojourner Brown
12th Grade
Unity on the Horizon
Clifton J. Ozen High School
Beaumont, TX
Time Warner Cable
Sean Keegan, Daniel Saldarriaga, & Nicholas Wojechowski
11th Grade
Our Future
G-Star School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Comcast
Kamilah Z. Acebal, Daniella de la Riva, & Jessika Goodman
10th Grade
The Invisible Workers of Homestead, Florida
Mast Academy
Key Biscayne, FL
Comcast
Travis Bennett & Shawna Caul
11th Grade
A Message to Our New President
Lake Weir High School
Ocala, FL
Cox Communications
Miko Borys & Jonathan Maiorana
12th Grade
The Central Issue
James Madison High School
Vienna, VA
Cox Communications
Robin Starks, David Blaxton, & Jasmyne Chambers
11th Grade
Gun Violence
Curie Metro High School
Chicago, IL
Comcast