American High (TV series)

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American High is a documentary television show about the lives of fourteen students at Highland Park High School, located in the city of Highland Park, Illinois. The series originally aired on FOX and received rave reviews, but was canceled after four episodes. It was later picked up by PBS and aired in its entirety. The series was created by R. J. Cutler. It received the 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program.

An earlier FOX Network documentary series from 1991, Yearbook also covered the lives of suburban Chicago high school students.

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