TV Show Details
Air Date:August 2nd, 2000
Last Air Date:August 9th, 2000
Network:FOX
Status:Ended
Genres:Documentary
Original Language:English
American High on the Web:Official Website
American High (2000)
FOX
Miniseries
Audience Score
Plot
American High is an American 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 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, an award winning documentary filmmaker. The show received the 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program.
The theme song "American High", was written and performed by Bouncing Souls.
An earlier Fox Network documentary series from 1991, Yearbook also covered the lives of suburban Chicago high school students.