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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.[1] Created by documentary filmmaker R. J. Cutler,[2] the series originally aired on Fox and was canceled after four episodes. It was later picked up by PBS and aired in its entirety.[3] The show received the 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program.

Created byR. J. Cutler
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
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American High
A transparent rectangle with the words "AMERICAN HIGH" in black and all caps. The text appears to be handwritten. The tittle of the first 'I' is a star; the first 'H' in "High" has arrows stemming from the top of the first vertical line and bottom of the second. The second 'I' has a swirl for a tittle. There is also a thick line underneath the words.
GenreReality, documentary
Created byR. J. Cutler
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
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Executive producerR. J. Cutler
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox (later PBS)
ReleaseApril 4 (2001-04-04) 
June 20, 2001 (2001-06-20)
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The theme song "American High (Now It's Everything)", was written and performed by Bouncing Souls.

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