Yreka High School

YHS American Creed: A Land, A Creed, A Dream

Multimedia Projects (videos) created by 11th grade students at Yreka High School in Northern California. The movies explores questions students had after watching the PBS film American Creed and captures the thoughts and feelings of individuals between the ages of 5 and 90 within our small community.

Is America Succeeding?

This video answers the question "Is America Succeed?" from the perspectives of a wide range of small business owners in rural Northern California. Additionally, they all make recommendations for how we can help America be successful once again.

Is America Changing for the Better

As we progress as a society, we experience many changes - some of which are good, while others are bad. Miguel C., Tyler J. and Paul B. interviewed Americans who have experienced these changes first hand to find the answer to their question.

Dreams in America

Callie C., Trinity A. and M. Rodriquez wondered what future generations appreciate about America and what their dreams are for their future. Interviews of students in the kindergarten class at Evergreen Elementary School yielded some interesting answers about America.

America's Challenges

Erika S. and Kaitlyn H. interviewed a local dentist, Dr. Trevor Ragan, and a local rancher, Eric Peters. They wanted to hear their perspective on how and why America is not succeeding.

American Dreams

Nick wondered about what the American dream is and how it changes over time. He interviewed an older neighbor who had also served in the military to find answers to this question. This is Cecil's American story.

The Problematic System

Mary K., Hollie E., and Hero F. interviewed the administrator of our local hospital, Jonathon Andrus. He shared the problems with the current healthcare system and its impact on Fairchild Medical Center.

Enforcing the Law in a United America

YHS students, Jack W., Sam V., and Will R., interviewed Yreka PD Detective Derek Duncan regarding the American Creed and whether America is really united in our modern world.

America: Our Past Defines Our Future

These Yreka students wanted to revisit old footage to see America's origin story and to see how our story has progressed. They interviewed a local business woman to ascertain if today's American principles are the same as yesterday's.

A Foreign Perspective on the US

A YHS student interviewed students from Spain and England while on a school exchange and asked them how they perceived the American Creed. She also asked them to share their thoughts on whether the US was succeeding as a nation.

In Search of the American Creed

YHS students, Morgan C., Samantha B., and Louis S., interviewed local workers to determine if American is really united and identify the real American Creed.

Land and the American Dream

Tycen B. and Trenton C. of Yreka High School explored the question, "How does/has land influenced your American Dream?" by interviewing three community members from different perspectives.

Opportunities in America

Taylor F. and Ashley F. interviewed local police chief and military veterans, Brian Bowles. They were interested in learning about his unique story and the opportunities he believed he had being American.

A Family's Story

Pricila J. explores her family's American story through the eyes of her grandfather.

The American Creed: Veteran's Perspective

A brief overview of the American Creed from the perspective of two local military veterans and whether their view of America changed over the course of their service.

America Now

Students interviewed and elderly woman and a retired U.S. veteran to learn their American story. Along the way, interviewees shared their wisdom earned through many years of living the American Creed.

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Surprise Me

American Creed

What exactly is Americanism? Nowadays, the meaning of such a word has been lost, muddied even. With tensions at the highest they've ever been, now more than ever, we must recall true Americanism...

The American Creed

Talking about America & its greatest value

Opportunities

What does the American Creed mean? Connecting what American Creed's main pillars are with the American Creed film, the american creed is about opportunity.

for our future

basically, I am gonna show you guys what it really means to be an American or live in America. it will change your point of view to see our world and give you hope to be what you allow wanted to be.

AMERICAN CREED

Shares a bit of why these three people had these American Creed and my opinion on why it is important that people need to know about their Creed.

America Creed

We started building communities where people feel comfortable and are able to be themselves without being judged by their ethnicity, history or background.

American Creed

An american creed

American Dream

"We call these kids, many of whom are now adults,’“Dreamers’ because they are chasing the American Dream."

The Freedom of an American

Mountain biking in Lake Forest for Good Dirt to help people in Rwanda have bikes. My grit and determination allows me to finish the 25 mile ride. Thanks to living in America, I am able to afford a nice bike, eat all sorts of food, and help others.

American Creed Essay

Not everyone have same perspective on American Dream and American Creed. That is why this essay will talk about different perspectives some people may have on the American Creed based on "American Creed" film.

American creed

American dream, for people to be able to succeed if they work hard enough.

American Creed

This essay talked about the importance of education and proved that claim.

More responses about "history" and "interview"

Surprise Me

How Being A First Generation Can Affect Views on What it Means to be an American

An examination on the similarities of how children of immigrants view their privileges and what it means to be an American.

American Creed

What it means to be an American.

A Foreign Perspective on the US

A YHS student interviewed students from Spain and England while on a school exchange and asked them how they perceived the American Creed. She also asked them to share their thoughts on whether the US was succeeding as a nation.

My American Creed

This piece of artwork represents some of the different cultures that make up America and how if we stand united together, people in America are one step closer to achieve their version of the American creed.

My Grandparent's American Journey

The following is about a couple from Michigan who have experienced many hardships in their lives, and they have "been around the block a few times " as some may say. This accounts for their history and memories of past generations and present experiences.

The American Creed: Veteran's Perspective

A brief overview of the American Creed from the perspective of two local military veterans and whether their view of America changed over the course of their service.

American Freedom

Freedom is an essential aspect to the life of all Americans.

Martin Luther King Jr. Masking

My masking assignment is over Martin Luther King Jr. I will continue to look up to his bravery. He understood the importance of diversity and freedom for all. This man not only stood up for what he believed in but also made a difference in history.

Home of the Free Land of the Immigrants

My piece discusses the anti-migrant stigma that has re-developed in America.

Who's America Is It?

An interview of a family member and a reflection on who runs the country.

Dreams in America

Callie C., Trinity A. and M. Rodriquez wondered what future generations appreciate about America and what their dreams are for their future. Interviews of students in the kindergarten class at Evergreen Elementary School yielded some interesting answers about America.

A History of Overcoming Challenges

Fighting adversity, persevering through the bad times, and aspiring for the good times is my American Creed.

Unseen similarities

As an expatriate, I was able to experience both European and North American values and found that they are remarkably similar. To show this I created an image of myself using both European and American civil rights articles.

The Future of America

What is your dream? How do you plan to achieve your dream? Do you believe your dream aligns with the American dream?

What is my American Creed?

In today's world, we have learned lots of lessons along the way to shape our society into who and what we are. One thing, however that has made us who we are is the fact that we believe so strongly in defending ourselves and standing our ground.

America Now

Students interviewed and elderly woman and a retired U.S. veteran to learn their American story. Along the way, interviewees shared their wisdom earned through many years of living the American Creed.

As American as Apple Pie

As Americans, we have inherited a firearm tradition that has grown more and more at odds with modern society. If we are to move forward as Americans, we must critically understand this aspect of our history.

What We Used To Be. What We Can Still Be.

I wrote about what my American Creed was and what I thought needs to be done in America. Most of these ideals I learned about when I was writing this OpEd and some of them are things that I have learned as I live my life.

Do Not Stay In The Past But Think About The Future

In my essay I wrote about the malpractice of the KKK and how it affected the people of color and also I wrote an encouraging letter on why it is important to speak up.

American Creed Interviews

For my American Creed project I interviewed people of different races and genders about the issues that America is having today. I made sure to ask everyone the same questions, so I could see the difference in answer. I turned these interviews into a scrapbook:

American Creed

My piece is about how I view America and what I think it is all about from my perspective as an exchange student.

American Values in the Political Climate of 2018

This is a video conference with teens across the country examining how today's political climate has affected our lives and American Values.

Trafficking Needs To End

Trafficking needs to end.This open letter applies to all referring to what happens to victims to trafficking.

The Story of an Orzeł Biały

My American Creed consists of letting life take its course, working hard, and always staying connected to my roots and my family. In this video all three parts are going to be demonstrated,showing how my american creed ties into my family.

Writing Our Future: American Creed is part of the National Writing Project’s family of youth publishing projects, all gathered under the Writing Our Future initiative.

Writing Our Future projects are designed by educators for educators and the young people they work with. Intended for use in schools, libraries, and other educational settings. All projects are COPPA compliant and educator-managed. NWP is committed to supporting young people’s writing and civic participation by providing a safe and supportive environment for youth writing, media creation, sharing, and publishing.