Documentary Update #1

This week was the start of a new and very exciting project, our journalism summative, a documentary! Given the freedom to do a story on any topic we wanted, my partner and I have decided to provide a more in depth look at the elephant in the school, the mental health issues, focusing on student stress. Student stress is at its highest for our generation than it ever has been before and with suicide rates on the rise we can no longer ignore a common cause, immense academic pressure. Unfortunately, Colonel By is a prime example of a school inundated with these pressures, especially due to the IB program. We hope to investigate this issue further by interviewing students and experts as well. For the film we plan to focus on the youth and hear their stories. For research and the radio podcast we hope to speak with experts on the subject, like our own guidance counselors and potentially a local mental health expert.The photographs will be intended to capture the students that this film is about in an impactful way, even more impactful when coupled with their stories that will be voiced. Hopefully that isn't too much of a spoiler! The whole piece should be educational and emotional and my partner and I are excited to begin research and hope to do justice to the stories we will hear. Stay tuned for updates and the final product will be completed by the end of May!