<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;My So-Called High School Rank,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;premiering on HBO and HBO MAX, is a special documentary that gives an unfiltered view into the private loneliness and pressures of teenage life. This was especially true in March 2020 when students were forced to settle into new realities, feeling isolated and frustrated with so much out of their control. This timely documentary chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, California, and is inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in today’s fierce college admissions process. In an uncanny case of art anticipating real life, Granite Bay’s musical “Ranked” was in the works weeks before Rick Singer and the “Varsity Blues” scandal made headlines in 2019. The play’s apt timing and subject matter speak to a culture where many students feel driven to succeed at any cost. As news emerged of the production of a musical exploring these critical issues, other schools reached out to stage their own productions. High schoolers around the country connected with the show’s themes as they themselves struggle to find their place in the world amid intense college admissions competition. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;The film chronicles auditions and rehearsals at three high schools from Ripley, West Virginia to Cupertino, California to the Bronx, New York where students face similar challenges despite dramatically different life circumstances. It also charts the success of the musical and the first steps towards the realization of the creators’ dream to mount the show on Broadway only to be sidelined by the global shutdown. Shot over two years in public schools representing vastly different communities, &lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;My So-Called High School Rank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;reveals the remarkable resilience and similarities that bind this generation across economic and racial divides. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;The award-winning producers and directors, Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;films and series have been shortlisted for the Oscars and earned multiple Emmy and Peabody nominations, among other honors.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;They are joined by two fabulous and inspirational students featured in the documentary. Anvita Gattani who played the original role of Jordan in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Ranked&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;at Granite Bay High School is currently studying at NYU Tisch. Nahiely Urbaez Cruz is a former student at Fordham High School for the Arts and is currently at Cornell University.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;You are not going to want to miss this meaningful conversation. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTE LINKS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJchHGaGPzw"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My So-Called High School Rank Trailer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.hbo.com/movies/my-so-called-high-school-rank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ranked- Movie Link&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.breakthrufilms.org/who-we-are"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Break Thru Films&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nami.org/Home"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://writenowrachel.medium.com/newborn-adult-9398231fa480?sk=eb2f715d52a20667990fdb069062a7d3"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Rachel’s Article About Becoming and Letting Go of a Newborn Adult&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://writenowrachel.com/lisa-heffernan-grown-and-flown-how-to-stay-close-as-a-family-and-raise-independent-adults/"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Rachel’s Podcast About Becoming Grown and Flown&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CONNECT WITH US!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://writenowrachel.com/podcast/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dear Family, Podcast Page&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://writenowrachel.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Write Now Rachel Website&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://medium.com/@writenowrachel"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rachel's Blog @Medium&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/writenowrachel"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rachel’s Twitter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/writenowrachel/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Facebook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/writenowrachel/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instagram&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE JOIN:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/DearFamilyMembers/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href= "https://writenowrachel.com/podcast/#subscribe"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review and Subscribe!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you! 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Dear Family,

Rachel Steinman

My So-Called High School Rank- Documenting Teenage Loneliness and College Admission Pressures through a Musical

NOV 29, 202247 MIN
Dear Family,

My So-Called High School Rank- Documenting Teenage Loneliness and College Admission Pressures through a Musical

NOV 29, 202247 MIN

Description

My So-Called High School Rank, premiering on HBO and HBO MAX, is a special documentary that gives an unfiltered view into the private loneliness and pressures of teenage life. This was especially true in March 2020 when students were forced to settle into new realities, feeling isolated and frustrated with so much out of their control. This timely documentary chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, California, and is inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in today’s fierce college admissions process. In an uncanny case of art anticipating real life, Granite Bay’s musical “Ranked” was in the works weeks before Rick Singer and the “Varsity Blues” scandal made headlines in 2019. The play’s apt timing and subject matter speak to a culture where many students feel driven to succeed at any cost. As news emerged of the production of a musical exploring these critical issues, other schools reached out to stage their own productions. High schoolers around the country connected with the show’s themes as they themselves struggle to find their place in the world amid intense college admissions competition. 

 

The film chronicles auditions and rehearsals at three high schools from Ripley, West Virginia to Cupertino, California to the Bronx, New York where students face similar challenges despite dramatically different life circumstances. It also charts the success of the musical and the first steps towards the realization of the creators’ dream to mount the show on Broadway only to be sidelined by the global shutdown. Shot over two years in public schools representing vastly different communities,  My So-Called High School Rank reveals the remarkable resilience and similarities that bind this generation across economic and racial divides. 

 

The award-winning producers and directors, Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s films and series have been shortlisted for the Oscars and earned multiple Emmy and Peabody nominations, among other honors. They are joined by two fabulous and inspirational students featured in the documentary. Anvita Gattani who played the original role of Jordan in Ranked at Granite Bay High School is currently studying at NYU Tisch. Nahiely Urbaez Cruz is a former student at Fordham High School for the Arts and is currently at Cornell University.

You are not going to want to miss this meaningful conversation. 

 

SHOW NOTE LINKS:

My So-Called High School Rank Trailer

Ranked- Movie Link

Break Thru Films

NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness

Rachel’s Article About Becoming and Letting Go of a Newborn Adult

Rachel’s Podcast About Becoming Grown and Flown

 

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*Write Now Rachel Website

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Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.