-A new PBS documentary series shines the spotlight on a national high school civics competition called We the People.

The series Citizen Nation followed students over 10 months from eight different states, like Nevada.

Billed as a coming of age story, the PBS docuseries, Citizen Nation shadows high school students from across the nation, including students at Southwest Career and Technical Academy.

(Joseph Juliano) So it was exciting.

-Southwest CTA Teacher and We the People Advisor Joseph Juliano.

-Well, the biggest thing that We the People does for students is empower them and give them confidence to actually, you know, speak their voice.

-Mr. Juliano's We the People class from last school year is among the teams featured in the four-part program.

(Elizabeth Fakoya) When people ask me what We the People is, I say it's a constitutional competition.

-A team that includes Elizabeth Fakoya, now a freshman at UNLV-- -We did have camera crews following us.

I remember my very first interaction with them.

I was so nervous.

I wore a suit that day.

- --and Ethan Bull-- (Ethan Bull) And that was one of the best experiences of my life.

- --who we caught up with as he packed to leave for Fordham University in New York City.

-It was a lot of work at times, having to constantly be filmed and be observed, but I really, I really enjoyed being behind the camera and being able to share what I was thinking at the moment to an audience of people in the future.

-The series captures students as they rise through regional and state We the People competitions and test their knowledge about the U.S. Constitution.

In the process, they explore what it means to be an American citizen-- -You're really going to learn perspective, because not a single person in that room had the exact same opinion.

I want to do better.

I want America to do better.

I want the world to be better for the sake of the people after me.

- --and their role in our nation's democracy.

-The people you're going to see in the film are just like the rest of the audience.

We're each trying to do our own thing.

We're trying to succeed at this competition, and we're all working hard to get there.

-I'm just really grateful for the opportunity for the country to see, not only my team, but all of these amazing We the People students and teachers across the country.

I'm just really grateful that that's something that's being platformed out there.

-As to who won the national competition, you will need to tune in to find out.

Citizen Nation is airing now Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Vegas PBS.

And if you missed an episode, stream anytime on the PBS app.

Here's another local tie, the Emmy award-winning filmmaker of Citizen Nation was raised right here in Las Vegas, and he attended Clark High School.

That's right, he is a CCSD graduate.

Just love that.

Well done to everyone featured in this incredible series.