The Blue Out

The night we all were waiting for when all our hard work paid off.

The Blue Out from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Rally for Ryan

We have seen the Student Council selling wristbands at lunch, but what are they for? This is an interview with Mr. Mueller telling us information about Ryan.

Rally For Ryan from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

The Silent Assassin

The Silent Assassin from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

It kills milliions of people a year. The Great American Smokeout encourages people to quit for a day in hopes they will quit forever.

Support the troops

Support the troops from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Community Service Day: A Brief Look

Community Service Day from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Community Service Day was on Wednesday, April 21st. Watch the video!

2010 JAZZ CHAMPIONS!

For those of you who don't know, HCHS Jazz Band just won their third Iowa Jazz Championship in a row! We have special interviews for you with some of the players, and other people's thoughts on the studs of the HCHS Jazz Band. By Alex and Hannah.

Iowa Jazz Champions! from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

HCHS Community Service Day 2010

Here's a little preview of what all goes down on Community Service Day, which is on Wednesday April 21st. Be sure to get your parental permission slip signed and turned in this week, as well as get signed up for which job you would like to participate in! Video made by Alex and Hannah.

HCHS Community Service Day 2010 from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Autism

Autism from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Cutting the Budget in the HCSD

Recently the Harlan Community School District has experienced some severe budget cuts, and Alex and Hannah have gotten interviews with teachers to see how the budget cuts have affected them. Enjoy!

Budget Cuts from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Flying Sharks State Swim Meet

This video contains some interviews with some of the swimmers on the Flying Sharks swim team from Atlantic. Enjoy!

Flying Sharks State Swim Meet from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Flying Sharks Swim Team

Untitled from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

This video is just a little info about the Swim Team that Britanny Burmeister and I are in. It explains some strokes, an interview with Brit, and some info about our state meet. Enjoy!

by: Hannah and Alex

Pampered Pretty Pink

Pampered Pretty Pink from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

This video is over Pampered, Pink, and Pretty. It was on February 4th at Grace Baptist Church. There are a few interviews included. It was a night for women to come and be pampered with massages, manicures, etc. Enjoy!

PINK OUT!

This is a video about the Pink Out Game this last Friday, January 29, 2010. It includes interviews with Mrs. Osborn, and players from the girls and boys baskeball teams. Also, the winner of the 26" flatscreen TV! Enjoy!

Update!!

Grand total for the Pink Out activities held on Jan. 29 was: $6597.00.

Pink Out! from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Faith Sound: A Ministry of Music

Faith Sound: A Ministry of Music from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Faith Sound is an interdenominational contempory musical group from Harlan, Iowa, now in its 35th year. Members of the group are students (8th - 12th grade) from Harlan and the surrounding communities. Directed by Steve Lawson, this group performs in different churches across the Midwest every Sunday. Watch this video to learn more about this group and how it spreads God's word through the ministry of music.

Intextication

Intextication from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

This is a short video on the dangers and repercussions of texting and driving. It is very dangerous and irresponsible. PLEASE don't text and drive, the video offer an alternative or two on what you can do instead.

Thinking Thanksgiving

Thinking Thanksgiving from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

We know everyone is excited being out of school for Thanksgiving break, but what is Thanksgiving really about? Watch this video to learn some Thanksgiving trivia, hear what some students are thankful for, and meet the Thanksgiving guru!

Substance Abuse Program - Alex

Do you think our school has a problem with drugs? Alcohol? Substance abuse in general?



On November 5th there was a meeting at the Therkildsen Center to discuss some recent substance abuse issues occurring amongst youth in the Shelby County area. This was a preliminary meeting and anyone wishing to voice an opinion, sit and listen or be a part of a solution was welcome to attend. In attendance were administrators, school board members, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, clergy, probation officers, law enforcement and concerned community members.

Our wonderful principal, Mr. Wagner, was the leader of the meeting, and lucky enough I was able to sit down with him yesterday and get a little more information about the program. One of the major things he emphasized was the fact that this program was open for anyone to attend, whether it be faculty, parents, or even students. He wants to program to be a community thing, where anyone and everyone can be involved.



The reason this program was started was because there have been a few cases in the school lately that have dealt with drug abuse. By having this program, the community is primarily trying to figure out if there is a problem with drugs in our school, and if there is, what are some things we can do to try to fix this problem. Mr. Wagner told me that drugs have always been a problem in the school, just like any other school, but just recently the problem has begun to increase immensely. In my opinion, I do think there is a problem with drugs in our school. I think a lot of kids turn to drugs because they’ve “heard” that it will make their problems better. And when they turn to drugs, they just can’t stop. A variety of things could contribute to the various problems kids have, whether it be insecurity, jealousness, or the fact that they’re bullied.

To attempt to fix this plausible problem, it is going to take a vast amount of courage, according to Mr. Wagner, and I totally agree with him. It’s going to require a lot of brainstorming to come up with possible solutions to the problem, and courage is going to be a factor in that. Courage is being fearless, brave, confident. It takes one courageous person to start standing up against the use of drugs. And like all us students have learned from Rachel’s challenge, you may just start a chain reaction.



Hopefully all you readers out there will be that one courageous person and stand up against the use and abuse of drugs. If anyone has any opinions on the substance abuse program, or the substance abuse problem in general, I’d love to hear it. Do you think we have a problem? Or not? For anyone wanting to attend, the next substance abuse meeting is Monday, November 23 at 7:00 in the High School Auditorium. Anyone is encouraged to come and voice your opinion!

Dome Sweet Dome

This is a recap on the semi-finals football game vs. the Carroll Tigers at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. Enjoy!

Dome Sweet Dome from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Veterans Day

I talk to a mother of a veteran and how it was for her and the family when he was deployed.

Veterans Day from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

US Troops Return

Welcome Home Troops from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.