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#SocialStudies v9.0

April 12, 2012

While thousands of high school students return to class this week after Spring Break -- surely ready to regale their friends, teammates and teachers with tales of their adventures on vacation (or "stay-cation" for some), I thought it might be fun to show you what we've been privy to over the past week.

Welcome to #SocialStudies, the Back-to-School-In-Spring Edition.  

As usual, it's a hodgepodge of ridiculous, funny and sporty. Enjoy, and don't forget that a little moisturizer makes that tan last a lot longer.

1. Stayin' Alive in the Magic Kingdom

For the marching band at Dexter High School, Spring Break meant traveling to Orlando, Fla. -- and performing before the Main Street Electric Parade at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Congratulations to the Dreadnaughts Band, who clearly enjoyed its time down south, and gave the Mickey & Minnie-loving crowd a sweet Bee Gees jam.

 2. Buckle up

Any adrenaline junkies out there? Yeah, I figured as much. If you haven't ridden this coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio -- think about making the trip. Just try not to get all amped up around 50 seconds into this front-row POV vid from the spectacular Erie-lakeside Millenium Force. Keep your hands and arms inside the car at all times, and enjoy your ride.

3. Even the pros do it once in a while

We've all been there. If you've played a sport, you know that sometimes the desire to try something spectacular can sometimes end in sheer disaster. This is why coaches tell you to take the "easy two." In that spirit, I give to you a sure-fire NBA Hall-of-Famer, Vince Carter, missing a wide-open layup.

4. Lots of Laughs

To be perfectly honest, when schools are out of session, our office gets a little too quiet. The phones ring less, several staff members take vacations to coincide with Spring Break, and it's typically the week after our winter tournaments (read: CRAZY TIME!) conclude.  

As such, those of us left in the office need to get creative with how we stay engaged. Here's one way we got through last week without you all. I make no excuses.  (As an aside, big congratulations to our Assistant Director of IT, Jordan Cobb, on the birth of his first child, Zoey!)

As always -- if you find something worthy of us watching, send it over. Links, photos, stories ... whatever strikes your fancy that week. Make it part of our #SocialStudies!

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January 16, 2013

With Michigan firmly in the midst of another chilly winter, many fans are taking sanctuary in their local high school gyms. We want you to do the same – and then catch up on the rest of the state later on MHSAA.tv.

Last week's posted broadcasts included games for 35 boys basketball teams from just about every region of both peninsulas. Watch those, plus plenty more girls basketball, swimming and diving, gymnastics, wrestling and hockey by scrolling through the "On Demand" section at the bottom of the MHSAA.tv page.

Here's a sampling of what you'll find:

  • East Lansing vs. Portland girls basketball
  • AuGres-Sims vs. Arenac Eastern girls basketball
  • Ludington vs. Spring Lake girls basketball
  • Rogers City vs. Lincoln Alcona girls basketball
  • Davison vs. Flint Carman-Ainsworth girls basketball
  • Mio vs. AuGres-Sims girls basketball
  • Middleville Thornapple Kellogg vs. Plainwell girls basketball
  • Mackinaw City vs. Ellsworth girls basketball
  • Hale vs. Atlanta boys basketball
  • Boyne City vs. Indian River Inland Lakes boys basketball
  • Calumet vs. Iron River West Iron County boys basketball
  • AuGres-Sims vs. Arenac Eastern boys basketball
  • East Kentwood vs. Zeeland East boys basketball
  • Comstock vs. Plainwell boys basketball
  • Cedar Springs vs. Grand Rapids West Catholic boys basketball
  • Oscoda vs. Standish-Sterling boys basketball
  • Davison vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill boys basketball
  • Montrose vs. Otisville-LakeVille boys basketball
  • East Kentwood vs. Holland boys basketball
  • Lake Leelanau St. Mary vs. Elk Rapids boys basketball
  • Birmingham Brother Rice vs. Detroit Catholic Central boys basketball
  • Fife Lake Forest Area vs. Indian River Inland Lakes boys basketball
  • East Jordan vs. Charlevoix boys basketball
  • Calumet vs. Ontonagon boys basketball
  • Mason vs. Fowlerville boys basketball
  • Mason, Lansing Waverly, Eaton Rapids, Charlotte competitive cheer
  • Oscoda vs. Essexville Garber boys swimming and diving
  • Ludington, Fruitport, Spring Lake, Muskegon Orchard View wrestling
  • Straits Area Conference at Rogers City wrestling
  • Charlevoix Invitational wrestling
  • Mason vs. Jackson Northwest gymnastics
  • Port Huron Northern vs. Detroit Catholic Central hockey
  • Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood vs. Detroit Catholic Central hockey
  • Calumet vs. Escanaba hockey
  • Brownstown-Woodhaven vs. Saline hockey

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    MHSAA.tv highlights: This week's School Broadcasting Program package features clips from the East Lansing/Portland girls basketball game, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood/Detroit Catholic Central hockey game and the Plainwell/Comstock boys basketball game.