#SocialStudies V 2.1

September 13, 2012

By Andi Osters
Second Half social media guru

Welcome back, video mongers! A new school year has begun, and with it #SocialStudies 2.0.

Ready for your weekly dose of clips to peep? I hope so. 

A quick refresher on #SocialStudies – I give you a selection of video clips I spotted in my never-ending quest to find the end of the Internet (which I’m convinced involves a cat video of some sort). These videos will typically highlight the amazing, dazzling, funny or weird side of sports – some high school, some college, some pro… and some which defy categorization.

And sometimes, we’ll simply show you a clip that is interesting and/or unique enough to be worth sharing.

We welcome your submissions and ideas for this weekly feature, so feel free to email us a link or raw footage. Seriously: we love videos. That said, let’s get to the meat & potatoes.

1. Give him a hand (he needs only one)

Here’s a high school football player from South Carolina who apparently was born with mattress springs attached to his legs instead of feet.  The slo-mo replay of this interception (courtesy of PlayOn! Sports) is simply jaw-dropping.


2. Oh, Buddy ...

If Blake Griffin was at a gymnasium and I also happened to be in that very same gymnasium, I would absolutely tell my dignity to have a seat and allow that monster NBA dunk-master slam one over my head.  I’d probably react to the experience just like this guy did, too.


3. Swing, swing a song

And now, for something completely un-sporty. Well, almost. There’s definitely activity happening in this brief short about an art installation in Montreal. I’m always fascinated by the intersection of musical creation and physical motion. Enjoy this giant human-powered instrument.


4. Summer School

And file this last one under In-Case-You-Missed-It-Over-The-Summer – here’s a recap of our Student Advisory Council’s 2nd Annual camp retreat to Mystic Lake in June.  The 16-member council enjoyed time on the high ropes course, team building activities, bonfires and strategizing an action plan for the 2012-13 school year. 


That's enough for this school year's first lesson. See something over the weekend that caught your eye? Snag something at a pep assembly that we should see? Upload it to YouTube and send it on over.

You might just see it on Second Half’s #SocialStudies.

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Variety of Events LIVE on MHSAA.tv

January 7, 2015

By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director

One of the great features of the MHSAA School Broadcast Program is that there’s no limit to the different types of activities that can be covered, and some of that diversity will be on display this coming week on the MHSAA.tv website.

Haslett High School’s SBP students will be streaming live coverage of a wrestling dual with Lansing Waverly on Wednesday (Jan. 7) at 6 p.m. and a bowling match with East Lansing on Thursday (Jan. 8) at 3:30 p.m. That’s in addition to a boys basketball game Tuesday (Jan. 6) against Ionia and a girls basketball contest next Tuesday (Jan. 13) with Williamston.

On Saturday (Jan. 10), Montrose will live stream a bowling match with Byron at 2 p.m. Montrose, the SBP Program of the Year in 2013-14, also has a boys basketball varsity stream with Corunna on Tuesday, and a girls-boys hoop deuce with Mount Morris on Friday (Jan. 9).

Mason High School is planning coverage of a girls gymnastics meet on Wednesday with East Lansing at 6:30 p.m., which will be shown On Demand following the event.

The School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.

Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover varsity competition this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv  (As of Jan. 5). The following events will have live streaming video unless otherwise indicated:

Wednesday – January 7

Wrestling – Lansing Waverly at Haslett, 6 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Bay City All Saints at Pinconning, 7:30 p.m. 

Thursday – January 8

Bowling – East Lansing at Haslett, 3:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Pellston at Mancelona, 7 p.m. 

Friday – January 9

Girls Basketball – Mt. Morris at Montrose, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Coopersville at Comstock Park, 6 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Mt. Morris at Montrose, 7 p.m.
Ice Hockey – Novi at Calumet, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Hale at AuGres-Sims, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Coopersville at Comstock Park, 7:30 p.m. 

Saturday – January 10

Girls Competitive Cheer – Comstock Park Invitational, 1 p.m.
Bowling – Byron at Montrose, 2 p.m.
Ice Hockey – Detroit Catholic Central at Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, 5:30 p.m.
Ice Hockey – Brighton at Calumet, 7 p.m. 

Monday – January 12

Boys Basketball – Lincoln Alcona at Hillman, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Ontonagon at Calumet, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Atlanta at AuGres-Sims, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday – January 13

Girls Basketball – Williamston at Haslett, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Onaway at Mancelona, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball – Parchment at Plainwell, 7:15 p.m.
Boys Basketball – Goodrich at Montrose, 7:20 p.m.

Live stats of select basketball games are also available on MHSAA.tv. Check out the MHSAA.tv website on game night to see which schools are streaming live stats, or stop by to view stats following games on an On Demand basis.

All sporting events – live or delayed - are available on MHSAA.tv on a subscription basis for their first 72 hours online. A portion of each subscription is returned to the school originating the broadcast. Subscriptions run either $9.95 for a Day Pass, or $14.95 for a Month Pass. Some schools also offer Annual Passes at a discounted rate. All sporting events become available for free On Demand viewing three days after they have been posted.

To view all of the recent School Broadcast Program productions, go to MHSAA.tv, click On Demand on the nav bar of the left side of the page, and on the Filters tab at the top of next page, click on All States and then select Michigan. 

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.