#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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Super Streaming Weekend Schedule Set
November 19, 2014
MHSAA.TV wraps up its fall coverage this weekend with live video streaming of all Semifinals and Finals in Girls Volleyball, the preliminaries and Finals of Lower Peninsula Girls Swimming & Diving and 12 Football Semifinal games.
The 8-Player Football Final between Lawrence and Cedarville will be streamed live on the FoxSportsDetroit.com website and shown on FOX Sports Detroit at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Thanksgiving day. It's also the last week of FSD’s PrepZone, with four 11-Player Football Semifinals being streamed live.
The MHSAANetwork.com website will carry live audio of all Volleyball Semifinal and Final matches, as well as the 8-Player Football Final.
Here is this week's streaming schedule (all events live online):
Thursday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.TV
- Roscommon vs. Schoolcraft, Class C, 2 p.m
- Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central vs. Unionville-Sebewaing, Class C, 3:45 p.m.
- Battle Creek Harper Creek vs. Lake Odessa Lakewood, Class B, 5:30 p.m.
- North Branch vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Class B, 7:15 p.m.
Friday - Girls Volleyball Semifinals - MHSAA.TV
- Battle Creek St. Philip vs. Waterford Our Lady, Class D, 2 p.m.
- Leland vs. Onaway, Class D, 3:45 p.m.
- Grand Haven vs. Novi, Class A, 5:30 p.m.
- Romeo vs. Temperance Bedford, Class A, 7:15 p.m.
Friday - L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving Preliminaries - MHSAA.TV
- Division 1 - Eastern Michigan University, Noon - Diving Prelims to follow
- Division 2 - Holland Aquatics Center, Noon - Diving Prelims to follow
- Division 3 - Oakland University, Noon - Diving Prelims to follow
Friday - 8-Player Football Finals - FoxSportsDetroit.com
- Lawrence vs. Cedarville, 7 p.m. Delayed cable broadcast on FOX Sports Detroit, Saturday, 3:30 p.m., and Nov. 27, 7 p.m.
Friday - 11-Player Football Semifinals - MHSAA.TV
- Munising vs. Beal City, Division 8, 7 p.m.
Saturday - Girls Volleyball Finals - MHSAA.TV
- Class D Final, 10 a.m.
- Class C Final, Noon
- Class A Final, 2 p.m.
- Class B Final, 4 p.m.
Saturday - L.P. Girls Swimming & Diving Finals - MHSAA.TV
- Division 1 - Eastern Michigan University, Noon
- Division 2 - Holland Aquatics Center, Noon
- Division 3 - Oakland University, Noon
Saturday - Eleven-Player Football Semifinals on FoxSportsDetroit.com PrepZone
- Muskegon Mona Shores vs. Farmington Hills Harrison, Division 2, 1 p.m.
- Muskegon Catholic Central vs. Harbor Beach, Division 8, 1 p.m.
- Lansing Catholic vs. Almont, Division 5, 4:30 p.m.
- Boyne City vs. Ithaca, Division 6, 2 p.m.
Saturday - Eleven-Player Football Semifinals on MHSAA.TV - All games 1 p.m. unless noted
- East Kentwood vs. Clarkston, Division 1
- Saline vs. Detroit Cass Tech, Division 1
- Warren DeLaSalle vs. Southfield, Division 2
- Muskegon vs. Zeeland West, Division 3
- Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. New Boston Huron, Division 3
- Grand Rapids South Christian vs. Edwardsburg, Division 4, 3 p.m.
- Lansing Sexton vs. Detroit Country Day, Division 4
- Menominee vs. Grand Rapids West Catholic, Division 5, 11 a.m.
- Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian vs. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, Division 6
- Ishpeming vs. Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Division 7, 2 p.m.
- Pewamo-Westphalia vs. Detroit Loyola, Division 7, 11 a.m.
To watch the live action on MHSAA.TV, you can purchase a Day Pass for $9.95, or a Month Pass for $14.95. The games will become available for free On Demand viewing three days after they are played.