What Should I do This Summer??

Summer Ideas from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

High School

High School from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

This video shows us how the 8th graders feel about going into high school. Enjoy:)

What are You going to Miss about the Middle School?

This is our last video and this video is about what were going to miss about the middle school once we leave !!! :'(

What are you going to miss about the middle school? from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Questions About Our School

Questions about our School from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

What is Middle School News?

This is a video about the class HCMS News! Many students in the Middle School don't know about Middle School News! This is why we created this video! Enjoy, and please join next year!(:

Untitled from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Summer

Summer from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

This video is about summer because it is almost here and we want to know what you are doing.Enjoy:)

NBA Playoffs

Thia video is about the NBA Playoffs. Enjoy!:)

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HCMS News Podcast #10

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NBA Playoffs (:

The NBA playoffs have been taking place over the past few weeks. In the NBA playoffs the teams that make it play in games working their way towards the finals. Only a few teams make it. They have to play best of 7. So the team that wins for first wins. Then they move on to the second round. If you get beat out you are done for the season. In all the rounds the team with the highest seed plays home for the first to games. Then the lower seeded team plays at home for the next two games. If it goes past that they go back to where they were at the start. Game six, if it happens will be back to the lower seeded teams home. And so on for game seven.. It goes first round, second round, conference finals, and then the finals. The first round games this year were the Laker and the Thunder. The Bulls and the Cavs, Magic and Bobcats, Mavericks and the Spurs, The Hawks and the Bucks, The Suns and Trail Blazers, The Celtics and Heat, Nuggets and Jazz. There is an Eastern Conference and Western Conference. There are only four teams left. They are the Magic vs. the Celtics, and the Lakers vs. Suns. The Celtics beat the Magic in game one of seven 92-88. The Lakers beat the Suns in game one 128-107. It is weird beacause the Lakers and the Magic were in it last year. With the Lakers winning it all. So if you can watch the Celtics and Magic in game two tonight. The NBA Finals start on June 3, 2010 so watch it.

Is School Boring?

Its the end of the year, and many people are ready to get out of school and continue on to the summer, and they are ready to go to the next grade, do they think school is boring?



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May Awareness Month

This video is about the awarenesses for diseases in the month of May.

May Day

May Day from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.


This video is about May Day. Not alot of people know what May Day is and this is the video to explain it. Enjoy:)!

Leukemia and Lympoma

This is our video going over leukemia and lymphoma. Mrs. Harmon helped us explain most of it and we thank her for that :) i hope you like it!


Leukemia and Lymphoma. from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Mr. Brand is moving:...(

Mr. Brand is Moving:..( from Justin and Majesta on Vimeo.

HCMS News Podcast #9

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Sexual Assault

The month of April focuses on many awareness’s and sexual assault is one of the many. Sexual assault is illegal sexual contact that usually involves force upon a person without consent. In 2007 there were 248,300 sexual assaults according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Crime Victimization Survey. Someone, somewhere, is being sexually assaulted every two minutes or every 127 seconds. Rape or sexual assault has decreased by 60% since 1993.

One in six American women have been the victim of sexual assault or attempted rape or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed rape; 2.8% attempted rape). Based on those statistics two girls in our School News class will be sexually assaulted in their life. Sexual assault is one of the most under reported crimes, with as much as 60% going unreported. Males are the least likely to report a sexual assault, though they make up about 10% of all victims.

If rape is reported, there is a 50.8% chance of an arrest. If there is an arrest, there is an 80% chance of prosecution. If there is a prosecution, there’s a 58% chance of conviction. If there is a felony conviction, there is a 69% chance the convict will spend time in jail. So even in the 39% of attacks that are reported to the police, there’s only a 16.3% chance the rapist will end up in prison. Factoring in unreported rapes, about 6% of rapists will ever spend time in jail. 15 of 16 walk freely.

Approximately two of three rapes were completed by someone known to the victim. 73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by non-stranger. 38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance. 28% are an intimate. 7% are a relative.

Sexual assault needs to be stopped in America and everywhere. It damages a lot people and not many can come back from it. It’s very sick and gross and needs to be stopped right now.

Technology Today!

Technology Today! from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.



How has technology effected your life today? We ask a few people about technology and let's take a look at some new technology coming soon or available now.(:

Summer outfits (:

This video is about some outfits you can get on sale. hope you enjoy it (:
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HCMS News Podcast #8

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We'll Miss You Ms. Harmon! :(

What are you going to miss the most about Ms. Harmon? from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

We asked some people what they are going to miss the most about Ms. Harmon after she retires this year! :(

Mrs. Renkly's Novel/Literacy Workshop Class

Mrs. Renkly's novel workshop from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

8th Grade Memory

It’s Taylor and Nicole here reporting for the middle school news. The subject of the matter is the 8th grade memory video, the thought that is on all of our minds. What should you say? What were your favorite memories? Those are two questions that we can’t answer but what we can answer is should you do it. Yes!

Talk to all of your friends and ask them if you share any memories from middle school with them. If you don’t want to do the video with another student you can do it by yourself. These memories can be any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade memories you have. The memories can very from student related to teacher related. But, you’re on a time limit you have to sign up by this Friday. The sign up is in the FCS room next to the door.

If you still don’t feel comfortable about sharing your memories we will share ours. Taylor- “My memory is during cheerleading Melissa K, Carly N, Kayla H, Cari P, and I would leave before the game and go into the band hallway and sit in the trashcans and spin around. Nicole- “Leah and I would be in study hall and talk about some interesting things and I spy”. Now that you’ve heard our memories go out and tell yours. Don’t be square sign up! :)

HCS Budget Cuts

HCS Budget Crisis from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Harlan Community Middle School Janitors

This story is about the Harlan Community Middle School Janitors! Enjoy!

Harlan Community Middle School Janitors! from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Summer Movies

Summer Movies from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

This video is about the upcoming summer movies. Enjoy:)

HCS Talent Show

HCS Talent Show from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

HCMS News Podcast #7

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Rules In The Middle School (:

We asked some kids in the Middle School what some rules are that they want changed(:
Ashtun and Tanisha.

What rules do you want changed in the Middle School? from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

HCMS Boy's Track

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Chores(:

This video is about why kids have chores and how kids feel about it. Video by Kayla and Caleb!(:

Untitled from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

School Lunches. Ashtun & Tanisha(:

We wanted to see what kid's favorite and least favorite school lunches are:)

School Lunches. (: from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Technology Now and Then

Technology Now and Then from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

This video is about the differences and similarities between technology from now and then. Enjoy:)

Leukemia and lymphoma

Fundraiser

        Hey this is Majesta Musich and Justin Rubek bringing you with a written story about the leukemia and lymphoma fundraiser(:

 The middle school Builder’s Club members are collecting money by the guidance office in the morning. If you donate to the builders club, you will receive a sticky ribbon in either orange or green, and the satisfaction of helping someone with cancer. In the afternoon, all of the money will be counted, and then paper ribbons will be put up.

 

 Some teachers are selling things such as drinks in their class, and food, like cinnamon rolls, pop, and some teachers are letting you listen to ipods or mp3s, chew gum and eat candy. If you are in eighth grade, you can buy a raffle ticket to win a pizza for lunch, with three other friends. All of this is helping people in need and researchers to hopefully find a cure(:

        Thank you for reading this written story. Please donate to the cause of a cancer patient! Your donation could help save lives of people like you;)

MS Sports Battles!!

MS Sports Battles from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

The subject of sports is a big issue in this school. We asked a few students who are their favorite teams and sports. We were suprized to find that everyone is so different when it comes to sports!

Candy

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HCMS News Podcast #6

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Texting and Driving

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March Madness at HCMS

March Madness at HCMS from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

2010 Scholastic Book Fair!

I have three words for you Scholastic. Book. Fair. This year it came to Harlan Community Middle School last week on March 18-25 during conferences. The book fair was filled with a variety of different books like scary, mysteries, romance, and even action packed novels!
They also had a nice selection of different gizmos, such as massive pencils, duck erasers, cell phone stickers, petite note pads, and gigantic posters. As you can see the book fair has a very nice selection for about you would need for a regular school day.
Something that defiantly is an eye catcher when you walk in is the teacher wish list. The teacher wish list is a large board with all the teachers names on it with slips of paper in there slot where they have books they would like for there classroom. This is here for generous individuals who would like to buy a book for a teacher’s classroom.
Mrs. Gray is the cashier for the book fair which means she is in charge of the whole entire book fair. She spent a lot of time and was very helpful to any student that was looking for anything. Mrs. Gray if you are reading this you have earned yourself a free prize from the vending machine! Congrats.
Next thing about the book fair is not just what we think of it but how others feel, and how others think about it. We interviewed Broc Sorensen.

Jess and Maddie- did you enjoy the book fair?
Broc- It was alright
Jess and Maddie-What a really cool thing you saw at the book fair-
Broc- Greatest Sports Moments. It was a really cool book

Jess and Maddie- So did you buy anything?
Broc- Nope but if I did I would’ve gotten that book.

Another big thing at the book fair is there posters. They have posters of basically anything you want. Like Nebraska huskers logo, Robert Patterson, Zac Efron, animals of all kinds, and signs about sports logos. Now you know lots about this book fair. A thing we may have forgotten was that it was in our own Harlan Community Middle Schools library. We also interviewed Mrs. Gray about the book fair.

Jess and Maddie- How many items were sold?
Mrs. Gray- Over 2000 dollars of items.

Jess and Maddie-What was the hottest item sold?
Mrs. Gray- Bug Eye Pen. All of them were gone!

Jess and Maddie- How many books did the school get to keep from the book fair?
Mrs. Gray- kept over 140 books, the library bought at least two books for each teacher who put there names on the “Teacher wish list.”

Maddie and Jess- What was the most popular book or series sold this year?
Mrs. Gray- The Miley Cyrus book, and the series Diary of a Wimpy Kid.


Here are some pictures of the book fair.

We really take pleasure in keeping you updated with the school news so keep coming back for our next videos. If you like our videos please leave us a comment! Thanks, Jess Schaben, and Maddie Keast from the Middle School news.

Eighth Grade Graduation(:

This is Tanisha and Ashtun's video over eighth grade graduation for the class of 2014.

HCMS 8th Grade Graduation from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

EAT RIGHT. EXERCISE. HAVE FUN.

  Summer is fast approaching.  This summer why not think about finding a balance between food and fun.!!
  A few simple changes will make your daily diet healthier.  Adding physical exercise to your daily routine
  will add tons of fun to your summer! 

**Don’t sugar coat it** Choose food and beverages that do not have sugar and caloric sweeteners as one
     of the first ingredients.

**Vary your veggies**  Go dark green and orange with your vegetables—eat spinach, broccoli, carrots and
     sweet potatoes.

**Focus on fruits**  Eat them at meals, and at snack time too.  Choose fresh, frozen, canned or dried.   Go
    easy on the fruit juice.

**Make half your grains whole**   Choose whole-grain foods, such as whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, brown
     rice and low fat popcorn.

**Go lean with protein** Eat lean or low fat meat, chicken, turkey and fish.  Try more dried beans and peas. 

**Get calcium rich foods**   To build stong bones drink low fat and fat free milk or eat other milk products
     several times a day.

  Exercise every day!!  Children need 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

**Instead of sitting in front of the TV or computer get up and move it! 

**Set aside time each day to walk, jog, skate, cycle or swim.

**Participate in team sports.

**Have an activity party.  Make your next birthday party centered around a physical activity like swimming
     or bowling.

** Make it fun.  Involve your whole family in your physical activities. 


This article is from Deb Jauron at Home and Public Health at HMU

Classes for Freshmen

Classes for Freshmen from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Most Memorable Teacher of 2010

The students of HCMS have voted and this video is about the winners of the most memorable teacher of 2010. Enjoy:)

Most Memorable Teacher 2010 from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

HCMS News Podcast #5

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HCMS Game Show

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Mrs.Buman

Mrs.Buman is one of the teachers whos help kids that need help with homework.

Mrs Buman from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Meet Mr. Wagner-New HCHS Superintendent

This video is about Mr. Wagner the high school princible and his transfer to the superintendent. Enjoy.:)
Meet Mr. Wagner from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Middle School News:)

       Hello I’m Tanisha Mikels and I’m going to tell you about the middle school news class. There are thirteen middle school students in the seventh and eighth grades. We all take part in this class by making a video, a pod cast, or written stories. We are expected to make one of these items per week and get them posted on our school news page. You have a partner in this class as well, who you keep as a partner all quarter. Each week you are doing a different type of story. One week it will be a video, the next a pod cast, then a written story and so on. It isn’t as easy as it sounds.

       When we create our stories we get to choose the topic, which is sometimes a hard task. There are a lot of things we could write about, but the class is called Middle School News, not world news. So our stories have to all be Middle School related. Sometimes thing just aren’t very interesting things happening in the middle school every week, but we manage to come up with something. I asked Melissa Kite if she thought Middle School News sounded interesting and she said, “No, I don’t think I’d be interested in that kind of class.” I also asked Zach Gross what he thought and he responded “It could be fun, maybe.”
        Our teacher in Middle School News is Mr. Bruns, who also teaches High School News as well as U.S History. In my opinion Mr. Bruns is an amazing teacher. He makes this class exciting not just a regular boring news class. So, that’s what Middle School News is. If you’re interested, try it next year! (:

Middle School Wrestling

Our story is about the middle school wrestlers, and their season. We interviewed some of the middle school wrestlers about their experiences in wrestling. Hope you enjoy.

HCMS Wrestling from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

HCMS Washington DC Trip

Dc Trip from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

HCMS Jazz Band

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HCMS News Podcast #4

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Extended School Days(:

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                                                Extended School Days

           Obviously we all now know about the new extended school days here in Harlan Community School District. The reason for the new extended school days here in Harlan Schools is because we have had so many snow days this year that it pushed our school year into June. The teachers thoroughly thought this over and thought that most kids would rather be stuck inside a warm school than be held inside school when its sunny and hot outside and they could be outside. So they brought this to Mr. Mueller and he brought it up to the School District and they decided that adding on half an hour to our school days would be a better solution.

 So now our days are longer, but our school year is shorter. We have to continue with these extended school days for 2 and half months. Some kids think this is a better idea than having to go until June. I asked Leah Fields what she thought about the longer school days and she replied “It’s dumb, because um you have to get up earlier and we start classes earlier and we don’t have time to actually sit before class and talk to people like we used to.” I also asked her if she thought it was a good thing since it doesn’t keep us in school in June. Leah then replied “t was a good thing since it doesn’t keep us in school in June. Leah then replied “Yeah, that’s the only good part about it.” So that’s Leah’s opinion.

 

 I also asked Majesta Musich what she thought of the new school days. She replied, “I haven’t really noticed much of a difference, I don’t mind it.” I then asked her what I also asked Leah about it being better by keeping us out of school in June she said, “Yeah, I like that. Because I don’t want to be at school when I could be swimming.” So as you see, some kids mind the new school days and others don’t. Personally, I’d rather be in a warm school in the winter rather than be sitting in school in June wishing I was outside. But like I said, kids think differently. That’s just my opinion on the new school days. So bottom line, whether we like it or not, we have extended days for 2 and half months. And there’s nothing we can do to change that. But there are some advantages to the new days, think positive!

Mr. Brand 7th Grade S.S Teacher

We, Shelby and Leah Interviewed Mr. Brand Who Is The 7th Grade S.S Teacher Whos Been Here Now For 2 Years (:

Mr.Brand from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

HCMS at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

On the recent 8th grade class trip to Washington DC, HCMS students were able to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  Four students were selected to do this:  Hannah Havick, Josh Buman, Liz Blum, and Adam Juhl.  


HCMS at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

2010 Winter Olympics

This is a short video over the 2010 Winter Olympics. This year they were held in Vancover, Canada.

2010 Winter Olympics from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

7th Grade Girl's Basketball Wrap-up 2009-2010

Girls Basketball Wrap Up from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Books for HCMS

Books for HCMS from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

HCMS News Podcast #3

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Mr. Mueller.

Shelby Jacobsen interveiwed Mr. Mueller.

Mr. Mueller from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Ms. Thies

This video is all about Ms. Thies. Not many people know who Ms. Thies really is or anything about her. Enjoy:)

Ms. Thies from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Washington D.C. Trip

Wednesday 17, 2010, is when the 8th grade students are leaving to go to Washington D.C. They are going to be there  untill Sunday 21. I asked Shelby some questions about the Washington D.C. trip. Here are somethings she had to say.
Shelby what are somethings you are going to see?
"The World War 2 Museum, The Holocast Museum, The White House, and The Pentagon," said Shelby. What are some of the things you are looking forward to see?
"The World War 2 museum," said Shelby.
This trip will cost around $1600. The students had to do a bunch of things to raise money. We hope everyone had a great Valentines Day. And wish everyone on the Washington D.C. trip a good time. Caleb and me interveiwed Emily Blum one of the students that went one the Washinton D.C. Trip.
"Emily what was your favorite part of the Washintgton trip?"
"All of it." said Emily.
"Did you have fun?"
"Yes!" said Emily.
"How was the weather up there?"
"It was cold, but better then Iowa." said Emily.
"Did you guys have a certain time you had to be in your room at the hotel?"
"Yes, and it was 10." said Emily.
 "What time did you guys have to get up to be able to go see the things you were going to go see?"
"Well around 6:30." said Emily.
"What time did you guys get home on Sunday?"
 "Around 12:30P.M." said Emily.
Now that some of you guys know more about the trip. I hope that the future 8th grade students here at the Harlan Middle School would go on this trip and experience the wonderful time we had on the trip to  Washington D.C. Trip.(:

HCMS's Drama Production

This is our video about the HCMS's Drama production run by Mrs. Gray. The kids are very excited about the play as are we.


HCMS Drama from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Crush for your Crush

Crush for Your Crush from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Disney Band Trip 2010

In January of this year, the Harlan Community High School Marching Band took their four year anual trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. One of our reporters went on the trip with the band and got some fotage for us to check out the band's performance!



Marching Band Disney Trip from Chad Bruns on Vimeo.

Meet Ms. Ouren:)!

This is our video about Ms. Ouren and her job. Most people don't know Ms. Ouren or what she does at HCMS. This is our video showwing her job and everything she does in a day. (:

-Tanisha&Ashtun:)
Meet Ms. Ouren from HCMS NewsBlog on Vimeo.

HCMS News Podcast #2

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Hole in the Ceiling

     As most of you have heard there is a hole in the ceiling in the high school. But there is a story behind what had really happened. So we went to find the inside scoop. We went and talked to Mr. Broomfield, the superintendent, a few questions. To begin with what had really happened, he told us that there was so much snow on the roof that it had pushed down on metal rods which had been holding up the roof so the roof had caved in.

   
     Mr. Broomfield had stated that he does not think that it could get any worse than it already is. We asked him what would happen if the roof would get worse what would they do he responed as "We would probaly either use the options as in going into the middle school" The new West Ridge  or even the vets as a last result. "

    
     We had then asked him when it would get fixed and how much it would cost and he told  us, " It will be fixed in June and cost around $100,000." So there is our story leave comments and tell us if you think the ceiling is safe or not?

Mrs. Chamberlain

Mrs. Chamberlain from HCMS NewsBlog on Vimeo.

Blondes vs Brunettes

Our video is about what people really think about blondes and brunettes and seeing if its all true about blondes benig different then brunettes/ (:
-Kayla and Caleb
Blondes vs. Brunettes from HCMS NewsBlog on Vimeo.