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Tonight on School Pride...
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Sync by mczolly
www.addic7ed.com
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Our mission to restore
pride and achievement
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to America's schools
takes us to the mojave desert
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and a High School that has
served generations of residents.
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My grandma graduated in '60,
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my parents graduated
in '74 and '80,
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and my sister graduated in '09.
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It's real special.
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Times are tougher now, but the
small town spirit lives on.
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What if this school
burned down to the ground?
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I'd stay here and help
build it back up.
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Over 50% of these students
take job training classes,
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but school district cutbacks
could shut these programs down.
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It has been one of the areas
of neglect
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for the district for years.
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Was that a mistake?
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Can we save these job programs
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and preserve the future
for these kids?
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And will we get it done
before a sand storm threatens
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the entire project?
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Yeah, we got trouble, man.
There's a big storm coming.
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Four individuals
from different walks of life
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have come together
to help communities
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renovate their schools.
Are you ready?
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Susie castillo,
designer and former miss usa.
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It's a proven fact that
when children have
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a better learning environment,
like what we're giving them,
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test scores skyrocket,
and they get better grades.
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Jacob soboroff,
political journalist,
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determined to find out why
so many of our schools are
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on the brink of collapse.
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I think that education
in America is broken.
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No teacher or no student
should feel
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like their school is a prison.
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Kym whitley, comedian
and former teacher.
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If you can give a child
a great beginning,
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they could become anything.
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And me, Tom stroup,
team leader and SWAT commander.
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We're basically
community organizers.
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It's about going
to a community,
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helping the community
help themselves.
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This week we're off
to needles High School
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in needles, California.
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Hi, I'm Dakota, and I'm a sophomore.
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Hey, I'm Andrew, and I'm a
senior at needles High School.
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The school was built in 1903.
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And if you follow us, you'll
see that not much has changed.
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Well, this is one of our
typical classrooms here
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at needles High School,
and as you can see,
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it's pretty messed up.
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I mean, the ceiling tiles
are cracked.
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Our blinds don't work.
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As you can see, they've
tied it to a projector.
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Before you know it,
this whiteboard is gonna be
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falling off the wall.
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And take a look at the carpet.
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Who knows what's down there.
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Well, this here is
the quad at needles,
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and to me, I thought
this was a place
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where you could sit down,
eat lunch,
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you know, hang out
with some friends.
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But you can't really
do that here, as you can see.
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Nothing but dirt.
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Sports are a big deal for us,
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and we've won championships
on this football field.
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But as you can see,
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it don't really reflect
how we play football.
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If we had better equipment here,
and we had better classrooms,
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we can actually learn
in a safe environment
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and not have to worry about,
like, tripping
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or getting electrocuted.
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The shop classes that we offer
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are really important because
half the people that graduate
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from needles High School
stay here
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and be the mechanics,
electricians,
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truss yard workers
for this town.
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So if we had better equipment,
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then that would help kids
with the life skills
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they need to learn to be
successful in their trade.
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We're in a metal box.
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My kids sit in a classroom that
has limited air, no insulation.
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Somebody's gonna have
heat stroke
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because it's 100 degrees
in here
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and we don't have
any cooling systems.
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I've been here 13 years,
and every year,
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things have progressively
gotten worse.
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It's not if someone
gets hurt,
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it's when somebody gets hurt.
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Needles, a town of 5,000.
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A school of 250.
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Like, pretty much everyone
in this town went here.
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Once a mustang,
always a mustang.
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The school is basically
the town.
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There's been three generations
of families that go here.
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But in three generations,
not a lot has been done
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to make this place a place that
they should be proud of.
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I think that if we get
our school fixed,
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more people will have pride in,
like, the school and the town.
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[Cheers and applause]
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[School bell rings]
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[Siren wailing]
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[Siren wailing]
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I'm glad to be here, even though
it is a little bit toasty.
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- Very warm today.
- It is warm.
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It's gonna be 100 degrees
in needles today.
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I mean, we are in the middle
of the mojave desert.
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I am so excited.
I've never been to needles.
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This is like a small community.
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That's what they said.
They said they have
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Friday night football games,
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everybody turns out
for the football games out here.
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This is a true
Friday night lights school.
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I think that, you know,
this is kind of...
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Being the rural area
that it is,
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I think that there's
a lot of trade
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that is taught
at the school here.
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They do a lot of, you know,
wood shop, welding,
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mechanical stuff.
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So I think this one's gonna be
a little different
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than some of these schools
we've worked on in the past.
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- Yes.
- Okay, guys, we're here.
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Put your game faces on,
it's time to go to work.
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I'm ready.
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[Alarm buzzing]
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Let's go!
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[Alarm buzzing]
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All: Hey, come on down.
Come on down!
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[All cheering and shouting]
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Awesome!
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[Cheering]
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Okay, as you may have
figured out by now,
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this is not a fire drill.
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We are the school pride team.
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[Cheers and applause]
Where's Andrew?
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Right here.
All right, Andrew.
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Where's Dakota?
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Because of you, we are here
to renovate your school.
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We can't do it without you.
We can't do it without you.
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How many of you are gonna help
us make over your school?
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[Cheers and applause]
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I love it!
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This is our countdown clock.
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We have seven days... Seven days only...
To rebuild this school.
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Are you ready
to start the clock?
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Let's count down.
Ready? Here we go.
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All: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
Start that clock!
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Let's go!
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I'm so excited right now.
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Like, I want to yell
at the top of my lungs.
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I... I'm, like,
shaking right now.
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[Cheering]
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Oh, my God, this is amazing.
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You know, to be
in a small town like this,
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and have somebody come and help
us, it's just a dream come true.
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Heads up.
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The student body at needles,
almost all the kids graduate.
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But over 50% of these students
go off to jobs
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right after High School.
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This is a vocational
training center,
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and that is vital
to this community.
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Why'd you send in the tape?
I mean, what do you...
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What do you hope to get
from this?
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I sent in the tape because
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I think our school needs
a lot of work.
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It's just been, like, getting
progressively worse.
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This is my school.
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It's gonna be my little
cousin's school and...
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My grandma graduated in '60,
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my parents graduated
in '74 and '80,
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and my sister graduated in '09.
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It's... it's real special.
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Talking to Andrew,
I could start to get a sense
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of what it must feel like
to live in a small town,
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and I could see why
Andrew likes it.
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I think it's
pretty special here
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'cause, walking around needles,
you've got people asking you,
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"well, how's the team
gonna be this year?"
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It sounds like needles has
a lot of community pride.
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Friday nights are a big part of
the culture that goes on here.
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Well, we actually have
a big game coming up
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this Friday
against river valley.
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- That your rival?
- Across the river rival.
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We gotta get that field
ready, then.
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The last day of our rebuild,
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we're gonna have a big
rivalry football game.
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It's gonna be awesome.
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Let's get that football field
ready for Friday night, man.
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All right, man.
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Tell me about
your world in here.
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I mean, what goes on in here?
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What would you like to see
happen in terms of renovation?
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Oh, just modernize it.
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You know, update tools,
update stations.
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For God sakes, insulate it,
you know?
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I mean, make it a little more
livable for the students.
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They want to learn something,
but at the same time,
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they don't want to
come down here and sweat
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and be miserable all the time.
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By having these classes here
at needles,
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it makes our students
more well-rounded.
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So in case they don't
got to college,
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they have another career path
to fall back on.
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One of the things that
we've always tried to instill
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is, hey, have pride
in yourself,
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have pride in your school,
have pride in your family,
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have pride in your community.
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And, you know,
sometimes they'll go,
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"how can we have pride in it
when it looks like this?"
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It's not just a High School,
it's a family.
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And you know, that's the way
the whole community goes.
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You know, I just want
good things for it.
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'Cause my kids are gonna go here, so...
Make it the best I can.
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I'm here to pick up my car.
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- Yes, it's done.
- Okay, good.
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And it's free, right?
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- The mechanical part is done.
- Mr. ward, good to see you.
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I've been teaching
automotive mechanics
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at needles High School for
around 13 years, and I love it.
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But we need a better learning
environment to teach these kids.
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You know, I'm
an old-school guy.
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I like the older cars.
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I have several classic cars
at home.
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But I'm trying to steer
my kids here at school
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into something new,
and get on with the program.
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Mr. ward's top frustrations
with the program
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is that he's not teaching students
up-to-date auto mechanics.
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He doesn't have any of the
electronic testing equipment
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in there,
and it's very frustrating.
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So in your 13 years
of teaching here,
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what upgrades have been done
to this building?
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To the building?
Absolutely none.
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- None?
- None.
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We need this for our kids.
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We need this
for their education
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because we're so far out
in the middle of no man's land
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that the education
that they could get from us
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is instrumental in what they do
the rest of their life.
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We've got our hands full
with this school.
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I'm gonna work on the vo-tech stuff...
Auto, electrical...
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I'm gonna help Tom because
we gotta figure out...
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How did they let this building
get into this shape?
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It's unsafe.
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Well, I'm gonna take care
of all the classrooms,
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so you guys don't have
to worry about that.
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I definitely think we need to take
care of that dusty quad area.
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It's a desert in the desert.
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It really is.
249
00:10:08,545 --> 00:10:10,444
And I would love to do
the football field.
250
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The scoreboard
doesn't even work.
251
00:10:11,946 --> 00:10:13,946
It gets so hot, it kind of fries
out and doesn't work at all.
252
00:10:14,014 --> 00:10:15,079
You said you're gonna
take the field?
253
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I'm gonna take
the concession stand.
254
00:10:16,447 --> 00:10:17,648
And I'm gonna call it
the "snack shack."
255
00:10:17,715 --> 00:10:20,048
Both: The snack shack!
256
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I like it.
257
00:10:22,117 --> 00:10:23,284
All right, we've got a deadline
258
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for this Friday night...
Big football game.
259
00:10:25,052 --> 00:10:26,919
Everybody's coming here
for that football game.
260
00:10:26,986 --> 00:10:29,686
So this is more than just
a reveal for the school.
261
00:10:29,754 --> 00:10:31,053
This is a reveal
for the entire community.
262
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- Right.
- Absolutely.
263
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Let's get to work.
264
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This school is so important.
265
00:10:35,190 --> 00:10:37,657
It prepares kids for college
266
00:10:37,724 --> 00:10:40,191
and also professional
trades careers
267
00:10:40,258 --> 00:10:41,991
straight out of High School.
268
00:10:42,059 --> 00:10:44,626
We've got to make sure
that we fix this school,
269
00:10:44,694 --> 00:10:47,195
because it's the future
of these kids.
270
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A lot of the volunteers
are alumni.
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Oh, hey!
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So they love the school,
273
00:11:01,164 --> 00:11:02,866
and they know that the school
is the heartbeat
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of this community.
275
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What class are you from?
1981.
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All: '95...'97...'96...
'77.
277
00:11:09,308 --> 00:11:11,210
- '77!
- I'm an oldie!
278
00:11:11,278 --> 00:11:13,347
Got the '70s in the house!
279
00:11:13,414 --> 00:11:14,949
This community is made up
of 5,000 people.
280
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They all know each other.
They all work together.
281
00:11:17,354 --> 00:11:19,623
They all have gone
through needles high.
282
00:11:19,690 --> 00:11:21,791
So we're not gonna just fix
a High School.
283
00:11:21,859 --> 00:11:24,028
We're actually fixing up
the entire community.
284
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- This shop bring back memories?
- Oh, yeah.
285
00:11:26,299 --> 00:11:28,835
In other cities,
the volunteers all show up
286
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motivated and ready to work.
287
00:11:30,105 --> 00:11:31,973
But it's different here
at needles.
288
00:11:32,041 --> 00:11:34,577
They show up with trade skills
that they learned
289
00:11:34,645 --> 00:11:37,381
right here
at needles High School,
290
00:11:37,448 --> 00:11:40,351
and that's proof
that vocational programs work.
291
00:11:40,419 --> 00:11:42,721
So how many of you guys
took the skills you learned
292
00:11:42,789 --> 00:11:44,056
in these buildings and
used them for a career later?
293
00:11:44,124 --> 00:11:46,126
Next door...
Welding fabrication.
294
00:11:46,193 --> 00:11:47,361
That's what you do
for a living?
295
00:11:47,429 --> 00:11:49,096
Yeah, that's part
of my trade, yeah.
296
00:11:49,164 --> 00:11:50,465
- And you became...
- Auto mechanic.
297
00:11:50,533 --> 00:11:52,302
Based on what
you learned here first.
298
00:11:52,369 --> 00:11:53,636
Pretty much.
It's what got me started.
299
00:11:53,704 --> 00:11:55,239
That's fantastic, man.
300
00:11:55,307 --> 00:11:56,875
All right, well, you guys are
keeping it alive, man.
301
00:12:01,515 --> 00:12:06,454
Needles High School
is 107 years old,
302
00:12:06,522 --> 00:12:09,292
so of course we need
a big construction company
303
00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,595
to help us with this project.
304
00:12:11,663 --> 00:12:13,965
And thank goodness brutoco
answered the call.
305
00:12:14,032 --> 00:12:15,500
We like to give back
to the community.
306
00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:17,036
And it's exciting for us.
307
00:12:17,104 --> 00:12:19,005
What do you think that
our biggest challenge will be
308
00:12:19,074 --> 00:12:20,541
in this project?
309
00:12:20,609 --> 00:12:22,444
I think the biggest challenge
is the career tech building.
310
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The auto shop, the wood shop.
311
00:12:24,615 --> 00:12:25,982
If I was gonna schedule
this job
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with all the tasks
that we've got,
313
00:12:27,952 --> 00:12:29,654
it would probably be
a two and a half month job.
314
00:12:29,722 --> 00:12:31,356
Two and a half months?
315
00:12:31,423 --> 00:12:33,492
This is a tremendous amount
of work to put together
316
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in such a short period of time.
317
00:12:34,929 --> 00:12:36,464
It's hot outside in needles.
318
00:12:36,531 --> 00:12:39,534
We have to work in the sun.
You have to work in the sun.
319
00:12:39,602 --> 00:12:42,772
And right now we're registering
120 degrees outside.
320
00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,675
We're gonna be able
to do this in seven days?
321
00:12:44,743 --> 00:12:46,411
I'm certain it will be
finished on time.
322
00:12:46,479 --> 00:12:47,312
Oh, goody, goody, goody, goody!
323
00:12:58,161 --> 00:13:02,900
Everybody stand back!
324
00:13:02,968 --> 00:13:03,935
- Hit it!
- Hit it!
325
00:13:04,003 --> 00:13:05,671
Come on!
326
00:13:05,738 --> 00:13:07,373
- Whoo-hoo.
- Whoo!
327
00:13:09,778 --> 00:13:11,579
- Hi, girls.
- Hello.
328
00:13:11,647 --> 00:13:14,717
Wow, look at you.
329
00:13:14,785 --> 00:13:18,221
Dakota's a lovely 14-year-old
girl, born and raised in needles,
330
00:13:18,289 --> 00:13:19,924
and she really cares
about her school.
331
00:13:19,992 --> 00:13:22,194
So do you have any other family
in needles?
332
00:13:22,262 --> 00:13:23,963
I have, like, my grandparents,
333
00:13:24,031 --> 00:13:26,067
and I have some cousins
that live here too.
334
00:13:26,134 --> 00:13:27,468
Do you get to see them often?
335
00:13:27,536 --> 00:13:28,737
My grandma actually works
here at the library.
336
00:13:28,805 --> 00:13:29,971
- Oh, she does?
- Yeah.
337
00:13:30,039 --> 00:13:31,974
Do you like your school?
338
00:13:32,042 --> 00:13:34,445
Yeah. It has its ups
and its downs.
339
00:13:34,512 --> 00:13:37,315
Like, the ceiling tiles
come down.
340
00:13:37,383 --> 00:13:39,518
The classrooms are
sometimes unsafe.
341
00:13:39,586 --> 00:13:41,088
Right.
342
00:13:41,155 --> 00:13:43,891
So it's that bad here?
Yeah.
343
00:13:43,959 --> 00:13:46,729
I've considered leaving.
You have?
344
00:13:46,796 --> 00:13:48,197
- Yeah.
- Sick of it?
345
00:13:48,264 --> 00:13:49,532
Well, it's kind of like
you get sick of it,
346
00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,335
and it's, like, why
do you want to stay here
347
00:13:51,403 --> 00:13:52,603
when you can go
somewhere better?
348
00:13:52,671 --> 00:13:54,206
Right now you have
students like Dakota
349
00:13:54,273 --> 00:13:55,474
that want to leave
needles High School.
350
00:13:55,541 --> 00:13:59,179
So I think it's important to
kind of give them something that
351
00:13:59,247 --> 00:14:01,783
they would be totally psyched
to go to school for.
352
00:14:01,851 --> 00:14:04,553
So I am on a mission, Dakota,
353
00:14:04,621 --> 00:14:06,757
to change your mind
about needles High School.
354
00:14:06,824 --> 00:14:08,159
All right.
355
00:14:08,227 --> 00:14:12,164
I promise you, in six days
you'll have a different school.
356
00:14:16,872 --> 00:14:18,240
- Needles is
a working-class town,
357
00:14:18,307 --> 00:14:20,041
and not all the kids who
graduate from High School here
358
00:14:20,109 --> 00:14:21,344
go off to college.
359
00:14:21,411 --> 00:14:22,812
A lot of them go into
professional trades.
360
00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:24,414
And without these
shop programs,
361
00:14:24,482 --> 00:14:27,285
what are they gonna do with their
careers, with their futures?
362
00:14:27,353 --> 00:14:28,821
Hi. Miss Blake?
363
00:14:28,889 --> 00:14:30,089
- Hello. Yes.
- I'm Jacob.
364
00:14:30,157 --> 00:14:32,192
- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
365
00:14:32,260 --> 00:14:33,995
Pam Blake is in charge
of the shop class program.
366
00:14:34,062 --> 00:14:35,731
And that's r. O.P....
367
00:14:35,799 --> 00:14:38,868
The regional occupation program
here in needles High School.
368
00:14:38,936 --> 00:14:42,306
How important are
the regional occupation programs
369
00:14:42,374 --> 00:14:44,810
to the students
at needles High School?
370
00:14:44,877 --> 00:14:48,982
Needles High School
wouldn't be what it is
371
00:14:49,050 --> 00:14:51,486
without r.O.P., I can
tell you that right now.
372
00:14:51,554 --> 00:14:54,256
How were the facilities
of the r.O.P. Treated?
373
00:14:54,324 --> 00:14:56,092
They were ignored.
374
00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:57,661
And do you think about
all of the things
375
00:14:57,729 --> 00:14:58,563
that need to be fixed?
Do I think about it? Yes.
376
00:14:58,630 --> 00:15:00,933
And do I get mad? Yes.
377
00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:02,836
And do I argue with people? Yes.
And I can't win.
378
00:15:02,903 --> 00:15:05,706
Who are you fighting the
battles against? My board.
379
00:15:05,774 --> 00:15:07,074
- The school board.
- Yes.
380
00:15:07,142 --> 00:15:09,744
Does the board think that these
kids don't need these jobs?
381
00:15:09,812 --> 00:15:11,814
Where are the kids gonna learn?
382
00:15:11,882 --> 00:15:14,318
They don't care about
those jobs. They don't care.
383
00:15:14,385 --> 00:15:16,921
The board thinks that
they're either college-bound
384
00:15:16,989 --> 00:15:18,991
or that they're going to, you
know, pick it up somewhere else.
385
00:15:19,059 --> 00:15:23,264
And that just burns my ass.
386
00:15:23,332 --> 00:15:25,267
There's a need for these kids
to have these programs
387
00:15:25,335 --> 00:15:27,236
here at needles because these
kids need to be exposed
388
00:15:27,303 --> 00:15:30,140
to as much as we can give them.
389
00:15:30,208 --> 00:15:31,876
We don't live
in a metropolitan area,
390
00:15:31,943 --> 00:15:34,412
where the kids can go
to tech schools... we're it.
391
00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:38,385
I really wish that the school
board would understand that.
392
00:15:38,453 --> 00:15:40,388
I hope that we can reduce
the number of fights
393
00:15:40,456 --> 00:15:41,823
you're gonna have to have
with the school district.
394
00:15:41,891 --> 00:15:44,426
And we've gotta prove that
that school board is
395
00:15:44,494 --> 00:15:46,429
making the wrong decisions.
Yeah.
396
00:15:46,497 --> 00:15:48,466
- Are you with me?
- Oh, hell yes.
397
00:15:48,533 --> 00:15:50,936
- Okay, good.
- I'm with you. Yeah.
398
00:16:00,660 --> 00:16:02,591
Whoo!
399
00:16:02,659 --> 00:16:04,357
It is hot out here!
400
00:16:04,423 --> 00:16:09,086
Whoa, 116! Wow!
401
00:16:09,153 --> 00:16:10,552
It's really great to see
the community come together.
402
00:16:10,620 --> 00:16:12,683
Especially in this heat.
403
00:16:12,751 --> 00:16:15,148
You hungry?
404
00:16:15,216 --> 00:16:18,646
My leg is now at 124.
It's a chicken leg right now.
405
00:16:18,714 --> 00:16:21,277
Whoo, anybody got a biscuit
to go with this chicken?
406
00:16:21,345 --> 00:16:23,509
Whoo, we got a hot one!
407
00:16:31,637 --> 00:16:33,102
Are we cutting
that line across?
408
00:16:33,170 --> 00:16:34,534
Yeah, we're gonna have to
cut that across.
409
00:16:34,602 --> 00:16:36,499
- Andrew...
- What's up, Tom?
410
00:16:36,567 --> 00:16:37,432
- How's it going?
- How's it going, boss?
411
00:16:37,499 --> 00:16:39,598
How is this staying open
412
00:16:39,665 --> 00:16:41,929
and what you do,
as far as your job, actually,
413
00:16:41,997 --> 00:16:43,261
gonna be affected by
what we're doing here now?
414
00:16:43,329 --> 00:16:44,594
It's great.
It's great for me.
415
00:16:44,661 --> 00:16:45,793
It'll be great for the kids.
416
00:16:45,860 --> 00:16:48,891
A lot of these kids come from,
you know, lower-income families.
417
00:16:48,959 --> 00:16:51,223
And for the kid to step in
right out of High School
418
00:16:51,290 --> 00:16:53,187
and get a job that pays him
12 bucks an hour is huge.
419
00:16:53,255 --> 00:16:56,551
- Yeah. - You know, it's important
to me to see these kids grow
420
00:16:56,619 --> 00:17:00,848
and expand and actually have
other avenues of life to choose.
421
00:17:00,916 --> 00:17:03,713
You know, not just either
go to college or you're a bum.
422
00:17:03,781 --> 00:17:05,179
It's like, if they want
to go in the trades,
423
00:17:05,246 --> 00:17:06,045
they're gonna have a base
for it now.
424
00:17:06,112 --> 00:17:07,877
So you're doing job placement.
425
00:17:07,945 --> 00:17:09,642
Absolutely.
You gotta, you know...
426
00:17:09,710 --> 00:17:11,774
You have to be able to do that
kind of stuff in a small town.
427
00:17:11,841 --> 00:17:13,307
Needles High School
is extremely important
428
00:17:13,373 --> 00:17:14,872
to the whole community.
429
00:17:14,940 --> 00:17:17,170
So I try to make it
as best I can
430
00:17:17,238 --> 00:17:18,835
an give everything I can to it.
431
00:17:18,903 --> 00:17:22,732
You know, I saw you
on the tape,
432
00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:27,229
and I heard what you had to say,
and you were very passionate.
433
00:17:27,297 --> 00:17:29,361
Well, it's my home
away from home.
434
00:17:29,429 --> 00:17:33,258
Most of my family either works
here now or worked here before.
435
00:17:33,326 --> 00:17:35,923
My dad is
a football coach here.
436
00:17:35,990 --> 00:17:37,821
My mom, she's director
of the shop classes.
437
00:17:37,889 --> 00:17:40,686
My husband's a teacher here...
Shop teacher.
438
00:17:40,754 --> 00:17:41,885
So there's a long history.
439
00:17:41,953 --> 00:17:43,851
What is the most
frustrating part
440
00:17:43,919 --> 00:17:45,550
about getting the school
fixed up?
441
00:17:45,617 --> 00:17:47,182
The most frustrating thing is
to look around and think
442
00:17:47,249 --> 00:17:48,414
that somebody doesn't care.
443
00:17:48,482 --> 00:17:49,812
That's what it looks like.
444
00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,445
And we do care
about this place.
445
00:17:51,513 --> 00:17:52,977
That's the most
frustrating thing.
446
00:17:53,045 --> 00:17:55,909
It must hurt your feelings
to see this school go down.
447
00:17:55,976 --> 00:18:00,272
Yeah, it's not the school
I remember, you know?
448
00:18:00,339 --> 00:18:02,770
The kids still try, and we still
pound it into 'em
449
00:18:02,838 --> 00:18:04,736
that you need to be proud and
don't talk bad about it.
450
00:18:04,803 --> 00:18:07,534
But when the negative things
start to be more
451
00:18:07,601 --> 00:18:10,664
than the positive things,
then, you know, they feel it.
452
00:18:10,732 --> 00:18:11,731
Have you ever wanted to leave?
453
00:18:11,798 --> 00:18:13,795
No.
454
00:18:13,863 --> 00:18:15,828
No matter how bad
the school got?
455
00:18:15,895 --> 00:18:18,626
What if this school
burned down to the ground?
456
00:18:18,693 --> 00:18:23,988
I would not...
I'd stay here and help build it back up.
457
00:18:24,055 --> 00:18:27,153
Oh, that was...
Would you?
458
00:18:27,220 --> 00:18:29,518
Yes, I would.
459
00:18:29,585 --> 00:18:32,215
Mrs. hanline's committed
to all of the students,
460
00:18:32,283 --> 00:18:34,780
the teachers...
She loves this school.
461
00:18:34,848 --> 00:18:37,812
And I want see Mrs. hanline
smiling at the seventh day.
462
00:18:37,879 --> 00:18:41,709
What would be your favorite
thing to see happen?
463
00:18:41,776 --> 00:18:42,774
I want 'em to walk away
just being proud
464
00:18:42,842 --> 00:18:45,873
that they went to school here,
like everybody else is.
465
00:18:45,940 --> 00:18:48,303
Well, why don't we
get back to work.
466
00:18:48,371 --> 00:18:50,202
You got it?
I got it. I'm good.
467
00:18:50,270 --> 00:18:53,334
Now I have to go...
See what you did to me?
468
00:19:10,489 --> 00:19:11,920
I'm on campus,
it's 9:00 at night,
469
00:19:11,988 --> 00:19:14,351
and I see these sparks coming
from the football field.
470
00:19:14,419 --> 00:19:16,950
- What are you doing?
- Gonna save the mustang.
471
00:19:17,017 --> 00:19:18,382
So what's motivating you
to do that?
472
00:19:18,449 --> 00:19:19,848
I'm the ninth child
in the family,
473
00:19:19,915 --> 00:19:21,646
and this is a big thing to us.
474
00:19:21,714 --> 00:19:23,644
This has been here since
my eldest brother's been here.
475
00:19:23,712 --> 00:19:25,844
It's worth saving, to me.
Yeah, you're right.
476
00:19:25,911 --> 00:19:27,542
I graduated last year.
477
00:19:27,610 --> 00:19:30,073
I came this week
to help out our shop classes.
478
00:19:30,141 --> 00:19:32,039
I just don't see where
I would be in life right now
479
00:19:32,107 --> 00:19:33,871
if I didn't have
this education.
480
00:19:33,939 --> 00:19:35,703
So where'd you learn how
to do this at?
481
00:19:35,770 --> 00:19:37,068
I took three years
of welding here.
482
00:19:37,136 --> 00:19:38,700
- Here at the school?
- Yeah.
483
00:19:38,768 --> 00:19:40,933
Now, do you plan on using this
as a career?
484
00:19:40,999 --> 00:19:44,063
I'm currently in classes for
it to further on my education.
485
00:19:44,131 --> 00:19:45,129
- You are?
- Yeah.
486
00:19:45,197 --> 00:19:47,661
- Can I help you?
- Yeah.
487
00:19:47,728 --> 00:19:48,960
This mustang is a symbol
to Tommy.
488
00:19:49,028 --> 00:19:51,125
It's mustang pride.
489
00:19:51,193 --> 00:19:52,291
We're gonna live here
in this community,
490
00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:53,789
where we feel like
we're forgotten,
491
00:19:53,857 --> 00:19:55,455
but we're gonna thrive anyway.
492
00:19:55,522 --> 00:19:59,319
You're not afraid
of hard work, are you?
493
00:19:59,387 --> 00:20:00,618
[Chuckles]
494
00:20:00,685 --> 00:20:02,384
Nice work, man.
495
00:20:02,451 --> 00:20:04,348
We'll throw it in
the welding shop on the bench.
496
00:20:04,416 --> 00:20:09,445
All right.
I'll grab this end.
497
00:20:09,512 --> 00:20:11,510
Watch my head.
498
00:20:11,578 --> 00:20:12,875
Good thing I'm wearing
a helmet.
499
00:20:18,605 --> 00:20:20,637
Pam Blake is telling me
that this program
500
00:20:20,704 --> 00:20:23,568
is not getting the funds
that it needs to have.
501
00:20:23,636 --> 00:20:25,434
And she told me to
go speak to Bob Smith,
502
00:20:25,501 --> 00:20:26,865
who's the vice president
of the school board
503
00:20:26,933 --> 00:20:27,964
of the needles school district.
504
00:20:28,032 --> 00:20:29,597
Hi, Mr. Smith.
Hi, how do you do?
505
00:20:29,664 --> 00:20:33,194
I went to talk to him
because I wanted to understand
506
00:20:33,262 --> 00:20:35,893
why the school board
chose not to fund
507
00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,391
the renovation
of the r.O.P. Building.
508
00:20:37,459 --> 00:20:40,722
When we showed up, the building
509
00:20:40,790 --> 00:20:42,987
that housed the shop program
at the High School...
510
00:20:43,055 --> 00:20:46,618
Those classrooms
in that shop building
511
00:20:46,685 --> 00:20:48,949
are some of the most
potentially unsafe classrooms
512
00:20:49,017 --> 00:20:50,315
that we've seen
across the country.
513
00:20:50,383 --> 00:20:52,081
- Right?
- Was it a safe building?
514
00:20:52,149 --> 00:20:59,509
Uh...It probably has been
one of the areas of neglect
515
00:20:59,576 --> 00:21:01,507
for the district for years.
516
00:21:01,574 --> 00:21:04,838
They look the same as what they
did when I went to school there,
517
00:21:04,906 --> 00:21:07,203
which was back in the '70s.
518
00:21:07,270 --> 00:21:09,968
But the shop programs are
pretty important to...
519
00:21:10,036 --> 00:21:11,899
50% of the kids who graduate
are in the shop programs.
520
00:21:11,967 --> 00:21:14,498
Oh, you're absolutely right.
521
00:21:14,565 --> 00:21:16,896
I would say it's one of
the most important programs.
522
00:21:16,964 --> 00:21:20,593
Especially for those students
who have no desire
523
00:21:20,660 --> 00:21:22,458
to go on to college, you know.
524
00:21:22,526 --> 00:21:23,991
They need something like this.
525
00:21:24,058 --> 00:21:26,422
Does the funding level
of that program match
526
00:21:26,490 --> 00:21:27,654
the importance of it?
527
00:21:27,722 --> 00:21:30,719
What it really comes down to is
528
00:21:30,787 --> 00:21:34,417
what we were going to do is to
build a gym at the middle school.
529
00:21:34,484 --> 00:21:37,181
What's more important,
a gym at the middle school,
530
00:21:37,249 --> 00:21:39,113
or a shop class that's gonna
send kids off
531
00:21:39,180 --> 00:21:40,445
to their professional career?
532
00:21:40,513 --> 00:21:43,577
They gym would serve probably
533
00:21:43,644 --> 00:21:46,241
all the kids at the High School,
the middle school,
534
00:21:46,309 --> 00:21:47,540
and most of the kids
in the community.
535
00:21:47,608 --> 00:21:50,971
We prioritize what would be
used the most.
536
00:21:51,039 --> 00:21:52,603
I understand how hard
your job is.
537
00:21:52,671 --> 00:21:54,801
But the community has been
out there working
538
00:21:54,869 --> 00:21:56,434
almost 24 hours a day
539
00:21:56,501 --> 00:21:59,431
because they know how important
it is to the kids here.
540
00:21:59,499 --> 00:22:01,796
Are we gonna be able
to keep up the services
541
00:22:01,864 --> 00:22:04,295
that the shop classes provide
going forward?
542
00:22:04,363 --> 00:22:06,892
I think with what
we're looking at now,
543
00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,491
we need to basically increase
the quality of the program
544
00:22:09,559 --> 00:22:10,956
we have there.
545
00:22:11,024 --> 00:22:12,489
Hopefully we have raised
awareness,
546
00:22:12,557 --> 00:22:14,520
and the school board
understands
547
00:22:14,588 --> 00:22:16,785
that they need to give
this shop program
548
00:22:16,853 --> 00:22:17,852
the attention that it deserves.
549
00:22:17,919 --> 00:22:22,148
And if this High School is not
working right for the kids,
550
00:22:22,216 --> 00:22:24,462
they're not going to be able
to get the jobs that they need
551
00:22:24,588 --> 00:22:26,532
to succeed in a tough economy.
552
00:22:42,802 --> 00:22:46,905
Football is extremely
important to a small town.
553
00:22:46,972 --> 00:22:48,840
In this heat
in needles, California,
554
00:22:48,908 --> 00:22:51,408
you have to have
a concession stand
555
00:22:51,476 --> 00:22:52,809
because you have
to have refreshments.
556
00:22:52,877 --> 00:22:55,111
And the concession stand
that was there before,
557
00:22:55,179 --> 00:22:57,779
it was not a real
concession stand.
558
00:22:57,847 --> 00:23:00,015
So I decided that
they need a snack shack.
559
00:23:06,854 --> 00:23:08,288
All right, looking good.
Looking good.
560
00:23:08,355 --> 00:23:10,289
You guys are doing a great job.
561
00:23:10,356 --> 00:23:11,757
Thanks. Putting
the last coat on now.
562
00:23:11,824 --> 00:23:14,292
- Oh, fantastic.
- Pretty much done.
563
00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:16,694
All right, we gotta
stock this concession stand up!
564
00:23:16,762 --> 00:23:18,995
I wanted to make
the snack shack special.
565
00:23:19,063 --> 00:23:21,698
I didn't want us to stock it
with the same peanuts
566
00:23:21,766 --> 00:23:23,933
and hotdogs
and popcorn and all of that.
567
00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,834
So I went to Walmart
to get fresh produce
568
00:23:26,902 --> 00:23:28,970
to stock the snack shack.
569
00:23:29,038 --> 00:23:30,571
Oh, smell the freshness
of those.
570
00:23:30,638 --> 00:23:32,773
- You can smell it?
- Yeah, smell that.
571
00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,274
I got fresh produce
where I could make smoothies.
572
00:23:35,342 --> 00:23:36,576
We can have fresh fruit.
573
00:23:36,643 --> 00:23:38,476
Just some other options
for the kids.
574
00:23:38,544 --> 00:23:40,645
Okay, ladies, start grabbing
melons and corn
575
00:23:40,713 --> 00:23:42,846
and peaches and watermelons.
576
00:23:42,914 --> 00:23:44,582
- Look at this corn.
- The corn looks great. Yeah.
577
00:23:44,649 --> 00:23:46,016
That's a good one.
578
00:23:46,084 --> 00:23:49,485
Doesn't that look good?
Mm, that's fresh.
579
00:23:49,553 --> 00:23:51,787
Oh, wow, those are gonna
make wonderful smoothies.
580
00:23:51,854 --> 00:23:54,489
Not only is Walmart donating
the fresh produce
581
00:23:54,557 --> 00:23:56,857
for the game on Friday,
they're also donating
582
00:23:56,925 --> 00:24:00,293
12 citrus trees so you can
sustain the fresh produce
583
00:24:00,361 --> 00:24:02,729
at the school.
That is so awesome.
584
00:24:02,797 --> 00:24:05,164
- That's fantastic.
- Do you know how hot it is?
585
00:24:05,232 --> 00:24:07,799
Not only can you get
some great fresh fruit,
586
00:24:07,866 --> 00:24:10,168
but you can also get
some shade.
587
00:24:10,236 --> 00:24:11,335
It's gonna be wonderful
for the kids.
588
00:24:16,506 --> 00:24:18,241
- Hi, miss Dakota.
- Hi.
589
00:24:18,308 --> 00:24:20,442
- How's it going over here?
- Good.
590
00:24:20,509 --> 00:24:22,444
You know, for Dakota,
her entire family has
591
00:24:22,511 --> 00:24:23,911
graduated from
needles High School.
592
00:24:23,979 --> 00:24:26,480
I mean, if she leaves now,
593
00:24:26,548 --> 00:24:28,047
and doesn't graduate
from needles high,
594
00:24:28,115 --> 00:24:29,949
essentially, she's breaking
a family tradition.
595
00:24:30,017 --> 00:24:33,352
Does it make you guys sad at all
that Dakota's so unhappy
596
00:24:33,419 --> 00:24:36,153
that she would love
to leave needles?
597
00:24:36,221 --> 00:24:38,856
Yeah, I mean, there's a lot
of things she wants to do,
598
00:24:38,924 --> 00:24:41,358
and it's kind of hard for her
to do it here in a small town.
599
00:24:41,425 --> 00:24:45,060
So in terms of just being
social, there's not much. Yeah.
600
00:24:45,128 --> 00:24:47,563
All we have is,
like, the river.
601
00:24:47,631 --> 00:24:50,164
The school is
their environment.
602
00:24:50,232 --> 00:24:51,833
I mean, we don't have
a movie theater.
603
00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:54,768
We don't have places
for kids to go here.
604
00:24:54,836 --> 00:24:56,602
So they need that.
Right.
605
00:24:56,670 --> 00:24:57,803
They need the interaction,
other than
606
00:24:57,871 --> 00:24:59,672
what they only get
in the classroom.
607
00:24:59,740 --> 00:25:01,006
Yeah, I think so too.
608
00:25:01,073 --> 00:25:02,807
I think that the perfect thing
609
00:25:02,875 --> 00:25:05,009
to give needles High School
would be
610
00:25:05,076 --> 00:25:07,378
a new student
entertainment lounge
611
00:25:07,445 --> 00:25:11,314
that's filled with areas where
they can sit and socialize.
612
00:25:11,382 --> 00:25:12,748
And they don't have that
right now,
613
00:25:12,815 --> 00:25:15,050
and I think that would make a lot
of the students a lot happier.
614
00:25:26,126 --> 00:25:29,160
- Gonna put up my friend.
- Right on.
615
00:25:29,228 --> 00:25:31,596
Perfect. Football team
comes down that ramp,
616
00:25:31,664 --> 00:25:34,231
they'll tap on this for good
luck every time they walk by it.
617
00:25:34,299 --> 00:25:35,565
It'll mean a lot
to a lot of people.
618
00:25:35,633 --> 00:25:37,000
Well, it's the symbol
of your school, man.
619
00:25:37,068 --> 00:25:39,835
I mean, you saved it, and it's
kind of what we're doing here
620
00:25:39,903 --> 00:25:41,237
at the vo-tech building
too, you know.
621
00:25:41,305 --> 00:25:42,504
We're saving it.
Yeah.
622
00:25:42,571 --> 00:25:43,805
So it's perfectly symbolic.
623
00:25:43,873 --> 00:25:46,307
I'm hoping from now on
that people walk by it
624
00:25:46,374 --> 00:25:49,576
and tap on it, slap it,
kiss it, maybe.
625
00:25:49,643 --> 00:25:51,978
Blue pride.
Blue pride.
626
00:25:52,046 --> 00:25:54,446
- Because this town,
we are so tight-knit.
627
00:25:54,514 --> 00:25:57,449
Being a mustang is
what keeps us all together.
628
00:26:04,588 --> 00:26:06,388
All right, guys,
let's get plantin'.
629
00:26:06,456 --> 00:26:08,924
It's day six. A little bit
of landscaping to go,
630
00:26:08,992 --> 00:26:11,225
and home depot is
really helping us out.
631
00:26:11,293 --> 00:26:13,027
What you're gonna want to do is
632
00:26:13,095 --> 00:26:14,128
you're gonna want to dig
twice as deep
633
00:26:14,196 --> 00:26:15,829
and twice as wide
as the bucket.
634
00:26:15,897 --> 00:26:17,898
Like, what you've got
right there is perfect.
635
00:26:17,965 --> 00:26:20,766
When you get your soil
you're gonna mix your soil 50/50
636
00:26:20,834 --> 00:26:25,403
to the soil that's
in the ground.
637
00:26:25,471 --> 00:26:27,538
Here in this climate,
it's not so good
638
00:26:27,605 --> 00:26:29,840
to spray the entire plant
during the summer.
639
00:26:29,908 --> 00:26:31,307
So we're just gonna spray
right around the roots.
640
00:26:36,913 --> 00:26:39,613
It's day six.
Reveal is tomorrow morning.
641
00:26:39,681 --> 00:26:42,350
And we have the big
football game that's happening,
642
00:26:42,417 --> 00:26:45,352
so we asked the students
and the teachers to leave.
643
00:26:45,419 --> 00:26:49,588
We sent them away to prepare
for the big football game
644
00:26:49,656 --> 00:26:51,556
[whistles blow]
645
00:26:51,623 --> 00:26:54,926
We still have a lot to do,
but I'm feeling pretty confident
646
00:26:54,993 --> 00:26:56,093
that we can get it down.
647
00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,328
This one will be over here.
648
00:27:17,910 --> 00:27:22,980
Tomorrow's the big day.
Everything is looking great.
649
00:27:23,048 --> 00:27:26,783
And then I look up and I see
a giant sandstorm,
650
00:27:26,851 --> 00:27:28,617
and it's coming right at us.
651
00:27:28,685 --> 00:27:31,754
Hey, Jacob, this is Tom.
Go ahead, Tom.
652
00:27:31,821 --> 00:27:33,788
Yeah, we got trouble, man.
There's a big storm coming.
653
00:27:35,858 --> 00:27:37,824
Tom, help these guys
clean this stuff up.
654
00:27:50,635 --> 00:27:53,236
We've got trees broken.
655
00:27:53,303 --> 00:27:55,471
Garage door's blowing in.
656
00:27:55,539 --> 00:27:57,506
The snack shack's
all blown to pieces.
657
00:27:57,573 --> 00:27:58,874
We've got trash everywhere.
658
00:27:58,941 --> 00:28:01,175
18 hours to go, man.
We got a lot of damage.
659
00:28:11,691 --> 00:28:14,424
The sandstorm hits us...
This is not good.
660
00:28:14,491 --> 00:28:16,861
There is stuff everywhere.
661
00:28:16,929 --> 00:28:21,369
All I could think of...
We have 18 hours to go, and now this?
662
00:28:21,437 --> 00:28:22,838
Jacob.
Go ahead, Tom.
663
00:28:22,906 --> 00:28:24,140
I'm walking through
the library quad.
664
00:28:24,208 --> 00:28:25,576
It's a mess, man.
665
00:28:25,644 --> 00:28:27,779
- Copy.
- It's not safe like this.
666
00:28:27,847 --> 00:28:29,682
Get some more volunteers
down here,
667
00:28:29,750 --> 00:28:31,652
and let's get this thing
cleaned up.
668
00:28:31,721 --> 00:28:32,520
I'm gonna get on it right now.
669
00:28:32,588 --> 00:28:35,492
Okay.
670
00:28:46,578 --> 00:28:48,079
The storm came
in the 11th hour.
671
00:28:48,147 --> 00:28:51,385
We had to call back
landscapers, painters,
672
00:28:51,452 --> 00:28:53,187
and just general cleanup crews.
673
00:28:53,255 --> 00:28:55,024
We need help,
and we need help now.
674
00:29:05,041 --> 00:29:06,576
That dust storm...
675
00:29:06,644 --> 00:29:09,148
That's the first time I've been
in a dust storm like that.
676
00:29:09,215 --> 00:29:11,551
I mean, it destroyed things,
but thank goodness
677
00:29:11,619 --> 00:29:12,987
this community came together,
678
00:29:13,054 --> 00:29:14,923
and that's why
we got this school finished.
679
00:29:14,991 --> 00:29:16,760
- Yeah.
- Ten seconds!
680
00:29:16,828 --> 00:29:25,674
All: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
681
00:29:25,742 --> 00:29:28,412
[Cheering] Nice job, guys.
682
00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,248
Nice job.
683
00:29:30,316 --> 00:29:32,186
Literally half of this city
came out this week
684
00:29:32,253 --> 00:29:34,022
to volunteer on this project.
685
00:29:34,089 --> 00:29:36,358
2,500 people.
That's extraordinary.
686
00:29:36,426 --> 00:29:37,794
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
687
00:29:37,862 --> 00:29:39,664
It's time to show
this community
688
00:29:39,731 --> 00:29:41,868
what they have done
to their own school.
689
00:29:41,936 --> 00:29:45,574
And it is time
to give it back to them.
690
00:29:45,641 --> 00:29:48,078
[Cheers and applause]
691
00:29:48,146 --> 00:29:51,317
Oh, my God,
this is happening right now.
692
00:29:51,384 --> 00:29:53,787
And it's one of those things
that you think never happens
693
00:29:53,855 --> 00:29:55,958
to people like you...
It's amazing.
694
00:29:56,025 --> 00:29:58,261
I'm on pins and needles.
695
00:29:58,329 --> 00:29:59,964
I have butterflies
in my stomach.
696
00:30:00,031 --> 00:30:03,370
I can't wait to see what
everybody's hard work produced.
697
00:30:03,438 --> 00:30:05,907
All: ♪ needles mustangs ♪
698
00:30:05,975 --> 00:30:07,443
I'm excited.
699
00:30:09,414 --> 00:30:11,116
[Cheering]
700
00:30:11,184 --> 00:30:13,152
Oh, my gosh, look at that!
701
00:30:13,220 --> 00:30:15,089
[Cheers and applause]
702
00:30:15,156 --> 00:30:17,827
I could see all the new
landscaping up front.
703
00:30:17,895 --> 00:30:19,429
And I saw the school pride team
standing there,
704
00:30:19,497 --> 00:30:20,798
huge red ribbon.
705
00:30:20,866 --> 00:30:24,070
Everyone on the bus had smiles
ear to ear.
706
00:30:24,138 --> 00:30:28,545
[Shouting and cheering]
707
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,823
Welcome back,
needles High School!
708
00:30:35,891 --> 00:30:37,025
Welcome back!
709
00:30:37,092 --> 00:30:41,899
[Cheers and applause]
710
00:30:41,967 --> 00:30:44,704
Seven days ago,
we came together and we said
711
00:30:44,772 --> 00:30:48,844
we, the community, can rebuild
and renovate this school,
712
00:30:48,912 --> 00:30:55,021
and you did it.
713
00:30:55,089 --> 00:30:58,360
Dakota and Andrew, this journey
began with the two of you,
714
00:30:58,428 --> 00:31:01,432
so I think that you should have
the honor of cutting the ribbon.
715
00:31:01,499 --> 00:31:04,437
[Cheers and applause]
716
00:31:04,504 --> 00:31:08,109
All: 3, 2, 1.
717
00:31:08,177 --> 00:31:10,880
[Cheers and applause]
718
00:31:18,894 --> 00:31:22,199
Welcome to your new quad!
719
00:31:22,266 --> 00:31:24,903
Yeah!
720
00:31:26,607 --> 00:31:28,109
Oh, my God.
721
00:31:28,176 --> 00:31:29,678
It's kind of breathtaking.
722
00:31:29,746 --> 00:31:31,247
I get to go to this school
and, I mean,
723
00:31:31,315 --> 00:31:33,585
this looks like
a college campus.
724
00:31:33,653 --> 00:31:36,623
Seeing it now with tables,
chairs...
725
00:31:36,691 --> 00:31:38,426
Citrus trees on top of that.
726
00:31:38,494 --> 00:31:43,401
I mean, it's gonna be a hot
spot now, needles High School.
727
00:31:51,682 --> 00:31:54,218
I'm standing in the middle
of the auto shop.
728
00:31:54,286 --> 00:31:57,223
I can hear everybody
cheering and hollering.
729
00:31:57,291 --> 00:31:59,226
I can't wait to see
Mr. ward's reaction.
730
00:31:59,294 --> 00:32:01,898
[Whistles]
731
00:32:01,965 --> 00:32:05,003
Oh, my God!
732
00:32:05,071 --> 00:32:07,607
Yeah!
733
00:32:07,675 --> 00:32:09,010
Welcome to your new auto shop!
734
00:32:09,078 --> 00:32:11,313
They opened them doors
to that shop,
735
00:32:11,381 --> 00:32:13,818
and my eyes got as big
as silver dollars.
736
00:32:13,885 --> 00:32:17,023
I couldn't recognize the place
when I walked in the door.
737
00:32:24,436 --> 00:32:30,679
The colors, the shelving, the
equipment, the toolboxes.
738
00:32:30,747 --> 00:32:35,920
Every step I take I'm taking into
another realm of new.
739
00:32:35,988 --> 00:32:37,990
Onstar provides
diagnostic checks
740
00:32:38,058 --> 00:32:40,128
for all of their subscribers
every day.
741
00:32:40,195 --> 00:32:42,798
And that's why they donated
all of this
742
00:32:42,866 --> 00:32:45,102
state-of-the-art equipment
for your auto shop.
743
00:32:45,170 --> 00:32:47,372
And to make your learning
experience even better,
744
00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,346
they donated a 2010 camaro!
745
00:32:51,413 --> 00:32:55,686
[Cheers and applause]
746
00:32:55,754 --> 00:32:58,157
Awesome!
747
00:33:01,096 --> 00:33:05,502
Pop that hood,
Mr. ward.
748
00:33:05,570 --> 00:33:07,372
These kids are gonna enjoy
working on this.
749
00:33:07,439 --> 00:33:10,577
- How do you like it, ward?
- I'm in awe.
750
00:33:10,645 --> 00:33:12,981
And then they started showing me
all the new equipment
751
00:33:13,049 --> 00:33:14,284
that goes with that car.
752
00:33:14,351 --> 00:33:16,353
The new onstar test equipment.
753
00:33:16,421 --> 00:33:17,956
The new electronics test
equipment.
754
00:33:18,024 --> 00:33:19,625
And I'm going, "wow.
755
00:33:19,693 --> 00:33:24,533
"These kids are as excited to
work on this vehicle as I am."
756
00:33:24,601 --> 00:33:27,071
I'm in awe.
I just cannot believe it.
757
00:33:27,139 --> 00:33:28,941
And I can't wait
for school to start.
758
00:33:29,008 --> 00:33:31,512
[Cheers and applause]
759
00:33:35,118 --> 00:33:36,486
Standing in front of that door,
760
00:33:36,554 --> 00:33:38,156
my heart's pounding out
of my chest.
761
00:33:38,224 --> 00:33:39,425
I'm surprised I didn't have
to hold it in there.
762
00:33:39,492 --> 00:33:41,261
If you looked at those shops
before,
763
00:33:41,329 --> 00:33:43,364
they're dirty,
they have holes in the walls,
764
00:33:43,433 --> 00:33:44,566
they're missing windows.
765
00:33:44,634 --> 00:33:47,905
I'm, like, "oh, my God, can you
believe this is happening?"
766
00:33:47,973 --> 00:33:50,576
Oh...Yeah!
[laughter]
767
00:33:50,644 --> 00:33:52,847
It's like a whole
different room.
768
00:33:52,915 --> 00:33:55,284
Oh, my God!
769
00:33:55,352 --> 00:33:58,389
I have insulation.
There's no open windows.
770
00:33:58,457 --> 00:34:00,727
There's actually room
in here, dude.
771
00:34:00,794 --> 00:34:02,162
I know. There's actually
shelves and stuff.
772
00:34:02,230 --> 00:34:04,699
I think my class is gonna have
a lot more students
773
00:34:04,767 --> 00:34:05,902
enrolled in it.
774
00:34:05,969 --> 00:34:08,473
Because now we have
all these tools,
775
00:34:08,540 --> 00:34:10,709
and there's a lot more things
we can do.
776
00:34:10,777 --> 00:34:12,947
What are you gonna do
with all this technology?
777
00:34:13,015 --> 00:34:14,516
As much as I can, I guess.
778
00:34:14,584 --> 00:34:17,888
If you can engage those kids,
especially in the shop classes,
779
00:34:17,956 --> 00:34:19,357
you'll have 'em for life.
780
00:34:19,425 --> 00:34:21,360
It's gonna be amazing.
781
00:34:21,428 --> 00:34:24,465
- That was great.
- Oh, my God, baby!
782
00:34:37,955 --> 00:34:41,291
Come in! Come in!
Come in!
783
00:34:46,844 --> 00:34:50,785
Welcome to the microsoft
entertainment lounge!
784
00:34:50,852 --> 00:34:55,795
[Cheering]
785
00:35:05,916 --> 00:35:08,186
Oh, my God.
786
00:35:08,253 --> 00:35:11,627
I've been teaching for four years,
and it was very moving to me
787
00:35:11,694 --> 00:35:14,499
just to see what you can do
in such a short time.
788
00:35:14,567 --> 00:35:18,072
And just knowing
that these kids deserve it.
789
00:35:18,140 --> 00:35:19,743
Oh, God, this is beautiful.
790
00:35:19,810 --> 00:35:21,245
I can't believe it.
791
00:35:21,314 --> 00:35:24,251
We can make a difference
in our children's lives.
792
00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:25,821
What do you think?
Is this cool?
793
00:35:25,889 --> 00:35:27,224
It's amazing.
794
00:35:27,291 --> 00:35:31,165
I was not expecting it at all.
795
00:35:31,233 --> 00:35:33,570
It's amazing to see
the transformation happen
796
00:35:33,638 --> 00:35:35,006
with Dakota, you know.
797
00:35:35,074 --> 00:35:37,244
I mean, she just lit up.
She was just so energetic.
798
00:35:37,312 --> 00:35:38,514
She was a different Dakota
799
00:35:38,581 --> 00:35:40,317
than what I saw
when I first got to needles.
800
00:35:40,385 --> 00:35:42,989
Dude, no friggin' way!
801
00:35:43,057 --> 00:35:45,193
Susie did amazing
with the student lounge.
802
00:35:45,261 --> 00:35:47,965
I never would have expected
that to be here
803
00:35:48,033 --> 00:35:49,335
at needles High School.
804
00:35:49,403 --> 00:35:51,440
It means a lot to me,
805
00:35:51,507 --> 00:35:53,977
and I know it means a lot
to everybody else.
806
00:35:54,045 --> 00:35:57,217
Well, to make the day
even cooler for you guys,
807
00:35:57,286 --> 00:36:01,225
I wanted to show you these new
hp touchsmart pcs.
808
00:36:01,294 --> 00:36:02,962
And they are totally equipped
with windows 7
809
00:36:03,030 --> 00:36:04,231
and windows live messenger.
810
00:36:04,300 --> 00:36:06,670
And, basically,
it allows you to have
811
00:36:06,738 --> 00:36:09,809
all your social networking sites
on one page.
812
00:36:09,877 --> 00:36:12,782
So you only have to go to one
place to get all the updates.
813
00:36:12,850 --> 00:36:16,990
Is there a place where you want to...
- I'm staying. - Yes?
814
00:36:17,058 --> 00:36:21,233
- I'm staying.
- You're gonna stay? Yay!
815
00:36:21,300 --> 00:36:23,670
Seeing how many people
came out here to help,
816
00:36:23,738 --> 00:36:27,612
it just brought me closer to
everybody and to the school.
817
00:36:27,679 --> 00:36:31,787
I think back to, like,
why did I ever want to leave?
818
00:36:34,627 --> 00:36:37,665
Hi!
819
00:36:37,733 --> 00:36:40,671
Welcome to your new
snack shack!
820
00:36:40,739 --> 00:36:42,608
[Cheering]
821
00:36:42,676 --> 00:36:45,781
Walmart donated all this
fresh produce that you see
822
00:36:45,849 --> 00:36:48,453
and the citrus trees
in the quad!
823
00:36:48,521 --> 00:36:50,089
[Cheers and applause]
824
00:36:50,157 --> 00:36:53,129
Yay! Let's have smoothies!
825
00:36:53,198 --> 00:36:57,137
[Cheers and applause]
826
00:36:57,206 --> 00:37:00,444
When those football games are
packed with screaming fans,
827
00:37:00,512 --> 00:37:03,984
they have a place to go enjoy
themselves at the snack shack.
828
00:37:04,052 --> 00:37:06,990
Get whatever you want.
We have it all.
829
00:37:07,058 --> 00:37:08,159
I think whitley did
pretty good this time.
830
00:37:08,228 --> 00:37:10,331
Aah, Andrew!
831
00:37:10,398 --> 00:37:11,566
What you think? What you think?
Great.
832
00:37:11,634 --> 00:37:13,370
The snack bar's off the charts.
833
00:37:13,438 --> 00:37:15,574
And I'm pretty excited to play
on a new football field.
834
00:37:15,642 --> 00:37:19,883
It feels great to have a redone
field and a new scoreboard.
835
00:37:19,950 --> 00:37:23,423
I mean, the grand opening
of our school, we gotta win.
836
00:37:26,397 --> 00:37:30,905
After the reveal, it's time
for the big football game.
837
00:37:30,972 --> 00:37:32,775
And I can't wait to see
the blue and white
838
00:37:32,843 --> 00:37:36,816
of those mustangs
come marching down that ramp.
839
00:37:36,884 --> 00:37:38,987
Let's go, mustangs!
840
00:37:39,055 --> 00:37:44,232
[Cheers and applause]
841
00:37:44,300 --> 00:37:45,968
Start us off right
right now... here we go.
842
00:37:46,036 --> 00:37:51,179
[Cheers and applause]
843
00:37:51,247 --> 00:37:55,688
[All cheering]
844
00:37:57,626 --> 00:38:00,164
All: Defense! Defense!
845
00:38:00,231 --> 00:38:02,201
I love this school,
and I'm really hoping that
846
00:38:02,269 --> 00:38:04,806
people who come here now
will have no reason
847
00:38:04,873 --> 00:38:06,176
to say anything bad
about needles,
848
00:38:06,243 --> 00:38:07,812
or they don't need
to drive up the hill
849
00:38:07,879 --> 00:38:09,983
and see a white,
rusted building.
850
00:38:10,050 --> 00:38:11,720
They're gonna see
a white and blue,
851
00:38:11,787 --> 00:38:13,724
well-maintained,
beautiful-looking school.
852
00:38:13,791 --> 00:38:15,561
[Calling signals]
853
00:38:15,628 --> 00:38:18,200
Outside 22!
Outside contain!
854
00:38:18,267 --> 00:38:20,971
Outside contain!
855
00:38:23,544 --> 00:38:26,048
[Whistle blows] Oh, we had him.
856
00:38:26,117 --> 00:38:28,153
Shoot!
857
00:38:33,464 --> 00:38:34,565
Get it back.
858
00:38:34,633 --> 00:38:37,938
What I've learned about a
community of 5,000 people
859
00:38:38,006 --> 00:38:39,742
is that you have
to stick together.
860
00:38:39,810 --> 00:38:42,915
All: Needles mustangs!
861
00:38:42,983 --> 00:38:45,888
Needles mustangs!
862
00:38:45,955 --> 00:38:47,691
- This is a tight-knit
community.
863
00:38:47,759 --> 00:38:49,962
Everyone helps each other.
864
00:38:50,031 --> 00:38:53,103
Here they go!
Here they go!
865
00:38:53,171 --> 00:38:57,144
- Hey...End over wing left,
27-r Jack on one.
866
00:38:57,212 --> 00:38:58,280
Break.
867
00:38:58,347 --> 00:39:00,551
- Come on, Andrew!
- Yeah!
868
00:39:00,618 --> 00:39:01,453
Do what I told you!
869
00:39:05,995 --> 00:39:08,900
Ready! Go!
870
00:39:13,144 --> 00:39:19,755
[Cheers and applause]
871
00:39:19,823 --> 00:39:23,430
Run it in!
Go for the two points!
872
00:39:23,498 --> 00:39:25,200
Understand that?
All: Yes, sir!
873
00:39:25,268 --> 00:39:26,903
Show 'em what you're all
about... let's go, light six!
874
00:39:26,971 --> 00:39:30,444
Hey, it's all or nothing,
baby, it's all or nothing.
875
00:39:30,512 --> 00:39:36,489
- Come on, blue!
- Ready... Go!
876
00:39:40,231 --> 00:39:42,034
Whoo! Touchdown!
877
00:39:42,102 --> 00:39:47,411
[Cheers and applause]
878
00:39:47,479 --> 00:39:50,050
Good job!
Good job, mustangs!
879
00:39:52,722 --> 00:39:56,296
Good work, mustangs.
Way to fight. Way to fight!
880
00:39:56,363 --> 00:39:58,700
That was a great ending
to a wonderful week.
881
00:39:58,768 --> 00:40:01,072
I've learned that our
community is full of
882
00:40:01,140 --> 00:40:05,714
a lot of really hard-working,
caring people.
883
00:40:05,782 --> 00:40:07,551
And as much as I thought
I loved this place,
884
00:40:07,619 --> 00:40:10,524
I think I love it
even more than I knew.
885
00:40:10,592 --> 00:40:12,895
What I hope people get
out of this is
886
00:40:12,964 --> 00:40:15,300
they realize how tight-knit
our community is,
887
00:40:15,368 --> 00:40:17,104
and how dedicated they were.
888
00:40:17,172 --> 00:40:19,442
And to be a part of that,
889
00:40:19,509 --> 00:40:20,711
I know that's something
I'll never forget.
890
00:40:20,778 --> 00:40:22,214
- Hey, have a good season, man.
- All right.
891
00:40:22,282 --> 00:40:23,985
Thanks for coming down.
It means a lot to us.
892
00:40:24,052 --> 00:40:25,454
Enjoy your new school.
893
00:40:25,521 --> 00:40:27,091
This was the perfect ending
to the perfect week...
894
00:40:27,158 --> 00:40:28,961
To see this school transformed
895
00:40:29,029 --> 00:40:30,731
and to see this football team
go out there
896
00:40:30,798 --> 00:40:34,305
in front of their whole
community and get the "w."
897
00:40:34,373 --> 00:40:35,807
If you want to see
school pride,
898
00:40:35,875 --> 00:40:38,446
go to a needles football game.
That is school pride.
899
00:41:01,293 --> 00:41:03,898
Academically, it's really
helped our kids tremendously.
900
00:41:03,965 --> 00:41:05,133
Classes are fuller.
901
00:41:05,201 --> 00:41:07,604
I think the kids are more
interested in being in class.
902
00:41:07,672 --> 00:41:11,279
They have something to come to,
and they're enjoying that.
903
00:41:11,347 --> 00:41:13,216
I think that it's
a tremendous help to them.
904
00:41:13,858 --> 00:41:23,679
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