The Butler County Coalition for Healty, Safe, and Drug-Free Communities as a part of the county-wide effort to promote a safe prom and graduation season for our local youth produced a lip dub video to Katy Perry's hit "Firework". A lip dub is a trendy video shot without stopping the camera. Collaborating with the locally based Little Chicago Productions group the video was shot on April 3, 2011 at Miami University Hamilton. Local high school students representing the J. Kyle Braid Foundation were the stars of the video. The students are featured lip syncing, dancing, tumbling, and holding signs encouraging their peers to have a game plan to stay safe. There is also a reminder to parents that they have a lot to lose if they host prom and graduation parties and provide alcohol to minors. Hamilton High School student Kristen Smallwood said, "It is important to show people that you can have fun without alcohol and other drugs". J'aime Murray, Hamilton High Junior, was excited to be in the video and she said, "This is suppose to be an exciting time of the year. You don't want to come to school on Monday after prom or graduation and hear something bad happened to a friend, negative consequences from alcohol and other drugs abuse effects everyone". The video will air on You Tube April 6, 2011.
The students will post the lip dub to their Facebook accounts and start sharing it with their friends and family. Karen Muray, Butler County Coalition Director - "We hope to spread the safe and drug free prom and graduation season message as far as we can through popular social media channels"
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Back Row: Dominic Jonson (Hamilton High Senior), J'aime Murray (Hamilton High Junior), Amanda Imhoff (Hamilton High Sophmore)
Front Row: Olivia Conrad (Hamilton High Sophomore), Katy Haynes (Lakota East Senior), John Brady (Lakota East Senior
