Husky Productions is an Oelwein HS class where students work with audio and lighting technology.
09/21/2025
Another great concert successfully completed yesterday at the Williams Center for the Arts. If you attended, we hope you thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Thank you to those of you who also gave us positive affirmations of our work before and after the show. It is rewarding to us to know that what we do is enjoyed by many. Special shout out to our team last night - Vincent (lights), Brandon (spotlight), and Emma (spotlight) and Ben (monitors/ video) for bring great alumni helpers! Now we have a quick turnaround to get ready for several homecoming events this week!
08/31/2025
Last night's concert was outstanding - hopefully you didn't miss it! Our team did excellent work through the day and handled their areas like pros. Big thanks to our student crew members who signed up for this show: Luke McLane (who has never controlled lights before but did it like he's had years of experience), Eric Sandhagen (front lighting), Aylin Gunningham (spotlight), and special thanks to a couple alumni Emma Schulmeister (spotlight) and Ben Maillie (video) for helping us fill out our remaining spots for this very early in the school year show. We hope you all enjoyed the Reba tribute!
08/30/2025
We're all set for the first show of the new school year. It's going to be a good one!
08/13/2025
We're gearing up for our first shows of the fall season and have already sent preliminary info out to our returning and some new student crew members! Know a student who would be great for our team? It's not too late for them to sign up and be a huge part of our upcoming concerts and events!
08/11/2025
We're getting ready for another busy season and just realized we never got any photos posted of our work at the annual Celebrate Indee 4th of July festival. Here you go!
06/10/2025
Today at the Williams Center for the Arts. Open to any 5-12th grade students!
Next Tuesday! Any Oelwein students going into grades 5-12 who are interested in the world of concert sound and lighting technology are invited to join us for a special workshop from 10-11:30am at the Williams Center for the Arts. We will introduce you to the equipment needed to put on a concert, how to use it, and what it takes to be on a stage crew. This workshop is completely free and no experience is necessary. Any students who attend should be sure to wear shoes that cover the toes. No registration is necessity, just show up. Comment or email [email protected] with any questions!
06/09/2025
We will be having this special workshop tomorrow from 10-11:30am. Any oelwein students in grades 5-12 are welcome to join us. We will do hands on learning focusing on what it takes to run a concert behind the scenes. No registration necessary, just show up at the Williams Center for the Arts. No previous experience necessary as well. Know a student that might enjoy this experience? Help us reach them by sharing the info with them!
Next Tuesday! Any Oelwein students going into grades 5-12 who are interested in the world of concert sound and lighting technology are invited to join us for a special workshop from 10-11:30am at the Williams Center for the Arts. We will introduce you to the equipment needed to put on a concert, how to use it, and what it takes to be on a stage crew. This workshop is completely free and no experience is necessary. Any students who attend should be sure to wear shoes that cover the toes. No registration is necessity, just show up. Comment or email [email protected] with any questions!
06/04/2025
Next Tuesday! Any Oelwein students going into grades 5-12 who are interested in the world of concert sound and lighting technology are invited to join us for a special workshop from 10-11:30am at the Williams Center for the Arts. We will introduce you to the equipment needed to put on a concert, how to use it, and what it takes to be on a stage crew. This workshop is completely free and no experience is necessary. Any students who attend should be sure to wear shoes that cover the toes. No registration is necessity, just show up. Comment or email [email protected] with any questions!
05/29/2025
Here's the answer to yesterday's pop quiz! How many feet of cords did we have to use to run Northeast Iowa Dance Academy dance recital last week?
To run all of the audio and lighting components of the show, it required a grand total of 2,650 feet of cords. This is just over a half mile in total length! Believe it or not, we only used around 2/3rds of our complete cord inventory so we could have gone further if needed. As you can see in the photo, we know it's 2,650 feet because we also had to wrap up every foot of that! :p
05/28/2025
Today is cleanup day from last week's big dance recital. POP QUIZ - how many feet of cord (electrical, audio, etc) did it take to run Northeast Iowa Dance Academy dance recital this year? This is one of our larger events each year so we're excited to hear your guesses! 🔌
05/24/2025
Congratulations to all the Northeast Iowa Dance Academy dancers and staff. You all did a fabulous job and it was a pleasure to collaborate with you to pull off such an amazing show for so many to enjoy! A special shout out to our student crew for this big, multi day event - Emma Schulmeister (spotlight), Lucas Buckman (front lights and spotlight), and Vincent McCallister (back lights and visual effects). On top of them all doing a really great job, only 1 of them had helped do production for a dance recital previously. The majority of our team was learning as we went but by the end they were running things like pros. Great job everyone! Williams Center for the Arts Oelwein Community Schools
05/23/2025
It's a beautiful day for a mobile DJ rig to celebrate the last day of school!
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Husky Productions is excited to be in its third year as a student-run, school-based organization that focuses on providing audio and visual technology services to the school, community, and individuals. With the ability to provide audio and/or visual production for small and medium sized events, we pride ourselves in providing a high quality product at a great value. The best part about the organization is that it’s student run!
Husky Productions currently has 12 student members who have learned about the equipment/technology, regularly set it up and tear it down, program equipment systems, operate them, and help dictate the future direction of the organization. In the first year of existence, Husky Productions focused on supporting and enhancing in-house events, such as school dances, meetings, and events held in the Williams Center for the Arts. With everything now in place, we are excited to expand our reach into the community and surrounding area to hopefully have an even bigger impact with technology and the real world. Junior Brielle Belden comments, “Being in Husky Productions from the very beginning has been an interesting, fun experience. It's been nice being with the project as it grows, and I'm excited to see how it develops even after I graduate!”
With such a focus on real world experience, students who are active members are getting valuable experience on what it’s like to operate a service-based business. From discussions regarding accepting potential jobs, to budget, to maintaining, upgrading, and expanding equipment needs, the students get to be involved in the entire process and are often put into the driver’s seat when it comes to working events or operating equipment systems. Alongside them is Husky Productions staff adviser and coach, Mr. Cory McBride. With over 20 years of experience working with production equipment, McBride is able to work with beginners and train them ‘on the job’. Students will generally start with less complex tasks and eventually advance to operating entire lighting or sound systems on their own. “The reason I enjoy being part of Husky Productions so much is that it is just so different from anything I have been a part of. This organization has made such an impact on me that I would like to pursue a career in this field,” states senior Adriana Reese.
In addition to the typical events that the group usually handles, last July students were invited to be part of the production crew for national country artist Dustin Lynch at a large scale, professional concert hosted by the Buchanan County Fair. Students worked alongside trained professionals for two days setting up festival staging, concert-grade audio equipment and lighting, and unloading semi trailers of concert equipment and instruments. Some students even got to design the lighting placement and work during the concert as part of the professional lighting crew.
As mentioned earlier, Husky Productions is ready to further the real-world experience by bringing their audio and visual production capabilities to the community. If you or someone you know could benefit from having extra support in the areas of audio, lighting, or DJ services, contact us for more information as to how we can assist you and your event. Like us on Facebook (@OHSHuskyProductions) to stay up to date with what exciting projects we’re working on!
