Brookings High School video technology students are making holiday connections for area members of the South Dakota 727th and 740th National Guard units and other military service personnel currently serving in the Middle East. The class provides an opportunity for area families to leave viewable, video-taped Internet messages for their loved ones, many of whom are stationed in Iraq. The South Dakota National Guard is helping to coordinate the project.

Family members can contact video technology teacher Barb Walder at (605) 696-4191 or e-mail to set up an appointment for the video taping sessions which are done at Brookings High School. Family members pre-plan a two to three minute message, which is video taped by the students and then placed on the Internet.