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Bullitt East posts anti-bullying video

Bailey Loosemore
@bloosemore
The student body of Bullitt East High School gathers for the final shot of the video in the gym.

A camera weaves through hundreds of students lining the halls of Bullitt East High School - balloons, sports equipment and paintbrushes in hand.

One student in the middle of the chaos lip syncs a message: "Just be yourself. It doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else."

The anti-bullying video, posted on YouTube Tuesday, was part of an annual project produced by United for East, a group of 20 students selected by teachers to help address anti-bullying and drug and alcohol awareness.

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The group spent months planning the video, which involved the school's 1,400 students participating in a one-shot music video, following students lip syncing to Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle" through lines of their classmates.

They had decided to do the video after a former senior brought the idea to them last year. He had seen a video done by Cypress Ranch High School in Texas to the song "Who Do U Think U R?" by Kaitlyn K and wanted to do the same thing at Bullitt East.

After the filming, United for East members said they were excited to see the finished product.

"It shows people they have a reason to be here," senior Kendall Mayfield, 17, said. "I think some people feel targeted, and they feel like nobody wants them here. But in reality, it kind of shows how much we can come together and how much we want them here."

Reporter Bailey Loosemore can be reached at (502) 582-4646. Follow her on Twitter at @bloosemore.