Levi Strauss Stadium

by Shriansh Chari

You probably know the San Francisco 49ers, the NFC team of the Bay Area (the AFC team being the Oakland Raiders) are saying farewell to the old Candlestick Park, and moving to a new stadium. The stadium is called the Levi Strauss Stadium, on Tasman Drive. Levi’s Stadium is near California’s Great America, on the other side of San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail. You are wondering, who was Levi Strauss? What made him special? Levi Strauss was a miner in the Gold Rush who, like most others, didn’t find much gold. He noticed that miners needed stronger pants. He experimented with different materials for pants, until he found denim, working with a customer, Jacob Davis. Now, back to the stadium. The new stadium will feature open pedestrian plazas, commercial community space, a 49ers team store, and a 49ers Hall of Fame. Levi’s Stadium will be more technological and airy. Although Levi’s can only seat 68,500 people while Candlestick can seat 69,900 people, there will be  gigantic fascia scoreboards and more parking spots. There will also be more elevators and escalators, and a green roof with plants and solar panels, and clubs and bookable suites in which you can watch the game. There are also lots of concession stands. Levi’s Stadium is not just meant for football. It can also be used for soccer, motocross, concerts, and civic events. It will also be the stadium for Super Bowl L (50). It will begin to be used in August. I want to go to visit the Levi’s stadium as soon as possible, because to me, the info sounds intriguing.

Ready for Sochi?

Who is going to the Olympics? How good are the athletes? Here is the answer to all those questions.

The opening ceremony is on February 6 or 7. The closing ceremony is on February 23. 2,500+ athletes from 84+ nations will go to the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia. Sochi, Pyeongchang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria were competing of where to hold the Olympics, but Sochi won the bid. The Olympics consists of 98 events in 7 sports. In this Olympics, the women's ski jump is happening for the first time. Here are some famous athletes.

The workers payed $50 billion to build Fisht Olympic Stadium. The stadium can seat upto 40,000 people!

One of the talented figure skaters is Gracie Gold. She is only 18! She is the 2014 U.S. National champion, and won a silver medal in the 2012 Junior Olympics. She lives in Springfield, Missouri. She was fourth on beginner level in 2010 in America. In the 2012 Junior Olympics, her luggage was delayed by two days, but luckily, not her skates.

Another athlete is Sarah Hendrickson. She is a ski-jumping world champion. One day, she was ski-jumping, and she got a knee injury. Hendrickson is a little older than Gracie Gold. Gold and Hendrickson are first time comers.

Bode Miller is an Alpine skier. He won 5 medals so far, one gold, three silver, and one bronze. He was disappointed because he got eighth place this time.

Polina Edmunds is a figure skater from Mitty High School. She was born in Santa Clara, and lives in San Jose! Archbishop Mitty High School is just one mile away from school!

Get your TV ready to watch the Olympics. Who is going to win? Will Gracie Gold win a gold medal just because it's her last name?  

                        

SUPER BOWL XLVIII

The moment had finally arrived-- the Super Bowl was held in New Jersey on February 2, 2014 the Seahawks from Seattle were to play against the Broncos from Denver at the Metlife Stadium. Peyton Manning is the quarterback for the Denver Broncos and Russel Wilson is the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks won the toss and elected to kick off to the Broncos. The football game was between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).Kickoff started at 6:32 pm. This was exciting to watch. During the game the Broncos snapped the football when the quarterback was not ready. Unfortunately the football flew into the end zone and the Seahawks automatically got 2 points. This game had the quickest number of points scored in football history. This was the first Super Bowl played outdoor in a cold-weathered city. The Broncos trailed 22-0 at halftime and 36-0 during the end of the 3rd quarter. Many people got injured badly and even broke some bones! The Seahawks got many fascinating touchdowns. The Denver Broncos threw 2 interceptions and had several fumbles. At the end of the 4th quarter the Broncos were not happy at all with the final score 43-8. The Broncos had 8 and the Seahawks had 43. The Seahawk fans were ecstatic that their team that they were hoping for won! Which team did you go for? What did you predict the score will be at the end?

Happy New Year!

By Michelle

      Happy New Year! The New year is a way to celebrate a brand new year and it is a very exciting event for people around the globe. New Year's Day is observed on January 1st, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in the Roman Empire since 45 BC. With the expansion of Western culture to many other places in the world during recent centuries, the  Gregorian calendar has been adopted by many other countries as the official calendar, and the 1st January date of the New Year has become global, even in countries with their own New Year celebrations on other days (such as Israel, China and India). In the culture of Latin America there are a variety of traditions and superstitions surrounding these dates as omens for the coming year. The most common modern dates of celebration are listed below, ordered and grouped by their appearance relative to the conventional Western calendar. During the New Year celebrations held in Dubai to mark the start of 2014, the world record was broken for the most fireworks set off in a single display. This display lasted for six minutes and saw the use of over 500,000 fireworks. Today, most New Year’s festivities begin on December 31st (New Year’s Eve), the last day of the Gregorian calendar, and continue into the early hours of January 1st (New Year’s Day). Common traditions include attending parties, eating special New Year’s foods, making resolutions for the new year and watching fireworks displays. Where did you go for the new year? Did you visit friends?