Hot Chocolate - by Landry

Today we ran the Hot Chocolate 15k. The weather was raining and it was also windy. Unfortunately, the race was shortened to only a 10k because we were going to run along the Great Highway but the waves along the ocean were too much.

In case you were wondering, a 15k is 9 miles and a 10k is 6 miles. My mom was pacing the 11:30 mile pace.

At the finish line we were greeted by volunteers who had special mugs filled with sweet treats. In the end, we got really wet and were glad to go home and get in the warm shower.

By LANDRY

The Coach's 1000th Win - by Kennedy

Tara Vanderveer is the coach for the Stanford Women's Basketball. She has been coaching since 1985 and winning many games. Tara is one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time.

We went to a Stanford basketball game to support our team and cheer on Tara. Stanford's football head coach, David Shaw was sitting in front of us so that means "selfie time." 

When I was walking around I saw a booth with Stanford's women swimming team. I recognized 5 time Olympic gold medalist, Katie Ledecky and 2 time gold medalist, Simone Manuel. I quickly ran to get Landry so we can take a selfie. 

This was the game Tara Vanderveer won her 1000th win. The seniors Brianna Roberson, Karlie Samuelson, and Erica "The Bird" McCall presented Tara a picture of the team with the numbers 1000.

After the game they recognized Tara Vanderveer and awarded her.

Volunteering to Help Flood Victims - by Landry

This year there was a lot of rain... to the point where the Coyote Creek flooded. It caused problems to hundreds of houses along the creek.

We went to different houses and helped them take everything our of their basements, sheds, and even houses. It was devastating to know that people had to get rid of most of their belongings. Some people weren't even allowed to go inside of their own houses.

Most people met at the Roosevelt Community Center, where they provided volunteers with gloves, masks, cleaning supplies, water, and food. Besides just cleaning the neighborhood, volunteers had to help bring boxes of supplies inside the building.

Once all of the house belongings were out of the house, dumpsters had to come and load up the stuff. They would then bring it to the landfil.


BY: Landry Schoennauer