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

San Jose Floods - by Kennedy

The estimate for floods in San Jose is every 100 years. This year was the flood along the Coyote Creek. Many people's houses flooded and they needed help cleaning out their ruined furniture and backyards. They need to replace almost everything, so we decided to make a difference and help those in need.

A family along the Coyote Creek were working on cleaning all the debris from their damaged backyard. The home owner told me, "in less than 10 hours the water was at normal height and then went all the way up to the stairs of our house."

We worked hard by helping people clean and sanitize their houses. When my dad was walking across the street he saw an alligator lizard that I carried down to the creek. Many people were taking pictures of the long lizard that I named Buddy.

All the houses that got flooded were forced to rip out the walls where the water rose and discard most of their belongings.  They then had to put it all out in the street that we loaded into the dumpsters. A lady had diplomas that were wet and contaminated from the flood waters. When we saw them we were sad so my nice mom took a picture of them and sent it to the Superintendent of the school districts. The Superintendent are going to make replacement and we will deliver them to the lady.

My Experience as a Youth Ambassador - by Kennedy

I was inspired to be a leader so I decided to be a Youth Ambassador for the Women's March on Washington program. With out this experience I wouldn't have been able to share my opinions about equality.

By being a youth ambassador, I was asked to speak at the Women's March on Sacramento and inspire other kids like me that "they can be the change they want to see in this world."

On our way to this march, I had to come up with some ideas for my poster. I came up with "I may be little... But I'm fierce" and my sisters sign said, "if you build a wall...my generation will knock it down."

Since there were so many people and police officers at the event I felt safe. My sister and I were hanging out with the police officer's and we were talking about there horses.

From the signs my sister and I had, we were stopped at least 200 times for groups of people to take pictures of us and ask us questions about how we came up with our signs.

By being a youth ambassador, I got an award and I had the opportunity to share my opinion. On stage I said my speech and received an award in front of thousands of people supporting me and cheering me on.

After my speech, I was really tired from all the pictures and talking so much, by sharing my opinions with others. While I was asleep, I was thinking about many things about the march, and if I didn't speak then I wouldn't have been able to be the change I want to see in this world.

Honors Awards - Burnett Middle School - by Landry

This year I go to Peter Burnett Middle School. It has been fun so far and I am getting good grades.

That's what these certificates are for. My sister and I earned a High Honors award for the First Semester. Many of our other friends got this award too.

This is Kiela! She is our best friend at  school this year. We three got the High Honors award.

This award means that we got all A's in each of our classes. There were also Honors Awards, Perfect Attendance, and other special awards.



By: Landry Schoennauer:)

Guadalupe 10K - Winner, Winner - by Landry

Today we did the Guadalupe River Run. This year we decided to move up to the 10k instead of the 5k. A 10k is 6 miles and a 5k is 3 miles. This was my first 10k and it was better than I thought. Usually, we would run with our mom and the San Fransisco running team. But instead of doing run/walks with our mom, my sister and I ran the whole race. My time for the 10k was just over an hour. I think I could have done better but, it was my first 10k and I was a bit nervous. My sister and I finished 2nd and 3rd in our age group.



By: Landry Schoennauer:)

Soccer in the Rain - by Landry

This weekend we were playing a soccer tournament in Redwood City. I play goalie for my team.

At our first and second games it was pouring rain. Between both games we had to stop at a friend's house to dry our clothes and get warm again.

At our third game, we had to win or else we were not going to have another game. Unfortunately we lost and our tournament was done. We were happy though because we got fourth place.

By Landry

My New Sport? Basketball! - by Landry

This year at Burnett Middle School, I decided to play basketball. Since me and my sister have a hoop at home, we always play against each other.

At first, my sister and I were on the 6th/7th grade team. But then, we were asked to move up to the 8th grade team for the playoffs.

Although  it wasn't a great season, we finished sixth. Only the 8th grade team gets to go to the playoffs, which is why our coach moved us up.

In this game we played against River Glen. We won this game and it moved us up to 6th place. This season was fun because my sister and I had never played on a basketball team before. We hope we can do it again next year.

By Landry

Hanging on the Field with the Big Boys - By Landry

Tonight was the Stanford Football Team's last game. They were playing Rice University. After the game everybody got to go on the field. We caught up to Francis Owusu and he gave me and my sister each one of his gloves.

Since Christian McCaffrey is Stanford's best player, people were trying to get his autograph. We got to meet him up close while he was being interviewed.

Christian McCafferey decided this year that he was going to the NFL. This is Stanford's other running back, Bryce Love, who will be taking McCafferey's position (see him with me?)

This is Francis Owusu. He is one of Stanford's wide receivers. Francis' brother, Chris Owusu, graduated from Stanford the year before. He was also a wide receiver.

Kennedy got a glove from Johnny Caspers who you see in this picture. Stanford will be going to the Sun Bowl this year where hopefully they can beat North Carolina. This will be the first bowl game since we were born that we didn't attend.




By Landry

Las Vegas Soccer Tournament - by Kennedy

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Every year our Sporting soccer team goes to a tournament in Las Vegas. The whole team has fun together by going to the Strip and visiting lots of candy stores such as the M&M Factory, Coke Factory, and the Hershey Factory. Since the tournament is in August we wear pink jersey's to support breast cancer awareness.

 

The whole soccer team stayed in Vegas at the same hotel for the whole weekend. We won a game, lost a game, and tied a game. In between games we either rested at the hotel or toured the crazy city.

 

To end with, a group of my teammates went on the huge roller coaster and the game room. We did a manikin challenge by posing as the Statue of Liberty.