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Ignition at Horsetail Falls
Ignition at Horsetail Falls
By: Feifei Gao
By: Feifei Gao
An orange glow spreads across Horsetail Falls, Yosemite, throughout February. Hundreds of viewers come to Yosemite from February 8 to the 23rd to watch. This sight is called the Yosemite Firefall. Horsetail Falls lives on El Captain's east point. In 2019, 2,200 people came to Yosemite to become dazzled by the Yosemite Firefall.
This Firefall occurs mid to late February under specific conditions. First of all, the February sun starts to melt snow that falls over Horsetail Falls. Afterwards near sunset, the sun must be at a certain low angle, hitting the falls and the back of it. Then, creation sparks; a fiery glow rises from Horsetail Falls, illuminating the evening.
How did this attraction start off? Now, we know with our own eyes that this is mother nature's own design. But that wasn't the case before. The original version of Yosemite Firefall was man-made. More than a century ago, the Yosemite Firefall was known as a huge bonfire thrown down a 2000-foot mountain. James McCauley, the founder of Glacier Point Mountain House Hotel, started a bonfire and flung it over Glacier Point in 1872. Sadly, in 1897, McCauley's lease in Glacier Point expired.
The original Firefall event might've been history if David Curry did not save it. Curry was the owner of Camp Curry. One day, he was eavesdropping on some people talking about the old Yosemite Firefall. He wanted to make a marvelous recreation of it. On March 8, 1917, Curry was given a five-year long lease. He was also given permission to showcase his form of the Firefall, the "Camp Curry Firefall." In addition to lighting up a bonfire and heaving it over Glacier Point, a loud conversation would commence. It would signal the seconds before the Firefall would start. A moment passed... and then the Firefall appeared-bright and blazing. The Firefall was like the chittering of a cricket in almost pure silence, and you just couldn't ignore it! Unfortunately, this version of the first Yosemite Firefall was like the previous one, cancelled on January, 1968.
However, the Firefall revives again! In 1973, Galen Rowell, a photographer, looked up during a walk at Yosemite and discovered Horsetail Falls was glowing orange. He snapped a picture with his camera, and news spread. The orange glow Rowell saw in 1973 at Horsetail Falls is the Yosemite Firefall we know today. Now, people come to Yosemite every year to stare awestruck at the Yosemite Firefall!
Conversation for the Camp Curry Firefall:
"Hello Glacier Point!"
"Hello Camp Curry!"
"Is the fire ready?"
"The fire is ready!"
"Let the fire fall!"
"The fire falls!"
Fire Relief
Fire Relief
By: Aysha & Aiyana
By: Aysha & Aiyana
Almost six fires have needed to be extinguished since January seventh. About 24,400 acres were burned in these fires and have destroyed so many people's homes. Let's see what organizations are doing to help people in need. To start, many organizations are creating hygiene kits. You may ask what a hygiene kit is. Well, a hygiene kit is a kit filled with things you need for your every day. For example, a toothbrush and toothpaste. You may also have heard of places where people can go if your house was burnt down or if you were in one of the evacuation zones. They are supplying a substantial place to stay until you get everything under control.
LA fires have been really affecting people and grew quickly. Lots of people they loved even their homes. Here is how people helped citizens who were affected by the fires, and how you can. The Grammys helped a lot and raised 7 million dollars. South Bay High School students pitched in for LA fire relief. They raised money by assembling different pop-up boutiques. Yale film and theater groups helped raise money for LA fire relief through ticket contributions. You can help people impacted by the fires by donating food or donating to a fundraiser. Those are some ways you can help those affected by LA fires.
Sources: mercurynews.com, yalenews.com, abcnews.go.com,
*911 whats your emegancy?* *Yes, there's a fire....* A call that changed L.A. The fires took 29 lives and people think that there are more people that sadly died .It burned more than 120.000 acres.
Sydney T
Ice Protests & Your Rights
Ice Protests & Your Rights
By: Ale
By: Ale
ICE agents prevent illegal immigration and prevent the unlawful traffic of goods into the U.S. , however everyone has rights that apply to this. To start off, some of your basic rights are that if an ICE agent is talking to you or is asking you questions you have the right to remain silent. If they are at your door, you do not have to open. They need a warrant to get in or on your property. Some of your other rights are that if you are being asked to sign anything you shouldn't, you have a right to a lawyer. A lawyer can be given by the law or you can call your personal lawyer ( if you have one ). Ultimately, even though immigrants are not legal in the U.S. they are still humans like all of us and they have their rights.
Thousands of people came together to protest on the 101 freeway. About 1,600 citizens gathered in other rallies. The reason so many people are protesting is because they all disagree with ICE and the president. The first protest was around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday February 2nd. Tons of people gathered for hours on the 101 freeway. There were marching around the city hall as well the rally was holding plenty of signs and flags. One of the flags that stood out was one that was half Mexico and the other half was America. One of the signs that stood out was one that said, "no one is illegal and stolen land" as they walked they chanted "Yes we can!" or " Si se puede!" Sarah Aguilar said the following," We are not criminals. We want to work. A lot of the people just want to work. We all want to provide. I am out here to represent for my people. I'm out here to be the voice for the people that have been silenced out of fear." Around 8:00 p.m. the 101 freeway was cleared, however more people got together in Pacoima and there were more rallies in Riverside, San Diego, Dallas and more. The second protest was on Monday, Feburary 3. This protest was called a day without immigrants. Hundreds of businesses and stores closed on Monday. The schools noticed the sudden drop in the attendance and many young adults gathered in Santa Ana with flags as well. In the end everyone noticed these protests and it is still yet to be determined if these protest and boycotts impacted enough to change the president's mind.
New Music!
New Music!
-By Anaya W.
-By Anaya W.
Music is beloved all around the globe, but what is new in California? As an example, you might love Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar, The Weekend, and more other creators. They all have something big for their music career and I am here to tell you that. First, let's start with The Weekend (which is one of my favorites), he recently released the song "Timeless" a collaboration. Or Sabrina Carpenter, she just released her new Deluxe album with songs like, "Busy Woman," "Bad Reviews," and especially "15 Minutes" which has a great moral on what to focus on in life and not all the fame. Another artist you may like, that released new hits is. Tate Mc Rae.
The Sun
The Sun
By: Frank Zhang
By: Frank Zhang
There are many fun facts about the Sun. This article will talk about the Sun and seasons.
When you view the Sun from the Earth, you may think the Sun is moving around the Earth from the east to the west. The Sun is in the middle of the solar system, so the Sun never moves. The Earth is spinning and orbiting around the Sun. When the Earth's axis points toward the Sun, it is the summer in the northern hemisphere, and when the Earth's axis points away, the season is winter in the northern hemisphere. The Sun has a longer path in the summer than in the winter, so summer has more daylight and sunlight. On average, Alaska gets 10-17 minutes more daylight per day than the rest of the USA.
There are many more facts about the Sun, so keep exploring!
Planets
Planets
These are all the planets, they are called Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Mercury takes 88 days for every orbit around sun. No humans can live on Mercury. Mercury does not have moons. Venus is the hottest planet. Venus is about the same size as earth. Venus takes 225 earth days to make 1 orbit. Earth is the planet we live on. It takes 365 earth days to make 1 orbit. Earth has a powerful magnetic field. Mars has 100 windstorms. Pieces have fallen to earth. Mars is half the size of earth. Jupiter is the biggest planet. Jupiter needs 4,333 earth days for every orbit. The red spot has a big storm. Saturn has a ring made of ice and dust. Saturn is the flattest planet. Saturn has 83 moons. Uranus is the coldest planet. Uranus is almost the same size as Neptune. Uranus spins sideways. Neptune is the windest planet. Neptune has 6 fainted rings. Neptune is the smallest gas giant. Pluto has five moons. Pluto is one third water. Pluto is the smallest planet.
I bet you know more facts about planets.
Dwarf Planets
Dwarf Planets
BY: Frank Zhang
BY: Frank Zhang
Dwarf planets are small planetary mass objects that are in direct orbits around the sun. Dwarf planets are smaller compared to planets. There are five dwarf planets in the solar system, and the dwarf planets are Pluto, Eris, Ceres, Humea, and Makemake. Pluto and Ceres are in the astroid belt.
Pluto is the biggest dwarf planet, and Pluto has five moons. Pluto is a very cold that it is -229°C -380°F, and it is 5.9 billion km from the sun. Eris is the second biggest dwarf planet, and it has only one moon called Dysnomia. Ceres is the smallest dwarf planet, and Ceres is between Mars and Jupiter. Humea is an oval dwarf planet, and it is the second largest Kuiper belt object. Makemake is slightly smaller than Pluto, and Makemake is the second brightest object in the Kuiper belt. It is seen from Earth while Pluto is the brightest dwarf planet, it is -243° and -400°F on Makemake.
There are more facts about dwarf planets
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