Noah Herrera

Artist Statement

Materials: Surf board, Surf wax, Crayons

My art represents Joel Tudor and Duke Kahanamoku because they are both surfers and they are the best of there times. What I did was I had a Surfboard that I don’t ride so I used that as my canvass. Instead of using paint I used surf wax and melted it with some crayons and waxed the board with the different colors. I used a screwdriver to peel away the wax to make the picture. I wanted to make this on a surf board and use the things I did because it represents Duke and Joel better than if I were to paint it on a canvass.

Resilient Essay

Joel Tudor and The Duke Kahanamoku are both great surfers. Joel Tudor is known to be the best surfer alive in long boarding and short boarding. The Duke was known as the man who introduced surfing to the world and the first big wave surfer. Joel and the Duke relate because they are both surfers and the Duke set up the legacy and evolution of surfing and Joel is a surfer of the new era but he still surfs the retro and classic style of when surfing started becoming popular. I relate to them because I love surfing and I don’t try to surf like every one else. I like to surf to have fun. But I don’t plan on starting a revolution in surfing.

The Duke was an all-around amazing person. He was an Olympic athlete. He invented surfing. He was a big wave surfer. He traveled around the world, was an actor, a lifeguard, and introduced surfing to California. He did pretty much everything. He won three gold medals in the Olympics. He was an Olympic athlete for 3 Olympics, from 1912 to 1920. He swam 100 yards in 55.4 seconds, and he swam 50 yards in 24.2 seconds. One of the things that made him swim so fast were his big feet (size 13) that helped him go faster when he kicked. After the Olympics he worked in Hollywood. He was asked to act in the movie the “Wake of the Red Witch.” Being in this movie made him more famous. While he was in California, he surfed at surf spots like Huntington, Balboa, Redondo, and Corona Del Mar. He traveled all over the world introducing surfing to a whole bunch of new places like the United States, Australia, and Europe. He made his own surfboards but, they didn’t have a fin or anything to make it ride straight so you had to really control it. Before Duke went to California, the lifeguards just swam out to drowning people to save them. But once he went there, they started using the surfboards to save people and it was a faster way to get the people out of the water to save them. The Duke relates to Joel Tudor because The Duke is the best surfer ever and Joel is the best surfer alive, and they both surf with a tremendous style.
Some quotes by Duke are “ out of the water, I am nothing”, “Just take your time - wave comes. Let the other guys go, catch another one.” “The father of modern surfing”

Joel Tudor is the best surfer alive. He doesn’t ride all the new fancy high performance, short board surfboards. His father Joe didn’t want him to move into surfing in the short board revolution. He wanted him to stick with the old school retro boards and long boards to keep that legacy of surfing going. He was born in San Diego, California 6.11.76. He started surfing at 5 years old. When he was a kid, he wasn’t really interested in surfing. He was more interested in skateboarding. But on a family trip to Puerto Vallerta, his dad put him on a surfboard and he instantly got hooked on surfing. He is a world champion long boarder. He has gotten 1st place in 22-surf contests. He has the best style when he surfs. The way he surfs makes you think anyone can surf like he does. He makes it all look so easy. Joel now shapes boards for his company Joel Tudor surf boards. He has 25 original boards he shapes. He is the most popular long board surfer and he continues the legacy of the long boards and retro boards. Joel Tudor relates to Duke Kahanamoku because style is the soul of surfing and it never dies. Joel is like a new version of Duke and keeps livin’ on.

I’m no amazing surfer that’s going to start a revolution in surfing. I surf for fun and never get tired of surfing. I always try to get better. I don’t surf aggressively. I like taking long slow rides and make the waves last, making the most of it. I relate to Joel Tudor because I don’t like the new short board revolution and I like retro boards, long boards and those kinds of styles of surfing. I relate to Duke Kahanamoku because he is the kind of person that when he goes for some thing he keeps on working on it until he gets it. That’s what I do if there’s some thing I really want to accomplish.
I’ll continue the legacy of Joel and the Duke by surfing for fun. My goal is not to be better than any one else, but to help others and teach other people to surf.

Trial Reflection

During the Trial my strengths were listening to what they would say an writing down notes really fast. what I did be for the trial was get some evidence for the bailiff like the boulder. I also made noticed that the prosecutors had better evidence and talked better and the witnesses said alot of things that jack did that were bad and good. Since i was in the jury I couldn't Tell my opinions during the trial until we went in to the room and decided if he was guilty or not.I think that i deserve a B on this project because I worked pretty hard on most of the stuff but there was some
stuff that i didnt try my hardest on.

Publication project

Title: The flying Iguana

Author: Noah Herrera

Genre: Adventure

Pages: 3

Mentor source: I woke up in the middle of the night and the T.V. was left on and there was a skydiving Iguana drinking a Carona in Mexico. thats how I got the idea to make a a story about a skydiving Iguana. Why I got a lobster in the picture was because the last time I went to Mexico i ate lobster

Audience: My Audience is for Kids because it's got animals as characters and its a really short story.

Writing process: I've written three drafts so far and in the end I think I'm going to have 5 or 6

Publishing Process: I'm going to combine my Story with Grant's story and make a little book because both our story's are kid story's and they both involve a lobster.

Feature Cast From The Past! Reflection

Project Purpose:
To understand the difference between Cause/Effect Relationships and Correlations. To understand how and why major events in history are connected and intertwined (think yarn activity!). To research a major event from U.S. history in order to understand why it is significant and how it relates to other major events. To understand features of a feature article and podcast and to be able to create a feature article or podcast about your major event in history.

Project Requirements:
To present the 5Ws of your major event to the class. To write/peer edit/revise a feature article or podcast. To have at least three drafts in your Writing Portfolio. To present a polished version of your feature article or podcast on Media Night, as well as posting it online to our Team Featurecast from the Past web page (made by James).

Specific Concepts Learned:
Include at least two concepts. Be specific about the information/research/differences between correlations and cause/effect relationships that you learned. You should be able to explain the significance of your event (include specific facts) or give an example of a correlation and a cause/effect relationship between your event and another significant event.

1. I learned that if the children's march didn't happen then blacks and whites would be separated today.

2. I learned how to work Garage Band and edit and change an aif.file into a mp3.

Challenges:
What challenges did you face throughout this project? How did you overcome these challenges?

Some challenges were that My podcast wouldn't save and my computer would freeze. And it was hard to find a quite place to record.

Real-World Significance:
What is the real-world significance of learning major events in history and how they are related? What is the real-world significance of research or creating feature articles/podcasts?

The real world significance of this project is that i learned how to make a podcast so if i work for a radio station i would go like, hey i remember when i made a podcast in 8th grade, and ill remember what to do. And the history i learned i could use it for something later in life.

Noah Herrera

The 1960’s

Pod Cast Interview

Intro music: “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix fades in 10 seconds, then fades out.

Intro: Hey everyone! This is the “Back in the Day” show on Banana Peel radio and today our Special guest is Noah from the sixties!

Noah: So 60’s Noah what were some of the major sixties events?

60’s Noah: Well, there was the Children’s March in 1963, John F. Kennedy was Assassinated, Martin Luther King was assassinated, and last but not least, Woodstock.

Noah: Wow, can you tell us any thing you remember from the Children’s March?

60’s Noah: The Children’s march was a big walk out when many African American kids walked out of school on to the streets of Alabama to protest and ask for freedom and equal rights. There were about 1000 kids marching down the street. They were taking kids in to jail for protesting and being out of school. There were so many there was no more room in jail for the kids. They would let them out and they would walk back in. The second day, they brought out the fire hoses and started spraying the kids. And the third day, they brought out dogs. It was just horrible.

Noah: Where was it and what year was it?

60’s Noah: It was happening in 1963 and it was in Birmingham, Alabama.

Noah: That’s crazy, I can’t believe how mean and racist people can be.

Ok now I think we will have a break, and when we come back, we’re going to hear about the Woodstock Festival and Concert.


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And we’re back. This is Noah on Banana Peel radio with our special guest,
Noah, from the sixties.



Noah: So, 60’s Noah we were just talking about the Children’s March.
Now were moving on to Woodstock.
(Hooray!!!! And clapping in back round)



Noah: So, Noah, from the Sixties, Word on the street is that you went to Woodstock.

60’s Noah: Yes, I did and it was quite an experience.

Noah: What was it and why did they have it?

60’s Noah: It was a time to get away form the war and all of the problems like racism and hatred. It was a time of peace, love, and music.

Noah: That’s cool. Where did they have it?

60’s Noah: It was on Max Yasgur’s 600-acre Dairy farm.

Noah: And how many people showed up?

60’s Noah: They were expecting 30,000 people to show up, but there ended up being 500,000.

Noah: That’s crazy, 600 Acres and 500,000 people!


60’s Noah: That’s right and when everyone left, the grassy Dairy Farm turned in to a muddy wasteland.

Noah: Cool, how long did it last?

60’s Noah: 4 days: August 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th.

Noah: That’s one long concert. How did the people survive?

60’s Noah: It sure was. Well you could buy an 8-dollar ticket and get a camping spot and get in to the event. But there was so many people there that it turned into a free event.
The people tore down the fence that kept the people out. It was so crowded, the only way the performers could get out of there was by helicopter.

Noah: Who did it end with?

60’s Noah: The last performer was Jimi Hendrix and his last song was “Hey, Joe”.

Noah: Cool, that’s a good song, too. So how do you think the sixties connect to the attitudes, issues and ideas to today?

60’s Noah: That’s easy, if the Children’s March in Birmingham didn’t happen, then Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech wouldn’t have happened and they would probably be separating Blacks from Whites today. By having Woodstock, its changed perspectives on peace and influenced people in music.

Noah: That’s cool, well thanks 60’s Noah and thanks for your time.

60’s Noah: No problem, Peace Out.


Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix starts

Noah: And Id like to thank all tour sponsors for making this happen.

www.kyrene.org, www.stanford.edu, my Mom’s friend Gerri and www.woodstock69.com

Thanks for listening.

Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix fades out.

Querencia

Noah Herrera

Surfing Querencia

A Querencia is when you’re in a place that you feel most powerful and comfortable. My Querencia is when I’m surfing. When I’m in the water, I feel powerful and in control. When the water is clear, I can see the bottom and I know where I am. As I paddle over the water, I see fish jumping out of the water and fish surrounding the kelp drifting with the current.


I see the swells coming in to the beach and forming in to waves. When the right one comes I paddle with all my effort and lean into the swell. Before the wave even breaks I stand up and feel the bumpy wax on my feet. When the water is clear I look right through the face of the wave and see other surfers behind me as I do a bottom turn.

Once the wave breaks I get down low and look behind me and watch it break over the tail of my board. I feel the water rushing through my fingers as I stick my hand into the water to slow my self down to ride the tube but it’s too small and the water splashes on to my back. I turn up to the top of the wave when I’m going too slow to get a boost of speed. It helps me get further away form the white-wash and I can do a quick turn and bounce off the white wash. Once the wave stars to die down or close out I do a sharp turn and do one of my favorite parts about surfing, launching over the lip and do a flip over the top.

Even though I got hit in the face and sliced my cheek open by my fin, I like surfing too much to be afraid to surf again. I understand that the ocean is powerful and I’m aware of the things that it can do.