Thursday, September 29, 2016

[Volcano_Vista_HS] VVHS Announcements--Thursday, September 29, 2016



HOMECOMING TICKETS: tickets will be on sale today for $25 per ticket. You must have your current ID to purchase a ticket. No parking passes will be on sale during the week of ticket sales.

 

SPIRIT WEEK:


TODAY: Tropical Twin Thursday

  • Thursday in the DECA Snack Bar and Lava Pit, we will be selling Dion's Pizza, Fried Chicken with buttery biscuits, Regular Pepsi and Starbucks Iced Coffee Drinks.

September 30: Fancy Friday

  • We will be on a long assembly schedule for coronation. 

  • The football boosters will be sponsoring a tailgate before the game from 4 to 6:30 at the north east corner of Community Stadium.

 October 1: Homecoming Dance 8pm – 11pm at VVHS

  • Be sure you have your current school ID with you when you check in at the door!

Open Mic Night is back!  Our first Open Mic Night of the school year will be next Wednesday, October 5 from 6 - 9 in the Black Box Theater.  Sign up will be from Wednesday, September 28 until 2:30 pm Tuesday, October 4 outside of G201, Mrs. Rizzardi's room.  Sign up early, we expect a great turnout!

 

 COUNSELING:

  • Seniors- College Days will be held today in the Library. If you do not have a 6th period class you are still able to attend! Please come to the library at 1:00.  There will be a sign in at the door. Come get information for 30 national and regional colleges. To make the most out of your college days experience visit www.gotocollegefairs.com

ATHLETICS 

  • Staff Yoga today in the library at 2:50.

  • Reminder:  Step counts are due to Coach Suman by tomorrow afternoon!  Participation is waning...let's step it up and keep on moving!  Every step counts!!!

  • GOLF: at Los Altos todayat 9am

  • FB: plays Highland tomorrow at 7pm at Community Stadium.

  • XC is in the LaCueva Invite at 9 Saturday

  • Girls Soccer plays Piedra Vista at noon on Saturday

  • Boys Soccer will play at Piedra Vista at 10 on Saturday

     

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (September 29)



1982: Greatest daily September snowfall on record in Reno, NV, with 1.5" measured.

1976: Pinnacles National Monument (Monterey Co.) received 1.18" of rain.

1976: Thunderstorms struck the central and southern San Joaquin Valley with up to 2-1/2" of rain falling in some areas.
Dramatic lightning displays were seen from Fowler to Delano and marble size hail fell in Visalia and Porterville.
The storm knocked out power to several thousand customers and also struck two F-106s airplanes operated by the Fresno Air National Guard causing burn marks on the planes. The heavy rain also caused a roof to collapse at a building under construction as well as flooded homes, businesses and streets.
It also caused additional damage to crops that were seriously affected by the rain associated with Tropical Depression Kathleen.

1970: Drought in Southern California climaxed and hot Santa Ana winds blew starting on 9.25 and ending on 9.30. Winds peaked at 60 mph at Cuyamaca.
The winds sparked the Laguna Fire, one of the largest in California history.
8 were killed, 400 homes were destroyed, and 185,000 acres were burned as of 9.28 from Cuyamaca to Alpine.
In all, the fire consumed whole communities of interior San Diego County.
500,000 acres were burned and caused $50 million in damage.

1965: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV was 23° F.

1946: A tropical storm moved northward into northern Baja California and dissipated.
Moisture from this system produced a particular cloudburst of 3" in 30 minutes in San Bernardino.
Around San Bernardino farmlands, orchards and vineyards were eroded and some roads were damaged.
Many homes were flooded.

1932: Heavy rains starting on 9.28 and ending on 10.1 came from a dying tropical cyclone.
It brought flooding to parts of the mountains and deserts of Southern California.
4.38" of rain fell at Tehachapi in 7 hours on 9.30.
Floods in Tehachapi resulted in 15 deaths.

1921: A tropical storm crossed the Baja peninsula southwest of Yuma, AZ, and moved up the Colorado River Valley.
Several stations along the Colorado River reported in excess of 3" of rain, including 3.65" at Yuma.
Other amounts included 1.5" at Flagstaff, 1.24" at Prescott, 0.68" at Tucson, and 0.56" at Phoenix, AZ.

1894: San Francisco received 0.68" of rain.

1890: 1.12" of rain falls in Fresno, tying the highest calendar day amount on record for the month of September last set on September 26, 1898.

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, Phoenix, & San Diego

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Re: [californiadisasters] The EQ Advisory Being Hidden In Plain Sight





Ok...Kimmer thank you for that delightful news.  Slow doom!
Love all the posts guys!  You ROCK!

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Governor's Director of Emergency Services Reminds Californians to be Prepared for Earthquakes

Jonathan Gudel Sep 27, 2016 10:45 pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Following a swarm of recent small magnitude earthquakes that began on Monday near the Salton Sea in Southern California, the Director of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services reminded local emergency managers and the public to be prepared for the potential of similar or larger earthquakes over the next week.
"California is earthquake country. We must always be prepared and not let our guard down," said Director Mark Ghilarducci. "The threat of an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault hasn't gone away, so this is another important opportunity for us to revisit our emergency plans and learn what steps you need to take if a significant earthquake hits."
This reminder comes just a few weeks before the Great Shakeout, a nationwide earthquake preparedness drill on October 20.
Ghilarducci asked the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council (CEPEC) to convene on Tuesday morning to discuss and evaluate a sequence of small earthquakes that have occurred about 10 kilometers southwest of Bombay Beach, Salton Sea area. CEPEC is a committee of earthquake experts that reviews potentially credible earthquake forecasts and advises the Director using their best judgement.
The council concluded that stresses associated with this recent earthquake swarm may slightly increase the probability between 0.03 percent and 1.0 percent of an additional earthquake as large, or larger, than the September 26 magnitude 4.3 occurring over the next week.
Although this increased probability is relatively small, Ghilarducci stressed that it's always important for officials and the public to take steps to prepare.
On Tuesday afternoon, Cal OES held a conference call with emergency managers in eight Southern California counties to discuss this recent swarm of earthquakes and ensure that local emergency plans and preparedness education remains a priority. He reminded them of the important earthquake response and recovery planning work that has been done over the years, including earthquake plans in Northern and Southern California and the Cascadia Subduction Zone–Earthquake and Tsunami Plan along the north coast.

Source: http://www.oesnews.com/governors-director-emergency-services-reminds-californians-prepared-earthquakes/




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Governor's Director of Emergency Services Reminds Californians to be Prepared for Earthquakes

Sep 27, 2016 10:45 pm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Following a swarm of recent small magnitude earthquakes that began on Monday near the Salton Sea in Southern California, the Director of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services reminded local emergency managers and the public to be prepared for the potential of similar or larger earthquakes over the next week.

"California is earthquake country. We must always be prepared and not let our guard down," said Director Mark Ghilarducci. "The threat of an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault hasn't gone away, so this is another important opportunity for us to revisit our emergency plans and learn what steps you need to take if a significant earthquake hits."

This reminder comes just a few weeks before the Great Shakeout, a nationwide earthquake preparedness drill on October 20.

Ghilarducci asked the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council (CEPEC) to convene on Tuesday morning to discuss and evaluate a sequence of small earthquakes that have occurred about 10 kilometers southwest of Bombay Beach, Salton Sea area. CEPEC is a committee of earthquake experts that reviews potentially credible earthquake forecasts and advises the Director using their best judgement.

The council concluded that stresses associated with this recent earthquake swarm may slightly increase the probability between 0.03 percent and 1.0 percent of an additional earthquake as large, or larger, than the September 26 magnitude 4.3 occurring over the next week.

Although this increased probability is relatively small, Ghilarducci stressed that it's always important for officials and the public to take steps to prepare.

On Tuesday afternoon, Cal OES held a conference call with emergency managers in eight Southern California counties to discuss this recent swarm of earthquakes and ensure that local emergency plans and preparedness education remains a priority. He reminded them of the important earthquake response and recovery planning work that has been done over the years, including earthquake plans in Northern and Southern California and the Cascadia Subduction Zone–Earthquake and Tsunami Plan along the north coast.

Source: http://www.oesnews.com/governors-director-emergency-services-reminds-californians-prepared-earthquakes/


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[californiadisasters] South SAFZ Short-Term Seismic Forecast





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[californiadisasters] Graphic of the Day - Current Wildfires (9/28/16)



Eclecic Arcania notes that the California wildfires just keep coming without much if any break this year:

http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/2016/09/graphic-of-day-current-wildfires-92816.html


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[californiadisasters] 2005 Topanga Fire, Wednesday, 28 September 2016



"2005 Topanga Fire" reminder
When
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
08:00 PM to 08:00 PM
(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time - Dublin / Edinburgh / Lisbon / London
Where
Los Angeles County - San Fernando Valley
Notes
At 1:50 PM this date in 2005 a fire started near the intersection of the Simi Valley Freeway and Topanga Blvd. and pushed by strong Santa Ana Winds burned into Ventura County charring 24,175 acres and destroying 3 homes and damaging one other one and destroying 3 commercial structures and damaging two others along with destroying 7 outbuildings.
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[Volcano_Vista_HS] VVHS Announcements--Wednesday, September 28, 2016



HOMECOMING TICKETS: tickets will be on sale today for $25 per ticket. You must have your current ID to purchase a ticket. No parking passes will be on sale during the week of ticket sales.

 

SPIRIT WEEK:

TODAY: Lava Luau Wednesday 

September 29: Tropical Twin Thursday

  • Thursday in the DECA Snack Bar and Lava Pit, we will be selling Dion's Pizza, Fried Chicken with buttery biscuits, Regular Pepsi and Starbucks Iced Coffee Drinks.

September 30: Fancy Friday

October 1: Homecoming Dance 8-11PM VVHS


A special thanks goes out to Senate for organizing a great carnival and Powderpuff game last night. The winners of the DECA candy containers from last night's carnival are as follows: Carissa Casaus, Orionna Bean, Mikayla Rivera and Kamryn Chavez. If your name was announced, please see Mr. Colburn during lunch in the DECA Snack Bar to claim your prize.

 

Open Mic Night is back!  Our first Open Mic Night of the school year will be next Wednesday, October 5 from 6 - 9 in the Black Box Theater.  Sign up will be from Wednesday, September 28 until 2:30 pm Tuesday, October 4 outside of G201, Mrs. Rizzardi's room.  Sign up early, we expect a great turnout!

 

FNHS: There will be a French Honor Society meeting today at lunch in E113. All members should plan to attend.

 

BOWLING coach will be in room F-105 today at lunch. Coach Hampel will answer questions about the VVHS team and accept new team members.  No experience is necessary.  This is a special invitation to freshmen to get involved.


 COUNSELING:

  • Seniors- College Days will be held this Thursday in the Library. If you do not have a 6th period class you are still able to attend! Please come to the library at 1:00.  There will be a sign in at the door. Come get information for 30 national and regional colleges. To make the most out of your college days experience visit www.gotocollegefairs.com

ATHLETICS 

  • Boys Soccer plays Cibola here today at 3:30

  • Girls Soccer plays Cibola tonight at 6:30 at the Soccer Complex

  • Volleyball plays at Rio Rancho tonight at 6pm

  • GOLF: Thursday at Los Altos at 9am

     

And remember

As always

It's Great to be a Hawk

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[Geology2] Earthquake expert Lucy Jones: Salton Sea swarms occur



Colin Atagi, The Desert Sun
September 27, 2016


It's been about eight years since the Salton Sea was the epicenter of a swarm of earthquakes, but the abundance of temblors doesn't necessarily indicate a larger one to come, a renowned seismologist says.

Lucy Jones, formerly with the United States Geological Survey, tweeted throughout Monday about the dozens of quakes centered near Bombay Beach.  She said they were linked to a fault line that's about five miles south of where the San Andreas Fault ends and is known to produce clusters of temblors.

"Most likely, nothing more will happen," Jones said.

The last time there were swarms in the area were in 2001 and 2009 -- periods separated by a stretch similar to the one separating 2009 from 2016. The 2009 swarm lasted for two days.

There were were more than 110 earthquakes in the same area since Monday morning, but they mostly included minuscule quakes that wouldn't have been felt.

At least two dozen earthquakes were magnitude 2.5 or larger. They included three earthquakes above magnitude 4.0.

The last earthquake happened about 10:45 p.m. Monday and was a magnitude 3.2, according to the USGS.

As is expected of such moderate-sized earthquakes, there have been no reports of damage.

http://www.desertsun.com/story/weather/earthquakes/2016/09/27/earthquake-salton-sea-jones/91165728/
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[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (September 28)



2005: A strong Santa Ana Wind event raked Southern California on this date and drove a small fire which began along Topanga Canyon Boulevard (SR 27) in the Chatsworth area of the Santa Susana Mountains over several thousand acres today and over 16,000 acres today and tomorrow. The Topanga Fire ultimately consumed 24,175 acres and several homes and businesses.

1971: Lowest reading ever at Lodgepole (Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP) in September, 19° F.

1970: Drought in Southern California climaxed and hot Santa Ana winds blew starting on 9.25 and ending on 9.30.
Winds peaked at 60 mph at Cuyamaca.
The winds sparked the Laguna Fire, one of the largest in California history.
Eight were killed, 400 homes were destroyed, and 185,000 acres were burned as of this day from Cuyamaca to Alpine.
In all, the fire consumed whole communities of interior San Diego County.
Half a million acres were burned and caused fifty million dollars in damage.

1966: San Francisco had a high of 95° F.

1966: Pismo Beach hit 100° F establishing a monthly high temperature mark.

1932: Heavy rains starting on this day and ending on 10.1 came from a dying tropical cyclone.
It brought flooding to parts of the mountains and deserts of Southern California.
4.38" of rain fell at Tehachapi in seven hours on 9.30.
Floods in Tehachapi resulted in 15 deaths.

1926:  A wildfire threatened Carson City, NV.
Five firefighters were killed when they were trapped by flames in Clear Creek Canyon.

1921: A tropical storm crossed the Baja peninsula southwest of Yuma, AZ, and moved up the Colorado River Valley.
Several stations along the Colorado River reported in excess of 3" of rain, including 3.65" at Yuma.
Other amounts included 1.5" at Flagstaff, 1.24" at Prescott, 0.68" at Tucson, and 0.56" at Phoenix, AZ.

1918: Susanville recorded 1.37" of precipitation.

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Phoenix, & San Diego

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