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THE WARRIORS CROSS THE BRIDGE
DELAYS, DELAYS,
DELAYS!
By Miles Bernson
It took 11 years to build the new span
of the Bay Bridge! The Central Subway line,
which will run from the Caltrain station near
the Giants’ ballpark to Chinatown, is going on
10 years so far.
A PEEK INSIDE
THE CHRONICLE
By BenNoah Arnold
We were all in awe when we were told
that we were going to the morning editors’
meeting at the San Francisco Chronicle,
the biggest newspaper in our city.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
This is what the arena is supposed to look like when it is done. (Photo courtesy of the Golden State Warriors)
THE WARRIORS
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5-acre bay-front park across the street. In The Warriors want to move because the The pricing for the tickets is expected to
addition to this, another unique feature arena in Oakland is too old and San increase a lot. The team will not tell us
will be special parking for 300 bikes to help Francisco has more rich fans. Philadelphia the exact amount for different tickets,
with traffic around the arena. Why drive was the original home for the Warriors, although the courtside tickets are about
when you can bike? and then they moved to San Francisco. $615-$716 each … I mean whoa! Also, the
Our district supervisor, Aaron Peskin, arena is estimated to cost almost $1 billion!
“This will be the best NBA arena,” said recalls going to the Cow Palace stadium
Rick Welts, the Golden State Warriors’ to see the Warriors play when he was a Some fun touches to the arena include a
president. kid. The Warriors moved to Oakland in kitchen, weight rooms and hot and cold-
1971, now they are moving back. Coach water therapy pools dedicated for visiting
A not-so-good fact is the number of seats Robinson said: “It’s great for San Francisco; performers and athletes, just like the home
will go down from the 19,596 seats at the people will get more jobs here. The prices team. They will be used for events like
Warriors’ current arena in Oakland to will go up a lot, though, and the Oakland concerts, Disney on Ice and more, too!
18,064 seats. That is 1,532 fewer seats. Al fans might not be too happy about the Cool, right?
Saracevic, a sports journalist at the San move, but they can just take the BART.”
Francisco Chronicle, said: “This is kind of You don’t need to go to a game to enjoy
complicated and sad. … What’s happening The money to pay for the Chase Center the new arena. You can enjoy the bay-front
with modern day arenas is that they are got a major boost when JPMorgan Chase park, restaurants and more.
putting in less seats that are available to the bank got the naming rights for 20 years at
kind of average people and putting in more a price estimated to be $300 million! The So the big news is that the Golden State
luxury suites, so the team makes more bank pays that money to have the building Warriors are moving to San Francisco,
money. You know those little fancy rooms named after them. It is the richest arena and their new arena is said to be the best
where everyone is in there and there is free naming rights deal ever in the U.S.! The arena ever!
food and drinks and it’s really fancy? That’s Chase Center isn’t funded by the city, so
a luxury suite.” the city will not have to pay for it.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
A PEEK INSIDE
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stained glass windows and talked about
the history of the newspaper, which was
started by two brothers in 1865. Then we
met one of the veteran reporters named
Steve Rubenstein.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Meet Our New 4th+5th Grade Teacher!
By Felix Ramirez for 12 years and 5th graders for 14 years. I NYT: How has elementary school changed
Calling all students! Welcome our new especially enjoy the older grades who can since you were a kid?
4th and 5th grade teacher, Ms. Ng! Here’s an drill deeper into subjects. Ms. Ng: The biggest change is the
interview with the new teacher so everyone expectations for students and teachers have
can know a little bit about her. increased tremendously. We never had any
homework in elementary school and had
New Yick Times: Why did you become a three recesses each day. (Author’s note: 2nd
teacher? grade and lower still have three recesses.
Lucky.) I don’t remember writing one single
Ms. Ng: My kindergarten teacher, Miss paper in elementary school. Students are
Burdette, was my inspiration. She really learning so much more now.
took the time to know each of her students.
This was demonstrated to me when she NYT: Have you had any pets?
bought me a dress for Picture Day, replaced
the ice cream that I accidentally dropped Ms. Ng loves class, libraries and nature. Ms. Ng: I grew up with a tortoise (Tommy),
on the sidewalk when she treated the class (Felix Ramirez staff photo) chicks (no names since they didn’t last
to ice cream cones, and taught me how through the night; we think the neighbor-
NYT: Where would you like to work if you hood cat got to them), a pit bull (Buttons),
to dribble a ball. Miss Burdette taught me weren’t a teacher?
phonics, and I would go home and teach a mixed-breed dog (Gentleman), and two
my mom. I wanted to be just like her! Ms. Ng: I would work in a library because I Jack Russell terriers (Jackie and Cassie).
We kept in touch with each other every love books and the smell of a library. There’s
Christmas when I called her until I was 18 something so peaceful about being in a
place surrounded by shelves and shelves NYT: What’s one thing that you would like
years old and she passed away. to accomplish this year?
of books, where I can be in one place and
at the same time be in another time, place, Ms. Ng: To provide many opportunities for
NYT: When did you start teaching?
and meeting new people, all from books. my students to challenge themselves and
Ms. Ng: I started teaching in 1988 to The other place I would work would be give their best, to not be afraid to be in
preschoolers, then worked with students in a national park. Being outdoors and an uncomfortable space. For those uncom-
in an afterschool program for three years exploring nature brings me a great sense of fortable spaces provide the most growth.
before teaching full time to 3rd graders peace as well.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Six Quick Questions for Ms. Natasha
By Jillian Hickox
I’m writing about Ms. Natasha to help NYT: How do you want to encourage your Ms. Natasha: The Nigella, also called “love
everyone get to know her better, since she students? in a mist,” because I love that something so
is the new gardening teacher at school. Ms. Natasha: I want to show them tiny can be so beautiful and seem so big.
She loves gardening and teaches the everything that’s possible by planting
kindergartners through second graders. I everywhere we can.
interviewed her and asked her some quick
important questions about her.
NYT: Have you been a teacher before?
New Yick Times: What is your favorite part Ms. Natasha: I was an assistant 5th grade
of your job? teacher for two years in Cape Cod,
Ms. Natasha: Helping students connect Massachusetts.
with nature and seeing them connect.
NYT: What made you move from Cape
Cod to San Francisco?
Ms. Natasha: My husband lived in San
Francisco and didn’t want to move.
NYT: What do you like to do outside of NYT: What was your inspiration to
school? become a teacher?
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COMMUNITY NEWS
New Fun at Washington Square Park
By Lola MacPhee
Though the statue still stands, the You can see there is no more sand, instead,
playground has completely changed. they used green artificial turf.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Listening to the Air
By Matteo Mohammadi
While visiting the Exploratorium, At first I thought they were wind chimes, the Chabot Space and Science Center. The
I came across a set of bells with an but then I found out that they were bells highlight differences in air quality
interesting sound, and I wanted to know actually an environmental art project around the different neighborhoods. At
what they were. about the air we breathe. The name of the the Exploratorium and the Chabot Space
artist is Rosten Woo. He makes projects and Science Center they don’t chime very
that help us understand the relationship often.
of people with their environment. The
name of the project is Mutual Air, and the
bells measure air pollution in the form of According to Chabot volunteer Steve Berl,
particulates, like dust, pollen, soot, smoke the bells don’t chime there often, “but they
and small drops of liquid. The bells chime were going crazy during the Camp Fire
whenever they detect it. back in November.”
The idea behind the project is to get people They do chime more often in
to notice the air quality they are breathing, neighborhoods where there is industry,
because it usually doesn’t cross our minds. like factories that make things, and near
When we hear the bells it makes us think freeways because there are more particles
about it and hopefully do something to in the air. This means that the people who
make our air better, like driving our cars live in these areas breathe more unhealthy
less or not burning wood. air every day. Rosten Woo made this
project to get us thinking about this and
Besides the Exploratorium, the bells are in hopefully get us to take action.
Photo courtesy of Mutual Air place around Oakland neighborhoods and
DELAYS
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The original cost of the project was $942.2
million. Much of the funding came from
a Federal Transit Administration program
called New Starts in 2012. The rest is being
paid for by the State of California, the The main reason has to do with the longer than the trench digging technique that
Metropolitan Transportation Commission, complicated underground excavation of they used downtown, which was more like
the San Francisco County Transportation the Chinatown station at Washington and digging a trench, building a station, and then
Authority, and the City of San Francisco. Stockton streets. It uses mining techniques to covering it back up with dirt. They have also
dig deep underneath the ground to build the blamed problems on delays from relocating
Now let’s get to the meat of the issue. What’s station, which keeps the Chinatown streets Pacific Gas and Electric Co. electric lines near
up with all these delays? open during construction. This took a lot the Chinatown station at Stockton Street.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
What Francisco Middle School is Really Like
By Harrison Cote
Some Yick Wo students might be nervous more than you even need. Because of all of talking to friends, getting to know people you
about going to Francisco Middle School, if that the friends there, you never feel left out. don’t have classes with. I think it’s enough time.
is their next school. But they don’t need to be
nervous. These three students who used to go to NYT: Are there lots of tests and homework? Selah: Sometimes. But there are a lot of clubs
Yick Wo tell us what Francisco Middle School (Some examples from NYT reporting: Girls
is like. Leo: It really depends how fast you can get Learn International, library club, chess club,
work done in class. … It’s about the same as Minecraft club). Sometimes doing a certain
New Yick Times: What do you like about Yick Wo. Sometimes it’s actually a little bit club you are more focused on the club than
Francisco Middle School? less if you get your work done on time. eating.
Leo: I like the choices that you have. You have Selah: To me, yes. Lars: No, I don’t. I don’t think so. It gives you
the option to take different classes and do enough time to think about what you have to
different lunchtime clubs and afterschool clubs. Lars: No. Barely any tests, but there is a good do and get set for your next class, but it’s not
amount of homework. enough to eat lunch at the same time and get
Selah: I like the teachers. Some of them are some exercise.
really funny, and they’re really good at teaching NYT: Do you think there is enough time for
the subject that they have. your combined lunch and recess? Other information we learned about Francisco
Middle School: It’s in a really good location.
Lars: Because all of the staff are so nice. If you Leo: I do. You don’t really play around much There are three stores near it where you can get
need help, they provide lots of help, maybe at recess anymore. It’s more for eating and sandwiches, snacks and other stuff.
Lars Vandenberg, 7th grade Selah Gale, 6th grade Leo Wingate, 6th grade
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Pizza
Tony’s Golden Tommaso’s Other
Place
Boy
Wood-burning
Kind of
Napoletana Sicilian oven, thin-crust
Pizza
pizza
Founded
2009 1978 1935
Year
How Long All 5th graders 40 y/o, 10 more years 17 more years until
They’ve Been were born by the before Golden Boy’s Tommaso’s will be 100
Around For time Tony’s was pizza will be 50 y/o years old
founded
Vote
Percentage 25% 36% 5% 34%
Says Editor-in-Chief
Says Harrison Cote, Audrey Cooper and
Top Says Aaron Peskin, Says Aanya Shah,
our school Food Editor Paolo
Pick Lucchesi of the San our city supervisor our school president
vice president
Francisco Chronicle
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YICK WO NEWSPAPER CLUB
2018-2019
Members of the Yick Wo Newspaper Club on their November 9 visit to the San Francisco Chronicle. Behind them is the entryway to the Chronicle’s
executive offices and newsroom.
Reporters:
Bonnie Addison-Burns, Erik Alden, BenNoah Arnold, Miles Bernson, Harrison Cote, Jillian Hickox, Lola MacPhee, Matteo Mohammadi,
Felix Ramirez and Aanya Shah
Parent Editors: John Cote, Jenna Welch and Serena Satyasai The New Yick Times
Graphic Design: Georgi Belev Established 2010
Special thanks to: Principal Sarah Van Velsor, Susanna Wong, Stephanie Dominguez, George Loew, The Newspaper of Record for
Aaron Peskin, Sarah Madland, Tamara Barak Aparton and Christina Noori for Yick Wo Elementary School
their support. 2245 Jones St, San Francisco, CA 94133
May 2019
Printing costs paid by the Yick Wo PTO.
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