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Teams
announced for The 43rd Annual Tostitos
Fiesta Bowl
By
Bette Sharpe - Glendale Daily Planet
No.
15 University of Central Florida vs. No.
6 Baylor University on January 1, 2014.
Kickoff is at 6:30
p. m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) at
the University of Phoenix Stadium in
Glendale.
This
year’s American Athletic Conference (AAC)
champion, Central Florida University (CFU)
Knights, will meet the Big 12 Conference
champion Baylor University (BU) Bears for
the "first" time in Glendale on
January 1, 2014 for the 43rd Annual
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at the University of
Phoenix Stadium.
Both
teams have an 11-1record for the season.
The CFU Knights is ranked no. 15 and the
Baylor Bears are ranked at no. 6. To
achieve such outstanding records, coaches
George O’Leary at UCF and Art Briles at
Baylor have done a great job. Their
records stand for themselves.
As
soon as the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl teams
were announced team fans started to plan
their trip west to Arizona and to
Glendale. University of Central Florida is
located in Orlando, Florida. Fans of the
Knights will be coming from Waco, Texas.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 3649.
The
Glendale Convention and Visitor Bureau’s
Terry Williams and Loraine Pino are
preparing for the big game. The
Glendale Visitor Center is now
transformed into the Fiesta Bowl
Football headquarters in the West
Valley, showcasing team colors and
décor, including the clocks changing
times to reflect the team markets in
Orlando and Waco. In addition, the
Glendale Visitor Center is preparing
information for visitors and sending
out Cerreta’s Candy baskets to the
schools. The Visitor Center began
receiving inquiries from incoming fans
as soon as the teams were announced.
As of Monday afternoon, the requests
from Waco are outpacing Florida
requests 10 to 1.
"We
are thrilled to welcome these first
time teams to Arizona. Fiesta Bowl
fans are fantastic and truly
passionate about their hometown
teams," said Lorraine Pino,
Manager of the Glendale Convention
& Visitors Bureau.
Visitors
to the Glendale CVB who wearing their
football team’s apparel will receive a
"goodie bag", starting today.
Visit the CVB at 5800 West Glenn Drive,
Suite 140, Glendale AZ 85301 or call
623.930.4500. Or follow this link: http://www.visitglendale.com/index.html
for more information.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 3654.
The
Glendale Convention and Visitor Bureau’s
Loraine Pino labels and sets clocks for
the team's timezones.
There
is still more to come on The 43rd Annual
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Something for social
media users the CVB will soon announce how
you can win a pair of tickets to the game.
Visit
the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on the web at http:
www.fiestabowl.org
for ticket information.
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The
2011-2012 Fiesta Bowl Coverage - HERE
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The
2011-2012 Fiesta Bowl Band Championship has a Grand Master
By
Bette Sharpe Glendale Daily Planet
The
results are in, the Chino High School band from Chino,
California was awarded the 2011-2012 Grand Master's Trophy
with a score of 96.4 out of 100.
This is the third win for the 77th Calvary Marching
Band. Previous wins were in 2003 and 2007.
Four
Arizona high schools made the finals Hamilton High School
(Chandler, Arizona), Kingman High School (Kingman, Arizona),
Mountain View High School (Mesa, Arizona) and Sandra Day
O'Connor High School (Phoenix, Arizona).
The two California schools were Chino (Chino,
California) and Riverside King (Riverside, California) for a
grand total of six outstanding bands participating in this
prestigious event. This
is a once-in-a-lifetime experience of these kids and their
teachers and band directors as well.
Chino
finished second to Mesa's Mountain View High School in the
preliminaries. Mountain
View High School finished second and Riverside King High
School finished third.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 96.
Hamilton
High School Band from Chandler, Arizona take the field.
Lisa Brandt is the band's director.
The Hamilton band's program featured sketches and
watercolor elements.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no.56
Students
from Kingman High School are on the flied and there were some
pirates among them. Their
program had a pirate theme and are under the direction of
Michael Schreiber.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no.140.
Members
of the Sandra Day O'Connor Marching Band preform their program for the judges in the 2011-2012 Fiesta Bowl
Championships. Color
and movement were two major elements of their program all of
the elements of a kaledoscope.
The Band Director is Melanie Britton.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 396.
Mountain
View High School's band director is Scott Burgener. The Mountain View's program featured the elements: water,
fire ,earth and air.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no.8501.
Chino
High School's program had several "active and
unstoppable" elements, including keeping several balls in
the air at once Chino's band was under the direction of Doug
Bowden.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 455.
The
Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 8436.
Riverside
King High School jams University of Phoenix Stadium; really.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 466
The
Iowa Hawkeye and the Fiesta Bowl Sprit.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 377.
Mountain
View High School, Mesa Arizona is the last of the high school
bands to take the field during the 2011-2012 Fiesta Bowl Band
Championship. Scott
Burgener is the band's director.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 88
Xylophone
Player from Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 8636.
Flag
girl from Mountain View High School, Mesa, Arizona.
BS/GPD
no.166.
Riverside
King High School, Riverside, California.
BS/GDP
355.
Chino
High School, Chino, California.
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Six
teams advance to the 13th Honeywell Fiesta Bowl
Aerospace Challenge featuring Microsoft Mission Control finals...
And...
the winner is...
By
Bette Sharpe - Glendale Daily Planet 23-29-2011
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no.8271.
The
2011-2012 Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge Champions.
Lindsey
Theut, Alana Herman, Lily Worden, Sammy Pistorius
and Connor Nagaki of
Ss. Simon and Jude. Congratulations!
Four
Astronauts from NASA's STS-131 mission were "on
board" for the 2011-2012 Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace
Challenge: Clayton Anderson, Mission Specialist,
James
Dutton, Jr., Pilot, Rick Mastracchio, Mission Specialist, and
Alan Poindexter, Commander.
The event was held at the Challenger Space Center in
Peoria. Forty-seven
schools and over 200 teams participated in this year's
challenge. Six
teams advanced to Thursday's
finals: Blessed Pope John XXII, "The Umbras",
Challenger Charter School, "The Celestial Phoenix",
Horizon Elementary, "The McAuliffe-Spacekateers",
Legend Springs "Helium Hijackers", and from Saints
Simon and Jude, "The Moon Landers".
Each
team presented their projects in front of a panel of judges
that consisted of engineers from Honeywell.
After the team's presentation, the judges could ask the
team questions.
The
winner Ss.
Simon and Jude,
receives a V.I.P. trip to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in
Houston, Texas and will be recognized on the field at the 41st
Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on
January
2, 2012
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 6424.
Front
Row:"The Umbras" from Blessed Pope John XXII; Taylor
Ford, Cierra Cook, Chynna Nguyen and Brittany Robinson.
Back Row: Astronauts James Dutton, Rick Mastracchio, Alan
Poindexter and Clayton Anderson.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no.8254.
Front
Row: "Celestial
Phoenix" from Challenger Charter School.
Wendy
Miller, CCS principal, Richard (Laurie) Cox, Colton Warnock,
Emmerson Dillard, Patrick Kontz, and Meghan Sheehan.
This team took first place during the December 7th
Semi-Finals for the Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge.
Congratulations to each of these sixth grade students!
Back
Row: Astronauts James Dutton, Rick Mastracchio, Alan
Poindexter and Clayton Anderson.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 6411.
Front
Row: "Secret Science Society"
Emma Siebrandt, Logan Beermann and Emily Atwood all
three sixth grade students are home schooled.
When Emily Atwood was asked what she liked about
science, she replied, "everything, it's so cool".
Back
Row: Astronauts James Dutton, Rick Mastracchio, Alan
Poindexter and Clayton Anderson.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 6408.
2011-2012
Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge, featuring Microsoft
Mission Control, Champions (drum roll please) the "Moon
Landers".
Alana
Herman, Lindsey Theut, Sammy Pistorius, Connor Nagaki, and
Lily Worden of
Ss.
Simon and Jude.
Back
Row: Astronauts James Dutton, Rick Mastracchio, Alan
Poindexter and Clayton Anderson.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 6404.
Front
Row: "Helium
Hijackers" from Legend Springs; Lauren Moore, Courtney
Freeman, Max Lijenstolpe, and Jacob Schripsema.
Back
Row: Astronauts James Dutton, Rick Mastracchio, Alan
Poindexter and Clayton Anderson.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 6417.
Front
Row: From Horizon Elementary, "The McAuliffe Spacekatters";
Madisen Heinzel, Patrick Whitten, Marcus Villalva, Morgan
Kurtz, and Michael Whitlock.
Back
Row: Astronauts
James Dutton, Rick Mastracchio, Alan Poindexter and Clayton
Anderson.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no.8271.
The
2011-2012 Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge Champions.
Lindsey
Theut, Alana Herman, Lily Worden, Sammy Pistorius and Connor
Nagaki of
Ss. Simon and Jude. Congratulations.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 8262.
Team
"Moon Landers" set up for their presentation in
front of the judges and about 200 other people.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 8262.
The
"Moon Landers" accept their plaques from Brian
Bednar, Fiesta Bowl committee member.
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Challenge
Charter School’s
Celestial Phoenix Team
rises to the challenge!
CCS
takes first place during the December 7th, 2011
Semi—Finals for the
Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge and they move on to
the finals!
By
Wendy Miller - Principal, Challenge Charter School
Special to Glendale Daily Planet
The
Celestial Phoenix Team. Students from left: Patrick Kontz,
Colten Warnock, Emmerson Dillard (girl in center),
Richard (Laurie) Cox, and Cavan Lopez. Back row: Ms. Meghan
Sheehan, Coach and Ms. Wendy Miller, CCS Principal
The
CCS 6th grade Aerospace Team selected the name Celestial
Phoenix which turned out to be a perfect fit as they rose
to the challenge during the Honeywell Fiesta Bowl
Aerospace Challenge Semi-Finals placing first in that day’s
competition.
Celestial
Phoenix includes:
Richard (Laurie) Cox, Emmerson Dillard, Patrick Kontz, Cavan
Lopez, and Colten Warnock, with Ms. Meghan Sheehan as their
Coach. Mr. Miller also provided support during the design of
their lunar habitat and the team had tremendous support from
their parents whose volunteer time was greatly appreciated!
Celestial
Phoenix
had big shoes to fill! They are only the second team to ever
compete from Challenge Charter School. Challenge’s first
team, NASA’s Newest, won the entire competition and a VIP
trip to NASA in Houston, as well as an appearance on the field
at the 39th Annual Fiesta Bowl in Glendale. http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/fiesta_bowl_2010.htm
(scroll down page for
story)
NASA’s
Newest team slogan: “Last time the Eagle was just a
guest, now it’s back to build its nest.”
…blazed the path for the truly sensational Celestial
Phoenix whose slogan says it all: “The Phoenix is rising
to the challenge!” They have their own unique and
remarkable team spirit and admirable dedication and
persistence.
They
showed so much respect for the competition and displayed so
much citizenship. The Fiesta Bowl chairperson and the
maintenance staff at ASU West (where they competition was
held), both complimented them on their behavior and the way
they composed themselves during the event rising above their
competitors.
They
were judged for seven hours, being asked very challenging
questions by eight different groups of Honeywell engineers.
The team had to defend the decisions they made in designing
their lunar base. Despite the demanding schedule, the team was
tireless in their energy and never allowed their nerves to
show. Instead, they shone with enthusiasm ready to share all
their hard work and team collaboration with the judges.
The
Honeywell Aerospace mission is to develop and build a physical
scale model for an International Lunar Base. Teams must
consider all of the details and later defend their choices for
their location on the moon, how they will transport the base
and get around in space, and how they will sustain life on the
moon.
Celestial
Phoenix carefully
deliberated each detail resulting in a multicultural base with
everything needed to keep the astronauts safe and busy. They
made us all so proud putting in lots of their own time,
unwilling to quit until they had considered all options and
were confident that they had made the right choices for
sustaining life on the moon, such as production of their own
food and a complete recycling program.
The
competition included approximately 250 teams comprised of over
900 5th – 8th grade students during
the three days of Semi-Finals. Celestial Phoenix, is
one of only 6 teams statewide that will move on to compete in
the finals December 29th at the Challenger Space
Center. As finalists, they will also enjoy an exclusive
opportunity to spend time with NASA astronauts.
Congratulations
and thank you to an incredible Team and to their families for
all of their help and support! Thank you Coach Sheehan for
empowering them to take it to the next level! GO EAGLES!!
For
more information on this prestigious academic competition
visit:
http://www.fiestabowl.org/events/aerospace-challenge.php
A
special THANK YOU to the sponsors of this event: Honeywell,
Microsoft Mission Control, Challenger Space center, Sapphire
Catering, ASU West.
"We
are so excited for our kids! Their hard work has made us so
proud!" – Mr. & Mrs. Miller, CCS Founders
"I
am so honored to have the opportunity to coach a group of such
motivated individuals who think critically and outside the
box!" – Ms. Megan Sheehan, Aerospace Coach & 6th
grade CCS Teacher
Picture #42: Shot of the room
full of competing schools
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Picture #29: Center of our
presentation board. |
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Picture #56:
Signs from event
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Picture #43: Close up of some
of our base features – the electrostatic poles, part
of the electrostatic shields and the central generator |
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…a fun tidbit: Two of our previous winning team members showed up at the end of the
day to cheer this team on and see if we made it! Joleen Shiroma and Jake Garza! |
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Picture #57:
signs from event, sponsors
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Picture #90: Judging in action:
Patrick Kontz answering a question. Pictured with
Richard (Laurie) Cox
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Picture #84: Team pictured with
Mr. Greg Miller, CCs Superintendent and Co-Founder and
Mrs. Pam Miller, CCS Executive Director and Co-Founder.
Kids from Left to right: Colten Warnock, Emmerson
Dillard, Richard (Laurie) Cox, Patrick Kontz, and Cavan
Lopez |
Picture #89: Judging in action.
Richard (Laurie) Cox answering a question by showing the
base’s features
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Picture #92: Coach Sheehan debriefing with the team after a judging round. Emmerson Dillard is telling
Ms. Sheehan all about the questions she just answered. Team and Colten Warnock (to Emmerson’s left) listen on. |
Picture #103: Challenge named a Semi-Finalist! Coach Sheehan (back) pictures with her team.
From left: Colten Warnock, Richard (Laurie) Cox, Cavan Lopez, Patrick Kontz, and Emmerson Dillard |
EDITORS NOTE
- We invite other finalists to submit material
here
on their teams' story and progress. email me please. - Ed
Sharpe
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HI-TECH
AEROSPACE CHALLENGE FINALS BLAST OFF DECEMBER 29TH
Ed
Sharpe Glendale Daily Planet /KKAT-IPTV
The
Honeywell Aerospace mission is to develop and build a physical
scale model for an International Lunar Base. Teams must
consider all of the details and later defend their choices for
their location on the moon, how they will transport the base
and get around in space, and how they will sustain life on the
moon.
These
teams needed to consider all options and make the right choices for
sustaining life on the moon, such as production of their own
food and a complete recycling program.
The
competition started with approximately 250 teams comprised of over
900 5th – 8th grade students during
the three days of Semi-Finals. Only 6 teams remained that will move on to compete in
the finals December 29th at the Challenger Space
Center in Peoria Arizona. As finalists, they will also enjoy an exclusive
opportunity to spend time with NASA astronauts.
Congratulations
to ALL 900 kids that put the effort in this competition!
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School
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Team Name
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Team
Individuals
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| The
Umbras |
Cierra |
Cook |
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The
Umbras
|
Taylor
|
Ford
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| Blessed
Pope John XXIII Catholic School |
|
The
Umbras
|
Chynna
|
Nguyen
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The
Umbras
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Brittany
|
Robinson
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Secret
Science Society (Home School Group)
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Secret
Science Society
|
Emily
|
Atwood
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Secret
Science Society
|
Logan
|
Beermann
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Secret
Science Society
|
Emma
|
Siebrandt
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Horizon
Elementary
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The
McAuliffe Spacekateers
|
Madisen
|
Heinzel
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The
McAuliffe Spacekateers
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Morgan
|
Kurtz
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The
McAuliffe Spacekateers
|
Marcus
|
Villalva
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The
McAuliffe Spacekateers
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Michael
|
Whitlock
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The
McAuliffe Spacekateers
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Patrick
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Whitten
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Ss.
Simon and Jude
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The
Moon Landers
|
Alana
|
Herman
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The
Moon Landers
|
Connor
|
Nagaki
|
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The
Moon Landers
|
Sammy
|
Pistorius
|
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The
Moon Landers
|
Lindsey
|
Theut
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The
Moon Landers
|
Lily
|
Worden
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Challenge
Charter School
|
Celestial
Phoenix
|
Richard
(Laurie)
|
Cox
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Celestial
Phoenix
|
Emmerson
|
Dillard
|
|
Celestial
Phoenix
|
Patrick
|
Kontz
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|
Celestial
Phoenix
|
Cavan
|
Lopez
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Celestial
Phoenix
|
Colten
|
Warnock
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Legend
Springs
|
Helium
Hijackers
|
Courtney
|
Freeman
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Helium
Hijackers
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Max
|
Liljenstolpe
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Helium
Hijackers
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Lauren
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Moore
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Helium
Hijackers
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Jacob
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Schripsema
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"The
Umbras" from Bl. Pope John XXII Catholic School
"Secret
Science Society" from a home school group
"The
McAuliffe Spacekateers" from Horizon Elementary
"The
Moon Landers" from Ss. Simon and Jude
"The
Celestial Phoenix" from The Challenge Charter
School
"Helium
Hijackers" from Legend Springs
to
see past year's teams see:
http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/fiesta_bowl_2010.htm
took place Dec. 2009
http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/fiesta_bowl_2011.htm
took place Dec. 2010
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Honeywell Fiesta Bowl
Aerospace Challenge Announces Finalists!
Congratulations to the six teams that will move on to
the Aerospace Challenge finals on Dec. 29 at Challenger
Space Center in Peoria.
The finalists were:
"Celestial Phoenix" from Challenge Charter
School, Glendale.
"Helium Hijackers" from Legend Springs
Elementary, Glendale, in the Deer Valley Unified School
District.
"The Umbras" from Blessed Pope John XXIII
Catholic School, Scottsdale.
"Secret Science Society" from a home-school
group.
"The McAuliffe Spacekateers" from Horizon
Elementary, Glendale, in the Glendale Elementary School
District.
"The Moon Landers" from St. Simon and Jude
School, Phoenix.
Challenge Charter
School from Glendale was the final winner 2 years ago.
See the 2009 win covered here http://www.glendaledailyplanet.com/fiesta_bowl_2010.htm
Please scroll down the page.
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FIESTA
BOWL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Get ahead of the game with help from a few exciting tools brought to you by the city of Glendale. Whether you need to find out where to park, events to check out or where to find the best deals, the city has you covered through the following resources.
Traffic Tweets. To help with game-day traffic, traffic advisories will be issued by way of Twitter. Tweets can be viewed online at www.twitter.com/GlendaleTraffic or on your smart phone. Simply sign up for Twitter and follow the Glendale Traffic Twitter feed. Police remind drivers to check Twitter before they get behind the wheel or have it checked by a passenger to avoid distracted driving.
GlendalesGotGame.com. This web site includes information about year-round mega sports activities in the city of Glendale. The site is a one-stop-shop for information about game-day events, directions, parking maps, contact info, activities, deals and discounts and more. For visitors, the website also identifies accommodations and attractions offered in Glendale and the West Valley.
Live Streaming Video on Game Day. Fans that are unable to make the trip to University of Phoenix Stadium, but want to catch a glimpse of the excitement outside the stadium leading up to the game can check out our live streaming video. Fans from around the world can watch thousands of people preparing for the game along with a birds-eye view of the stadium. The city of Glendale will stream all day long on Jan. 2. Head to www.glendaleaz.com or www.visitglendale.com and clicking on the Fiesta Cam link.
For more information about the Fiesta Bowl and related activities, visit www.glendalesgotgame.com or call the Glendale Visitor Center at 623.930.4500.
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Glendale's
Got Game!
Becky
Shady - Glendale Tourism Center Volunteer
Terry Williams - Glendale Visitor Center Tourism
Specialist and Lorraine Pino - Tourism
Center Manager, remind us.... GLENDALE'S GOT GAME!
Photo by Ed
Sharpe - Glendale Daily Planet
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Catlin
Court, the visitors center and downtown
Glendale decorate and get ready for the Fiesta
Bowl! |
Bette Sharpe/Glendale
Daily Planet |
Bette Sharpe/Glendale
Daily Planet
Terry Williams,
Glendale CVB, sets the visiting teams hometown clocks
on the 'Wall of time' In the Glendale Visitors
Center.
Photo at left -
Terry Williams, Glendale CVB, prepared an
interesting visual for the visitors of team helmets
and the gift baskets that would be shipped off to
the participating teams in this years
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl taking place in University
of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale Arizona.
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Ed Sharpe/Glendale
Daily Planet
Signs in
Catlin Court. |
Bette Sharpe/Glendale
Daily Planet
Signs in
Catlin Court. |
Ed Sharpe/Glendale
Daily Planet
Above
Photo - Jesus Valdez from the City of Glendale
Signs and Markings Department were up in the
morning light installing signs in Catlin Court.
Right
Photo - Armando Montelongo (L) and Jesus Valdez (R)
from the City of Glendale Signs and Markings Department
were up in the morning light installing signs
in Catlin Court. |
Ed Sharpe/Glendale
Daily Planet |
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41st
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4
Stanford
The prolific offenses of no. 3
Oklahoma State (11–1) and no. 4 Stanford (11–1) will
fill the new year’s air with footballs in the 41st
Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Monday, January 2, 2012 at
University of Phoenix Stadium.
Led by two Heisman Trophy-worthy
quarterbacks — Stanford’s Andrew Luck and OSU’s
Brandon Weeden — the Cowboys and Cardinal rank second
and 11th in the nation, respectively, in total offense,
combining for a staggering 1037.9 total yards per game.
They also combine to score nearly 100 points each outing
— 92.9 per game to be exact.
Besides offense, the pairing also
packs the highest-ranked teams to clash in a Tostitos
Fiesta Bowl since 2003 when no. 1 Miami and no. 2 Ohio
State decided the national championship.
Oklahoma State makes its first
appearance in a BCS game; Stanford makes its third after
defeating Virginia Tech 40–12 in last year’s Orange
Bowl and dropping a 17–9 decision to Wisconsin in the
2000 Rose Bowl.
Stanford never has played in the
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Oklahoma State makes its second
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl appearance. The Cowboys beat BYU
16–6 in the 1974 game.
The 20112 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
will be the first gridiron meeting between Stanford and
Oklahoma State.
Stanford Cardinal
First-year head coach David Shaw
was named Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year after
leading the Cardinal to a near-perfect season and keeping
his team in the Top 10 for the entire season for the first
time in school history. In fact, Stanford has been ranked
in the Top 10 of the Associated Press poll for 21
consecutive weeks, the longest stretch in school annals.
Riding back-to-back 10-win
seasons is another Stanford first.
Prior to its 28–14 victory over
Notre Dame to conclude its regular season, Stanford
tallied 30 or more points in 14 consecutive games dating
to last season and 40 or more in nine of the 14 outings.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
The Cowboys are riding high after
clinching their first outright conference championship at
the expense of arch rival Oklahoma, a 44–10 victory on
December 3 that also snapped OSU’s eight-game losing
streak against the Sooners.
The Cowboys rode a Top 10 ranking
all season for the first time and produced 11 wins for the
first time during the regular season.
OSU scored at least 50 points six
times, including four times against Big 12 foes (Baylor,
Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech). It’s no wonder it
also set single-game and single-season home attendance
records, hosting six of the 10 largest crowds in school
history.
Oklahoma State has won 10 games
for the fifth time and in two consecutive seasons for the
second time. The first occurred when head coach Mike Gundy
was the Cowboys’ quarterback (1987–88).
OSU’s seniors have been part of
40 victories.
23rd
Insight Bowl
Iowa vs. No. 14 Oklahoma
The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5, 4-4
Big Ten Conference) return to Tempe to defend their
2011 Insight Bowl championship when they face the
Oklahoma Sooners (9–3, 6–3) at Arizona State
University’s Sun Devil Stadium on Friday, December
30.
The Hawkeyes defeated
12th-ranked Missouri 27–24 in last year’s Insight
Bowl that enjoyed a 400 percent increase in television
ratings on ESPN and record attendance (53,453).
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa appears in its 10th bowl
game since 2001. It is bowl eligible for the 11th
consecutive season and boasts a three-game bowl
winnings streak, a school record.
The Hawkeyes weathered a
difficult 2011 schedule that included seven ranked
opponents, seven bowl-eligible foes, and six teams
that competed in bowl games a year ago. Iowa managed a
4–3 record against the seven ranked opponents, their
highest single-season victory total against ranked
teams since 2003.
The Hawkeyes also finished in
the Big Ten’s first division for the 10th time in
the past 11 autumns. They’ve won 85 games over the
past 10 seasons, including 50 conference assignments.
Head coach Kirk Ferentz is
completing his 13th season at the Hawkeye helm. He is
6–3 in bowl games at Iowa, including wins in four of
six January bowl games.
Oklahoma Sooners
The always powerful Sooners
have earned 7 national championship trophies, 45 bowl
appearances, and 43 conference crowns in their storied
history. They entered 2011 as the nation’s
top-ranked team, a lofty perch they maintained until
mid-season.
They are appearing in their
13th consecutive bowl game dating to 1999 and arrive
in Arizona seeking their 33rd 10-win season, a number
the leads the nation.
The 2011 Sooners defeated
three of five opponents ranked on game day — no. 5
Florida State, no. 11 Texas and no. 10 Kansas State.
They toppled the rival Longhorns 55–17 in the “Red
River Shootout,” OU’s largest margin of victory in
the rivalry since downing Texas 65–13 in 2003.
Bob Stoops reached 100 wins
faster than any head coach in the modern era and he
remains the nation’s only head coach to take his
team to all four BCS games and the national
championship contest. The 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
will be his ninth BCS game in 12 years.
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