Venezuelan to an Oscar

Edgar Ramirez is a Venezuelan actor, whom in his 39 years, has achieved to be in movies co-starting Jenifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) and Teresa Palmer (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), not only that but he is so good that he was nominated to an OSCAR. Edgar Filiberto Ramirez Arellano was born on March 25, 1977, he became known when he played the starting role in Carlos, and was given the Cesar Award for Most Promising Actor in 2010. Recently, he was nominated to the 2016 OSCAR awards and his upcoming movie is The Girl on The Train.

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Venezuelan Musicians Enlighten The World

         The 'Sistema Nacional de Orquestas y Coros Juveniles', the national system of juvenile orchestra and band was founded in 1975 by the teacher musician, Jose Antonio Abreu. Now, in its forty-one years. They have succeeded on a tour through whole Europe. It is now directed by Gustavo Dudamel. In 2015, they performed nine concerts in England, Germany, Belgium and France. It is one of the most successful orchestras in the whole world! Congratulations to our Venezuelan musicians!

Behind the scenes: Semana Venezolana

Semana Venezolana has been a tradition in our school since we can remember. Pulling it off takes a lot of hard work, determination and effort, to show everyone how proud you are to represent your country for a whole week. Normally we would do Powerpoint presentations, and research about a specific topic. This year however, we are taking it on step further. That's right, we're talking about performing in front of an audience. It might look super easy, but in reality Semana Venezolana requires a lot of hard work. So we decided to show you how some of the students in our school get ready for Semana Venezolana. Each grade was told to practice with their Spanish/Historia/Geografia de Venezuela teacher. So far, we are glad to say that we have done an awesome job! This week has been filled with laughter and fun, and the coolest thing was that each grade got a separate theme! After interviewing fellow seventh grader Gustavo Sanchez, he told us that "It took a lot of hard work, but I think we pulled it off". They sure did! Each and every single grade has something that is both entertaining and interesting to learn about. Who wouldn't want to know were they came from, or how their country came together? Next we interviewed fellow sixth grader Mariana Haack who told us that "Working with my classmates has been super fun, and I can't wait to see what the other grades have planned". Let's enjoy the rest of this educationally fun week, and remember to be proud of where you came from, it's a pretty awesome story after all.

The view from the top

In Venezuela we have some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. The one who most people associate with this country is the Kerepakupai Vená. The waterfall has been known as the "Angel Falls" since the Mid-20th century; they are named after Jimmie Angel, a US aviator, who was the first person to fly over the falls. After Angel died he was burned and Angel's ashes were scattered over the falls on 2 July 1960. Since then the Angel Falls has been seen as the  world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 meters (2,648 ft) according to  Encyclopædia Britannica. Appearing in world records such as https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/2015/preview/ it is good to know that we at Venezuela have one of the best view at the top.

Venezuela's Big Foot

On Venezuela for the first time a man enters to the Guinness World Record. This happened on October 15, 2015. The man’s name is Jeison Rodriguez, he’s 22 years old, has taken the title for his size 32 feet. Jaison’s feet was normal but suddenly it grew  from 5.5 inch to size 11 inch a year, the size of shoe ( in Usa ) would be about 26. Jason needs to order shoes from Germany because he can’t find any shoes of his size in Venezuela. Jason got in contact with the Guinness World Record team by their Facebook Page, and one of their team mates went to his house to verify the claim.

The Maracaibo Lake; All The Thunder Gives a Huge Headache

From a mile away, you can feel the static of the Guinness Book of World Records winner for “highest concentration of lighting”; the Maracaibo Lake

Imagine seeing 28 flashes of lighting every minute, in other words, imagine seeing 250 flashes of lighting per square kilometre every year. Maracaibo Lake, the Beacon of Maracaibo is the largest lake in South America. The second oldest lake in history gets 260 of 365 days as storm days. Located near the equator, this lake is officially the most electrifying place on Earth. If you wish to see this crystal lake, I recommend you wait for October, at the peak of the wet season. As a project from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), meteorology can back up this information. If you wish to learn more, you are welcome to read BBC Earth writer Ms. Ella Davis’ article on the lake including a more detailed explanation including science, facts, and more (http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150810-the-most-electric-place-on-earth).

Nevado, a warm home that welcomes animals

The “Nevado Mission” is a project that works towards protecting stray animals. This project is located in Venezuela with the goal of saving and protecting as many stray animals as possible. All animals found are taken to their new home that is in San Francisco. The projects is called “Nevado” because it was the name of Simon Bolivar’s dog. People say that his dog was always next to him in battle, until one day he died in one of them. According to Havanatimes “Battles, wars, heroes with blood-dripping hands….even dogs are included in such reverential stories.” While seeing less animals in the stretch day the “Nevado Mission” will continue hopping for the best while helping animals in need.

                             

Picture from www.misionnevado.gob.ve