By Sergio Calvillo and Jaime Montaño
Ms. Kimberly Lamadrid is one of Pueblo High School’s new counselors, although this is not her first counseling position; she transferred from Lawrence Middle School after a year.
Lamadrid said that she was attracted to Pueblo because of its Latino community.
“I have immigrant parents, and I understand the different struggles of people,” said Lamadrid.
Like most employees at Pueblo, Lamadrid said that her work has been affected by Covid-19, and contacting students and their families has been challenging.
“I really miss the interaction between my students and me,” Lamadrid said.
When not helping students succeed, she coached Pueblo’s cross country earlier this semester.
“At least I got to interact with students during this [cross country] activity!” Lamadrid said.
Lamadrid said that running has always been a part of her life. During her middle school years, she would run around her neighborhood for fun, and later in high school she joined the cross country team; she even continued to run during her college years.
Despite the challenges of communicating online, Lamadrid said that she does see a future at Pueblo.
“I want to stay here as long as I can because the Pueblo community is a very exciting place.”