Thank you to all that attended Fiesta and supported the many clubs involved. We had a great turnout!
We will continue to improve this great Pueblo Warriors tradition and continue to open our doors to the community. See you next year!
A few highlights of the 2010 event:
Mina Trivedi, an Ultrasound Technician of M & B Image Corporation, came to Pueblo today and presented career information to some of our Anatomy students today.
Mina demonstrated different ultrasound procedures with her portable machine that cost more the $50,000. The images and sounds from the machine were amazing.
She started with images of the carotid artery and then the heart. Other students volunteered to get their kidney and gallbladder scanned. Here’s a small video of some images of the valves in the heart in action:
The demonstrations gave students an idea of the various procedures ultrasound technicians perform. Mina summarized the schooling required and stated how this career field is growing.
We appreciate her taking the time to share her knowledge and skills with out students.
HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) Biotechnology students participated in the HOSA Spring Leadership Conference at the Doubletree Hotel from April 14 to 16.
Our students were great these past two days. They were polite, articulate, and full of Pueblo Pride.
Carlos Ramirez was elected Secondary Vice President of HOSA for the Southern region of Arizona. We have a state officer. This position required a speech and question and answer period. He ran successfully against the current HOSA HIstorian from Sunnyside. Carlos was wonderful.
Nine students attended the State Leadership Conference. Most had to be in the top 20 in the state after an online test in February.
Biotechnology Story
In Biotechnology, 95 students took the online test. Michael Dedrick was 5th, and Tricia Hindley was 9th. On Thursday both participated in the skills competitions. The two skills were microscopy and culturing bacteria. Today the final results were announced.
In the Arizona State HOSA Biotechnology competition, Michael placed second, and earned a trip to Nationals (Orlando), and Tricia placed 5th.
In the following competitions, students worked almost exclusively on their own, since these subjects were not explicitly covered in the biotech curriculum:
Jeffery/Brian Bishop- Medical Math
Cynthia Lona- Human Growth and Development
Hector Mendoza- Prepared Persuasive Speech
Carlos Ramirez- Epidemiology
Patrick Swindell, Gilberto Valenzuela, and Christian Vasquez- Creative Problem Solving Team
Students earned 4 medals:
Gold: Carlos Ramirez
Silver: Jeffery/Brian Bishop
Silver: Michael Dedrick
Silver: Hector Mendoza
They all qualify for Nationals.
Pueblo celebrates Earth Day 2010:
Do your part! What are you doing on Earth Day?
As part of a collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, students had the opportunity to participate in a Q & A with author, film-writer and educator Alexandra Zapruder.
I’m Still Here, an MTV film based on her book Salvaged Pages was screened in the auditorium for our students. Here’s the movie trailer of the film:
The following day, students were able to share their thoughts on the film with Alexandra. Many had interesting questions and perspectives regarding the diaries written by youth Holocaust survivors.
This presentation was an excellent learning opportunity for our students. We want to thank Alexandra for coming and Bryan Davis, Youth and Holocaust Education Coordinator, for making it possible.
TUSD Groundskeepers gave our campus palm trees a much needed pruning today. Our palm trees have grown past 40 feet, which require a big truck equipped with a high-reaching bucket lift to prune. This crew works together at all TUSD schools that require this service.
These palm trees have been around for quite some time. See if you can recognize them in the picture below taken in 1965.
Thank you for beautifying our school!
