Chemical Reaction Experiment

Honors Chemistry students were conducting an experiment involving mentos & diet soda to test the chemical reaction between the two.  The result is a giant geyser of soda spewing from the 2 liter bottle.  The questions is why?

Students love to conduct this experiment and the reaction on their faces is always the same. They tried different variables to see which produced the highest geyser. Check out the video:

This experiment was part of a training for these honors students by the University of Arizona.  They will be tutoring other students in science.

Training conducted by Jose of the University of Arizona
Training session by University Of Arizona

You can try this at home yourself.  You will need:

  • A roll or box of Mentos mints
  • 2-liter bottle of diet soda (diet or regular soda will work, but diet soda is not as sticky)
  • Piece of paper to use a funnel to drop Mentos in bottle

Pueblo Raccoon

A raccoon was spotted in the Rose Garden next to the auditorium at Pueblo today.  Many Warriors were curious to see the black, white and grey creature nap in the trees.  Students used their mobile phones to snap pictures of our furry friend.

Pueblo Raccoon in the orange trees

Pest Control was called to capture the raccoon and release it in his natural habitat.  After several attempts to trap him, the raccoon clawed his way up a 50 foot palm tree were he is napping peacefully.

Raccoon clawing his way up the 50 foot palm tree

The pest control specialist said the raccoon would climb down on his own during the still of the night and head back where he came from.

Here’s a short video of a failed attempt to trap the raccoon and him running into another tree:

Did you see the raccoon? Leave comments below.

Ruben Canastillo Breaks Football Record

During the football game versus the Cholla Chargers, senior Ruben Canastillo broke the record for longest interception return for a touchdown.  Ruben intercepted a pass on the 2 yard line and took it 98 yards for the score.

The previous record was held by Charles Quihuis (Bowerman) 1971 & Robert Greene (Bowerman) 1975 both for 90 yards.

Here’s the video:

Ruben was very excited to find he had broken the record.  “I just read the quarterbacks eyes and broke on the play,” he said.  He received a plaque and his name will be added to the football record books.

Ruben Canastillo

Congratulations to Ruben!  The question is, how long will this record stand?

Congratulations Class Of 2010 [UPDATED]

On behalf of the faculty and staff at Pueblo, we would like to congratulate the families and friends of the 320 graduates of the class of 2010. (Most since 2004).

Speeches during the graduation ceremony

Update: [Video Of Graduation Ceremony]

[Picture Gallery Of Graduation Ceremony ]

[Picture Gallery Of Graduation Practice]

Anatomy Rube Goldberg Project 2010

The Anatomy class finished their 2 week project of creating Rube Goldberg machines to demonstrate the anatomy of our eyes and ears.

The students had to build their contraptions using only recyclable materials. Here’s a video on what the 6 teams learned:

After they ran the machines the class celebrated with nachos. Thanks for inviting us to cover your project.

Danny Corrales On Warrior News

Danny Corrales, from the Class of 2002, made a guest appearance on Warrior News today. Danny is currently an Associate Producer at ESPN and works on SportsNation. He offered some great insight to the advanced class media students  and shared some great  from his different work experiences.

Brian Ortega interviewed Danny on-air and asked him for advice on a future career in media:

For his accomplishments in media, Danny was inducted to the Warrior Media Hall Of Fame.

Thank you for stopping by and we wish you continued success.