Coach Gary Crane Retires From Warrior Basketball

Pueblo’s athletic department is sad to announce the retirement of  Gary Crane as head basketball coach.  After 35 years of loyal service to his alma mater, Coach Crane has decided to move on to another chapter in his life.

In his own words:

Friends & Family:

This past Monday (Feb. 28), after much deliberation I decided to resign my position as varsity boy’s basketball coach, thus, severing the last string that attached me to Pueblo High School. For thirty-five years, Pueblo High School was the center of my entire professional life. While the decision was and still remains very difficult, I believe it was simply time for me to take the next step in my life. I would like to be available to help shapes the lives of some other children, my grandchildren. First and foremost, I want to spend more time with my loving wife who has without reservation given up her summers and holidays to support me throughout this endeavor.

Sincerely,
Gary Crane

Gary & Kelly Crane at last home game this season.

Coach Crane has touched many young athletes here at Pueblo and his presence will be missed!

On behalf of the entire Pueblo family, enjoy your retirement Coach.

Coach Crane (Far Left) in 1977.

Carlos Ramirez – Coca Cola Scholars Program Finalist

Carlos Ramirez, Class of 2011, has been selected as on of 250 finalists in the 2010-2011 Coca-Cola Scholars Program.  This is an outstanding accomplishment, considering nearly 71,000 applicants and more than 2,100 semi-finalists participated in the program.

Carlos Ramirez celebrating his award!

Carlos has been invited to attend Scholars Weekend April 14-17, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.  He has the opportunity to be choosen as a:

National Scholar
50 Finalists will receive awards of $5,000 per year for four years of post-secondary study for a total award of $20,000.

Regional Scholar
200 Finalists will receive awards of $2,500 per year for four years of post-secondary study for a total award of $10,000.

Each finalist will be interviewed individually during a 20-minute period by a group of three National Selection Committee members.  Following the completion of all interviews, the Selection Committee will determine the recipients of the two levels of awards.  Finalists will be notified of their status by mail.

Congratulations to Carlos on being a finalists for this distinguished award.  What a way to represent Pueblo!

Early Childhood Education Program Featured On TUSD

Pueblo High CTE/JTED Early Childhood Education Students Gain Real-World Experience at Hollinger’s PACE Program

Pueblo High Magnet School CTE/JTED Early Childhood Education students plan, conduct and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities for preschool students in collaboration with the PACE Program at Hollinger Elementary, under the direction of Sabrina Navarrete-Camacho.

In these photos, Pueblo students are directing children in a chemistry science activity called “gooey-goop.”

Early Childhood Education

The Early Childhood teacher at Pueblo High Magnet School is Mary Ellen Hardin.

Spirit Dress Week – February 14-18

Spirit Dress Week – February 14-18, 2011

• Give a Kiss Monday (Wear Red If Taken or Pink If Single)
• Hug A Friend Tuesday (Wear Yellow For Friendship)
• Tough Love Wednesday- (Opposite Day Girls Dress Like Boys & Boys Like Girls)
• Show Your Warrior Love Thursday (Wear Your Pueblo Gear)
• Found Your Valentine Friday? (Wear Red For YES & Pink For NO)

Come back for some photos & video.

Poet Logan Phillips – Dirty Verbs

Poet Logan Phillips visited Pueblo to share some of his poems and invite students to an upcoming Poetry Slam.  He also shared some of his recent experiences living in Mexico and the poems inspired from his stay there.  He had the crowd of about 100 students laughing with his repertoire.

Here’s a poem about Dinosaurs:

Logan encouraged Pueblo students to participate in an upcoming workshop sponsored by Nuestra Voz.  Several students expressed their interest in poetry and asked various questions.

Logan Phillips with Pueblo students.

We want to thank Logan for taking the time to visit our school and all the kind words he had to say about Pueblo.  We will work on forming our Poetry Slam Warrior Team!  If you are interested, visit Mrs. Rusk in Room 212 for more information.

Dawn Of A New Era – Fiber Optic

The City of Tucson fiber optic line went online today at Pueblo.  This upgrade will improve our network speed throughout the school.  The project was started in April of 2010 with the digging and installation of the 12 strand fiber cable.

TUSD Technicians activating fiber optic.

The fiber optic line will boost our internet speeds.  Pueblo will be able to download instructional materials in the classroom & our labs much faster.  If you’ve surfed the web at school recently, you should notice a much welcomed improvement.

Yellow fiber optic cable making the big difference!

We want to thank TUSD and anyone involved in this project for this huge upgrade.

Notice the difference? Leave a comment below.