Category: Educational

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

George Arias Returns To Pueblo

George Arias, class of 1990, stopped by Pueblo today to speak to some student-athletes.

George is the only Pueblo Warrior to play baseball in the Major Leagues. In fact, Pueblo won the 4A State Baseball Championship in 1990.

After attending the University of Arizona he was drafted by the California Angels. He then went on to play for the San Diego Padres before playing professionally in Japan.

George was a guest of Curly SantaCruz as part of his mentoring program.

It’s always nice when Pueblo Alumni return and share their experiences with our current Warriors.

Dr. Lettes Goes To Biotechnology Institute

Dr. Lettes attended the Biotechnology Institute in Chicago over the weekend. He presented to 100 biotechnology teachers from the United States, and 100 science teachers from the Chicago area.

Dr. Lettes presenting at Biotechnology Institute

The title of his presentation was Biotechnology, A Mission In South Tucson. He was delighted to speak about our students who have enrolled in the Biotechnology Program.

Thanks for sharing the pictures of your trip Dr. Lettes.

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.

Interview Process For New Principal Underway

Pueblo has started the interview process for our new Principal. The search committee met today for the 1st round of interviews.

Pueblo had a considerable amount of applicants from various backgrounds. This round of interviews will determine the top applicants that will move on to the 2nd round of interviews to be conducted by the Assistant Superintendent.

Search Committee prepares for interviews

We will keep you informed with the latest on the search for Pueblo’s new leader.

Alexandra Zapruder Visits Pueblo

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.

Q & A with Alexandra Zapruder

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.