Category: Pueblo Pride

Pueblo Honored With Bronze Award In HealthierUS School Challenge [Update: Video]

Video of entire ceremony:

From TUSD Press Release:

Event to celebrate three TUSD schools that won national
Bronze Awards in HealthierUS School Challenge

C.E. Rose, Tully elementary schools, Pueblo High lauded for improvements in food, nutrition, exercise

Tucson, AZ, November 15, 2013 – Three Tucson Unified School District schools will be honored for earning a Bronze Award in the HealthierUS School Challenge at a celebration on Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at Pueblo High School’s auditorium, 3500 S. 12th Ave.

C.E. Rose and Tully elementary schools and Pueblo Magnet High School earned the designation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s voluntary healthy school initiative by meeting criteria in three areas: offering healthful food options, providing nutrition education and increasing physical activity.

The TUSD schools are the only schools in Tucson to be recognized with the awards, and Pueblo is the first high school in Arizona to win the award.

At the celebration, each school will showcase activities their teams accomplished to earn the award, and students will share their stories. TUSD’s Food Services department will host a taste-test exhibit featuring new FUSION stations that have been added to some school cafeterias. FUSION menu items incorporate cuisines from around the world.

Mary Szafranski, associate superintendent for Health and Nutrition Services at the Arizona Department of Education, will present the awards. TUSD Superintendent H.T. Sanchez, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, community partners and other representatives from the Arizona Department of Education will be in attendance to congratulate the schools.

Shirley Sokol, director of TUSD’s Food Services, and her department have worked closely with the schools and their nutrition teams to develop menus and make changes that led to achieving the Bronze Award.

“I was impressed by activities at each school: The walking paths, the field trips to the grocery store, the school gardens that tie into lifelong lessons,” Sokol says. “Students at Pueblo High School wanted to know what they should do to incorporate a healthy diet and exercise plan into their life. I found their commitment to pass on the information they learned to their families and communities unbending.”

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Warrior Volleyball Visits U of A Practice

Warrior Volleyball watching U of A Practice

On Tuesday, October 1st, our Pueblo Girls Volleyball program had an opportunity to visit the University of Arizona Women’s Volleyball Team during their practice at Mckale Center.  It was great exposure for our students.  They learned about college academics and the student/athlete lifestyle at the collegiate level. For some of the students it was their first time visiting the U of A and a first for many to be inside Mckale Center.

U of A Coach Rubio during Q & A Session

After practice our students were invited to have a Q & A session, received posters and took pictures with the team.

Warrior & U of A Volleyball Teams

Sometimes it’s not just about the wins and loses. It’s about the EXPERIENCE!

2013-2014 Warrior Girls Volleyball Program
Coach Mario Matanza

Mariachi Aztlan Performs At Arizona State Capitol

This past Monday, March 4 Pueblo’s Mariachi Aztlan performed at our Arizona State Capital. Three performances were given, one to Secretary of State Ken Bennett and Senators Bradley and Lopez, one on the mall between the House and Senate and the third was at the opening of senate meeting.

Pueblo's Mariachi Aztlan Performs At Arizona State Capitol

Pueblo students with Secretary Bennett and Senators Bradley and Lopez.

This is the first time a student group has been invited to perform for a senate meeting. The students received a standing ovation by all the senators. The House plans to extend an invitation in the future and the comments from everyone were of the highest compliment.

Secretary Bennett, Senators Bradley & Lopez And Teachers

Fine Arts Teachers with Secretary Bennett and the Senators.

We are so proud of our Mariachi representing our school at the local, state and national level!

Audrey Diaz Named To FEA Honor Society

Audrey Diaz, sophomore at Pueblo Magnet High School, has been named to the Future Educators Association’s 2012-13 Honor Society . She is the first Pueblo student to be named to the this national organization’s Honor Society.

Audrey Diaz named to Future Educators Association Honor Society.

Audrey is in the Education Professions class and participates in work-based learning at Hollinger Elementary School.  For more information see the F.E.A. website.

Congratulations to Audrey on this award and for representing Pueblo at the national level.

Warrior Band Members Honored

Congratulations to musicians Mia Enos, Alfonso Gutierrez, and Saul Melendez for a  job well done at the Southwest Honor Band held on January 10-12 at the University of Arizona.  All three made the Honor Symphonic Band and performed with over 60 other very talented high school musicians from around the state.

Saul Melendez, Mia Enos & Alfonso Gutierrez Honored (From Left to Right)

Top honors go to Saul Melendez who was the top tenor saxophone player in the Symphonic Band and Mia Enos who performed so well that she was offered a scholarship to attend the U of A School of Music in the Fall! 

These same three musicians will move on to the auditions for the Arizona Music Educators Association South Central Regional Honor Band next weekend at the U of A’s School of Music. 

Pueblo is proud of these very talented members of our Warrior Band and wish them well as they continue to represent our school across Arizona!

[Courtesy of Band Director Luis Fisher]

Letters To Sandy Hook Elementary School

Table setup for anyone wishing to write a letter to Sandy Hook Elementary

Early Childhood & Education Professions students setup a table during during both lunches for anyone wishing to write a sympathy letter to Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Letters to Sandy Hook Elementary School

The entire Pueblo Family sends our deepest condolences to the families and communities affected by this tragedy.