College Night Nearing For Class Of 2016 Seniors

Kenya Acosta El Guerrero Pueblo
By Kenya Acosta

The excitement is brewing as the 42nd Annual Tucson College Night to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, is just two weeks away, and this event promises to open doors for several thousand seniors across the Tucson metro area.

More than 200 colleges and universities will be presenting and showcasing their unique college opportunities as well as their information. Among the list of schools attending this year are Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, Northern Arizona University and Cornell College.

Last year, an estimated 100 seniors from Pueblo High School attended this event. Erik Gutierrez who took part of the event last year, said, “This event was very helpful, and I was able to learn a lot of different things from different colleges.”

A scholarship raffle will entice students to participate in this event which will be taking place at the Tucson Convention Center Exhibition Hall from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

All seniors are encouraged to attend and discover the many options they have available to them. Indeed, College Night will be a night of adventure for all seniors as they take a peek into their futures.

Warriors Edge Out Marana In ‘White-Out’

America Cardenas Pueblo El Guerrero

By América Cárdenas

Pueblo Warriors Football White Out Game 2015

Pueblo High School’s football team hosted its fifth annual White-Out game on Sept. 4 against the Marana Tigers. The Warriors were victorious over the Division III Tigers; the final score was a nail-biting 28-27.

Coach Brandon Sanders said, “I wanted to start them [Pueblo] with a tough schedule right off the bat to see what we were made of, and while it wasn’t pretty, I’m proud of the total team effort we gave Friday night.”

Senior Justin Pledger said, “The win over Marana was not an individual victory; it was a team victory, and we would not have won without everyone doing their parts.”

Former Coach Adrian Koch began the tradition of the first game having the theme of White Out in 2011. Many Pueblo faculty, staff, and students participated in the tradition by wearing white to school and the football game in support of the varsity football team.

“I have gone to the White-Out game every year since I was a freshman,” said senior Cristian Coronado.“This year was by the far the most spirited student section. We participated in chants, painted our faces and bodies, and we even threw baby powder up in the air when our team scored their first touchdown.”

Up next for the Warriors are the Flowing Wells’ Caballeros on September 11.

Pledger said, “This is a big game for the team. If we get this win, other teams have to watch out because Flowing Wells is predicted to take State in our division.”

Welcome, Ms. Meddelton!

By Nayeli Sanchez

Shanice Meddleton

This 2015-16 school year brought many new teachers to Pueblo Magnet High School, including Ms. Shanice Meddleton from Surprise, AZ, who is also a former student-teacher here at Pueblo and now a full-time biology teacher.

This fresh-out-of-college graduate student-taught with Dr. Andrew Lettes last year—an assignment that she said she thoroughly enjoyed.

“My student-teaching assignment was always positive,” Meddleton said. “You can tell how supportive the staff is.”

Though it is her first year at Pueblo, she already has a set primary objective she wants to achieve this year.

“I want students to ask questions,” Meddleton said. “Science is all about asking questions.”

Meddleton said that she foresees herself being at Pueblo for a long time because she can feel the positive effect in the Pueblo community.

Counselor Decides To Work With Adolescents

By Felicity Aguilar

Rosalina Garcia

The counseling department is very different this year due to several new faces, including Ms. Rosie Garcia, who will be working with all freshmen and some sophomores (whose last names begin with the letters “A” through “L”).

Garcia graduated from the U of A with her bachelor’s degree in psychology; later, she earned a master’s focusing on school counseling. Before coming to Pueblo, Garcia worked with early childhood cases—home visits in the Amphitheater School District for children up to the age of five.

After volunteering much of her time as a grief counselor for families, Garcia committed to an internship at Catalina High School, which inspired her to want to help adolescents.

Garcia said, “I feel very welcomed at Pueblo already. I truly want to build relationships with Pueblo’s students, and I really want to be a resource for them and help them in any way possible.”

She added that she is passionate about working with children and foresees herself working with this age group for many years.

“I love the students [at Pueblo] so far!” Garcia said. “They’re awesome! I knew this [school] was  going to be a great environment!”

Welcome, Ms. Bruce!

By Avae Velasquez

Tina Bruce

Pueblo welcomes many new staff members and teachers this school year, including Ms. Tina Bruce, our new freshman biology teacher.

Bruce has been teaching science for 10 years, but she has worked in the past with Exceptional Ed students for “a long time.”

She said, “I began as a volunteer, and the job just fell on me, and that’s when I knew I wanted to become a teacher.”

Bruce has previously taught integrated science at Cholla High School for seven years, however, this is her first year as a biology teacher.

“I’m so happy to be here because our students and staff are fantastic,” Bruce said.

Bruce foresees herself being here at Pueblo for a long time.

Warrior Meets Congressman Grijalva

By Xamantha Williams

Senior Shaira Perez with Congressman Raul Grijalva

Our very own Shaira Perez (Class of 2016), a senior at Pueblo Magnet High School, had the opportunity to be among 50 Tucson area administrations, staff members, teachers and students to attend a meeting held at the YWCA Francis McClelland Community Center to hear U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva discuss the importance of Arizona schools receiving equal access to education.

College and Career Coordinator, Mr. Ruben Romero, was contacted and invited along with another student to attend the meeting by former Pueblo student Ms. Cassandra Becerra, who now works as office assistant for Grijalva.

Ruben Romero with Congressman Raul Grijalva

“I chose Shaira [Perez] to come to the meeting with me because she’s ranked number one in her senior class right now,” Romero said. “I like what Congressman Grijalva had to say. He really wants to see a lot of improvements in our schools, including the equality of education across Tucson.”

During their time together, Perez and Romero had the opportunity to converse about education and its challenges for the future.

“I was glad to hear that Grijalva is trying to do something for us students and our quality of education,” Perez said. “I’m honored that I got to go to this meeting because I was introduced as an achieving student and felt that the issues were very important.”