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PCHS- 83 Widefield- 101 Photos by Javin Martinez, Colt Antle, and Judy Fodor. By Willow Stephenson
On Nov. 9 Pueblo County High School held its annual Veterans Day Assembly, honoring those who have given their service to the United States of America, both the past veterans who lost their lives, and current service members. The assembly focused on honoring those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, including PCHS alumni, Army Specialist Reuban Aragon, PFC Mike Hanratty, PFC David Heller, Corporal Danny Ruybal, Staff Sergeant Sam Solano, and Army Specialist Pete Valdez. A display of boots, helmets and their photos was presented in their honor. Other veterans honored include Viki Bowker, Florence Downs, Ryan Moore, Dennis Larkin, Adam Hatchel Charles Celleti, Mike Knox, John Gardunio, John Montoya, John Solano, Joseph Holmes, Sam Stephens, Richard Curtis, Thomas Coffield, Bryan Bate, Quentin Hadewood, Kaite Moore, Leonard Moore, Bob Blackmore, Abraham Varello, Major (Ret) Andrew Smith and Sergeant Major (Ret) Arnold Lewis.Honorary Veteran from the Korean War was Joseph Samuel Fodor, deceased. The assembly ceremonies included the Prisoner of War Table, the folding of the flag, the final roll call, and the 21 Gun Salute. The P.O.W table was a beautiful display of a table set for one, representing the isolation of P.O.Ws with a white tablecloth representing the pure intentions of P.O.Ws, a single candle,representing the light of hope, so that they can find their way home, the Bible representing the faith that they will return, an inverted glass, representing that they can not toast with us, salt representing the countless tears of their families as they wait, a slice of lemon representing the P.O.Ws bitter fate, and a single red rose in a vase representing the blood they shed for their country, around which, a red ribbon was tied a symbol of the determination to account for the missing. The voices choir, directed by Brook Mead, performed The Star Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful, followed by guest speaker Colonel Rodney Mccutcheon. Veterans Day will be officially celebrated Nov. 11, all PCHS students should ensure they thank their friends and family that have served for their service. By Willow Stephenson
The fall play this year was, You Can’t take It With You, originally written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart was adapted to the Pueblo County stage by Arts Academy Director Taylor Gilman. The show was sold out within three days, with students filling up the auditorium on Oct. 19 to watch. The performance was a colorful display of a quirky family in the late 1930s, and was a hit with the audience. Elliot Johonson, sophomore said “the actors did wonderfully” Jaiden Urban, Junior held a similar sentiment, “the show was fun to watch”. The show was student driven, with both the cast and crew all being PCHS attendees. They all put in nearly two months of work to put on the production. Sophia Wiggns, the actor that played Gay, stated, "This show was an amazing experience with hard-working and high-knit cast and crew." Emily Johns, a coustumer, agreed, “the show was difficult but worth it.” Shows for the general public took place Oct. 19 through Oct. 22, attended by audiences averaging out to 200 people. Overall, it was a major success for TAA! By Colt Antle
On Oct. 7, 2023, Pueblo County High School held its yearly Homecoming Dance. It was a time for people to get together with their friends and forge some new memories parting with everyone else. Amber Mills, senior, was crowned the 2023 Homecoming Queen at the dance. The other contestants for the running of the Homecoming Queen were Mackenna Alfonso,senior, Jessie Christie, senior, Addison Doub, senior, Kyla Ruzich, senior, and Pierson Weimer, senior. When asked what she thought of the dance, Senior Grace Gray said, “It was fun, I enjoyed it.” No dance is complete without a theme, and this dance was no different. The theme for this year was neon lights, which was represented very well with the decorations featured in the auxiliary gymnasium. Bright neon lights ran across the walls, lazer figures were dancing along to the music, and every person in attendance had a glow stick somewhere on their body. Not to mention the day before, to hype up Homecoming, the school had a pre-game barbeque and the Homecoming Football Game. The Pueblo County Hornets faced off against the Canyon City Tigers with PCHScoming out victorious. By Shania Martinez
This year's powder Puff game had an amazing turnout. The game was held on Oct. 4, 2023. For those who don’t know what Powderpuff is, it's a flag football game between the junior and senior girls at Pueblo County High School. With an entertaining flag football game also comes an entertaining halftime show and of course, a halftime show wouldn't be a halftime show without cheerleaders. The junior and senior boys each came up with a routine and performed it for halftime.Cheerleaders/dancers helped with the routines. The boys were also very entertaining to the student section throughout the whole game. The halftime was very thought out and overall entertaining for both classes. There were many great moves and you can tell that both juniors and seniors worked hard to make sure their routines were enjoyable for their classmates. “My favorite part of PowerPuff was the teamwork between each team”, said Skylar Lutz Junior. Skylar has been a student here at PCHS for three years now so she has been able to watch quite a few PowderPuff games. Both junior and senior girls both had great plays and worked hard during the game but seniors took home the win 6-0. Overall PowderPuff is an amazing tradition at PCHS and you can always expect to have a memorable experience if you decide to be a part of it. |