Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

 By Laura Segura 

Pueblo County High School's annual badminton tournament was held Jan 16, 2025, in the main gymnasium and the auxiliary gym.  There were 64 teams battling against each other in fun, yet competitive mode. 
 
All teams are required to be co-ed.  The team must behave one girl(female)  and one boy(male)  per team. This ensures everyone a level of equality and fairness while playing. 

Bella Guzman, senior, said, "I think doing co-ed teams is a good way to make people play fair and not complain about who is better and who isn't.”

Teams range from teachers versus students to upperclassmen versus lowerclassmen. These match-ups make the matches somewhat intense and amusing to watch at times.

The day is chaotic. Students were in and out of their classrooms and teachers were scrambling throughout the tournament telling students to go to the gymnasium. This event was determined to make everyone feel included on their team and to let students engage in more activities and work together to win. 
Leann Troutt, freshman, said  “I think the tournament is a good way to expand your high school experience and to have good leadership with other people. I like how the tournament is competitive and that people are still kind and have good vibes.” Competition is all about having fun while being somewhat competitive. The good vibes.