Quote of the Week:
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot
Thank you:
Each week the activities department will highlight a group of people who help make our activities department run. This week we would like to thank our teachers. Our district is blessed with so many amazing teachers that push our students to be great in the classroom. Teachers often have to work with students who miss classroom time to attend their activities. They often work with our student athletes who are having difficulty in the classroom to ensure they stay eligible to compete in their activities. Many of our teachers help run our activities or give up even more of their time to help coach our student athletes. Thank you for your support! We could not have student activities without you!
Shout outs:
Congratulations to the SHS Tennis team for their outstanding performances last week, to include a 2nd place team finish at the Fountain Valley Tournament this past weekend.
Congratulations to the SHS Girls Soccer team for improving their record to 3-1 on the season and moving up to #12 in class 2A girls soccer.
Congratulations to the SHS Track team for their outstanding performance at our home meet this past weekend. The boys team took first place and the girls finished in 2nd place out of a 16 team field. The team had numerous top 8 finishes to include 13 individual or relay champions. Champions:
Myah Scott, High Jump, 100m Hurdles, 300 Hurdles
Bryce Hudson, Shot and Discus
Jackson Shomion, 800m run
Jack Baker, High Jump
Carson McConathy, 400m run
Charlie Boyle, 1600m run
Kapono Gage, 300m Hurdles
Boys 4 x 200 (Sam Jones, Hawkin Sather, Jamie Hawley, Mateo Tressler)
Boys 4 x 400 (Jamie Hawley, Sam Jones, Hawkin Sather, Carson McConathy)
Girls 4 x 400 (Kaylee Johnson, Lilian Moutray, Leah Paschall, Zy Boone)
Congratulations for the following SHS Choir and Band students for the honors they earned:
Alanna Scheuermann & Gabe Looney: State Choir Honors
Caleb Vold: State Band, Orchestra, and Choir Honors
Congratulations to Ocean Shin, SHS Swim team (currently swimming for her club team). Ocean traveled to Indiana to compete against 58 teams from 11 states in a regional competition. She ended up with several person best performances:
Individual Events:
100 Yard Breaststroke: 1:06.85 (52nd place)
200 Yard Breaststroke: 2:27.11 (71st place, PB)
200 Yard IM: 2:12.32 (93rd place)
200 Yard Freestyle: 1:25.03 (119th place)
50 Yard Freestyle: 26.19 (160th place)
Relay Events:
800 Yard Free Relay: 28th place (Anchor split: 1:55.07, PB)
400 Yard Medley Relay: 25th place (Breaststroke split: 1:07.61)
200 Yard Free Relay: 30th place (Anchor split: 25.06, PB)
200 Yard Medley Relay: 28th place (Breaststroke split: 30.62)
400 Yard Free Relay: 53rd place (Lead-off 100 Free: 55.43, PB)
This Week’s Events:
HS Track: Saturday (8:30 AM) @ CSU-Pueblo
HS Baseball: Tuesday (4 PM) vs Florence Varsity/JV
Saturday (11 AM) @ Manitou Springs (Double Header)
HS Tennis: Tuesday (3 PM) @ Pueblo Central (Scrimmage)
Thursday (4 PM) @ CSCS
Friday/Saturday (9 AM) @ Pueblo South
HS Soccer: Tuesday (4:30 PM) vs St. Mary’s
Thursday (4 PM) @ Ellicott
HS Golf: Thursday (9 AM) @ Holly Dot Golf Course, Colorado City
MS Baseball: Tuesday (4 PM) @ Custer County High School
MS Track: Wednesday (4 PM) @ Canon City
AD’s Remarks:
Often students hesitate to get involved in activities because of the perceived risks involved. One of the biggest perceived risks is the risk of failure. The risk of failure keeps so many from ever attempting to pursue their dreams, or giving up on their dreams too quickly. When in fact, it is failure that helps us all learn, get better, and moves us closer to fulfilling those dreams. School activities are such a great tool for our students to learn to take those risks. By doing so, they learn valuable skills that will follow them throughout life. The biggest being the willingness to take the risk one needs to take to achieve the goals one has set for themself. I strongly encourage parents to get their kids involved in activities!
This past weekend we hosted our high school track & field meet. It was a huge success thanks in part to all the volunteers that gave up their Saturday to ensure the meet ran smoothly. The activities department is grateful for all of the support. Thank you!