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Pueblo County High School is a public high school that is located in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. Pueblo County is in Pueblo School District 70, along with 4 other schools. Pueblo County High school has more than 800 kids attending and has two different options for academics, County or SEBS. The student-teacher ratio is about 21:1. It is apart of the 3A category for most of the sports in the Colorado High School Activities Association. (CHSAA)

History
Pueblo County High School was founded in 1953 and was constructed in the St. Charles Mesa area. The students for the first graduating class in 1954 came from the smaller school that were: Avondale, Pleasant View, and Vineland. These three school were reconstructed into the new high school called Pueblo County.

In 1957, Pueblo County high school wanted to improve their education for the students. They began to focus on the training and personalities of the teachers, the textbooks, and the physical surroundings. In 1957, the students got funds to purchase window curtains and they started to work on two outdoor basketball courts. They continued to improve the educational experience for all the students.

During the 1990's Pueblo County high school had a grant of $3.3 million for an expansion. The major problem that the school was experiencing through out years was that there was a lack of classrooms. The expansion included a swimming pool, an auditorium, a new gym, new classrooms, and a commons area. One of the outdoor renovations included moving the baseball field.

The original plan price for the construction of the high school was around $788,000, but then some funds got cut down to $578,00 because the remaining $200,000 was put towards the county's building bonds. It was originally constructed with 24 classrooms and the building would inures an administrative office, library, social science rooms, mathematics and science laboratories, cafeteria, and gymnasium-auditorium. The money came from taxpayers who will pay about $1.33 per month for the entire new school building and a series of additions and improvements along the way. The plans of the construction

Pueblo County
The Pueblo County (County) part of the school is that main and traditional school. This section of the school has the main courses: mathematics, language arts, social studies/history, and sciences. The extracurricular courses that are offered are mainly industrial arts, home economics, fine arts, crafts, physical education, and other courses for electives. The graduation rate for Pueblo County is 85% with a 9.4 college readiness index. County High School offers many opportunities for college such as Advanced Placement courses and exams. There are also honors classes that are available for students to take. Pueblo County focuses on the students future and gives them a successful and educational high school experience.

SEBS
SEBS is a wing of Pueblo County that is offered through the school. It is a head start program that is based upon innovation, application, and college preparation for the rewarding careers of the engineering and biomedical fields. This part of the school was added in 2011. SEBS was once its own school, Tech Academy, then was later added onto Pueblo County. SEBS is coupled with Project Lead the Way courses, which has earned excellent ratings from the Colorado Department of Education. SEBS focuses on giving the students at Pueblo County High School a greater range of high school experience and an educational perspective that will help the students be successful in their futures.

Courses Offered
Pueblo County
 * English
 * LS English
 * English 1
 * English 2
 * English 3
 * English 4
 * Honors English 1
 * Honors English 2
 * AP English 3
 * AP English 4
 * Accel English 4
 * Mathematics
 * LS Math
 * Math Foundations
 * Alg Extensions
 * Algebra 1
 * Geometry
 * Honors Geometry
 * Algebra 2
 * Honors Algebra 2
 * Advanced Topics in Math
 * Math Analysis
 * Calculus
 * AP Calculus
 * Science
 * LS Science
 * Earth Science
 * Honors Earth Science
 * Biology
 * Honors Biology
 * AP Biology
 * Anatomy and Physics
 * AP Physics
 * Chemistry
 * AP Chemistry
 * Environmental Science
 * Social Studies
 * LS Social Studies
 * US History
 * World History/Geography
 * American Government/Economics
 * AP US Government and Politics/Economics

SEBS Sting TV: Pueblo County High School has started a broadcasting team that has started featuring our important news on a monthly broadcast. Sting TV broadcasts all of Pueblo County's important events such as sports games, assemblies, and extra activities that are happening at the school. Sting TV is educating the students and teaching them how to publicly broadcast news and it connects all the students and Pueblo County High School.
 * Engineering
 * Introduction to Engineering Design
 * CADD 2
 * Civil Engineering and Architecture
 * CADD 4
 * Digital Media
 * Advanced Technology
 * Environmental Sustainability
 * Special Topics in Engineering
 * Engineering Design and Development
 * Science Technology Lab
 * Biomed
 * Principles of Biomedical Science
 * Human Body Systems
 * Medical Interventions
 * Biomedical Innovations
 * Environmental Sustainability
 * Sports Medicine
 * Computer Science
 * Computer Science and Software Engineering
 * Computer Science Applications
 * Digital Electronics
 * Artificial Intelligence
 * Cyber Security
 * Simulation and Modeling
 * Computational Problem Solving

Principles

 * Tommy Tucker (1953-1955)
 * Robert Hall (1955-1962)
 * Jerry Ellis (1962-1971)
 * John Klomp (1973-1983)
 * Jim Blano (1983-1987)
 * Dick Amman (1987-1999)
 * Chris Gramstorff (1999-2004)
 * Jose Perea (2004-2006)
 * John DeLuca (2006-2010)
 * Terri Tafoya (2010-2016)
 * Brian Dilka (2016-Present)

Athletics
Fall Winter Spring Wrestling
 * Boys/Girls Cross Country
 * Football
 * Boys Golf
 * Boys Soccer
 * Boys Tennis
 * Softball
 * Girls Volleyball
 * Boys Basketball
 * Girls Basketball
 * Hockey
 * Girls Swimming
 * Wrestling
 * Girls Golf
 * Boys/Girls Lacrosse
 * Girls Soccer
 * Girls Swimming
 * Girls Tennis
 * Boys/Girls Track
 * Boys Volleyball

The Pueblo County Hornets Wrestling team has come out strong in 2014 to 2017 in the state championships, with a legacy that is still being carried on. The team had more than 3 state champions in 2014 and 2015, while they went to win the state team title in 2016 followed by 2017. In 2016 the Hornets won Pueblo County's first state with a score of 203.5, beating the second place team by 74.5 points.

Other Activities
Clubs and activités that are offered through the school:
 * DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)
 * 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 District 9 Winners
 * NHS (National Honors Society)
 * Band
 * Choir
 * Speech and Debate
 * JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps)
 * Skills USA
 * HOSA organization (Health Occupations Students of America)
 * TSA (Technology Student Association)
 * Yearbook Committee
 * FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
 * FFA (Future Farmers of America)
 * FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
 * Skills USA
 * Student Council
 * Knowledge Bowl
 * Welding
 * Drama Club
 * Ski Club
 * Fishing Club
 * Math Club
 * Dance
 * Cheerleading

Anual Events
Pigskin Classic

The Pigskin Classic is an annal football game against our biggest rival, Pueblo West. The game is a big deal for our school and we take a lot of pride in it. Pueblo County holds an assembly about four days before the game. The assembly is started by a parade throughout the whole school. The parade starts with the band room and then ends in the gymnasium. The assembly is usually very rowdy. The week leading up to the game is spirit week. Everyday there is a new theme and almost all the students participate. Sometimes there are little traditions to get the students excited for the game. For example, some years there is a bomb fire. One year there was an old car donated to the school which was scary painted Pueblo West colors and the students paid a dollar to hit the car. The game is the most rowdiest football game for Pueblo County. Most of the students dress up in county colors and the "County Rowdies" provide the students with green and gold powder which they toss in the air when the football players are running onto the field. If Pueblo County wins the Pigskin game, we have another assembly in order to celebrate our victorious win against our rivalry school.

Powder Puff

Powder Puff is during homecoming week and can be played by the junior and senior girls. The entire school is able to buy a ticket to watch the game. The game is held at the football stadium during 6th and 7th hour. Leading up to powder puff the seniors and the juniors design their "team shirts" and the boys rehears a half time show. This annual event raises money for our school and helps get the students excited for homecoming.

Badmitten Tournament

The Pueblo County Badmitten Tournament is a yearly tournament, it consists of two people per team. This annual event started in 1998 and is still the largest event held for the students and staff with about 128 people participating every year and 64 teams, where about 14% of the school is involved. The school uses a whole school day to host this event and gym classes spend week preparing for this in physical education. This tournament helps the school bond, even teachers and school.

Tailgate

Tailgate is during prom week where the students can buy a pass to eat in all four lunches and get out of their 4th hour to grill with friends. During tailgate the students bring their trucks and grill with food, friends all get together and hang out for an hour and a half for lunch in the parking lot with music playing. This annual event is fairly new and has been happening for about 4 to 5 years.

Notable alumni

 * Kory Sperry, professional football player
 * Jessica Hartman, Miss Colorado
 * Andrea Neu, Miss Earth United States
 * Sam Goure, drafted to the Toronto Blue Jays
 * Joe Annunzio, D1 football coach, NFL front office staff
 * Casey Colleti, Rodeo
 * Josh Peek, Rodeo
 * Kasie Pigg Miss Rodeo Colorado