If you refuse to accept anything but the very best, you often get it!

Welcome!

 Attitudes are just as contagious as the common cold.  If all of us work to make our attitude one worth catching, we will develop a successful educational partnership. Even though this is my 29th year as an educator, I am still  thrilled at  welcoming a new group of students to a new school year. When I am asked, "What do you teach?" I say kids. I firmly believe that when we focus on teaching each individual student rather than on teaching a subject, each student makes more progress toward reaching his or her potential.  

I teach three honors classes: Advanced Composition and Advanced Literature to sophomores and Honors American Studies to juniors. I also teach  Competitive Speech ,  which is a workshop class designed to prepare students for competition, and a general speech class for the students who don't wish to compete but who do wish to become comfortable with public speaking.  Both of those speech classes are available to juniors and seniors for three semester hours of college credit from CSU-Pueblo. In addition, I sometimes teach the Composition I and II and  Literature II classes to freshmen and sophomores. 

Outside of my class load  I have coached Speech & Debate at CCHS for 29 years, and I have been the Student Council advisor for 15 years.  I continue to be heavily involved in extra-curricular activities because I firmly believe in working with students to provide them with the leadership and speaking skills that open doors for them regardless of the careers they embark upon. 

You are welcome in my classroom any time.  Your comments and concerns are welcome anytime!

 Sincerely,

     Pauline J. Carochi