This month the PRT begins our series of profiles of the PUHS senior class of 2023. Look for more profiles of these talented and interesting young people in upcoming issues of the PRT.
Jose Manuel Beltran
Participation in school clubs and sports: Manager of the basketball team all four years.
Extracurricular activities outside of school: Working out at the gym.
Plans for next year: Attending a trade school and studying to be an electrician.
Favorite teachers: Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Gudenkauf
Favorite subjects: Auto Shop and Poetry
Which one memory will you remember forever about your time here? I will always remember the field trip down to the canyon when Alec, Ayssa, and I all fell in the mud. It was really funny.
What has been the highlight of your high school years? Going to state for basketball two years in a row.
Where do you imagine yourself in ten years? Owning and running my own business.
What is one piece of advice you would give to underclassmen? Don’t care what other people say, be yourself.
Oskar M. Gomez
Participation in school clubs and sports: I played basketball and soccer.
Plans for next year: I will be attending the Universal Technical Institute.
Favorite teachers: My favorite teachers are Mr. Porter and Mrs. Hayes.
Favorite subjects: My favorite subject is welding.
Which one memory will you remember forever about your time here? One of my memories that I will remember forever is basketball practice. I will miss my teammates and coach.
What has been the highlight of your high school years? One of my highlights of high school was being able to spend time with my classmates.
Where do you imagine yourself in ten years? I imagine myself in ten years with my own house and a family.
What is one piece of advice you would give to underclassmen? To keep your head up and to never give up on life because school goes by fast.
Isaias Gonzalez
Participation in school clubs and sports: I played basketball all four years.
Extracurricular activities outside of school: Team roping with friends and family.
Plans for next year: I want to be a wildland firefighter or get my CDL.
Favorite teachers: Mrs. Hayes
Favorite subjects: Financial Algebra
Which one memory will you remember forever about your time here? When we went to state for basketball in 2021.
What has been the highlight of your high school years? The highlight of my high school years has been playing all four years of basketball.
Where do you imagine yourself in ten years? I will be a wildland firefighter.
What is one piece of advice you would give to underclassmen? Get good grades!
Elizabeth Urias
Participation in school clubs and sports: Four years of volleyball, four years of basketball, two years of softball, three years of STUGO, and two years of National Honors Society.
Extracurricular activities outside of school: Student docent at Patagonia Museum my Junior year and working at the Gathering Grounds.
Plans for next year: I plan on attending either a community college or a university to pursue a career as a sonographer.
Favorite teachers: My favorite teachers are Mr. Gudenkauf and Mrs. Hayes
Favorite subject: Art
Which one memory will you remember forever about your time here? Going to super regionals for volleyball and basketball in the 2022-2023 school year.
What has been the highlight of your high school years? The highlight of my high school years have been the sports that I have played, especially my favorite sport, basketball.
Where do you imagine yourself in ten years? Working a job that I love and living in my own house.
What is one piece of advice you would give to underclassmen? A piece of advice I would give to the underclassmen is enjoy your time in high school. It all may seem so dumb now but you will never get this back. You won’t have any more homecoming games or dances after you graduate high school, so take advantage of the things you have now before they are gone.