Pauline CarochiPauline Carochi was nominated by the Colorado Speech “Community,” not just the CHSAA Speech Committee. That’s the respect she holds within the activities.
She has been at Canon City High School for 37 years. During that time, she was the school’s speech coach (37 yrs.), Student Council Sponsor (22) and Newspaper sponsor (30).
Thirteen of her students have won state championships, including two that won national championships, and hundreds more have qualified to the state meet.
Carochi was a member of the CHSAA Speech Committee for more than 12 years and chaired the state speech tournament five times. She has been recognized many times in speech for her work, including being inducted into the National Forensics League Hall of Fame (2010) and receiving the Sharon Wilch Lifetime Achievement Award. Including the previous two awards, Carochi has been honored 10 additional times for her speech work.
Her life’s work has been wrapped up in students, and speech. She has chaired the CHSAA speech tournament five times, chaired the committee that rewrote the CHSAA Speech Handbook in 2000 and still continues to serve on that committee.
Carochi started providing and teaching judges training in 1980 and continues to do so today. She, in turn, has served as a tournament official for the State Speech Tournament every year since 1980.
She has also served a role with the National Forensics League (the REAL NFL) as a national tournament official since 1985, chairing Debate since 1997 for the national group.
Carochi has been published numerous times in speech and debate publications.
The versatile teacher also sponsored student council at the school from 1990-2012 and was the schools newspaper advisor from 1997-2006 during which time the publication won numerous awards
