Coronado High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
| Coronado High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| 1590 West Fillmore Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| School district | Colorado Springs 11 |
| Principal | Darin Smith |
| Grades | Grades 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1556 students |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and new gold |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | http://coronadocougars.com/ |
Coronado High School (CHS) is the fourth-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, named for Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. CHS currently has a student body of 1,556.
Coronado High School is located high on Mesa Road and Fillmore Street, on a mesa overlooking Colorado Springs, with a view of Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods.
The school's colors are scarlet red and new gold, and the mascot is the Cougar.
Coronado students produce a weekly television show for the student body, which is downloadable from the school's podcast.[1] Coronado students also produce a monthly newspaper for the Coronado community, the Cougar Chronicle.
The school currently competes at the 5-A athletics level.
Feeder patterns
Middle schools that feed into Coronado include :
- Holmes Middle School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
- part of Jenkins Middle School (separated between Doherty High School and Coronado High School)
- West Middle School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Notable graduates
- Henry Cejudo, Olympic gold medalist[2]
- Steven T. Seagle, writer and producer of comic books, film and television[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.kugrtv.com
- ↑ Hochman, Benjamin (July 31, 2008). "Cejudo: Prodigy for U.S. wrestling". The Denver Post.
- ↑ Terrones, Terry (March 27, 2012). "Q&A with 'Ultimate Spider-Man' producer and Springs native Steven Seagle". ColoradoSprings.com
External links
- The school's official webpage
- KUGR TV, the school's video podcast
- Colorado Springs School District 11's webpage for the school
- www.ccalum.com
- www.coronadoalumni.com class of 1979
- www.futureforecast.com/cougars (class of 1990)
Coordinates: 38°52′20.16″N 104°51′28.32″W / 38.8722667°N 104.8578667°W