- Coronado High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
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Coronado High School 
Location 1590 West Fillmore Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado Information Type Public school School district Colorado Springs 11 Principal David Engstrom Grades Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1427 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, named for Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. CHS currently has a student body of 1,515.
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. Coronado students also produce a monthly newspaper for the Coronado community, the Cougar Chronicle.
The school currently competes at the 4-A athletics level in every sport except football (3-A) and wrestling (5-A). This change from 5-A to the 4-A division took effect starting in the 2010-2011 season.
Notable graduates
- Henry Cejudo, Olympic gold medalist
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)
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)
Colorado Springs High Schools and Colleges Colleges and universities: Air Force Academy • Colorado College • Pikes Peak Community College • University of Colorado
High schools: Air Academy • Aspen Valley • Cheyenne Mountain • Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind • Colorado Springs Christian • Colorado Springs School • Coronado • Doherty • Falcon • Fountain Valley • Harrison • Hilltop Baptist • Liberty • Mesa Ridge • Mitchell • Palmer • Pine Creek • Rampart • St. Mary's • Sand Creek • Vanguard School • Wasson
Coordinates: 38°52′20.16″N 104°51′28.32″W / 38.8722667°N 104.8578667°W
Categories:- High schools in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- High schools in Colorado
- Colorado school stubs
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