- Coronado High School (Coronado, California)
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Coronado High School Location Coronado, California
United StatesInformation Type Public school Established 1913 School district Coronado Unified School District Principal Karl Mueller Grades Grades 9-12 Enrollment 1000+ students Campus type open (grades 9-12) Color(s) Green, Black, White Website http://www.edline.net/pages/Coronado_USD Coronado High School (CHS) is a National Blue Ribbon high school in Coronado, California. The school was founded in 1913 and is the only high school in the Coronado Unified School District.
In 2008, the school was named a National Blue Ribbon School. CHS was the only school in San Diego County to win the award.[citation needed] In 2008, CHS was ranked 323rd in Newsweek's list of "Best High Schools", out of more than 27,000 public high schools.[citation needed] It was awarded the New American High Schools designation in 1998.[citation needed] It offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, as well as Advanced Placement Classes.
In 2004, the school had grown to over 1000 students. Administrators set a non-binding guideline to limit the school to this size, but rejected a cap.[citation needed] Niedermeyer
The Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA), San Diego's premier public arts high school, is located on the campus of CHS. CoSA currently has an enrollment of 160 students, of which nearly 70% come from outside of Coronado.[citation needed]
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Sports
Coronado Sports, with the exception of Water Polo, Swimming, Baseball, and Softball are played at the David A. Blumenthal Sports Complex which was built in 1995. [1]. Field, which hosts Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Boys and Girls Lacrosse was upgraded to field turf in 2005, with the logo at midfield mistakenly painted blue rather than green. The campus includes an aquatics complex named the Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex. , [2] Three Coronado High School graduates played on the United States waterpolo team for the 2008 Olympics. In 1996, Adrian Taufaasau, a Coronado High quarterback, was tackled in a game and suffered what later was termed blunt force trauma to his head and neck, dying two days later. In 2007, Tennis Coach and Teacher Robbin Adair coached the Islanders to his 1000th win.
Notable graduates
- Alan G. Poindexter - NASA Astronaut
- William Witney - Movie director[3]
- Genai Kerr - Water Polo, 2008 Olympics
- Layne Beaubien - Water Polo, 2008 Olympics
- Jesse A. Smith - Water Polo, 2008 Olympics
- Ken Huff - Former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League.[4]
- Don Davis - Politician[5]
- Nick Reynolds - founding member of The Kingston Trio (class of 1951)[6]
- Thomas Fiss - Singer/Songwriter
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Coronado Journal, July 3, 2008
- ^ William Whitney obituary
- ^ Ken Huff obituary
- ^ Don Davis obituary
- ^ Nick Reynolds obituary
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Coordinates: 32°41′30.38″N 117°10′43.13″W / 32.6917722°N 117.1786472°W
Categories:- High schools in San Diego County, California
- International Baccalaureate schools in California
- Educational institutions established in 1913
- Blue Ribbon schools in California
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