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Coronado High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
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Coronado High School 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.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in District 11
Colorado Springs School District 11
The Colorado Springs School District 11 is the central school district of Colorado Springs, Colorado.- History :The first school in Colorado Springs was organized by Mary Mellen "Queen" Palmer, wife of city founder William Jackson Palmer, in late 1871. Classes were first held in a home on the...
in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
, named for Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado y Luján was a Spanish conquistador, who visited New Mexico and other parts of what are now the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542...
. CHS currently has a student body of 1,515.
Coronado High School is located high on Mesa Road and Fillmore Street, on a mesa
Mesa
A mesa or table mountain is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape....
overlooking Colorado Springs, with a view of Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America....
and the Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods is a public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.-Genesis of the park:Entrance to the park is free according to the wish of Charles Elliott Perkins, whose children donated the land to the city of Colorado Springs in 1909....
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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.
Feeder patterns
Middle schools that feed into Coronado include- Holmes Middle School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
- part of Jenkins Middle School (separated between Doherty High SchoolThomas B. Doherty High SchoolThomas B. Doherty High School is the newest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving northeast Colorado Springs. The school was named for the District 11 superintendent at the time...
and Coronado High School) - West Middle School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)