A waving U.S. Navy and American flag signaled the start of the annual Coronado High School homecoming parade following week-long festivities that kicked off on Sept. 30.

Some hours after a school pep-rally and before the anticipated homecoming football game against Holtville High School, floats representing each graduating class captivated onlooking adults and children as they paraded from Adella Avenue, through the business district, and towards Seventh Street heading towards the high school.

CHS students took to Orange Avenue displaying school spirit with parade floats inspired by the 2024 Homecoming theme, presented by the Associated Student Body: “City of Lights.”

The school’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) unit, also known as “Islander Company,” led the after-school parade. The spectacle also featured band students, the CHS football team and this year’s homecoming court.

The CHS Football Team aboard a Coronado Fire Department truck during the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
Members of the CHS band perform during the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
CHS seniors bring the 2024 Homecoming Parade to an end on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
New York-themed CHS junior class float at the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
CHS juniors, class of 2026, at the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
CHS’s Class of 2028 students walk in the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
CHS’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) unit, also known as “Islander Company,” lead the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • CHS’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) unit, also known as “Islander Company,” lead the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • Members of the CHS band perform during the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • The CHS Football Team aboard a Coronado Fire Department truck during the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • CHS’s Class of 2028 students walk in the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • 2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • 2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • CHS sophomores at the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • 2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • 2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • CHS juniors, class of 2026, at the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • New York-themed CHS junior class float at the 2024 Homecoming Parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • 2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • 2024 CHS Homecoming court members at the parade on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.
  • CHS seniors bring the 2024 Homecoming Parade to an end on Oct. 4. Staff photo by Julieta Soto.

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Julieta is a reporter for The Coronado News, covering education, small business and investigating the Tijuana/Coronado sewage issue. She graduated from UC Berkeley where she studied English, Spanish, and Journalism. Apart from reporting, Julieta enjoys reading, traveling, and spending quality time with family and friends.