Disclaimer: The interviews for this story were conducted the week of Leap Day, yet prior to the actual day. Every four years, February gets an extra day, courtesy of the Gregorian calendar phenomenon known as Leap Year. In light of the quirky occasion, four Silver Strand Elementary School students share their initial thoughts on Leap […]
Katie Morris
Katie Morris is a part-time reporter for The Coronado News and graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2024, majoring in psychology and minoring in multimedia journalism. She served as the copy editor, news editor, and sports editor for PLNU's student newspaper, The Point. When she isn't writing, you can find her moseying around the trails of Torrey Pines or skiing in the Pacific Northwest. She can be reached by email at kkatiemorriss@gmail.com.
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Navy, Department of Defense, NASA Complete Underway Recovery Test 11
From the recovery of Skylab space station astronauts in the 1970s to the retrieval of the unmanned Artemis I space capsule in December 2022, the Navy has a history of participating in space missions. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, the NASA-led Artemis II team hosted a press conference at Naval Base San Diego, where they discussed […]
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Coronado Unified discusses California’s budget deficit, responds to Jan. 22 rainfall
Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) Superintendent Karl Mueller said on Feb. 15 that with California facing a $68 billion deficit, the schools’ budgets will have to be tightened in the coming year. CUSD anticipates its cost-of-living adjustment (CoLA) to decrease from four percent to 0.76%, representing an over-one-million-dollar shortfall to what the district budgeted for. […]
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Coronado Rotary Club to host 28th annual charity golf tournament
The Coronado Municipal Golf Course is set to host the Coronado Rotary Club’s 28th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, March 15, 2024, starting at 10:30 a.m. Golf enthusiasts are invited to gather their friends and take part in a day of friendly competition on Coronado’s picturesque course, all while supporting a worthy cause. The […]
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Demonstration forms outside Hotel del Coronado for Awaken service
Before Awaken Church held its first “preview service” at the Hotel del Coronado on Jan. 28, around 50 protesters gathered near the hotel’s entrance, lining Orange and Adela avenues from 4 to 5 p.m. Michelle Bjorklund, a Coronado resident who helped organize the demonstration, stood outside the Hilton-owned hotel alongside protesters who chanted “no place […]
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Silver Strand Special Education program sees growth, CHS welcomes new assistant principal
During the Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) meeting on Jan. 18, the school board heard from Silver Strand Elementary School Principal Jennifer Moore and recognized new and retiring employees. The Board of Trustees also approved a $198,860 contract to purchase and install a walk-in refrigeration/freezer combo using Child Nutrition Program grant funds, which Trustee Whitney […]