Coronado High School French and Spanish teacher Maylén Rafuls Rosa was recently named by the California Language Teachers’ Association (CLTA) as a 2023 CLTA Outstanding Teacher. The award is bestowed on a world languages and culture educator who exemplifies exceptional qualities of an educator who demonstrate passion for teaching and learning. Rafuls also serves as […]
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City, residents calculate new steps on Cays RV controversy
A new project on the Coronado Cays has several local residents and city officials upset and unsettled as waterfront land in the area is slated to be turned into an RV resort, occupying a 7-acre site. “There was not a single person here that wanted to do this,” Council member Carrie Anne Downey said at […]
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Discover Coronado helping employ high school students
It’s never been easier for Coronado students to secure jobs, according to Discover Coronado, the city’s marketing organization. Hiring representatives are meeting students at Coronado High School during job fairs on March 16th and April 6th. Students 16 and over can meet with human resources representatives from the Hotel del Coronado, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, […]
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Adventure to Neverland ballet to perform March 11 at CoSA
Inspire School of Ballet will present a brand new ballet, “Adventure to Neverland,” directed by Stephanie Cotton Qunintana, at Coronado School of the Arts on March 11. The 6 p.m. show will feature the Darling siblings on their “Adventure to Neverland,” and it will be filled with mermaids, pirates, crocodiles, and fairies, according to organizers. […]
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Promises, Promises: Tijuana’s sewage crisis continues to pollute Pacific Ocean, Coronado
Broken promises for decades by U.S. and Mexico to fix Tijuana’s sewage problem has resulted in millions of gallons of raw sewage to flow into Pacific Ocean, Coronado, other beaches.
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Lessons in Chemistry author event on Friday moved to Coronado High School
Due to overwhelming demand to see Bonnie Garmus, author of New York Times No. 1 bestseller Lessons in Chemistry, her Coronado appearance is moving to the Performing Arts Theater at Coronado High School on Friday.
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Lowest tides all year reveal the shipwrecked SS Monte Carlo on Coronado Beach
The sunken SS Monte Carlo showed herself Sunday outside the Hotel del Coronado, thanks to an unusually low tide.
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CoSA Digital Arts presents “CODE RED” on Thursday
The CoSA Digital Arts Conservatory presents CODE RED, a 3D exhibit, on Thursday at Coronado High School’s Black Box Theater from 6-8 p.m. Guests are invited to wear Chroma glasses to experience the dramatic 3D effects and “pop” of the color red, exploring themes like film noir, apocalyptic, and sci-fi. “Anything with red on a dark background […]
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Library hosts “Inspirations of American Jazz and Musical Friendships” concert on Friday
Explore how American and French composers were inspired by American jazz and musical friendships on Friday, February 24 at 1 p.m. at the Coronado Public Library. Full of rhythmic drive and blues, this program featuring violinist Alicia Choi and pianist Futaba Niekawa includes William Bolcom’s Sonata no. 2, Maurice Ravel’s Sonata no. 2, Amy Beach’s Romance, […]
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Looking to join a book club at Coronado Library?
The Coronado Public Library has three very different book clubs, with meetings starting on Feb. 25.
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Meet the editorial board of The Coronado News
The Coronado News has three members for its editorial board and is seeking a fourth with local roots. Here are the members.
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Equity Conference still hot button at CUSD board meeting
Equity training for Coronado Unified School District employees again was a controversial issue at this month’s school board meeting.
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Under fire, Coronado Schools defend diversity training, cost
The Coronado School District, which has battled racial controversies the past few years, on Wednesday issued a two-page press release justifying an $11,500 expense for staff to attend an equity conference. The move came a day before the school board’s 4 p.m. Thursday meeting, and it followed criticism from a small group of critics and […]
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The mysteriously hidden SS Monte Carlo could show herself Sunday
America in the 1920s and 30s was a cocktail of deep revelry, the unwelcomed Prohibition and the Great Depression. However, one place managed to escape it all. Floating in international waters, a concrete ship, the SS Monte Carlo, was anchored 3 miles offshore from Coronado. And this Sunday, around 3 p.m., is likely the ideal […]
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Coronado Junior Women’s Club raises $20,000 for Outdoor Outreach
The money will help provide outdoor experiences for San Diego youth.
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Hispanic enrollment now one in four Coronado students
Hispanic enrollment has surged the past five years in the Coronado School District, mirroring a trend in San Diego County.