More than 350 students from Village and Silver Strand elementaryschools and Christ Church Day School attended a professional orchestra concert in thePerforming Arts Center at Coronado High School on Nov. 2. Classics 4 Kids received a 2023-24 community grant from the City of Coronado to provide music education access for Coronado students. The positive energy […]
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Coronado’s football season ends in playoff loss to Bonita Vista
For one last time this season, the Coronado High School football team stepped onto a field drenched in the glow of giant floodlights. Those Friday Night Lights hit a little differently in the November air, a tell tale sign of an extended season. Coronado, seeded 11th in the CIF San Diego Division IV playoffs, took […]
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Coronado’s Maske, Roos top runners at Hoka Postal
Coronado’s Morgan Maske and Rafael Roos were the top runners for the Islanders at the Hoka Postal on Oct. 28, when more than 750 runners competed in 2-mile races at University City High School.
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Senior Night honors seven Coronado water polo players
Seven seniors were honored on Oct. 24 as the Coronado High School water polo team took on Santana, which defeated the Islanders 15-7. Jake Walker, Luke Machin, David Abdul Samad, Spencer Williams, Boone Barnum, Ryder Smith and Kellen O’Callahan were the seven seniors recognized. The Islanders were 9-14 after the match against Santana. Here are […]
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CoSA Unveils “Scary High School” Haunted House at CHS
The Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) is set to unveil its Haunted House complete with a creepy cafeteria, an eerie art room, a nocturnal nurse and other hair-raising versions of high school staples. Don’t get spooked by the Prom King and Queen, and, by all means, avoid a deadly detention, organizers say. The Haunted […]
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Hands-on clean water, ocean conservation learning for Coronado students
On Oct. 23 and 24, more than 400 Coronado students in grades 4-6 were able to
experience the renowned Wyland Clean Water Learning Center, a 1,000 square-foot science
lab on wheels.
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Coronado High’s volleyball season comes to a close in CIF playoffs
OCEANSIDE – Coronado started off hot here against Mission Vista in the Islanders CIF San Diego Section Division II volleyball playoff match on Oct. 24, winning the first set 25-21 before losing headway in the next three, 16-25, 21-25 and 20-25. The away match was a carbon copy of Coronado’s first round of playoffs last […]
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Maske, Ayan top runners for Coronado at Jaguar Invite
Coronado’s cross country runners competed with nearly 60 other schools at the Jaguar Invitational at Kit Carson Park in Escondido on Oct. 20, with sophomores Nathan Ayan and Morgan Maske being the top placers for the Islanders.
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Angel Gomez: The youthful trailblazer of lawn bowling
Angel Gomez, who grew up on the island and now studies at Point Loma Nazarene University, is the youngest certified coach for Bowls USA after getting certified before he could even register to vote.
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Coronado Unified kids have top test scores in San Diego County
Coronado students have some of the top academic test scores in English and math among their peers in San Diego County, and middle school students are focusing more in class thanks to a new policy to set aside their cell phones. Those were among the highlights at the Coronado Unified School Board meeting on Oct. […]
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Mentor, friend and driving force for Coronado’s young runners
George Green remains a runner at heart with 32 years of coaching Coronado High School runners, a job that began as a volunteer during the 1992-93 school year.
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Coronado Middle School students take part in pumpkin launch
Coronado Middle School STEM students showed off their engineering and design skills by building original launching catapults for the CMS “Pumpkin Launch Challenge” on Thursday, October 12. Over the past two weeks STEM students built their pumpkin launchers using a variety of metrics and materials. The catapults needed to launch and withstand the weight and […]
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Coronado High Homecoming 2023
Coronado lost 28-27 to Crawford for its homecoming game, but the evening had plenty of feel-good moments as Julia Mineo and Luca Salata were selected queen and king, respectively. Coronado’s Eddie Gonzalez took the photos for The Coronado News for the Oct. 6 game. Enjoy. Navy JROTC Color Guard Homecoming Queen Julia Mineo Homecoming King […]
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CUSD begins “Portrait of a Graduate” for K-12 planning
The Coronado School District has kicked off a year-long Strategic Visioning process to ensure success for its students leading to graduation and beyond. San Diego County Office of Education representatives on Oct. 3 led a program called Portrait of a Graduate that included the governing board and district staff, as well as some community members. […]
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Coronado Middle School honored for behavioral health
Coronado Middle School received a Silver Award for Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) from the California PBIS Coalition. The award recognizes excellence in creating and implementing tiers of academic, behavioral and social-emotional supports for students. “I am so proud of the Triton community for working together to make this a reality! We are so […]
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Hines calls out “Keyboard warriors” on the success of female players
Emilia Alpert and Lindsey Balsley made history for the Coronado High School football team on Sept. 22, when both female players scored for the Islanders against Mar Vista. It was the first time each scored in a varsity football game as Alpert rushed for a 1-yard touchdown and Balsley booted an extra point in the […]