Coronado High School (California)

Public school in the United States

Coronado High School

Address

650 D Ave

Coronado, California 92118

United States

Information
Type| Public school
Established| 1913
School district| Coronado Unified School District
Principal| Karin Mellina
Staff| 57.95 (FTE)[1]
Grades| Grades 9-12
Enrollment| 1,045 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 18.03[1]
Campus type| open (grades 9-12)
Color(s)| Green, Black, White
Athletics conference| Islander Sports Foundation(ISF)
Mascot| Islander
Website| chs.coronadousd.net

Coronado High School (CHS) is a public high school in Coronado, California. It is the only high school in the Coronado Unified School District. The Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) is located on the campus of CHS.[2]

The California Department of Education gave it a California Distinguished School award in 2011[3] and two Model Continuation High School awards in 2014 and 2018.[4][5] The boundary includes Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and Naval Air Station North Island.[6]

## History

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Coronado High School was established in 1913. In 1939, the original building was knocked down and rebuilt as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration. It was renovated again in 1961 and 2006.[7]

In the 1970's, a group of students led by former Spanish teacher Lou Villar developed what became a $100-million dollar worldwide drug smuggling operation.[8][9]

In 2008, the school was named a National Blue Ribbon School. CHS was the only school in San Diego County to win the award.[10] In 2016, CHS was ranked 433rd nationally and 70th amongst California high schools in the USNews list of "Best High Schools", out of more than 27,000 public high schools.[11] It was awarded the New American High Schools designation in 1998.[12] It offers Advanced Placement Classes.

In 2023, the football team added girls to the roster for the first time.[13]

## Sports

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Coronado Sports, with the exception of Water Polo, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Golf, Basketball, Cross Country, Baseball, and Softball are played at Niedermeyer Field which was completed in 2000.[14] The Field, which hosts Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Boys and Girls Lacrosse was upgraded to field turf in 2005. The campus includes an aquatics complex named the Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex.,[15] Three Coronado High School graduates played on the United States waterpolo team for the 2008 Olympics. In 1996, Adrian Taufaasau, a Coronado High quarterback, was tackled in a game and suffered what later was termed blunt force trauma to his head and neck, dying two days later. In 2007, Tennis Coach and Teacher Robbin Adair coached the Islanders to his 1,000th win.

### Tortilla throwing incident

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On June 20, 2021, the boys' basketball team forfeited the CIF Division 4A Regional Basketball Championship after members of the team threw tortillas at their predominantly Latino opponents from Orange Glen High School during a victory celebration after the championship game.[16][17][18] The move, which had previously been condemned by the League of United Latin American Citizens,[19] prompted an investigation by the San Diego County’s Human Relations Commission.[20] The Coronado Unified School District apologized for "racism and classism"[21] and fired head coach J.D. Laaperi over the incident.[22][23] A 40-year-old alumni of the school who had no children of his own on the team or at the school claimed that he distributed the tortillas to team members and cheerleaders because tortilla throwing was a tradition at UC Santa Barbara where he and Laaperi attended at the same time.[24][25] The UCSB Alumni Association has said tortilla throwing has had to be banned because of game interruptions and "associations with racist ideology."[26] This followed an effort in 2020 to ensure that the school districts curriculum not be updated to include a focus on racial justice.[27] On July 6, the school board voted to "initiate litigation" thereby "enabling the Superintendent to enter the appeal process within the 15 day window," claiming their independent investigation "found no evidence warranting forfeiture of the title."[28][29]

## Notable graduates

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* Layne Beaubien – water polo player, 2004, 2008 & 2012 Olympics[30]
* Lisa Bruce – film producer, The Theory of Everything (2014 film)[31]
* Don Davis – Florida politician[32]
* Ken Huff – former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League.[33]
* Genai Kerr – water polo player, 2004 Olympics[34]
* James Maslow \- actor, dancer, model, singer[35]
* Celina Mikolajczak – battery engineer and amateur astronomer
* Lou Niles – radio host of 91X and executive director of Oceanside International Film Festival[36]
* Karlyn Pipes \- decorated Masters-level swimmer and author[37]
* Alan G. Poindexter – NASA astronaut[38]
* Nick Reynolds – founding member of The Kingston Trio[39]
* Jesse Smith – Olympic water polo player, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 & 2020[40]
* William Witney – movie director[41]
* David Young – radio producer, director and actor[42][43]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Coronado High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
2. ^ "Celebrating 25 Years of Educating Emerging Artists | Coronado School of the Arts". cosasandiego.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
3. ^ "California Distinguished Schools Awardees 2011 - California Distinguished Schools Program (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
4. ^ "Model Continuation High Schools for 2014 - Year 2014 (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
5. ^ "Announcing 2018 Model Continuation High Schools - Year 2018 (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
6. ^ "Schools (Coronado)". Navy Life SW, official US Navy site. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
7. ^ "Coronado High School History 5/18/20 | Coronado Historical Association". Coronado Historical Association and Museum. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
8. ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (2013-08-13). "'Coronado High,' a Tale of the Student Surfer-Smugglers of Southern California". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
9. ^ Lipkin, Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael (May 2017). "The Coronado Surfers Who Created A $100 Million Drug Ring". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2021-07-02.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
10. ^ "National Blue Ribbon Schools Recognized 1982-2018 -- November 27, 2018 (PDF)" (PDF).
11. ^ "Coronado High School in Coronado, CA - US News Best High Schools".
12. ^ New American High Schools
13. ^ Williams, Dana (2023-08-28). "Coronado High School welcomes girls on their football roster". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
14. ^ "David A. Blumenthal Sports Complex Coronado High School". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
15. ^ McDonald, Nina (July 3, 2008). "Aquatics Complex Programs Offer Something For Everyone". Coronado Eagle & Journal | Coronado News | Coronado Island News.
16. ^ "CIF revokes Coronado High School championship win following tortilla incident". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2021-07-01. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
17. ^ "California school stripped of title over tortilla incident". AP NEWS. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
18. ^ Aere, Alexander Nguyen, Jacob (30 June 2021). "CIF Vacates Coronado High Regional Championship Over Tortilla-Throwing Incident". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2021-07-02.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
19. ^ "Civil rights group calls for employees to be fired after Coronado High tortilla incident". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2021-06-22. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
20. ^ Saunders, Mark (2021-06-29). "County Human Relations Commission votes on response to Coronado tortilla throwing". KGTV. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
21. ^ Mendoza, Jordan. "California school district apologizes for 'racism, classism' after tortilla-throwing incident". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
22. ^ News, A. B. C. (2021-06-23). "High school basketball coach fired after tortilla-throwing incident". 101 ESPN. Retrieved 2021-07-02. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
23. ^ Diaz, Johnny (2021-06-23). "Basketball Coach Is Fired After Students Toss Tortillas at Rivals". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
24. ^ "Coronado Resident Admits to Buying and Distributing Tortillas - Answers Questions". Coronado Times. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
25. ^ KABC (2021-06-27). "Man who brought tortillas used to taunt Latino high school in SoCal says there was no racial intent". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
26. ^ "Throwing Tortillas". alumni.ucsb.edu. 2018-04-12. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
27. ^ McGlone, Ashley (2020-08-18). "'Educate, Not Indoctrinate': Anti-Racism Push in Coronado Schools Fuels Backlash". Voice of San Diego. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
28. ^ "Coronado Unified Votes to Appeal CIF Ruling in Wake of Postgame Tortilla-Throwing Incident". NBC 7 San Diego. 2021-07-06. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
29. ^ Page, Eric S. (2021-06-26). "District Has Seen No Justification to Forfeit Game Following Tortilla-Throwing: Coronado Superintendent". NBC 7 San Diego. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
30. ^ "Olympian Layne Beaubien Shares His Story of Perseverance at Gensler Group Symposium Jan. 8th". Coronado Times. 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
31. ^ Selgi-Harrigan, Alessandra (January 8, 2015). "Lisa Bruce Produces "The Theory Of Everything"". Coronado Eagle & Journal | Coronado News | Coronado Island News.
32. ^ "Don Davis obituary". Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
33. ^ "Ken Huff obituary". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
34. ^ Brian, Bent (2003-11-03). "1995 Coronado High Grad Genai Kerr Keeps On Pace For The 2004 Olympics". Coronado Eagle and Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
35. ^ Butler, Sarah (2019-07-26). "The lowdown on James Maslow". Pacific San Diego. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
36. ^ Selgi-Harrigan, Alessandra (2017-11-13). "Coronado Native Lou Niles Has Big Influence In The Music World". Coronado Eagle & Journal. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
37. ^ "Karlyn Pipes Inducted Into ISHOF Class Of 2015". Coronado Eagle & Journal | Coronado News | Coronado Island News. 2015-09-04. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
38. ^ Roth, Beth Ford (2 July 2012). "Ex-Astronaut And Coronado Native Alan Poindexer Killed In Jet Ski Accident". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
39. ^ Grimes, William (2008-10-02). "Nick Reynolds, Kingston Trio Harmonizer, Dies at 75". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
40. ^ "Jesse Smith - Men's Senior National Team". USA Water Polo. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
41. ^ "William Witney, 86; B-Movie Action Director". Los Angeles Times. 2002-03-18. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
42. ^ "Ends Dramatic Course". The San Diego Sun. June 22, 1931. p. 3\. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
43. ^ "David Young Given Award for Achievement in Radio". Los Angeles Daily News. June 11, 1949. p. 10-B. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

## External links

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* Coronado High School - Home

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