Coronado High School - Colorado Springs District 11

DB Henderson is the 2026 Colorado Poetry Out Loud State Champion and will represent Colorado in the Western Semifinals starting today at 3:00pm MT. The event will be livestreamed through the following website:
https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/poetry-out-loud

Tune in if you can! There are also semis for the East (starting at 7:00am) and South Central/Midwest (starting at 11:00am). The National Finals begin at 5:00pm on Wednesday

Poetry Out Loud A partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and participating state and jurisdictional arts agencies, Poetry Out Loud is a dynamic poetry recitation competition for high school students. In recognition of American250, the 2025-2026 Poetry Out Loud program will focus on poems that celebrat...

If you are interested in watching Coronado’s robotics team compete, the FIRST Robotics Denver Regional will be live streamed this week and is very easy to access.

The simplest way to get to the live stream is:
1. Go to The Blue Alliance website:
https://www.thebluealliance.com/
2. The homepage should display the Week 6 events.
3. Look for the Denver Regional.
4. From Thursday afternoon through Saturday, there will be a green “Watch Now” button next to the event.
5. Click “Watch Now” and it will take you directly to the live stream.

In addition to watching matches live, you can also track how our team is performing on The Blue Alliance website. Instead of clicking the green “Watch Now” button, click directly on “Denver Regional.” This will take you to the event page where you can see match results, team standings, and current rankings throughout the competition.

Our team is FRC Team 2996 – Cougars Gone Wired, and we appreciate your support as our students compete in this regional event.

Thank you for supporting Coronado Robotics, and please feel free to tune in if you have the opportunity.

The Blue Alliance Watch webcasts and get team information, competition results, and more from the FIRST Robotics Competition.

ZoneFIVE and CAEA members of the Pikes Peak Region are pleased to present the 63rd Annual Young People’s Art Exhibition. YPAE is privileged to partner with The Colorado Springs School to honor the talent of young artists from schools across the Colorado Springs Metro area. Artwork displayed at the Louisa Performing Art Center was selected from among the top student artists in Colorado Springs, Falcon, Fountain, Manitou and Monument.

Each year teachers can submit their six top works of the school year. This year, the exhibition holds over 200 pieces of student artwork. It is an honor to be selected to this exhibition because it exemplifies the best of the best. As one of the coordinators of the show, I am always amazed at the talent of our local high school students!

The high school exhibition is juried by category. Last night, the show was adjudicated and the following Coronado art students will be receiving awards at the opening reception:
• Eddie Dunn-Best in Show 2D, Painting Acrylic/Oil
• Kyla Johnston-1st Place, Color Drawing
• Kiersten Byrd-2nd Place, Color Drawing
• Zoe Griffin-1st Place, Sculpture
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Coronado has 24 students with work in this show. The YPAE High School Exhibition will be on display from April 8-27 at the Colorado Springs School (21 Broadmoor Avenue). There will be an opening and awards reception on Friday, April 10 from 5:00-7:00. It is open to the public, so feel free to come celebrate with our talented art students!

As always, thank you for supporting our students!

Student Council is trying to do something new this year and we need your help 🙂

We are excited to announce our first Blanket Drive, happening now through March 20th! We are collecting new and gently used blankets to support those in need in our community.

We would really appreciate your help reminding students about this drive and encouraging them to participate. Every blanket donated can make a real difference, and we’d love your support in hyping them up to get involved and show their school spirit through kindness and generosity.

Here are the main points to share:

What - New or gently used blankets
Where - There are bins set up in the front entry so kids can drop off blankets when they walk in each morning.
Bonus incentive - The grade level that donates the most blankets will win a Hot Cocoa Party + PJ Day!

Thank you for helping us make this drive a success and for always supporting student-led initiatives!

Boys’ Cross Country Peak Performer of the Year: Coronado’s Oliver Horton learns from the past, wins first state championship Oliver Horton doesn’t like to lose. But when he does, he uses it as a lesson to reshape the future.  When Horton was in sixth grade, he wrote that he wanted to be an Olympic runner, and that goal hasn’t wavered. But becoming elite isn’t easy, and not every race will be a great one.  […]

Congratulations to Coronado High School- named a BRONZE member of the 2025 AP School Honor Roll! Coronado had 48% of seniors take at least one AP Exam during high school, 33% of seniors scored a three or higher on at least one AP Exam, and 13% of seniors took five or more AP Exams!

https://gazette.com/2026/01/29/gazette-preps-3a-1a-football-peak-performer-coronados-thomas-buckmillers-paradigm-shift-leads-to-outstanding-year-for-cougars-football/

8th Grade Open House is next Tuesday, January 27th! All people interested in learning more about attending Coronado are welcome!

Spring Sports 2026 registration process - you can find all this information here: https://coronado.d11.org/departments/athletics

Tryouts and the first day of practice for our Spring Season start on Monday, February 16, 2026, for Boys Swim and Dive and Boys Volleyball and Monday, February 23, 2026 for Girls Tennis, Girls Soccer, Baseball, Track and Field, and Girls Golf.

Online Sports Registration Link for Spring Sports will open on Monday, January 26, 2026. We are using the Arbiter Athletic Online Registration Platform.

Athletic Online Registration Platform Link is below
https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/19023/programs

If your child participated in a 2025-2026 Fall or Winter Sport, please do not create a new Arbiter Account – log into the Arbiter Account you created and click what Spring Sport your child will be participating in.

There will be a MANDATORY Spring Sports Parent’s Meeting on Wednesday, February 25th @ 6pm in the Coronado Main Gym.

The Coronado Athletic/Business Office Hours are Monday – Friday, 7am – 3:30pm.

Spring Sports offered at Coronado High School
Start Date – February 16, 2026
• Boys Swim & Dive
• Boys Volleyball

Start Date – February 23, 2026
• Girls Soccer
• Girls Golf
• Girls Tennis
• Baseball
• Track and Field
• Unified Track and Field

If you have any questions regarding individual spring sports, please email the coach associated with the sport your student would like to participate in, or you can find more information on the Coronado High School website Athletic Page. https://www.d11.org/domain/1098

• Boys Swim & Dive – Adam Austin @ [email protected]
• Boys Volleyball – Hannah Williams @ [email protected]
• Girls Soccer – Kyle Yeh @ [email protected]
• Girls Golf – Kelly Hodge @ [email protected]
• Girls Tennis – Chrya Larkin @ [email protected]
• Baseball – John Byington @ [email protected]
• Track & Field – Lisa Rainsberger @ [email protected]
• Unified Track – Trevor Peterson @ [email protected]

**All registration paperwork, including an updated physical on the CHSAA physical form, has to be submitted and uploaded online to the arbiter platform no later than Friday, February 13, 2026

To Register Online:
STEP #1
• Go to https://coronadohs-ar.rschooltoday.com , click on Coronado Activity & Athletic Registration tab
• Select the sport you are registering for in the “sections” area.
• Fill in all the required information, upload your current physical (only Page 4 of the CHSAA Physical form needs to be uploaded. The physical must be on the CHSAA Physical Form for it to be accepted)
• Submit your registration.
• If you already have created an Arbiter online account this year, just login in, choose Winter Sport and update any information. Please do not create a new account if you created an Arbiter Account this past Fall sports season.

STEP #2 – Sports Physical – NEW SPORTS PHYSICAL FORM FROM CHSAA
• D11 has a new physical form that ALL athletes must use once the athlete’s physical expires, or you are getting a new physical. Page 4 of the physical is the only page you will need to upload to Arbiter. Please make sure the student and parent’s sign the bottom of Page 4 before uploading.
•https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1715194466/d11org/qyesywihus3xly2cwptj/Physical-CHSAA2024.pdf This is the link for the new CHSAA Physical Form. It is also on the Coronado Athletic Page for you to download and print. Copies are also available outside of the Coronado Athletic Office. Please bring a copy with you for your doctor’s appointment; some doctor’s offices do not have the CHSAA Form.
STEP #3 – COMPLETION AND COLLECTING CLEARANCE CARDS
• Once the online portion is 100% complete, you will receive a confirmation email from the Athletic Office and then you or your child can stop by the Athletic Office to get your Blue Emergency Card and Yellow Clearance Card.
• The Blue Card & Clearance card need to be given to the Coach on the 1st day of practice/tryout (2/16/26 or 2/23/26). Without these two cards, the athlete will not be able to practice/tryout.
Please contact the Athletic Office at 719-328-3730 if you have any questions or visit our Athletic Webpage on the Coronado High School website.

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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. This recognition of young artists has been a program in Colorado since 1947.

Each year, thousands of Colorado youth enter an average of 5,000 pieces of artwork into the program with the Colorado Art Region of Scholastic Art & Writing. Through the process of blind adjudication, exhibitions of award-winning work, recognition, and awarding of scholarships on the state and national levels, students have opportunities that would not be possible without this program.

Judges look for work that best exemplifies originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Students receiving Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions, will be exhibited in the 2026 Colorado Scholastics Exhibition. Gold Key award winners will be adjudicated for the National Scholastics Exhibition in New York.

Congratulations to the following Coronado art students for being juried into the 2026 Scholastic Art Exhibition:
Tru Baleria-Ceramics Honorable Mention
Eddie Dunn-Painting Gold Key
Kyley Gadway-Ceramics Silver Key
Zoe Griffin-Sculpture Honorable Mention and Silver Key
Lillian Kuhn-Digital Art Gold Key
Zadie Quon-Ceramics Silver Key
Lilly Waltz-Drawing Silver Key

If you know these students, please congratulate the for this prestigious recognition! Gold and Silver Key award winners will be exhibited at the Denver Art Museum and the 40 West Gallery from February 3-March 12, 2026. Honorable Mention winners will be exhibited online. The Colorado Regional Awards Ceremony will be held on February 28 at the Denver Art Museum.