May 2007
New Website Finally Finished
Welcome to Coronado's new and improved website. We have a brand new design and easier access to pages. We hope you will enjoy the newly redesigned site.
Old Website
Our old website can still be found here for a limited time. This will be your last chance to grab anything from the old site that we didn't move over to our new site.
March 2007
2007 - 2008 Cheerleaders and Student Body Officers
Junior Varsity Cheerleaders Tiffani Arnold, Katelin Kelly, Ashley Sorensen, Kaitlyn Hilliard, Lindsey Beck, Brooke Allison, Brooke Burgess, and Brittany Richard. Varsity Cheerleaders Tori Bridges, Macy Morris, Taylor Petree, Kenzie McIntosh, Charly Mayfield, Madison Burns, Melissa Garcia, Sarah Suggs, Ashlee Bowen, Maile Gentry, Madison Seymore, and Gabbi Morgan Student Body Officers President - Leah Bowyer; Vice-President - Olivia McNeill; Secretary - Susan Shihab; Treasure - DJ Guthrie II Congratulations to all of these students for being our future leaders of Coronado High School.
President's Volunteer Service Award
Senior Melanine Kirkland has been recognized by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for her countless hours of service as a program aide to the Girl Scouts of America.  She is being honored with the President's Volunteer Service Awards certificate and a letter from President Bush.
Paying for College Workshop - March 8th
Coronado High School is hosting a free "Paying for College Workshop" sponsored by The SallieMae Fund, a charitable organization whose mission is to inform parents of college and financial aid opportunities. A light dinner will be served on a first come, first serve basis from 6:00 - 6:50 p.m. during the meeting.  This workshop is open to all LISD parents; please RSVP by calling toll-free 1-800-292-0688 or visiting www.salliemaefund.org.
February 2007
Coronado Grad
Coronado graduate, Cole Kirkpatrick, was recently inducted into the Texas State Championship Enduro Circuit Hall of Fame for off-road motorcycle racing. Kirkpatrick, 19, is the youngest member to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and won the overall TSCEC A State Championship this past season for a second straight year. He represented the United States at the International Six Days Enduro competition in New Zealand in November, winning a gold medal.
Results of the 2007 Academic Decathlon Regional Meet
Language/Literature: Rachel Wilkerson - 3rd Place Polina Drigalenko - 3rd Place Social Science: Rachel Wilkerson - 3rd Place Chris McAdams - 2nd Place Music: Rachel Wilkerson - 3rd Place Chris McAdams - 1st Place Speech: Kali Pearce 2nd Place Tory Sumrall - 3rd Place Math: Kyle Spearman - 3rd Place Brittany Payne - 3rd Place Polina Drigalenko - 2nd Place Tory Sumrall - 2nd Place Kali Pearce - 1st Place Chris Keeney - 1st Place Essay: Kali Pearce - 3rd Place Kyle Spearman - 3rd Place Chris Keeney - 3rd Place Rachel Wilkerson - 2nd Place Chris McAdams - 2nd Place Economics: Troy Sumrall - 3rd Place Kyle Spearman - 3rd Place Caitlyn Olsen - 3rd Place Art: Polina Drigalenko - 3rd Place Troy Sumrall - 3rd Place Caitlyn Olsen - 2nd Place Interview: Tory Sumrall - 2nd Place Polina Drigalenko - 1st Place Chris McAdams - 1st Place Kyle Spearman - 1st Place Independent Super Quiz: Tory Sumrall - 2nd Place Chris McAdams 3rd Place Polina Drigalenko - 1st Place Top Scorers in the Meet: Kyle Spearman - 5th Place Tory Sumrall - 5th Place Polina Drigalenko - 5th Place Rachel Wilkerson - 4th Place Chris McAdams - 3rd Place Super Quiz Team: 2nd Place Overall Team: 2nd Place!
Council Level Reflections Winners - 2006/2007
These winning entries will be submitted to the Area level for judging: All Literature Entries were chosen: Kristen Plott Kayla Burgoon Sarah Ferguson Jean Guthrie Alexis Parrish Joseph Scioli Photography: Kathryn Baker Candace Nixon Visual Arts: John Dillon Kaitlyn Arnold Musical Composition: Kayaki Howie The following student(s) received an Honorable Mention: Taylor Kimbrough - Photography These students received Awards of Merit: Lauren Pittman-Photography; Ryan Burt-Visual Arts; Mackenzie Gwinn-Photography; Madison Dunn-Visual Arts; Brianna Storm-Visual Arts Congratulations
Used Book Fair
LISD Council of PTA's 20th Annual Used Book Sale is February 22-24 at the South Plains Mall (old Chelsea Street Pub). Coronado has an "early lunch buyout" for 10th-12th graders Wednesday February 14th. A donation of $2.00 or 2 books is required for early dismissal.
Kimberly Davis Mustang Diver
Kimberly Davis is a two time high school All-American diver. She holds all of the Coronado school records for diving in the one meter 11 dive meet, one meter 6 dive meet, and the 3 meter 6 dive meet. She had the best meet of her career at the District meet and was only 4 points away from getting the city record set by Marina Smith of Monterey in 1988. Kimberly's score was 442.20. Marina's score was 446.95. Kimberly placed second at regionals this last weekend which qualifies her for the State meet in Austin on February 16 and 17. This is Kimberly's second trip to the state meet. She also qualified as a sophomore. Kimberly also went to China in the fall to compete on the USA all-star team.
December 2006
Semester Exam Schedule for Thurs., December 21--Gold Day
8:40 - 9:50	5th Period
9:56 - 11:00	6th Period
11:06 - 12:15	7th Period
12:21 - 1:30	8th Period
Semester Exam Schedule for Friday, December 22--Red Day
8:40 - 9:50	1st Period
9:56 - 11:00	2nd Period
11:06 - 12:15	3rd Period
12:21 - 1:30	4th Period
12/9 Miracle on 34th
The streets were glowing as floats coasted down 34th Street Saturday, December 9. There were several interesting organizations that put together floats for the myriad of children and adults to enjoy. As the parade began to hit its peak, the Coronado band came through and really blew the crowd away. They were truly at their best that night. After they impressed the onlookers with a great performance, Coronado again made a classy entrance as the cheerleaders and pom squad rolled in on a homemade Gingerbread House. Overall, Coronado stole the attention of the crowd and really gave out the Christmas spirit to all our supporters.
Outstanding Teen
Sean Durrett a junior here at Coronado was crowned Miss Dallas Outstanding Teen in a pageant held in October. She will compete in the Miss Texas Outstanding Teen Pageant to be held in July, 2007.  Congratulations, Sean!
November 2006
November 27 -  College and Career Night
November 27, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Civic Center, is College and Career Night. It is an excellent opportunity for both parents and students to meet with college recruiters and representatives from approximately 100 schools. Financial Aid sessions will be held from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. and start again from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Go have a great time and learn about colleges of your choice!
Boy's Golf
The Boy's Golf team grabbed a 1st Place Finish out of 10 teams and 60 players in the Lake Ridge Country Club 6-Man Low Ball Tournament on November 13.  Team members were:  Curtis Yonke, Matt Bostick, James Murgai, Adam Hilliard, Eric Rooker, and Kelbey Ruiz.  First Place medalist were Eric Rooker and Curtis Yonke shooting a 68.  Third Place medalist were Matt Bostick and Adam Hilliard shooting a 70.  Coronado's Red Team blazed the course with 209 points for the first place team total. James Murgai & Kelby Ruiz came in 4th with a 71! Good job guys!
Girl's Golf
The girl's golf team finished 1st in the Amarillo Invitational and 2nd in the Abilene Halloween Invitational. Great job, girls!
College Tennis
Congratulations go out to Bryan Joiner and Kelsy Garland. Bryan signed a letter of intent to play tennis for Abilene Christian and Kelsy signed a letter of intent to play for Texas Tech. Way to go!
Girl's Volleyball
Congratulations to the Girl Volleyball Mustangs for a bi-district victory over the El Paso Americans!
PTA Newsletter
Please click the following link for the PTA newsletter: http://www.lubbockisd.org/chs/Links/PTA%20Newsletter%20Issue%203.pdf
New Banner !
A new banner has been posted on our web site displaying the current "Loud Crowd." This is the first of many changes that will be made to the web site in order to keep it current and distinctive. If you have comments or opinions, please email them to the Web Master at: ldudding@lubbockisd.org. We look forward to your feedback.
11/11 - Swimming Pecos Invitational
This past weekend the Coronado swimming team competed in the Pecos Invitational. The girl's and boy's teams both finished twelfth place in the swim meet. See the swimming page for complete results. Coronado's next meet will be on this coming weekend, Nov. 17-18, at the TISCA North Zone Invitational in Dallas, Texas.
October 2006
10/27 - Swimming JV Dual Meet
The JV swimmers competed against Amarillo Caprock in their first dual meet of the season. The swimmers did fantastic with several great swims and exciting races! Both the men and women's teams were victorious, beating Caprock 40 to 26 and 44 to 12! See the swimming page for full results! On November 3 and 4, Elizabeth Eubank and Cody Garrett will be traveling with the Varsity squad to El Paso for a meet. We want to wish them good luck next weekend. The entire JV team will be competing again when they travel to Pecos on November 11. Congratulations to all the JV swimmers on a great victory!
Cheerleading Challenge
Your CHS cheerleaders made it past Round 1! You can vote in Round 2 now: Go to KCBD.com , go to sports found in the blue column to the left and click on Cheer Championship and you will find the CHS mascot. We are competing against Springlake-Earth. You only have to answer the questions the first time you vote then after that just log in. You can vote as often as once a minute until next Thursday at 3:00. Be sure to vote every chance you get and support our hard-working spirit squad!
Academic Recognition
Based on the 2005 PSAT scores, the following students were named National Merit Semifinalists and will advance in the competition to be named National Merit Finalists. Lucas Henderson Michael Koetting Rachel Wilkerson Based on the 2005 PSAT scores, the following students were named National Merit Commended Students. Kaitlin Bridges Jeremy Burchard Robin Walters Riley White The following students were named scholars by the College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program for their 2005 PSAT scores and their high school GPA. Dominic Caraveo Adriana Garcia
CHS PTA'S Annual Tailgate Event
Come enjoy a hamburger before going to cheer the Mighty Mustangs on to VICTORY against Monterey, Friday, October 13 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.  The tailgate part will be in the NE corner of the parking lot of Lowery Field.  Tickets will be on sale Monday-Thursday, October 9-12 during lunch periods in the CHS Activities Office.  Tickets are $5 each. Please remember this is the PTA's only fundraiser.  For more information or to volunteer your time, please call LeAnn Grantham at 794-3767 or 239-0172.  See you there!
Senior Panoramic Pictures
Seniors took their 2006 - 2007 class panoramic pictures on Tuesday, October 3.  Students may purchase these pictures in either $20 or $30 packages during lunch on Wednesday, October 4, in the cafeteria.
United Way Fun Drive Launches From CHS
United Way understands that we really want to make a difference right here in our Lubbock area. Students at Coronado High School want to help make this happen.  There will be a Student vs. Teacher faculty     basketball game on Friday, October 6th, to make students aware of this fundraiser. We will be sponsoring a  United Way Lunch Buy-Out for grades 10-12 on Wednesday, October, 11, for only two dollars! The United Way would like to remind everyone that it takes a whole community working together to reach our goals for the 2006 campaign.
September 2006
Cheerleader Voting Continues
Don't forget to go to KCBD.com...Sports...and vote for the CHS Cheerleaders! Voting ends at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. You can vote 1 time every minute!
Freshman Red Volleyball Team
The freshman red volleyball team won the consolation bracket in the Amarillo Freshman Tournament.
Congradulations Teachers
Two of our teachers were recently honored by the School Board: Pam Ryan was recognized as a recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award. Pam teaches Junior English AP and ninth grade PSAT classes. Lisa Dudding was recognized as the Texas Secondary Business Teacher of the Year as awarded by the Texas Business and Technology Educators Association. Lisa teaches in the computer and technology department.
Reflections Contest
Two new Reflections categories have been added this year -- film/video production and dance choreography. The PTA Reflections Program offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. Students are encouraged to submit works of art in any or all of six areas: film/video production, dance choreography, visual arts, photography, musical composition, and literature. This year's theme is My Favorite Place and the deadline for entries at Coronado is October 31, 2006.
9/13 - Congrats to Golf Mustang Team
Congratulations to the following Mustangs for placing 3rd in the Red Raider McDonalds Classic held at Rawls Course this weekend: Sinae Montoya - Medalist Mariah Montoya - Medalist Ryann White Jasmine Scherr Alexa Daniel Congratulations to Jerra Jones for winning "Closest to the Pin"
9/20 - Homecoming Court
Leigh Alexander Hannah Benham Ashlee Bost Jessica Christian Kelsey Combest Jaclyn Dickerson Jennifer Giesbrecht Shawnice Hudson Bailey St. Clair Sara Truesdell Callie Utterback Kirsten Wallace
Newly Elected Mustangs - At Large
The seniors elected were: Ashlee Bost, William Brooks, Sherri Davis, Jaclyn Dickerson, Kortney Glass, Amy Whitmore. The juniors elected were: Petra Bergstein, Leah Bowyer, Melissa Coquelin, Cori Fuller, Stephanie Helbert, Emily Whitehead. The sophomores elected were: Amanda Claiborne, Leigh Holder, Jamie Sarten, Bianca Sasser, Sarah Suggs, Bethany Williams. The freshman elected were: Kyle Anderson, Dayton Arterburn, Austin Ash, Amanda Bringer, Kale Dudding, Keith Scioli
Sophomore and Freshman Elect New Leaders
The sophomores elected Elliot Getz as President and Jack Koenig as Secretary.  The Freshman elected as their President, Bryan Ortiz and their Secretary will be Meredith Byrne. Congratulations to all!
Newly Elected Mustangs - Sophomore Cheerleaders
These students have been selected as the 2006-07 sophomore cheerleaders:  Ashlee Bowen, Madison Burns, Charly Mayfield, Gabbi Morgan, Macy Morris, Emily Norton, McKenzie Wilkinson, and Audra Wolfe.  Congratulations!
Newly Elected Mustangs - Freshman Cheerleaders
These students have been selected as the 2006-07 sophomore cheerleaders:  Brooke Allison, Tiffani Arnold, Kristen Bain, Brooke Burgess, Kaitlyn Hilliard, Katelyn Kelly, Leighann Pollack, Danielle Zapata.  Congratulations Ladies!
August 2006
8/7 - 9th Grade Orientation
The newly arriving 9th grade class will report to the CHS Auditorium for orientation at 6:45 p.m.
8/8 - 10th Grade Orientation
Orientation for the 10th grade class will be held in the CHS Auditorium at 6:45 p.m.
8/14 - First Day of School
All students are to report to their home rooms as designated by the papers that will be attached to the courtyard windows by the Activity's Office for their daily schedules.  Students will attend all eight classes on Monday, August 14.  On Tuesday, students will attend the the first four periods on their schedules which is known as "Red Day."  On Wednesday, students will attend periods 5-8, which is known as "Gold Day."  Please click on our Red/Gold calendar link if you have questions about Red/Gold days for the 2006-07 school year.
8/23 - Ben E Kieth Food Show
Coronado Culinary Students won 4 bronze medals at the Isaac Pina Culinary Food Show during the Ben E Keith Food Show. The entries were 4 different fondant enrobed cakes. Corporate Chefs, who are international culinary competitors and nationally recognized judges evaluated all of the entries. There were 25 entries from Amarillo, Lubbock, and Midland.
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