Coronado High School (Scottsdale, Arizona)
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7501 East Virginia Avenue Scottsdale, Arizona 85257 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°28′32″N 111°55′13″W / 33.475459°N 111.920412°WCoordinates: 33°28′32″N 111°55′13″W / 33.475459°N 111.920412°W |
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| Type | Secondary public school |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | Scottsdale Unified School District |
| Principal | Chris Gilmore |
| Faculty | 121 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,295 (October 2010) |
| Color(s) | Scarlet red and navy blue |
| Mascot | Don |
| Website | [1] |
Coronado High School is a public high school located in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. The school enrolled 1,295 students in the 2010-2011 school year, who primarily come from feeder schools in the Scottsdale Unified School District.
Coronado High School, named for the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, opened in fall 1961 as a public comprehensive high school, grades 9-12, with emphasis on college preparatory and vocational/technical curriculum. The school mascot is the Coronado Don, don being the name for a Spanish nobleman.
Ralph Haver, the noted Phoenix mid-century architect, designed the original school, mostly made of pre-cast concrete. Haver also designed numerous public and commercial buildings, as well as tract homes and private residences in Phoenix and Scottsdale, during the 1950s and 1960s. The neighboring residential community of Town and Country, also featuring classic contemporary ranch style tract homes designed by Haver, was designated as historic by the City of Scottsdale in 2005.
Coronado High was overhauled by DLR Group for the 2008-09 school year, though the white folded plate motif was kept in the new structures as a nod to the former appearance.
The Coronado baseball team has been one of the school's most successful programs for over 50 years. The program won four baseball championships, three Class 5A state titles led by coach Roy Coppinger (1961–88) in 1966, 1969, 1979; and runners-up in 1974, 1978, and 1986. The fourth state title was in 4A Division II led by coach Buck Holmes (1989–present) in 2007; and runners-up in Class 4A 1999 and 2003. The Dons baseball program has only been led by two head coaches since 1961.
The Coronado football program has been known for its small but powerful players. In 1976, head coach Ed Anderson led the program to a perfect season and its only 5A state championship.
The Coronado girls' basketball program led by head coach Jerry Smith won state titles in Class 5A in 1979 and 1981; and Runner-up in 1980. In Class 4A (Spring season) led by head coach Jim Ferrando won state titles in 1990, 1991, 1992; and Runner-up in 1993.
The Coronado boys' soccer program led by head coach Mike Tsorin appeared in back-to-back Division III state finals as runners-up in 2012 and 2013. On February 14, 2014, the boys' soccer team led by head coach Nick Barker won their first state title in Division III by defeating Northwest Christian, 3-1.
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