Coronado High School (El Paso)
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Coronado High School, located on the west side of El Paso, Texas, is a public high school under the El Paso Independent School District. Its mascot, inspired by a natural silhouette on its Franklin Mountain backdrop, is the Thunderbird, shortened to T-Bird, and its slogan is "The Pride of the West Side." The school's name honors Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, whose expeditions in the southwest took him through what is now El Paso. Coronado's school colors are blue and gold.
[edit] Academics
Academics at Coronado include the standard fare in math, science, and the humanities. Most incoming students from Morehead and Lincoln Middle Schools will begin with a six-unit courseload that includes IPC (Integrated Physics and Chemistry), English, Math (either Algebra I or Geometry), World Geography, a Foreign Language, and an Elective.
According to the school, the mission of Coronado High School is to advance the academic, artistic, emotional, physical, and social education of every student in order to develop productive citizens.
[edit] Fine Arts program
The school orchestra, under the direction of Mrs. Ida Steadman, has traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally. Events include:
- 1997: Concert tour of Japan
- 1998: New York, NY (Carnegie Hall)
- 1999: San Fransisco, CA
- 2000: Concert tour of Germany, Czech Republic, Austria.
- 2nd place, International Youth and Music Festival--Vienna, Austria.
- 2001: Los Angeles, CA
- 2002: New York, NY (Carnegie Hall)
- 2003: San Fransisco, CA
- 2004: Concert tour of Italy
- 2005: Boston, MA
