Coronado High School is the fourth-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, named for Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. CHS currently has a student body of 1,556.Coronado High School is located high on Mesa Road and Fillmore Street, on a mesa overlooking Colorado Springs, with a view of Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods.The school's colors are scarlet red and new gold, and the mascot is the Cougar.Coronado students produce a weekly television show for the student body, which is downloadable from the school's podcast. Coronado students also produce a monthly newspaper for the Coronado community, the Cougar Chronicle.The school currently competes at the 5-A athletics level.Feeder patternsMiddle schools that feed into Coronado include : Holmes Middle School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)part of Jenkins Middle School (separated between Doherty High School and Coronado High School)West Middle School (Colorado Springs, Colorado)Notable graduatesHenry Cejudo, Olympic gold medalistTom Hagerman, musician and member of DeVotchKaSteven T. Seagle, writer and producer of comic books, film and television
