Coronado High School - Legend Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Coronado’s Wild West Legend 1980 Volume 18 7000 Cloudview El Paso, Texas 79912

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The West—its location, its history and its people were all important parts of the Legend. If what comes to mind when Wild West is mentioned is Butch Cassidy, the Younger Brothers or even notorious Jesse James, the scene depicted is the old West. This was the new West filled with adventurous outdoorsmen who braved their Colorado cabins and had shootouts at the local pinball arcade. “The Most Wanted” list was not a posting for criminals, rather, for ideal dates. Like other regions, the West had its connotations. Everybody’s hero, Mark Twain, referred to it as a “poor little horse town region.” Alistair Cooke cited it as an “enormous gap.” This new West was different. “Saying we liv in the West makes us special,” said junior Bry; Welborn. “Coronado is the only school in the West. Who else could shout ‘Pride of the Westside’ with such enthusiasm?” Senior Teri Pollock said, “There is the older days West, with rough cowboys, vast deserts ai adventurous gold rushes. Then there's our Wes the rich successful area—the nice area.” The location was ideal with the majestic Franklin Mountains to the right followed by tl country clubs’ golf courses. Mesa Street’s businesses and shopping centers, the Upper Valley stables and finally, the Rio Grande. All of this replaced the deserted, ghost town image of the West. “The West was a good place to be; we had good weather and a lot to do. It is a place we ; take for granted but shouldn’t,” concluded senior Teri Quinones. 2