Coronado High School - Trail Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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Reflections ofCoronado- then and now-ten years afer. . . All aspects of school life- academic and extracurricular- are reflections ofthe school and students. From the experimentation in the chemistry laboratory to the painting ofa Homecoming window, the reflections ofthe students are interwoven to form thepersonality which is traditionally characteristic ofa Don. Learning to increase the words per minute on a timed writing. . .constructing a lamp in industrial arts. . . sewing a coat in home economics. . . reading a Shakespearean tragedy or comedy. . .analyzing an algebraic formula. . .questioning the resultsfom the computer. . . all are reflections ofthe academic curriculum. The reflections often years- in the mirror oftime-build the traditions which are the framework of'Coronado High School. Athletes strive to set new records, while the Donettes ana' cheerleaders raise spirit at pep assemblies and athletic events. Budding th espains learning to acl, project the reflections ofthe character's personality to the audience. The student body officers reflect the ideas ofthe students to the administration. Reflecting the student 's desire for a ten minute break, Student Council worked to make it possible. With each issue of the school newspaper, the Explorer reflects the opinions and views ofthe student body. The concrete structures at Coronado are only partial reflections ofthe decade 1961-1971. Other images- the traditions-are establish ed with thepassage oftime as the reflections ofthe Don. Introduction 5

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Built to meet th e needs ofan expanding community, Coronado High School was constructed in 1960, The total costs, including theforty-acre campus, were 83,550,000 A cotton field was converted to a high school, a ditch became a sidewalk, and a dirt road was paved and named 74th Street. On September 6, Coronado opened its doors to 1350 students. Thirty-seven classrooms were in use during thefirst year. Because of limited classroom space, the sixty memberfaculty employed team-teachin g. Meeting th e needs ofa student body increased to 3200 required major expansion in the spring of1970. The plans calledfor classrooms, offices and storage. The 25,000 volume library was expanded, andthe 1 14 faculty members again instituted team-teaching. Ajer oneyear ofconstruction, Coronado was even better equipped tofulfill the educational needs ofh er students. 6 Introduction