CHS Islander News

Dec 15-19 Spirit Week!

Dec 15 CHS Band and CoSA IM Holiday concert 6PM / Theatre

Dec 16 NHS Tutoring at 3:30-4:30 pm in room 511

Dec 17 Homeroom broadcast

PTO hosted hot chocolate & treats

Dec 18 PTO Fundraiser at Burger Lounge 10:30 AM-9PM

NHS Tutoring at lunch in room 511

Dec 19

Dec 22-Jan 2 Winter Recess - No School

It's Winter Spirit Week!!

Monday: Apres Ski

Tuesday: Pajama Day

Wednesday: Quarter Zips or Nike Tech

Thursday: Holiday Hat Day

Friday: White Out

Thank you to our PTO and all of our wonderful Islander families! We truly appreciate your kindness, generosity, and ongoing support. The Islander faculty and staff wish you a joyful holiday season with your loved ones.

CoSA Applications are now open: You can find all the details and apply at this APPLICATION LINK

Message from PTO: Please help us spread some holiday cheer at CHS! On Wednesday, December 17th teachers and staff will be treated to hot cocoa, baked holiday treats and a small token of our appreciation.We would love your support by either donating a $10 gift card or by baking or buying your favorite holiday treat. SIGN UP HERE

Attendance Update: As a courtesy to our CHS families, beginning on Monday, 12/8, CHS parents/guardians will receive automated phone calls at the end of the day to inform them if their child has one or more unverified absence(s) from class for that day.

ASB is hosting a holiday toy drive. Students can bring in a new or used unwrapped toy for a child to their homeroom classes. All new unwrapped toys will go to Toys for Tots and all used unwrapped toys will be donated. We will be collecting the boxes Wednesday. The homeroom with the most toys, will receive a holiday treat.

SENIOR PORTRAITS - URGENT!

• There are still nearly 90 seniors who have not had a senior portrait taken for the yearbook. Portraits MUST be taken by Cherished Memories NO LATER than Dec. 26. If your portrait is not taken by the photographer you WILL NOT BE IN THE SENIOR SECTION.
• Schedule today at cherishedmemoriesphotography.com

Career Panel Speakers Needed! We are looking for local people from a variety of industries for our in person career panel on January 20th. There will be two panels in the timeframe of 8:30am - 10:30am and we are hoping to get people to attend both sessions. If you, or someone you know, are in the engineering, real estate, business, public service, trades, military, law, health care or other fields and would be interested in speaking to our students, please send an email to Kristen Ereno at kristen.ereno@coronadousd.net.

Lost and Found Items will be displayed outside of the front office this week and next week. Please encourage your student to check for lost items. Any unclaimed items will be donated after Friday, Dec. 19th.

AP Payment and Registration is now closed for the Fall Term.

• Students will be able to complete “late” registration for any fall courses during the Spring Term registration.
• Spring Registration is open January 20, 2026 to March 2, 2026.

Please visit our school website for full registration and payment information by clicking the following link: AP Testing Website Link

Please reach out to Mrs. Lewis, wendy.lewis@coronadousd.net If you have any questions.

Independent Study Contract: Students who have a planned absence of 1 (or more) consecutive days of school may complete an Independent Study Contract with the prior approval of a CHS administrator. When successfully completed, an ISC enables students to remain on track with their learning in the classroom. It also allows the District to recoup the loss of funding caused by the absence. In order to be approved, please submit an ISC request to the front office at least three school days before the absence begins to allow teachers an opportunity to organize the work for students. For more information, please contact Noila Perri (noila.perri@coronadousd.net) in the main office.

Seniors, book your senior portrait session before the December 26th deadline. Go to CherishedMemoriesPhotography.com to book your appointment. Don’t forget - no senior portrait, no senior quote.

Coronado High School Yearbook Senior Portrait Clothing Information

This is the LAST yearbook photo of your high school career. It is not an ID photo - it will appear in the SENIOR section of the yearbook. Dress in a manner that shows your individuality, but makes that as professional as it can be. Seniors may select to wear the black drape or tuxedo option provided by the photographer. Students not wearing appropriate attire will be required to wear a black wrap or tuxedo jacket provided by the photographer.

Here are some suggestions:

• Professional style tops:

• Collared button downs

• Sweaters

• Dresses

• Blouses

• Suit jackets / sport coats / vests

• Ties

• NJROTC Dress Uniform

• Black drape or tuxedo provided by photographer

Students MAY NOT wear:

• Logo t-shirts

• Hoodies

• Baseball, cowboy, or other non-religious hats/head coverings

• Plunging necklines

• Sunglasses / dark lenses

YEARBOOK SENIOR AD PRICE INCREASE ALERT

Yearbook senior ad prices increase Friday, Dec. 19. Buy your SENIOR/BABY AD and Yearbook bundle NOW before prices increase.

Come out and Support Winter Sports: Schedule Link

• If you can't make it live to support, then you still can for Free Online at Hudl Fan: Link

Outstanding work on behalf of the Stop the Sewage Club! Sean Wilbur, Anika Talavera, Roxy Langevin, Selena Clark, Joey Rudowicz, Nico Reyes, Kleber Toala, Jarret Waterlander, Andrea Reyes, Quinn Reibe and Danny Vinegrad.

SCHOLARSHIPS!

School added scholarships are now available in Xello in addition to the national scholarships! The counselors will be adding scholarships going forward as they become available. Many of the ones we add are either local to Coronado or San Diego, therefore you have an increased chance of receiving those.

To Access Scholarships in Xello: Student dashboard -> Plans -> Scholarships (Parent view details)

Updated Current Scholarships Added: Ongoing List of Military Scholarships, The Coolidge Scholarship (For 11th graders - Due December 16th), Hagan Scholarship (12th Graders - Due December 1st), Kyoto Prize Scholarship (12th Graders - Due January 6th), Salute to Education Scholarship by San Diego County FORD Dealers (12th Graders - Due February 13th)

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

See the CHS Internship Opportunities Document for internship details and how to apply.

New Current Job Openings in Coronado: Indeed Job Postings

New CHS Counseling Website - Please view for all college and career information and social emotional resources.

PROGRAMS AVAILABLE: The cost of each program includes classes, housing, excursions, travel insurance, health insurance, transportation, local cell phone, and meals. Participants are responsible for their flights. Here is a Brochure with all the programs, including locations, dates, and cost: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DTbACXMaiVd1VY5Si6NPtyf_8lq3GO8q/view?usp=sharing

COLLEGE CREDIT: Credit is offered through Tulane University at an extremely low cost. This is an additional fee for 4 credits. College credit is only available for Language programs and Dance and Culture programs.

DISCOUNT CODE: If you have not yet started your scholarship application, use the $200 discount code below to open your account:

https://my.ciee.org/?rc=7f14662e-ec96-ef11-9e4b-0050561072ea-4-web

FUNDRAISING: Want a jump start on fundraising? This is a pay for a day calendar. Program participants should edit the template to fit their program and ask people for donations to fund the trip. Additionally, CIEE has a Fundraising Toolkit with lots of ideas.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Students can earn scholarships by completing a few short essays with their application. Please see a timeline below for more information about deadlines and application support.

Please read below for CIEE Updates/Timeline:

• Ongoing: Send your Application Essays to Dr. Sullivan on a Google Doc for feedback at maylen.sullivan@coronadousd.org

• Regular Application deadline: January 21, 8:59pm

Application help is available almost every day during lunch in Room 413 and via email maylen.sullivan@coronadousd.org

Our wonderful IT Department has set up a Chromebook Charging Station for student use in the library. Students can come to the library to use any one of the five chargers at the station and even work on their Chromebooks at the same time. Please note, we do NOT lend out chargers. However, if a student has lost the charger provided with their school-issued device, or it is broken, we can apply a fine to their account and provide them a new one.

· CHS Library Catalog Access

· CHS Library Digital Resources Brochure

· CHS Library Canvas

o If you don’t have access to our CHS Library Canvas yet, please enroll at this link after you and your student have been provided with Canvas access: https://bit.ly/CHSlibraryCanvas

Library Hours and Contact

· CHS Library Hours: 8am – 4pm on school days

· CHS Library Extension: 2088

· CHS Library General Email: chslibrary@coronadousd.net

Seal of Biliteracy testing is offered to seniors by appointment only. Please schedule and test before February 27 so you can be recognized at the district-wide Biliteracy Awards Ceremony on April 21. Email or see Dr. Sullivan in Room 413 to schedule your test and get more information.

The CHS PTO has lots of amazing things planned for the students, teachers and staff this year! As always we cannot do what we do without the help of our amazing CHS Families!

Thank you for taking the time to help us support our awesome CHS students, teachers and staff. CHS PTO is looking forwarding to a fantastic school year! Go Islanders!

PTO Executive Board 2025-2026

Liz Riebe, President (coronadoptopres@gmail.com)

Alison Gregory, Vice President

Arlene Ventimiglia, Secretary

Keli Craig, Treasurer

Mandy Cohn: Hospitality

January 6 Student FAFSA Workshop at Lunch in Room 202

NHS tutoring: Our NHS tutors are available to provide support in any content area with students in all grade levels. This is an excellent way for students to get some extra support and ready for exams

• Tuesdays after school 3:35-4:35pm Room 511
• Thursdays at lunch Room 511

Lunch: Students are expected to return to campus on time for period 3. Arriving tardy to 3rd period may result in having lunch detention the following day. Also, thank you for reminding your student that respectful behavior on and off campus is an expectation of all CHS Islanders.

Tardy Sweeps: CHS administration conducts unannounced tardy sweeps throughout the year. Students who arrive late after the tardy bell will check in at the MPR, be marked tardy with their ID, and then head to class; phones will also be collected and returned at the end of the day to support our cell phone policy. Thank you for helping us reinforce punctuality and a focused learning environment by ensuring your student arrives on time and ready to learn.

Has your child been absent or tardy? Detentions & Saturday School:

• Detention is held on Tuesday afternoon (3:40 p.m.), Thursday morning (7:30 a.m.) and Thursday afternoon (3:40 p.m.). Students must attend detentions to clear tardies.

• Students may also attend Saturday School to clear tardies and absences.

• Students may sign up for Saturday School by filling out the form linked below:

Saturday School Signup Link

Attendance for 25-26: CHS is encouraging students to be responsible for their attendance by being punctual and on time for class. We appreciate your support in this effort to be respectful by being on time. There are student incentives for regular attendance, alongside monthly tardy sweeps.

Absences: In the event of an absence, please complete and submit the CHS Parent Verification of Attendance Form (Google), OR contact Rina Parodi in the attendance office at 619-522-8907 EX. 2094.

• If you have any questions concerning attendance verification, please contact Rina Parodi via email at rina.parodi@coronadousd.net or call at (619)522-8907 ext. 2094

CHS Broadcast: Watch Islander Insider Live - Every Wednesday at 11:07 am

https://coronadotv.me/

• Club Presidents: if you have an announcement you’d like us to make on the show, complete the Student Access Homeroom Announcements

Canvas: Staying in the know about your student's classes and grades is an important part of our partnership in educating your child. Please be sure to regularly check Canvas . For login directions: https://bit.ly/CUSDCanvasparent

Note: You do not need to create an account from scratch. You will need to use your current email as your username (the email address you use for Synergy/ParentVue) and then reset your password.

Technology Help: Please use this resource when you have questions about technology. Student and Parent Technology.

Campus Safety: We appreciate you following safety policies and protocols. Guests are required to always check in at the front office. ALL visitors must present their identification when visiting campus.

Bike Safety: Bikes and E-Bikes: Please remind your student to wear their helmet and follow all traffic laws while riding their bikes to school. Our top priority is to keep our students and community safe at all times.

Website: https://chs.coronadousd.net/
Location: 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, USA
Phone: 619.522.8907
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoronadoIslanders