CHS Islander News
January 5-9, 2026
THIS WEEK
Jan 5 School Resumes - Welcome Back!
Jan 6 Student FAFSA Workshop at Lunch in Room 202
NHS Tutoring at 3:30-4:30 pm in room 511
Jan 7 Homeroom broadcast
Jan 8 NHS Tutoring at lunch in room 511
Jan 9
Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed the holiday season and had a restful break with your family and loved ones. We look forward to welcoming our Islanders back to campus on Monday.
Thank you to our amazing PTO and all the families who generously contributed to sending our faculty and staff off for the holiday break with such thoughtful holiday cheer. We truly appreciate your kindness and support!
End of Term 1: There are only 9 school days left .Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 is the last day of the term. Final transcript grades for semester 2 of Term 1 will be available on Synergy on Jan. 23, 2026. As the term comes to a close, please encourage your student(s) to check Canvas, touch base with teachers, and turn in any missing assignments and make up work.
Finals:
- Jan 14: Periods 1 and 2
- Jan 15: Periods 3 and 4
- Jan 16: non-student day - staff only
Term 2 Begins on January 20, 2026 and Term 2 Information Night (a.k.a back to school night) is January 28th at 5pm. Click HERE for the schedule
AP Testing: AP Payment and Registration will reopen for Spring Registration on January 20th. Spring Registration is open January 20, 2026 to March 2, 2026.
- Students can register and pay for Spring Term course exams as well as complete “late” registration for any fall courses during the Spring Term registration. Please visit our school website for full registration and payment information by clicking the following link:
- If you have questions, please reach out to Mrs. Lewis, wendy.lewis@coronadousd.net
NHS Service Hours Reminder: If you are a current member of NHS, remember you must earn 10 total service hours for Term 1 or you risk being deactivated. Those interested in pursuing an application for NHS in February should be collecting 10 service hours, as well
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 with their classes! Tutoring will take place on:
- Tuesdays after school 3:35-4:35pm Room 511
- Thursdays at lunch Room 511
CoSA Applications are now open: You can find all the details and apply at this APPLICATION LINK
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.
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.
Attention Seniors!!
YEARBOOK SENIOR AD
The LAST day to purchase a senior ad is Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
Go to YearbookForever.com to get yours NOW.
SENIOR SURVEY It’s here! The Class of 2026 Senior Survey is now open. Vote for superlatives, Submit your senior quote and will. Just remember you must have gotten your senior portrait taken by Cherish Memories AND you must have purchased a yearbook for your quote and will be placed in the senior section.
COLLEGE AND CAREER DAY! On Tuesday, January 20th, the first morning of term 2, CHS will have a College and Career Day for ALL students! There will be a presentation by the counselors, including course selection, a career panel of speakers featuring a variety of careers and senior workshops! There will also be a College and Career Fair with many universities, all branches of the military, community colleges, trade schools, gap year programs and a wide variety of career paths. This event is required for all grade levels and attendance will be taken. Students will attend their first day of Term 2 classes in the afternoon. (see flyer below)
Grades 9, 10 and 11 arrive at school at 8:30 am
Grade 12 arrives at school at 9:30 am
Career Panel Speakers Needed! We are looking for people that are in a variety of industries for our career panel on January 20th. The panel will be in-person, therefore it needs to be someone local. 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 know of people in the engineering, real estate, business, public service, trades, military, law, health care or other fields that you think would be open to speaking to our students, please send an email to Kristen Ereno at kristen.ereno@coronadousd.net.
PARENTS OF SENIORS!
- New College Portals - Many colleges now require students to create a college-specific portal after they apply. This portal serves as a central hub for application documents, admissions decisions, and financial aid information. Please talk to your student to make sure they've created their portals and are checking their email for updates daily. Thank you for all you do to support your students through this year.
- Updated The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and CA Dream Act are open and are due March 2, 2026! An information packet was emailed to every senior and parent on October 17th with specific financial aid workshops and resources. To access the documents sent home to seniors with live links, click HERE or visit the CHS Financial Aid webpage. A hard copy of the information was mailed home the week of October 20th. The CHS Counselors are here to help support you through the process. Please attend the CHS Funding College Night below or reach out to your counselor for help
REQUIREMENT FOR ALL SENIORS - AB469The AB469 legislation requires all California seniors to complete ONE of the following before the end of their senior year. You must complete the requirement prior to purchasing a grad nite and/or prom ticket as well.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
An application for the California Dream Act (CADAA) (for undocumented students)
To submit an “opt-out” form
Funding College Night Resources
New Military Financial Aid Resources: GI Bill and CalVet
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,Delta Theta Chi Sorority ( DueFebruary 1st), Salute to Education Scholarship by San Diego County FORD Dealers (Due February 13th), Cabrillo Civic Club Scholarship Due March 15th), MLK Community Choir San Diego Scholarship (Arts majors - Due March 16th),
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.
Happy New Year! Term 1 Fall Textbook returns will occur this week and on both Finals Days. If you have an AP course textbook, you may opt to keep it until after AP exams.
Term 2 Spring Textbook pick-ups will occur the week of January 19th.
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 Digital Resources Brochure
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
Use the QR code to register. If you're 16 or 17 years old, you must complete a parental consent form. Click on the flyer to access the form.
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
Coronado High School
Website: https://chs.coronadousd.net/
Location: 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, USA
Phone: 619.522.8907
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoronadoIslanders