Coronado High School (Lubbock, Texas) Explained

Coronado High School
Motto:	We Are Coronado
Established:	1965
Principal:	Chris Huber
Staff:	125.83 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.85
Enrollment:	1,960 (2022-2023)^[1]
Mascot:	Mustangs
Colors:	Scarlet and gold ^[2]
Free Label2:	Motto
Free Text2:	College Ready, Career Ready and Life Ready
Location:	4910 29th Dr. Lubbock, Texas 79410

Coronado High School is the second newest high school in the Lubbock Independent School District. Coronado, named for the Spanish conquistador and explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, opened its doors in 1965 as the fourth high school in Lubbock, joining the list of Lubbock High, Monterey High and Dunbar High. Estacado was built two years after Coronado opened, in 1967. The mascot of the school is the Mustang and the school colors are Scarlet and Old Gold. Like the other high schools in Lubbock ISD, Coronado discontinued its block scheduling in the 2012–13 academic calendar. and went to an every class every day schedule. The school serves the southwestern part of Lubbock, Texas. The Coronado male sports teams are known as the "Mustangs" with the female teams referred to as the "Lady Mustangs".

Notable alumni

• Jarrett Culver, NBA basketball player
• Trey Culver, two-time NCAA high jump champion
• Justin Duchscherer, MLB relief pitcher with the Oakland Athletics^[3]
• Sonny Dykes, head football coach of Texas Christian University
• Landon Johnson, NFL linebacker with the Carolina Panthers^[4]
• Mark Lanier, attorney and trial lawyer^[5]
• Matt Martin, baseball coach with the Detroit Tigers^[6]
• Willie McCool, one of the astronauts killed when the Columbia disintegrated over Texas^[7]
• Richie McDonald, lead singer of the band Lonestar^[8]
• Pete Orta, Christian rock guitarist and former member of the band Petra^[9]
• Scott Pelley, former anchor of the CBS Evening News^[10]
• Josh Rosenthal (singer/songwriter), singer/songwriter - 2001 graduate^[11]
• Mike Smith, coach for the Green Bay Packers
• Erika Valek, college basketball award winner^[12]
• Josh Wilson (musician), Contemporary Christian artist/singer/songwriter - 2002 graduate^[13]

References

1. Web site: CORONADO H S. National Center for Education Statistics. October 10, 2024.
2. Web site: Coronado High School. 2024-08-27. MaxPreps.com. en-US.
3. Web site: Justin Duchscherer. BASEBALL REFERENCE. COM. 19 November 2013.
4. Web site: Landon Johnson. pro-football-reference.com. 19 November 2013.
5. Web site: Mark Lanier. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 19 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120122031712/http://search.lubbockonline.com/fast-elements.php?type=standard&profile=lubbock&querystring=%22MARK%20LANIER%22. 22 January 2012. dead.
6. Web site: Lubbock native Martin witnesses history as Scherzer strikes out 20 | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . 2017-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305035939/http://eedition.lubbockonline.com/sports/2016-05-15/lubbock-native-martin-witnesses-history-scherzer-strikes-out-20 . 2017-03-05 . dead .
7. Web site: William C. McCool. jsc.nasa.gov. 19 November 2013.
8. Web site: Richie McDonald. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 19 November 2013.
9. Web site: Pete Orta. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.. 19 November 2013.
10. Web site: Scott Pelley. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611001551/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1083434/Scott-Pelley/biography. dead. 11 June 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 19 November 2013.
11. Web site: Josh Rosenthal. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 19 November 2013.
12. Web site: Player Bio: Erika Valek . 2009-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215123929/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/valek_erika00.html . 2012-02-15 . dead .
13. Web site: Josh Wilson. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 19 November 2013.