Coronado High School (Henderson, Nevada)

History

The school was named after Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, a Spanish conquistador. It opened in 2000, with Monte Bay as its first principal. In 2005 Bay was selected as Nevada's Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Clubs

There are more than fifty activities that a student can participate in at Coronado. Among them are Spanish and French clubs, Key Club, NHS, and AP Club.

Varsity Quiz

Coronado's Varsity Quiz team, coached by Mr. Aberman, has been a state playoff team each year since 2004, and they won their first State Championship in 2008. The same year, they became the first team in Nevada to compete in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments' High School Championships. The team also won the State Championship in 2016 with students Kyle Burt and Theo Clark co-captaining the team.

Speech and Debate

The Coronado High School Speech and Debate team is part of the Golden Desert District and operates within the National Speech and Debate association. It has had quarter-finalists, semi-finalists, and finalists at the county, state, district and National level. The team has qualified a number of students to the National Tournament in recent years, both in speech and debate events. Their current coach is Mr. Paul Miles. The Board members in the 2016-2017 school year are: President: Louis Shulman, VP: Barry Corcoran, Secretary: Ava Trompeter, Historian: Shelby Burdo, Treasurer: Allie Ryerson, Representative: Seth Murawsky The team has won first place at every local tournament from August 2016-December 2016. The Speech and Debate team offers many different events for studnets to compete in.

Policy Debate

Policy Debate is currently captained by Louis Shulman and Allie Ryerson, co-captained by Seth Murawsky and Travis Smith Policy debate is a form of debate competition in which teams of two advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government. It is also referred to as cross-examination debate (sometimes shortened to Cross-X, CX, Cross-ex, or C-X) because of the 3-minute questioning period following each constructive speech. Affirmative teams generally present a plan as a proposal for implementation of the resolution.

Public Forum Debate Public Forum Debate (Commonly Referred to as PF) is captained by Barry Corcoran and Nathan Hall; co-captained by Joel Collin McConnell, Kristian Thymianos, and Adil Bhatti.

Public forum debate can be compared to a nationally-televised debate, such as 'Crossfire' in which the debaters argue a topic of national importance, typically one involving foreign or domestic policy as opposed to the more philosophy centric topics of Lincoln-Douglas debate. Similar to policy debate, the debate in public forum debate is conducted by teams of two people alternating speeches for their side, either affirming or negating their topic. In contrast to policy and Lincoln-Douglas debate, there is little focus on extreme speed or arcane debate jargon or argumentation theory; instead, successful public forum debaters must make persuasive and logical arguments in a manner that is accessible to a wide variety of audiences. Public forum debate also focuses on not only logical, but research based arguments. Students can do their own research, but there are also a number of services that provide research for the debaters. It is expected that arguments will be supported with evidence, rather than just rhetoric.[1] Because of its strong relevance to the real-world and ability to develop life skills, public forum debate has exploded in popularity since its introduction into high school debate by the National Forensic League[citation needed]. Some might think of Public Forum debate as a less formal form of NEDA Debate.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Lincoln Douglas Debate (Commonly Referred to as LD) is captained by Alex Veyne, co-captained by Brooks Sanderson, and Claire Shamiya.

Lincoln–Douglas debate (commonly abbreviated as LD Debate, or simply LD) is a type of one-on-one debate practiced mainly in the United States at the high school level. It is sometimes also called values debate because the format traditionally places a heavy emphasis on logic, ethical values, and philosophy. The Lincoln–Douglas Debate format is named for the 1858 Lincoln–Douglas Debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, because their debates focused on slavery and the morals, values, and logic behind it. LD Debates are used by the National Speech and Debate Association, or NSDA (formerly known as the National Forensics League, or NFL) competitions, and also widely used in related debate leagues such as the National Christian Forensics and Communication Association, the National Catholic Forensic League, the National Educational Debate Association, the Texas University Interscholastic League,[1] Texas Forensic Association,[2] Stoa USA and their affiliated regional organizations. The vast majority of tournaments use the current NSDA resolution.Interpretation Events Interpretations (Commonly Referred to as HI, DI, or Duo) is captained by Seth Murawsky, co-captained by Allie Ryerson, Barry Corcoran, and Ava Trompeter.

Original Oratory Original Oratory (Commonly Referred to as OO) is captained by Alex Veyne and Claire Shamiya.

Original Oratory (often shortened to "OO") is a competitive event in the National Speech and Debate Association, National Catholic Forensic League, and other high school forensic competitions in which competitors deliver an original speech on a subject of their choosing, though the speech must be factual. Though the rules for the category change from organization to organization, generally, an Oratory must be written and memorized by the performer and should be no more than ten minutes in length. No more than 150 words can be quoted. The finished speech must be approved by the National Speech and Debate Association. This speech is frequently highly persuasive and is normally about a slightly controversial topic. An orator is given free choice of subject and judged solely on the effectiveness of development and presentation.Informative Speaking Informative Speaking (Commonly Referred to as Expos) is captained by Shelby Burdo and Kristian Thymianos.

Extemporaneous Speaking Extemporaneous Speaking (Commonly Referred to as Extemp) is captained by Louis Shulman, co-captained by Nathan Hall.

Extemporaneous speaking, colloquially known as extemp, is a limited-preparation speech event based on research and original analysis. Extemporaneous speaking is a competitive speaking event in the United States in both high school and college forensics competition. Extemporaneous speaking provides 30 minutes of preparation time, followed by a seven-minute speech. When preparation starts, speakers are offered three questions to answer. Questions are based on current affairs, and topic areas generally include international and domestic policy, economic policy, and social or scientific issues. Speakers generally speak persuasively, though some areas of the US offer informative speeches.[1][2]Congressional Debate

Congressional Debate (Commonly Referred to as Congress) is captained by Samantha Ross, and is co-captained by Alex Shelton.

In Congressional Debate, high school students emulate members of the United States Congress by debating bills and resolutions. Before the event, each school submits mock legislation to each tournament. After the legislation has been compiled, it is distributed to each participating team. Each team attempts to research as many topics as possible, with the goal of being able to speak on both sides of every legislation.

Previous Captains 2015-2016: PF: Austin Smith (Graduated), Joo-An Yoo (Graduated) (Co-Captained by Barry Corcoran) Policy: Louis Shulman, Maddie Hoss (Graduated) LD: Felicia Kalkman (Graduated) Extemp: Andy Turner (Graduated), Felicia Kalkman (Graduated) Congress: Zil Joyce Dixon Romero (Graduated) Expos: Shelby Burdo Interpretations: Kristyn Leonard (Graduated), Sarah Ali (Graduated)

2014-2015 PF: Sarah Corcoran (Graduated), Andy Turner (Graduated) Policy: Louis Shulman LD: Felicia Kalkman (Graduated) Extemp: Andy Turner (Graduated) Congress: Zil Joyce Dixon Romero (Graduated) Expos: <unknown> Interpretations: Sarah Corcoran (Graduated), Co-captained by Sarah Ali (Graduated), Kristyn Leonard (Graduated)

A list to all students competition records can be found here: https://points.speechanddebate.org/points_application/schoolprofile.php?id=5243

Robotics

The Coronado Computer/Robotics Club participates in the annual FIRST Robotics Competition. They received a participation grant from NASA for their "Rockin Robots" project in 2009/10.

Theatre

The Coronado Theatre department puts on two yearly productions. Other productions include Broadway Memories, the Student Directed Short Play Festival, and Theatre Awards Night. The 2009-2010 season included a production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and a production of George Abbott's The Pajama Game. The department is headed by Mrs. Kelly Burrows.

Choir

The Coronado Choir has performed in cities such as Anaheim, Chicago, Honolulu, and Flagstaff. They performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City in the spring of 2016. The department features six official groups, including Madrigals, Bella Voce, Glee Club, Concert Choir, and a men's and women's barbershop. The choir is now headed by Mr. Eric Fleischer.

Lacrosse

The boys lacrosse team won the State Championship in 2005.

The girls team won the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association state championship in 2006 and 2007.

Bowling team

The boys team won the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association state championship in 2004, 2005, 2010, and 2015. while the girls team won 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Volleyball

In 2013 Coronado's men's volleyball team won the Nevada 4a State title.

Tennis team

The women's team won state in 2003.

Cougar Pride Marching Band

Coronado's band is directed by Jeffrey McCracken and Amber Scruton. The band consists of 149 members. The band made finals at the 2006 Bands of America performance at Northern Arizona University as well as the 2009 Bands of America performance at St. George, Utah, at the time only the fourth school to do so in the history of Clark County School District. The band has traveled to San Diego and London, England to march in the New Year's Day Parade,to Washington D.C. to perform in the National Cherry Blossom Festival and Independence Day Parade, and to Dublin for the St. Patrick's Day parade.

Academics