Corunna High School (CHS) is a public

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located in

Corunna, Michigan Corunna ( ''CORE-UN-NUH'') is a city and county seat of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,497 at the 2010 census. The city is surrounded by Caledonia Charter Township and is slightly east of the city of Ow ...

. The school colors are black and gold, and the sports teams have been named “The Corunna Cavaliers”.

School overview

Students and faculty

Total Students: 800 Male: 58% Female: 42% Teachers: 42 Student to Teacher Ratio: 1:18 Total Corunna Students: 2,484

Athletics

Corunna High School has a rich history of dominating athletics in the Mid-Michigan area when they were a part of the MMB and MMC conferences. Since joining the

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after the MMC was ceased to exist, Corunna has been part of the white division. Corunna also has two state championships in

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(1998 &1999). Corunna also has one in cross country (1997) and 2016 and

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(1996). For the 2019-2020 school year, Corunna's athletic teams will compete in the

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Clubs

The Science Club has annual trips to

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. In every odd-numbered year, the trip is to Toronto, with a trip to Niagara Falls every even-numbered year. The Spanish Club goes to

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every other year. The Corunna FFA chapter has almost 200 members from the Corunna school district and educates students on both agricultural and leadership skills. They also take part in many community enrichment events and have their students apply the skills they have learned in skills and leadership contests. The Quiz Bowl team also finished second in the State Tournament of 2006, with a loss to Williamston in the championship match. The Quiz Bowl team has recently been named 2007 State Champions for the Michigan State University's Quizbusters Challenge. The Corunna High School Odyssey of the Mind Team has won 4 World Championships: 1991, 2000, 2003, and 2004. At least one high school team has competed in World Finals every year since 1998-1999. The Corunna High School FIRST Robotics Competition team has made it to the Michigan State competition 3 times and the

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twice, one of which they have made it into the Finals. They have many members and teach many skills including machining, programming, and CAD software.

Media center

The media center has a collection of

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and nonfiction books available for circulation. The information system used to locate and circulate books is Symphony. The media center has a small bank of computers available within the media center and also a classroom computer lab. The media center is staffed with a full-time media center paraprofessional. The district has a K-12 certified media specialist.

External links

Official website
{{authority control Public high schools in Michigan Schools in Shiawassee County, Michigan