qualifying for the FIRST Robotics World Championship Competition every year since their establishment in the 2007–08 school year. The school hosts an Army Junior ROTC battalion, which it picked up from the closed Sinagua High School. Performing arts CHS has many performing arts programs: Marching Band (during the football season)/ Symphonic Band (after football season), two-tiered Choir, Orchestra, and the Drama Club. Band The Coconino High School Band (both marching and concert) are award-winning; consistently receiving ratings: Superior to Superior with Distinction at marching band and symphonic band competitions over Arizona, Nevada, and California. In addition, many band members audition for the Northwest Region AMEA Honor Band, of which a majority are accepted. Of those, several students audition for the Arizona Music Educators Association All-State Honor Band. Coconino Institute of Technology The Coconino Institute of Technology (CIT) is a three-year-long accelerated science and technology program (sometimes accredited as a magnet school) within Coconino High School. Students who enter the CIT program commit to attaining the following goals by graduation: achieving an ACT score of at least 29 or an SAT score of at least 1300 (Critical reading and mathematics sections), engaging in four years of career exploration through partnerships with current industry professionals and institutions of higher learning, completing at least five college or university applications, completing at least one scholarship application, and gaining acceptance into a college or university. The CIT curriculum allows students to complete all three major sciences required for Arizona public university admission at a pre-AP (honors) level within two years (Physics, Biology, and Chemistry). CIT students also complete an in-depth semester long project their senior fall semester on a topic of their choice. Though CIT is a three-year program, students may choose to not continue. When a student does make this decision, they may not re-enter into the program. Acceptance into CIT Before entering high school, prospective students must apply; acceptance into CIT is based upon an entrance assessment (math), middle school GPA, teacher recommendations, and a writing sample completed at the time of testing. The entrance test is conducted every year in mid-April, however only incoming Freshmen may apply. Current CIT three-year schedule The CIT schedule is continuously evolving. This is the current four-year schedule for 2015 graduates. Freshman year Pre-AP Physics Pre-AP Biology Pre-AP Engineering I Sophomore year Pre-AP Chemistry Pre-AP Engineering II Junior year Academic Symposium (spring semester) Research Project (fall semester)