[13] Temporarily named Northern Senior High School,[14] the building of the school was supported by many Takoma Park, Manor Park, Chillum Heights, and Sixteenth Street Heights residents and North Dakota Senator Lynn Frazier.

[20] The Board of Education planned to build a two-story brick school with a flat roof.

[20] The Manor Park Citizens Association held firm, and the plans were modified to include three stories, a pitched roof, and a cupola.

[24] After the Takoma Park Citizens Association petitioned Congress,[25] the District's Board of Commissioners agreed to appropriate an additional $16,000 in order to build the girls' gymnasium.

[3] Holmes did not end up completing his first year as principal, as he took a leave of absence to serve as an officer at Fort Meade in April 1941.

[31] Coolidge High School offers Advanced Placement courses in science, English, math, and history.

[34] Coolidge was the first high school in the District to require physical education classes five period per week.

[43] Coolidge's football team, coached by Sherman Rees and Gil Roberts, began playing in September 1941.

[49] The federal government ended up giving the land to the District Board of Education, allowing Coolidge to continue plans for a 10,000-seat stadium, football and baseball field, and a quarter-mile track.

[53] In 2007, Coolidge opened its new football field, including a digital scoreboard, a press box, and a new public-address system.

[55] Randolph had previously played wide receiver for the D.C. Divas women's professional football team.