Upcoming Events
  • On Friday, Andy Brown Park East hosts a Sunset Social: Movie in the Park, airing Moana at 6:30-9 p.m.
  • On Friday, Coppell High School Junior World Affairs Council holds Heritage Night from 7-11 p.m. at CHS Large and Small Commons.
  • On Saturday, Coppell Historical Society holds Hop Into Spring at Coppell Historical Museum from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Coppell Student Media

Coppell senior wide receiver Luca Gtosoli secures a touchdown against Sachse during the fourth quarter to bring the score to 41-34, with Coppell leading at Buddy Echols Field on Friday. Coppell defeated Sachse 44-41, in the season opener.

Cowboys victorious after back and forth battle against Sachse

Jayden Chui, Staff Designer August 26, 2023

As the players of the Coppell football team take their inaugural steps onto Buddy Echols Field this season, a sense of familiarity comes to them – the scent of popcorn, nachos, and candy intertwining...

Students fill Coppell High School’s main hallway during third passing period. Tuesday marked Coppell ISD’s first day of the 2023-24 school year.

Just the beginning

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor August 18, 2023

Waking up on Tuesday morning, the air feels quite different. The feeling of summer withers as routines, old and new, re-enter the lives of the people at Coppell High School Students are walking to the...

The fentanyl crisis recently leaked into educational spaces. Coppell High School student resource officers are now training in the use of Narcan, a drug utilized to aid in opioid overdose, in order to protect students from fentanyl and other drug-related crises.

The silent killer

Angelina Liu, Sri Achanta, and Manasa Mohan May 19, 2023

Tracing the swirling letters with a finger on her forearm, Pinkerton Elementary School physical education teacher Colleen Michaelis reminisces on a gift that her late son and Coppell High School alumnus...

The Sidekick’s 19 under 19 highlights Coppell High School’s stand-out Cowboys and Cowgirls who have devoted their high school careers to leading the school and the community. The following 19 students have been nominated by peers due to their exceptional influence and outstanding contributions that have earned them recognition as some of the most promising leaders of CHS. The Sidekick presents your 19 under 19:

The Sidekick’s 19 under 19

The Sidekick’s 19 under 19 highlights Coppell High School’s stand-out Cowboys and Cowgirls who have devoted their high school careers to leading the school and the community. The following 19 students...

David Caviness and Ranna Raval set up booths at Town Center on election day. Unofficial results show that the bond package has passed, as well as Coppell City Council Place 1 Jim Walker, CISD Board of Trustees Place 4 Ranna Raval and CISD Board of Trustees Place 5 David Caviness leading the polls.

Community votes in support of all CISD bond propositions

Angelina Liu, Executive Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2023

Bond Propositions A, B, C and D received enough votes for passage, according to unofficial results from the May 6 joint election. Results also show Coppell City Council Place 1 Jim Walker, Coppell ISD...

Coppell High School senior bass drummer Cooper Wiethoff stands taller than his peers on the Coppell Drumline. While his height sets him apart, through leadership and talent, Wiethoff will march with the Sacramento Mandarins over the summer.

Wiethoff reaching new heights with elite Sacramento drum corps

Angelina Liu, Executive Editor-in-Chief May 4, 2023

Feeling the beat of the drum, Coppell senior Cooper Wiethoff’s body sways to the rhythm. Eyes closed, his size 14 feet shift on the waxy gym floor. Performing at the senior pep rally with Coppell’s...

Coppell High School senior valedictorian Umang Vinayaka maintains a deeply rooted self awareness of his capacity to shape the world around him through public policy and computational biology. Vinayaka intends to nurture his experiences in debate and research at Harvard University beginning in the fall.

Varied faces of a valedictorian: Vinayaka navigating vast worlds

Shrayes Gunna, Student Life Editor May 4, 2023

Coppell High School senior valedictorian and debater Umang Vinayaka is profoundly self aware. His peers, teachers and friends contend that, in all honesty, it is frightful.  Frightful that someone...

Coppell High School math teacher Ian VanderSchee was named the 2022-23 Coppell ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year on Wednesday. VanderSchee has taught at CHS for 17 years and is now in contention for 2022-23 Region 10 Secondary Teacher of the Year.

VanderSchee named CISD Secondary District Teacher of the Year

Yaamini Jois April 27, 2023

A seemingly ordinary Wednesday turned into a more magical one for beloved Coppell High School math teacher Ian VanderSchee during his final class of the day, with a burst of confetti, cake and a new title...

Coppell High School junior Sunya Ajani was named Miss Teen Lewisville on March 12. Ajani has been competing in pageants around the Metroplex since September and is currently preparing to compete in the Miss Texas Teen pageant in June.

Behind the crown

Saniya Koppikar, Entertainment Editor April 26, 2023

If there is one thing Coppell High School junior Sunya Ajani can talk about for hours, it is crowns. Both the kind that goes on your head, and the kind that goes on your teeth.  And if dental healthcare...

Behind the Ballot: Coppell ISD Board of Trustees election

Behind the Ballot: Coppell ISD Board of Trustees election

Sri Achanta, Executive News Editor April 26, 2023

Coppell voters will elect Places 4, 5 and 7 on the Coppell ISD Board of Trustees. Coppell residents Samit Patel, Ranna Raval and Jonathan Powers are running for Place 4. Coppell resident Julie Waters is...

Coppell High School junior Daniel Guzman fine-tunes his equipment the night before a professional gig. Guzman has pursued music since 2014 and is now a professional DJ, recording artist, music engineer and producer by the name Forreal.

Guzman spinning the disc of his life

Wendy Le, Staff Writer April 19, 2023

Childhood aspirations gradually wither and fade as one develops. You would expect a toddler making songs and tapping away at an impromptu drum set consisting of pots and pans to be just a phase, but for...

Coppell Pinkerton Elementary School Physical Education teacher Colleen Michaelis talks to the Coppell High School junior class at CHS Arena about her experience losing her son to fentanyl abuse. As fentanyl use and overdose cases rise in high schools and near Coppell, CHS raises awareness through a mandatory assembly about its fatality.

A pill that kills

Sri Achanta, Executive News Editor April 17, 2023

A hush falls over the junior class at Coppell High School Arena as Pinkerton Elementary School Physical Education teacher Colleen Michaelis picks up the microphone and says, “Addiction doesn’t have...

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