• Coppell Smart City Board meets at City Hall on Monday
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Lifestyle Lessons: From teacher to pupil, two educators seeking doctorate in busy CHS world

Prathi Tamara Sathish Kumar and Safiya Azam
October 6, 2025

Hosted by: Prathi Tamara Sathish Kumar

Edited by: Safiya Azam

Being a teacher is demanding. Getting a doctorate might be even more time consuming. Doing both at the same time? Listen to Prathi Tamara Sathish Kumar’s podcast to learn how Coppell High School teachers Erica Cansino and Dee Payne balance their careers and education.




 

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About the Contributors
Prathi Tamara Sathish Kumar
Prathi Tamara Sathish Kumar, Staff Writer
Prathi Tamara Sathish Kumar is a Junior and a second year staff writer for The Sidekick. After reading the print editions of The Sidekick her freshman year, Prathi discovered an interest in being the one to weave those stories. A lifelong lover of words, she started off believing she would only be a writer; however, Prathi is now very fascinated with design, podcasts and multimedia. She loves to use different varieties of storytelling as new and exciting ways to convey information and emotion. When she’s not writing songs and stories, you can find her reading and watching rom-coms bursting with clichés or listening to a playlist full of music that would get her labeled a “basic” pop princess (with artists including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and more). You can contact Prathi at [email protected] or on Instagram (@Prathi_Sathish).
Safiya Azam
Safiya Azam, Social Media Editor/Podcast Producer

Safiya Azam is a senior on The Sidekick, and a third-year within the program. She believes there are many ways to tell a story and acts on this belief through her use of various forms of journalism specializing in podcasts and social media as Social Media Editor / Podcast Producer for the year.

When she is not working on a story, you can find Safiya behind a canvas working on her latest artwork, tuning into podcasts covering pop culture moments to the latest global event and thrifting. Feel free to contact Safiya through her email.