• Coppell Smart City Board meets at City Hall on Monday
  • Coppell hosts the Veterans Plaza Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Town Center on Tuesday
  • Coppell City Council meets at City Hall on Tuesday
  • Coppell Future Oriented Approach to Residential Development meets at City Hall on Wednesday
  • Coppell Life Safety Park hosts a First Aid & CPR-AED Class on Thursday
  • CHS hosts Gold Lunch for eligible students on Friday
  • Coppell Choir hosts its Vivace! Show at CHS Auditorium on Friday
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Cosplay with Calvillo: One piece at a time

Karthika Dayanand, Staff Designer
October 8, 2025

Cosplay is dressing in costume to represent a fictional character. As she does her makeup, senior Mariah Calvillo takes us through her journey of finding a creative outlet and building social connections through cosplay. Watch The Sidekick staff designer Karthika Dayanand’s video to learn more about the world of cosplay through Calvillo’s eyes.

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Karthika Dayanand
Karthika Dayanand, Staff Designer
Karthika Dayanand is a junior and a second year staff designer on The Sidekick. Passionate about storytelling through art and design, The Sidekick provides her the creative freedom to expand her design skills. She loves to page design, illustrate comics, and create graphics, and is excited to see where the program takes her next. Outside of school, she is an avid Bharatanatyam dancer. You can usually find her reading a book, chatting with friends or listening to music. You can contact her at [email protected] or on instagram at (@karthikaart_).