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Quyenh Phang

Quyenh Phang, Staff Photographer

Quyenh Phang is a sophomore and a photographer for The Sidekick. Her family moved to Texas from Vietnam when she was two years old and has been enjoying life in Texas since then. Outside of The Sidekick newsroom, you can catch her doing her favorite things like, listening to music, painting, going to art museums, traveling, or simply reading. For any questions or concerns, please contact her at [email protected] or @pquyenhh

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After 19 years of teaching at Coppell High School, theater teacher and Drama Club sponsor Lisa Tabor will leave to pursue other opportunities. She has directed UIL One Act Plays, school productions, such as “The Addams Family”, “Big Fish”, and “42nd Street”. Tabor teaches Spotlight and Premier and co-teaches Take One and Fame classes at CHS.

[Photo] Lisa Tabor makes grande finale from theatre department after 19 years

Christine Zacuai, Staff Writer
May 23, 2018
Coppell High School premier class is presenting a senior showcase. The seniors who are in theater had written, directed, acted, and costumed their own original ten minute one man show which is showcasing on May 4. and May 5.

[Photo] Drama students saying farewell with final performance

Arman Merchant, Staff Writer
May 1, 2018
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[Photo] Interactive: Best Guilty Pleasure Restaurants (Part 2 of 5)

Wren Lee, Executive Design Editor
April 25, 2018
Coppell High School senior Taylor Leathers suffered a major back injury during freshman year which has prevented her from continuing her passion of dance. Nonetheless, she has used her experiences as a positive influence in her life.

[Photo] Leathers takes life-changing injury, transforms it into personal growth (Part I)

Anthony Cesario, Co-Student Life Editor
April 13, 2018
Facebook users at Coppell High School find ways to protect their online information on their devices. After discovering that Facebook has been collecting personal information and data from their users, both students and staff feel they should take safety precautions when dealing with online media.

[Photo] On the Spot: Zuckerberg hearing raises privacy concerns, speculation

Christine Zacuai, Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
Creativity Showcase: Senior Jasmine Lau

Creativity Showcase: Senior Jasmine Lau

Quyenh Phang, Staff Photographer
April 9, 2018
Parent volunteer Katie Hubbard makes copies of requested papers from teachers on March 1 in copy room, B232. Coppell High School copy moms are parent volunteers that work in the student services and ninth grade offices to make copies and file paperwork for classes and offices.

[Photo] Helping hands: “Copy moms” aid in running school errands

Christine Zacuai, Staff Writer
March 29, 2018
On March 28 at the Coppell High School, Art I students in David Bearden’s enjoy the process of making slabs for their mug. Students were able to cut out their own pieces of clay and enjoy making their mug bases with their classmates.

[Photo] Ceramics taking shape for campus artists

March 28, 2018
Coppell High School sophomore Hamna Asif goes over her notes for geometry during first period on Friday. Asif is studying for her test over parallelograms and quadrilaterals.

[Photo] Hitting the books: Students using different studying strategies

March 9, 2018
IB Art student Jenna Hussain is working on a personal selected art project for her assignment on Feb. 21.IB Art students and Honors Art I students of Coppell High School have a conjoined class during third period where they both work on various projects and assignments.

[Photo] IB, honors art students work on various projects

February 21, 2018
Coppell High School third period IB Chemistry students gets help on their test corrections from IB and Honors Chemistry teacher Susan Sheppard. Students ask questions regarding their test and receive feedback and answers from Sheppard.

[Photo] Sheppard at ease in classroom with IB, honor students

February 9, 2018
Coppell High School senior Student Council officer Ashley Benyahoun sells carnation grams to senior Sol Hong on Thursday during lunch in the commons. The CHS Student Council is holding a Valentine’s Day Carnations fundraiser where students buy and request carnations to be sent to their friends or teachers. Carnations costs $1 each and are sold during all lunches in the cafeteria through Friday.

[Photo] On the Spot: CHS shows its love through carnation fundraiser

Christine Zacuai, Staff Writer
February 8, 2018
Coppell High School junior Jeongmin Park practices chinese calligraphy before creating her spring festival couplets during second period. Chinese II students are practicing chinese calligraphy and creating spring festival couplets for Chinese New Year.

[Photo] Students practice traditional Chinese calligraphy

February 2, 2018
Coppell High School requires students to wear their school ID on them or on their backpack. Before entering class, teachers are to insure their students have their lanyards with their own ID or get a temporary ID.

[Photo] On the Spot: Campus cracks down on lanyard policy

Lili Lomas, Sports Editor
January 29, 2018
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[Photo] Stress-free holiday season recipes for your sweet, warm, savory desires

Anthony Cesario, Staff Writer
November 28, 2017
The Coppell City Council discusses upcoming events in the Coppell community at its meeting on Tuesday at Town Center. The council agreed to move forward with a plan to construct a new arts center in Coppell, in addition to warning citizens about a company wrongfully claiming to represent the City of Coppell.

[Photo] Coppell City Council moves forward on plan for Coppell Arts Center, prepares for the holidays

Amelia Vanyo, Editor-In-Chief
October 26, 2017
At Coppell High School “The Addams Family” dress rehearsal taken place on Thursday night at 6 p.m where extra performers were following along with the main casts. The extra performers showed facial emotions while following along with the main casts lines.

[Photo] The dark musical play of “The Addams Family”

October 25, 2017
Coppell High School seniors Macy Johnson, who plays Morticia Addams, and Mark Beshai who plays Gomez Addams, sing during a romantic scene of “The Addams Family” on Saturday night in the auditorium. “The Addams Family” musical will also be performed this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

[Photo] Dark play with a twist

Anika Arutla, Staff Writer
October 24, 2017
The Town Center Plaza was filled with family and friends from the community on Saturday night. As The Enablers were performing, families and friends continued to file in with their own chairs, blanket, and excitement.

[Photo] The Enablers performing live music at the Plaza

September 19, 2017
Girls who had attended the ‘Swap n shop’ event on saturday morning at the Brandenburg’s residence, were having trouble at finding the right dress, but eventually they found the perfect one in the end. Many had an issue of finding their ideal dress at first, but once they had found it, they were thrill with happiness.

The ‘Swap n shop’ event takes place at the Brandenburg’s residence

Quyenh Phang
September 11, 2017
Many dresses at the Swap N Shop event held at the Brandenburg's residence in Coppell were to be purchased for a good cause on Saturday. For certain dresses that were purchased, donations were being made out to those who were affected by Hurricane Harvey relief.

[Photo] Coppell family hosts dress sale to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief

Claire Clements, Staff Writer
September 11, 2017
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