Hollywood casting associate visits CHS select theater students (with video)

Charlotte Vanyo, Staff Writer

January 15, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Showcase

Last Thursday and Friday, Hollywood casting associate Coco Kleppinger visited Coppell High School’s select theater class for juniors and seniors, Studio Premiere.   Kleppinger attended graduate school at UCLA alongside CHS theater director Karen Ruth. Her most well known work includes It ...

Importance of finding positivity in entertainment industry

Shravya Mahesh, Staff Writer

January 15, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

As a child, my mother banned me from watching Disney Channel, saying it was “not appropriate for a 7 year old”. She was not to blame - she simply wished to bring me up with as positive of influences as possible, and the dating plotlines and teenage humor of these shows simply did not cut it.   Yet...

Fusing video games with film

Pramika Kadari, Copy Editor

January 15, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Reviews

From choosing what someone eats for breakfast to determining whether murder is committed, Netflix’s recent interactive film, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, deceives viewers into thinking they can control the story’s plot.   But that is all it is, deception - a brilliant one.   Bandersnatch tackles t...

Curtains open: de León puts passion on full display

Andrés Bear, Coppell Student Media Web Producer

January 14, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Sydney de León is a sophomore at Coppell High School and budding amateur in the world of theater. However, she is only an amateur by definition.   Her name has been plastered on playbills left and right. Once a production wraps up, she quickly finds another to be involved in.   De...

Video: AP drawing students prepare portfolios, enter contests

Pramika Kadari, Copy Editor

January 11, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Consuming art with an open mind

Pramika Kadari, Copy Editor

January 9, 2019

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Since I read it five years ago, the science fiction classic Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card has been my favorite book - despite the fact I detest Card himself, as he is homophobic, which conflicts with my personal values.   For years, there has been an ongoing debate of whether we ...

Disney is a Broken Record

Ryan Dyke

December 18, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

In recent years, Disney has been releasing more realistic versions of its classic animated “Disney Renaissance” films. Many of these movies we remember watching as kids and still see as good movies today, including The Little Mermaid (1989), The Lion King (1994), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdi...

Theatre Coppell caroling through Christmas

Pramika Kadari, Copy Editor

December 17, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

After debuting his acting career in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at Theatre Coppell last year, Coppell Middle School North seventh grader Owen Kennedy returned to the theater this year for “Inspecting Carol”, which had its last performance on Sunday afternoon.   The show, directe...

Best SpongeBob moments

Ryan Kim, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

On Nov. 26, Stephen Hillenburg, a former marine biologist and the creator of the beloved cartoon series “SpongeBob Squarepants”, died after losing the battle to ALS, diagnosed in March 2017.   In honor of his memory, some of the most memorable SpongeBob moments that fans of the yellow s...

Theatre Coppell contributing to the holiday season with “Inspecting Carol”

Pramika Kadari, Copy Editor

December 14, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Theatre Coppell is performing the last three shows of “Inspecting Carol” this weekend, including an 8 p.m. show tonight.   There are shows at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.   Through comedy, “Inspecting Carol” tells the story of how everything goes wrong for a theater...

Spotify’s 2018 Wrapped feature gives users closer look on their top listens of the year

Christie Hernandez, Staff Writer

December 14, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

The saying “It is the most wonderful time of the year” is certainly true during the holiday season, but for me, Spotify makes the end of the year even more wonderful.   Instead of taking a trip down candy cane lane this December, I am taking a trip down memory lane with Spotify, a...

Coppell Community Orchestra performs winter classics at holiday concert

Laasya Achanta, Staff Writer

December 11, 2018

Filed under Arts & Entertainment

Coppell Community Orchestra President Tina Brown finds excitement in playing together as a community. On Saturday, CCO performed its holiday concert featuring many popular Christmas songs.   Brown grew up as a vocalist before she transitioned to a cellist early on in her life. She took up...