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Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

Coppell High School senior Scarlett Bilobenes works on webcomic Train of Whispers during the morning before school in E105. Bilobenes has been working on her webcomic since Junior year. Photo by Noor Fatima

Bliobenes brings dreams to life through webcomic Train of Whispers

Noor Fatima, Staff designer May 5, 2024

Coppell High School senior Scarlett Bliobenes appears from the outside to be a reserved figure as she finds every minute she can to draw on the Procreate app between assignments and during mornings...

Coppell High School senior art student Jiya Shah blends oil paints for her Art II - Drawing  metamorphosis project on March 20. Shah has been experimenting with different artistic styles and mediums since she was 4.

Shah mastering broad range of artistic techniques

Sruthi Lingam, CHS9 Visual Media Editor March 28, 2023

At 3 a.m. on an arbitrary night during freshman year, Coppell High School senior art student Jiya Shah awoke to an intense “craving.” Shah immediately gathered her art supplies and began sketching...

Art as a skill

Art as a skill

Noor Fatima, Staff Designer January 18, 2023

Bandan Koro African Drum & Dance Ensemble performers Edward Dogbe, Kweku Codrington and Ande Jones play the drums during the Kaleidoscope festival at Andy Brown Park East on Oct. 8. Coppell’s annual Kaleidoscope festival highlights the diversity of the community through a display of art, culture and music.

Kaleidoscope festival shines light on local hearts

Maya Palavali, Staff Writer/Designer October 17, 2022

  Music and laughter floated around as people from all parts of the world joined together to celebrate through art. For one day, Andrew Brown Park East transformed into a colorful wonderland...

Video: Chang celebrates art in her life

Shreya Ravi, Staff Photographer May 13, 2022

Coppell High School junior Emily Chang shares her favorite art projects and offers a piece of advice she would give to younger artists, along with much more. Watch The Sidekick staff photographer’s Shreya...

Video: Wang paints himself in an introspective light through acrylics

Meghna Kulkarni, Staff Photographer April 4, 2022

Coppell High School junior Jeffrey Wang discusses the inspiration behind his artworks and shares a piece of advice for young artists. Wang received a Gold Seal for his acrylic piece “Tangled In The Web”...

Video: Celebrating influential female artists for Women’s History Month

Sruthi Lingam, Staff Photographer March 24, 2022

      Coppell High School AP drawing junior Richa Kanjani and Kantorei choir junior Amrina Albab share influential female artists in their life while recognizing the significance...

Coppell High School junior Isabella Lucio art piece Topsy Turvy qualified her for state in the Texas High School Visual Arts Scholastic High School Event (VASE). VASE is an annual event in which selected art compets and is displayed to appreciate students' visual media, this year it will be held in late April.

Students dominate at VASE

Sri Achanta, News Editor March 2, 2022

After spending hours painting the background of her piece, Coppell High School junior Emily Chang stopped, ran the canvas under water and picked away the acrylic, spending the next week repainting the...

Video: Lucio demonstrating talent with digital works

Sruthi Lingam, Staff Photographer March 1, 2022

AP 2D art and design junior Isabella Lucio shares some of her favorite techniques, hardships and most memorable pieces. Lucio was selected as a finalist at the state Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE)...

Coppell High School junior Alexis Sibanda draws mouths from reference for a portrait project. Sibanda’s artwork depicts her friends and family, often commentating on social justice issues.

#BlackHistoryMonth: A surreal window into Sibanda’s world

Shrayes Gunna, Staff Writer February 28, 2022

As her pencil hits paper, she floats in a world of her own with her thoughts, beliefs and emotions fluttering around her like the subjects she depicts.  Coppell High School junior artist and debater...

Video: Shah illustrating path to artistic success

Video: Shah illustrating path to artistic success

Aliya Zakir, Social Media Manager February 15, 2022

Through her years as an artist, Coppell High School junior Jiya Shah has taken more than eight classes encompassing a wide spectrum of mediums from digital art to sculpture. Additionally, she won 10 awards...

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