When Coppell High School senior Siddharth Bellam steps onto the podium, a wave of pride and focus takes over. The hum of the crowd fades, replaced by the steady rhythm of his heartbeat as the band looks...
Drums Corps International (DCI) is an organization that explores the artistic and musical depths of marching band. Being a part of DCI includes a very competitive audition process, including thousands...
The name echoes through the room from the speakers. As a thunderous combination of applause and cheers follow this announcement as Coppell Colorguard senior Parker Jones claims his Performer of the...
On Saturday, Coppell Percussion seniors performed their final Purely Rhythmic show. Watch video editor Rhea Chowdhary and editor-in-chief Sri Achanta’s video where the seniors reflect on their memories...
Purely Rhythmic is an annual show performed by the members of the Coppell High School Percussion program. It gives an opportunity to sixth to 12th grade students who are a part of the percussion program...
The lights quickly dim. The room is illuminated by the glow of the blue LED lights taped down around the edge of the stage. The curtains begin to sprawl open revealing a bright orange backdrop and the...
Melodies flow like ocean waves, calming and emotive. Coppell High School junior percussionist Sophie Depew moves across the marimba, treating it as an extension of herself.
It’s hard to not be enchanted...
With bated breath, the Coppell High School Band directors check the results for their area competition.
Their eyes light up when they see the results for if they are going to state.
Coppell Band is...
Projected on a screen at the front of the Coppell High School Band Hall on Friday afternoon was a message: “There’s beauty in simplicity.”
Minutes later, as lights dimmed and the gathered crowd...
Angelina Liu, Executive Editor-in-Chief
• May 4, 2023
Feeling the beat of the drum, Coppell senior Cooper Wiethoff’s body sways to the rhythm. Eyes closed, his size 14 feet shift on the waxy gym floor. Performing at the senior pep rally with Coppell’s...
Manasa Mohan, Executive Editorial Page Editor
• April 6, 2023
Accompanying a loud bang of the confetti cannon, Coppell High School Band members are delighted to hear that they have qualified to compete in the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.
The announcement was...
As blue and purple lighting and the majestic swells of Akanksha Subbarao’s arrangement of “Merry-Go-Round of Life” from Howl’s Moving Castle fade onstage, the voices of Coppell Percussion’s...
