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  • On Tuesday, Coppell City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers at Town Center.
  • On Wednesday, Coppell Cozby Library & Community Commons hosts All Ages Storytime from 11-11:30 a.m.
  • On Saturday, Coppell Arts Center hosts “Alice in Wonderland” presented by Ballet Ensemble of Texas at 3 p.m.
The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The Sidekick Crossword: May 8

The Sidekick Crossword: May 8

Saniya Koppikar, Entertainment Editor May 8, 2023

Coppell Band revealed “Major Scale,” its varsity show for the 2023 marching season, on Friday. The show will feature the concept of scale, musically and visually contrasting the big and small. Photo courtesy Kim Shuttlesworth.

Band announces 2023 marching show “Major Scale”

Saniya Koppikar, Entertainment Editor May 7, 2023

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...

Coppell High School senior bass drummer Cooper Wiethoff stands taller than his peers on the Coppell Drumline. While his height sets him apart, through leadership and talent, Wiethoff will march with the Sacramento Mandarins over the summer.

Wiethoff reaching new heights with elite Sacramento drum corps

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...

A difference in jargon

A difference in jargon

Noor Fatima, Staff Designer May 2, 2023

CHS9 students Yuvan Sampath and Olivia Guerra play Boy and Molly in the campus production of “Peter and the Starcatcher.” The production is based on the 2004 novel and showcased from Friday through Sunday.

“Peter and the Starcatcher” lifts spirits with engaging characters, production

Sahasra Chakilam, Staff Photographer May 1, 2023

On a misty spring evening, the CHS9 Auditorium is dark with only soft blue and green lights protruding from corners of the stage.  In a sudden shift, the platform is illuminated, and seen is an...

Lana Del Rey’s new album Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is about her personal struggles expressed through music. Read The Sidekick staff writer Anvita Bondada’s review to learn more about the various unique songs in her newest set of musical masterpieces.

Del Rey cuts deep on Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

Anvita Bondada, Staff Writer May 1, 2023

Through a long, harrowing tunnel of heartbreak, loss, desperation, love and euphoria, is a dim light at the end, one that singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey struggles to let in. Did you know that there's...

The Sidekick Crossword: May 1

The Sidekick Crossword: May 1

Sahith Mocharla, Staff Writer May 1, 2023

Coppell resident Martha Lopeztello finishes her Kolam painting in the Cozby Library and Community Commons Library meeting room on April 18. The library held a class for Kolam painting, an art form practiced in South India.

Video: Cozby Library and Community Commons encouraging diversity through Kolam painting workshop

Divya Sivalenka and Anvita Bondada April 28, 2023

  Kolam Painting is a form of geometric art consisting of dots and lines, primarily practiced in southern parts of India. It is used to decorate doorsteps for special occasions, and the designs...

The Sidekick Crossword: April 27

The Sidekick Crossword: April 27

Saniya Koppikar, Entertainment Editor April 27, 2023

Coppell High School senior Trinity Tackett sings “Maybe This Time” from “Cabaret” during the Senior Showcase on Sunday in the CHS Black Box Theatre. Throughout her senior year, Tackett has been inclusive and welcoming to underclassmen new to high school theater.

Tackett shining spotlight on underclassmen through courtesy

Ainsley Dwyer, Staff Writer April 27, 2023

With a bright stage light on her face, Coppell High School senior Trinity Tackett sings center stage during the Coppell Theatre Company’s production of “Mamma Mia!”  Soaking in the moments of her...

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