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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

Got You Covered is a series from The Sidekick detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the remainder of the 2023-24 school year.

Got You Covered: 4/22-4/28

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor April 22, 2024

On Monday, Coppell ISD Board of Trustees meets at 6 p.m. in the boardroom of the Vonita White Administration Building. On Tuesday, Coppell City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers...

Coppell High School associate principal Zane Porter keeps mementos from his time teaching at New Tech High @ Coppell in his office at CHS. On April 8, Porter was named principal of NTH@C.

Porter steps up as principal of New Tech High

Manasa Borra, Staff Designer April 19, 2024

At the board workshop on April 8, Coppell High School associate principal Zane Porter was announced principal of New Tech High @ Coppell. He will replace Joseph Smith, who resigned, following the 2023-24...

Eighty-two Coppell ISD students competed at the Texas HOSA State Leadership Conference from April 2-4 in Galveston. Nine of the 82 students qualified for the HOSA International Leadership Conference (ILC) from June 26-29 at Houston. Photo courtesy Coppell HOSA.

HOSA surpasses previous years with 9 qualifying for international competition

Sanghika Pallela, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Anticipation rises as the guest speakers, advisors, and thousands of students assemble in the ocean themed conference room. HOSA members are filled with pride as only a small percentage of competitors...

Coppell Band rehearses in its current practice rooms on Wednesday in the band hall. To improve conditions for band, choir and dance classes, Coppell ISD is building a fine arts rehearsal building funded by the 2023 bond.

District to tune into fine arts expansion

Neha Nathwani, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

When Coppell Colorguard sophomore Aryahi Ravi dances while tossing her flag during rehearsal, she can't help but wish for a larger practice space.  With Coppell High School fine arts programs increasing...

Got You Covered is a series from The Sidekick detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the remainder of the 2023-24 school year.

Got You Covered: 4/15-4/21

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor April 15, 2024

On Monday, all Coppell ISD campuses are closed for District Holiday-Flex Professional Development. On Tuesday and Wednesday, CISD hosts a Kindergarten Popsicle Party from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Kid Country...

Coppell Student Media was awarded its seventh National Scholastic Press Association Online Pacemaker on Saturday in Kansas City at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention. The NSPA Pacemaker, often considered the Pulitzer Prize of scholastic journalism, has been awarded since 1927 and is the highest achievement for high school journalism programs.

Coppell Student Media wins fifth consecutive NSPA Online Pacemaker Award, seventh overall

Nyah Rama, CHS9 Editor April 11, 2024

One rainy night in Oklahoma, The Sidekick adviser Chase Wofford sat in his car scrolling through the National Scholastic Press Association’s website, hoping to see Coppell Student Media’s name among...

Coppell Technology Student Association will attend the TSA National Conference on June 26-30 in Orlando, Fla. TSA members have dedicated their efforts and passion into developing technology and communication skills. Photo courtesy Grant Garner.

TSA engineers success at state competition

Katie Park, Staff writer April 11, 2024

The Technology Students Association (TSA) State Conference was held last week in Fort Worth with 103 Coppell students competing. A total of 32 students qualified for the TSA National Conference, eight...

Coppell ISD coordinator of student and staff services Marcy Walters will assume the position of principal at Victory Place @ Coppell for the 2024-25 school year. Walters previously worked in the Peace Corps and served as principal of Ginnings Elementary School in Denton ISD and as assistant principal for various schools.

Building relationships through mentorship

Sukirtha Muthiah, Business Manager April 11, 2024

“If you asked me five years before I went to the Peace Corps if I was going to go live in a foreign country, I would have told you that you were crazy,” Coppell ISD coordinator of student services...

Candy Sheehan addressed plans to expand pickleball facilities in Coppell to provide more courts to players. The construction of a new fire station was approved and citizens urged the council to reject high-density housing during the regular session on April 9.

Citizens urge council to reject high-density housing, expand pickleball facilities

Yug Talukdar, Staff Writer April 10, 2024

On Tuesday, the Coppell City Council meeting was filled with debate over the construction of a new affordable senior living facility, and pleas to expand the city's pickleball facilities. Roers, a real...

On Monday, Coppell High School students experienced a total solar eclipse by viewing through district-issued viewfinders. Coppell was on the path of totality and CHS scheduled an evacuation drill from 1:35-1:55 p.m. to provide students a viewing experience.

A celestial encounter

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor April 9, 2024

“I was in shock,” Coppell High School senior Sunya Ajani said. “I was sitting with my friends and we couldn’t believe that we were actually living through this. We were never going to see this...

Got You Covered is a series from The Sidekick detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the remainder of the 2023-24 school year.

Got You Covered: 4/8-4/14

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor April 8, 2024

Today is Solar Eclipse Day. All Coppell ISD campuses will be participating in watching it during the school day.  On Tuesday, STEAM Club meets at Coppell Cozby Library & Community Commons from...

Chief financial officer Diana Sircar explains how Coppell ISD is funded at the Coppell High School Commons at Thursday evening’s Budget Community Dialogue. District administrators addressed Coppell ISD’s strained budget and called for feedback from attendees.

District shares budget challenges, seeks ideas at Budget Community Dialogue

Anvita Bondada, Staff Writer April 6, 2024

With factors such as decreasing student attendance, less enrollment and inadequate state funding, Coppell ISD’s funding is experiencing this impact, and administrators are seeking solutions. Superintendent...

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