Fronts of Coppell: Jeniece Paige (with video)
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
September 17, 2020
Fronts of Coppell is a Sidekick series in which executive news editor Shivi Sharma profiles a Coppell business owner to bring awareness to community-based establishments. Every morning since 2016, Black Vegan Fitness founder and Fit Hub co-owner Jeniece Paige prays over her vision board. When Paige de...
Coppell Serves making most of North Texas Giving Day
Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 17, 2020
Today, the Coppell Arts Center is hosting multiple live streams throughout the day to shed light about the nonprofit organizations that have played a fundamental role in how Coppell operates. This year for North Texas Giving Day, Coppell Serves has partnered with the Coppell Arts Center to bring different organizations in Coppell together and spread awareness about them. “North Texas Givin...
Virtual College Fair providing opportunities to understand college process
Tracy Tran, Photo Assignment Editor
September 17, 2020
From 6 to 8 p.m. today, Coppell High School will hold a Virtual College Fair, allowing students to converse with college representatives and admissions counselors regarding student life, admissions and applications of particular schools. This year, the College Fair will be hosted on the Texas Associat...
Chasing the ‘pawsitives’ of COVID-19
Avani Kashyap, Daily News/Assignment Editor
September 15, 2020
While the rest of the world is counting the days until COVID-19 is finally over, there are some who may never want it to end: pets. As a result of isolation during the pandemic, many people have been able to spend more time at home and welcome a pet into their family. Animal adoption rates have b...
New Zoom class video rules reigniting learning
Blanche Harris, Social Media Manager
September 11, 2020
Imagine this. You are a teacher at Coppell High School, logging onto Zoom and getting ready for a full day of work. Your first class starts. A smatter of students have cameras on and are alert, while everyone else has the video setting off and are unresponsive for the duration of class. This sc...
District students return to campus, maintain health restrictions
Tracy Tran, Photo Assignment Editor
September 9, 2020
Tuesday morning, around 27% of students attended in-person school in Coppell ISD with face coverings and followed other public health guidelines from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The school staff and teachers are monitoring social distancing, starting from when students enter the school and go into th...
City council proposes budget for new fiscal year
Sreeja Mudumby, Communications Manager
September 9, 2020
On Tuesday, Coppell Mayor Karan Hunt said that the main hindrances of American citizens voting were missing voting deadlines, being unfamiliar with the registration process, and the COVIS-19 pandemic. Hunt declared Sept. 22 as National Voting Registration Day, in order to encourage more Americans to ...
Texas Power Switch Program sparks attention in city residents
Sarah Habib, Staff Writer
September 8, 2020
For Coppell residents, the struggle of changing providers and overpriced electricity bills will come to an end with the recent agreement between the City Council and iChoosr, a company that shops for electricity providers for residents through its Texas Power Switch program, potentially saving residents hu...
Answering in-person schooling questions
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
September 7, 2020
In Coppell ISD, in-person learning begins tomorrow for the students who chose the option on the district’s commitment form. The Sidekick asked Coppell High School students what questions they had about in-person learning and answered them below. Students and parents are also encouraged to view the chec...
Boseman lives on in his cemented legacy
Sapna Amin, Staff Writer
September 2, 2020
On Friday, the world lost Chadwick Boseman. He had secretly been battling colon cancer for the past four years, all while entertaining everyone through film. Through his movies and actions, he has cemented a legacy. "He was humbly fighting this battle that no one knew about and he didn’t seek any s...
Secondary campuses conduct first virtual Curriculum Night
Akhila Gunturu and Shivi Sharma
September 2, 2020
For Coppell High School assistant principal Zane Porter, Curriculum Night on Monday night was a lot quieter than the years past. Without families to direct and classrooms to walk into, Porter spent his time from 5:30- 7 p.m. visiting teachers’ Zoom meetings and watching them chat through Google Teams....
NBA players’ boycott resonating through Coppell
Anjali Krishna, Co-sports Editor
September 1, 2020
The Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to strike on Aug. 26 - announced just moments before their game against the Orlando Magic - began a domino effect including every remaining playoff team in the NBA. In just one day, league play came to a standstill in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movemen...
