District to provide flexible learning options for upcoming school year
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
July 8, 2020
In its weekly email newsletter, Coppell ISD announced that it will allow families to choose between in-person and remote learning for the 2020-21 school year. Families will commit to their choices for the first nine weeks of the school year through a survey that will be sent out on Tuesday and is due ...
District elevates elementary leader to CMS North principal
Avani Kashyap, Daily News/Assignment Editor
June 23, 2020
On June 5, Coppell ISD announced that Austin Elementary Principal Lorie Squalls would be the new principal of Coppell Middle School North. Squalls is replacing Dr. Greg Axelson, who is now the Coppell ISD Chief Operations Officer. Squalls has more than 20 years of experience in education and along with serving as the principal of A...
Video: Coppell joins Black Lives Matter protests to spread awareness for racial equality
June 22, 2020
On June 3, Coppell citizens rallied together at Town Center Plaza in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement with an awareness rally organized by Johnny Roberson. Roberson began and closed the event in prayer, leaving time for citizens to volunteer to speak to the crowd. The prot...
Just the beginning
Victoria Hertel, Student Life Editor
June 7, 2020
On Saturday morning at the pavilion in Andrew Brown Park East, hundreds of people with different racial and economic backgrounds stood together, eyes closed and heads bowed, deep in prayer. “Being a black woman it is important to know that everyone cares,” Coppell resident Erika Williams said. “...
Coppell organizes peaceful rallies alongside local, nationwide police brutality protests
Shivi Sharma, Executive News Editor
June 5, 2020
An hour before the city’s 9 p.m. curfew, more than 2,000 protestors at Denton Square on Monday night echoed each other and protests across the nation, chanting “black lives matter” and “I can’t breathe”, clutching homemade signs as local police stood by. “When I got [to Denton Square]...
Peaceful demonstration allows community to advocate for racial equality
Trisha Atluri, Advertising/Circulation Manager
June 4, 2020
Seven consecutive chants of “say his name” were responded by seven consecutive shouts of “George Floyd” as Coppell residents showed solidarity and support for the Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday. Rally organizers Johnny Roberson Jr. and Manuella “Mannie” held a Black Lives Matte...
Volunteers conduct mass COVID-19 antibody testing on campus
Avani Kashyap, Staff Writer
May 15, 2020
On May 2, in the midst of rain and 25 mph winds, volunteers spent their day conducting COVID-19 antibody tests at Coppell High School. The drive-through testing, organized by Metroplex Medical Centres, was for Coppell residents, first responders, health care providers and essential workers. Partici...
Coppell’s blooming business scene: present condition, tackling COVID-19 and future ambitions
Akif Abidi, Staff Writer
May 15, 2020
Coppell is a prime example of the tremendous growth North Texas cities have been experiencing the past few decades-- booming from approximately 16,000 residents to 42,000 residents in the last 30 years. As Coppell’s population boomed, so did its business sector. Coppell held approximately 2 million squ...
City Council addresses COVID-19 concerns
Anjali Krishna, Staff Writer
May 15, 2020
Hosting its first virtual meeting, the Coppell City Council addressed a multitude of issues relating to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday night. Coppell has projected a loss of $9.2 million with the closing of city services due to COVID-19. But with the expectation of loss in taxes because of ...
CISD to hold in-person graduation for the class of 2020
Akhila Gunturu, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
On May 12, an email from Coppell ISD Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt to the class of 2020 confirmed plans for an in-person graduation. According to the email and the CISD website, the ceremony will be held on May 31 at the Globe Life Field in Arlington at 5 p.m. for New Tech @ Coppell graduates and 8 p.m. for Coppell High School g...
Early endings, new beginnings
Sreeja Mudumby, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
When the Coppell High School ninth grade campus freshmen walked out of the campus doors, they were ready to finish off the rest of the year before going to the bigger high school with more people, and different experiences. Little did he know that he just spent his last moments in CHS9. Due to C...
How seniors/those moving from CISD are going to return items amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
As the school year is coming to an end and with students off campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students are left wondering what to do with items that belong to Coppell High School. “[The school] is putting together a schedule, and [CHS Principal Laura Springer] will be sending that out to studen...
