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Many students in CHS9 use fashion to show off their creativity and identity. Staff writer Neha Nathwani explores the various ways students use fashion to express themselves in the halls of CHS9. Graphic by Noor Fatima

Freshman Forecast: Dress up your freshman year

Neha Nathwani, Staff Writer • November 1, 2023

Thousands of lengthy molecules and polymers come together to curate a piece of fabric, a seemingly mundane item that serves as a paintbrush to paint a freshman’s canvas.   As the sun rises, feeling...

From the week of Oct. 23-27, students and faculty at the CHS9 campus participated in Red Ribbon Week, enforcing the elimination of drug use among teenagers. The mission at CHS9 is to help students identify the dangers and potential threats that using drugs would impact their lives. Photo by Rhea Choudhary.

Red Ribbon Week empowering students to make informed choices

Sabah Uddin, Staff Writer • November 1, 2023

From Oct. 23-27, CHS9 participated in the annual Red Ribbon Week program, a national initiative committed to spreading awareness among students about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.  Real life...

For the past couple of years, the CHS9 shuttle to CHS has been posing many problems for many freshmen students. The Sidekick staff writer Elizabeth De Santiago addresses the issues that the shuttle brings to students daily and how this problem should be resolved in the future.

Struggles of the shuttles

Elizabeth De Santiago, Staff Writer • October 30, 2023

Five minutes prior to the bell, CHS9 students speed walk through the hallways carrying color guard rifles, various types of band instruments and bags stuffed full of athletic equipment.  Outside, a yellow...

CHS9 students Samantha Gelman and Teo Petrov rehearse for this year’s fall show, “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.” The show runs from Oct. 26- Oct. 28 at 7 p.m at the CHS9 Band Hall.

CHS9 theater enlightened to present “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind”

Greeshma Marathu, Staff Photographer • October 26, 2023

With the opening night of CHS9’s annual fall show, freshmen students are eager to showcase their first high school production.   The CHS9 theater company performs “Too Much Light Makes the Baby...

CHS9 student Sahana Kumar performed with the Middle School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall in New York over the summer. Kumar excels in the fine arts, being a member of Lone Star Youth Orchestra, participating in Coppell High School Theater and singing Western and Indian classical music.

Kumar takes stage at Carnegie Hall

Vibha Viswanath, Staff Photographer • October 5, 2023

Sitting on the hallowed stage of Carnegie Hall on a momentous summer evening, CHS9 student Sahana Kumar enchants the audience, her melodic notes flowing on her violin. Kumar played first violin for...

Many students struggle from the transition from middle school to high school. The Sidekick staff CHS9 editor Nyah Rama provides solutions to help the freshmen accommodate better to this change and let them know that they are not alone.

Freshman Forecast: Falling isn’t failing

Nyah Rama, CHS9 Editor • October 5, 2023

The moment is finally here. You sit at your desk waiting for the teacher to call out your name and hand back the test that will determine your grade.  Your name is finally called and you saunter up...

Freshmen often feel overwhelmed when they start high school, with many questioning what their focus will be, who their friends are, and what clubs to join. In contrast, upperclassmen wish they could go back to enjoy their freshman year more, free of the stress that comes in the later parts of high school.

Freshman Forecast: How to navigate your freshman year

Anvita Bondada, Staff Writer • October 2, 2023

“I’m so sick of this. When will high school be over?” If you are a freshman, chances are that you have thought these sentiments at least once in the first month of school. Many freshman students...

CHS9 head theater director Eugenia Montoya, gives stage directions to freshmen Samantha Gellman, Lena Gay and Teo Petrov in the CHS9 Dome on Monday. The CHS9 Theatre Company is performing “Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind” from Oct. 26-28.

Creation of CHS9’s fall theater production, “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind”

Anvita Bondada, Staff Writer • September 20, 2023

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Coppell High School Ninth Grade Campus students spend their lunch hour in the small gym playing basketball. Hour Block Lunch allows students to spend their lunch time in various ways such as attending club meetings, seeking academic help from teachers and socializing with peers. Photo courtesy Haley Mcduffee.

Hour Block Lunch returns

Rhea Choudhary, Staff Writer • September 14, 2023

The bell rang, signaling the much-anticipated lunch break at the Coppell High School Ninth Grade Campus. Freshmen poured out of classrooms with a newfound enthusiasm, filling the halls and gathering...

Coppell High School Ninth Grade Campus students eat lunch together in the cafeteria. The districts first day of school for the 2023-24 school year was Tuesday.

And so it begins

Nyah Rama, CHS9 Editor • August 23, 2023

It is a sunny and tremendously hot day as new Coppell High School Ninth Grade Campus students wake up bright and early to get ready for their first day of school. For many of the students at Coppell...

Nine CHS9 art students advanced to the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) held in San Marcos on April 28. Freshmen Aarush Gotur, Spyridoula Angeli and Shruti Pritmani received state medals, with Safiya Azam receiving the highest honor of a Gold Seal.

Freshmen bring back accolades from state VASE in Austin

Yaamini Jois, Sruthi Lingam, and Manasa Mohan • May 19, 2023

Freshmen UNICEF Club raising awareness for mental health

Sruthi Lingam, CHS9 Visual Media Editor • May 16, 2023

CHS9’s UNICEF Club hosted fundraiser booths at The Sound on Saturday to donate $752 to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Watch The Sidekick CHS9 Visual Media Editor Sruthi Lingam’s video...

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