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Coppell Student Media

Dorm room sizes are usually tight. Various tips and tricks can be utilized to make the space comfortable, organized and personalized. Graphic by Austin Banzon.

College Series: Dorm room hacks to make freshman move in day easier

Rutuja Joshi, Staff Writer April 13, 2017

It is not a secret that dorm rooms are small. Many find themselves sharing a room smaller than their’s at home with another person. With space being limited and restrictions on what to bring, it becomes...

Booster clubs are an integral part for extracurricular programs ranging from athletics, fine arts and academics at Coppell High School. The band has one of the largest booster clubs on campus, financially supporting over 300 student members.

Needs and numbers: The intricate process of booster club funding for athletics, band simplified (part 1)

Tanya Raghu, Staff Writer February 2, 2017

Boasting over 90 student clubs, almost 30 extracurricular programs and 15 athletic teams, Coppell High School successfully caters to the diverse interests of over 3,000 students.   On campus...

Valuable role of friendship in mental health journey (Part 2 of 2)

Valuable role of friendship in mental health journey (Part 2 of 2)

Briana Thomas, Staff Writer January 4, 2017

For the first time in your friendship, you are at a loss for words. As your companion breaks down, you cannot bring yourself to reassure them with the convenient phrase “it’s OK,” because this time,...

The hands behind healing: Austin Street Shelter provides new beginnings for Dallas most vulnerable homeless

The hands behind healing: Austin Street Shelter provides new beginnings for Dallas most vulnerable homeless

Sakshi Venkatraman and Meara Isenberg December 24, 2016

DALLAS- It is a cold December morning. Carolers stand in the commons, singing “Oh Holy Night” to the line of men and women waiting with plates in hand. In a back room, volunteers, led by a short,...

Graphic by Austin Banzon.

Campus to get first taste of blocked schedule in days after break

Sakshi Venkatraman, Executive News Editor December 5, 2016

As the first semester of the 2016-17 school year draws to a close, the implications of the May 2016 bond plan are beginning to take shape within Coppell ISD. The district’s new freshman center,...

Doe wears a necklace in the shape of the chemical compound for happiness, serotonin. It is one of the many small ways Doe celebrates her journey to self-love and peace.

Biggest enemy in mental illness to defeat is denial (Part 1 of 2)

Kelly Wei, Staff Writer December 2, 2016

When sobbing uncontrollably in her mother’s car every morning before school became a regular occurrence in Coppell High School junior Jane Doe*’s life, she knew something had gone seriously wrong.   At...

Photo by Amanda Hair.

Athletes on the move; Transferring for athletics big problem for UIL, districts

Joseph Krum, Executive Editor October 6, 2016

In college athletics, primarily in football and basketball, many high-profile athletes transfer to other schools for better opportunities.   But in high school? That would be illegal.   Under...

Rolling the dice: the risk of illegally attending CISD

Rolling the dice: the risk of illegally attending CISD

Sakshi Venkatraman, Executive News Editor October 6, 2016

  For many residents of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Coppell ISD is a destination school district.   CISD students at the high school level and below have gained notoriety by exceeding...

Coppell High School juniors Avery Davis, Taylor Leathers and Alina Ladha lived with a host family last summer while visiting Monteverde, Costa Rica. The group of six students led by Spanish teacher Trent Pickrell returned to Dallas on June 26.

Spanish students inspired by sights and culture of Costa Rica

Kelly Wei, Staff Writer September 13, 2016

While painting a local house, one of the various volunteering activities offered during her stay in Costa Rica, Coppell High School junior Taylor Leathers was conversing with a young neighborhood boy in...

Nations, CHS commemorates 9/11 victims 15 years later

Nations, CHS commemorates 9/11 victims 15 years later

Sakshi Venkatraman, Executive News Editor September 11, 2016

The following story was published on the ten year anniversary of 9/11. The Sidekick would like to take this day to cherish the lives lost and the people still affected by this tragedy fifteen years later.   By...

Photo courtesy Linda Moore.

Making a difference one dollar at a time

Jessica Jun, Staff Writer May 27, 2016

Passion. Motivation. Leadership. Impact. As the school year comes to an end, AP English III teachers have constructed one last project for their students that they hope will not only reflect each of their...

Coppell High School IB English teach Michael Vergien leaves for England this summer to teach at Cobham American Community School. Vergien  will continue teaching English in England.  Photo by Alex Dalton.

Vergien ponders deeper questions, travels across the pond

Emma Cummins, Executive Opinions Editor May 26, 2016

Here in Coppell High School, many are unaware of the world that is just outside of the Coppell city limit.   For CHS English teacher Michael Vergien, the love of an adventure keeps him moving;...

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