Upcoming Events
  • On Friday, Andy Brown Park East hosts a Sunset Social: Movie in the Park, airing Moana at 6:30-9 p.m.
  • On Friday, Coppell High School Junior World Affairs Council holds Heritage Night from 7-11 p.m. at CHS Large and Small Commons.
  • On Saturday, Coppell Historical Society holds Hop Into Spring at Coppell Historical Museum from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has canceled driver’s license appointments statewide since Tuesday. An ongoing system upgrade since Labor Day weekend has caused all license services to stop working. Photo by Sahasra Chakilam

DPS cancels driver’s license appointments statewide for two consecutive days

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor September 8, 2023

After a summer of reading through driver’s education lessons, Coppell High School junior Mariya Biju was eagerly waiting for Thursday, the day her freedom would open to new doors. Biju would be receiving...

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: 9/4-9/10

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor September 4, 2023

All Coppell ISD campuses and buildings are closed on Monday for Labor Day. Cozby Library and Community Commons holds a game night for all ages from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday in meeting room AB of the...

Coppell ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2023-24 fiscal year budget and tax rate for the district on Monday’s meeting.

Board adopts upcoming fiscal year’s proposed district budget

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor August 30, 2023

After numerous public hearings since November 2022 regarding the upcoming fiscal year’s budget and proposed tax rate, Coppell ISD Board of Trustees consent to adopting the proposed 2023-24 fiscal year...

Got You Covered is a Sidekick series 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: 8/28 – 9/3

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor August 28, 2023

Curriculum Night is today from 5:30-7:15 p.m. at Coppell High School. Parents will follow a schedule with eight-minute class periods and six-minute passing periods. Today, Coppell ISD Board of Trustees...

Coppell resident Barbara Bailey explains her concerns about the advances in tax rates in the city. On Tuesday, Coppell City Council approved the fiscal year 2023-24 proposed tax rate and municipal budget.

Council approves lowest tax rate since 1984

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor August 24, 2023

At Tuesday's Coppell City Council meeting, the lowest ad valorem tax rate of $0.491818 was approved for the fiscal year of 2023-24 effective on Oct. 1.  A public hearing was led by City of Coppell...

Students fill Coppell High School’s main hallway during third passing period. Tuesday marked Coppell ISD’s first day of the 2023-24 school year.

Just the beginning

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor August 18, 2023

Waking up on Tuesday morning, the air feels quite different. The feeling of summer withers as routines, old and new, re-enter the lives of the people at Coppell High School Students are walking to the...

Coppell High School DECA members won several awards at the International Career Development Conference, with sophomore Manasa Borra winning the fifth Top 10 award in the organization’s history. CHS DECA members traveled to Orlando, Fla. for the International Career Development Conference on April 21-26.  Photo courtesy Manasa Borra.

Coppell DECA member wins Top 10 award at ICDC, fifth in CHS history

Vibha Viswanath May 19, 2023

Editor’s note: This story has been updated from its original version. The Coppell High School DECA chapter excelled at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC), with CHS sophomore Manasa...

The fentanyl crisis recently leaked into educational spaces. Coppell High School student resource officers are now training in the use of Narcan, a drug utilized to aid in opioid overdose, in order to protect students from fentanyl and other drug-related crises.

The silent killer

Angelina Liu, Sri Achanta, and Manasa Mohan May 19, 2023

Tracing the swirling letters with a finger on her forearm, Pinkerton Elementary School physical education teacher Colleen Michaelis reminisces on a gift that her late son and Coppell High School alumnus...

Annual 5K/Fun Run raises important funding for district campuses

Angelina Liu, Executive Editor-in-Chief May 15, 2023

Every year, the Coppell ISD Education Foundation hosts a “Run to Fund” in order to raise money for classroom grants and learning opportunities for CISD students. Watch The Sidekick’s executive-editor-in-chief...

Capturing Coppell is a Sidekick series detailing events involving Coppell High School and Coppell ISD happening this week. It will be posted every Monday for the rest of the 2022-23 school year.

Capturing Coppell: 5/15 – 5/21

Sri Achanta, Executive News Editor May 15, 2023

On Wednesday, Coppell High School hosts senior pinning at CHS Arena at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, Cozby Library and Community Commons hosts Summer Reading Kick-Off at Town Center from 10 a.m. to 12...

On Saturday, shots fired in Allen Premium Outlets left nine dead with seven others injured. Allen Premium Outlets, located about 30 minutes away from Coppell, is closed indefinitely after the incident.

Shooting at Allen Premium Outlets leaves nine dead

Sri Achanta, Executive News Editor May 12, 2023

On Saturday at around 3:30 p.m., shots were fired at Allen Premium Outlets, with eight victims dead and the gunman shot dead by an Allen police officer. Seven others were wounded in the incident.  “Our...

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