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 Coppell DECA officer team participated in the District 11 Career Development Conference at the Irving Convention Center on Jan. 17. This year, 219 students from Coppell High School advanced to the Texas State Development Career Conference from Feb. 15-17 in Houston, beating the previous record of 197. Photo courtesy Richard Chamberlain.

DECA chapter continues growth, beats district record

Aliza Abidi, Editorial Page Editor January 25, 2024

On Jan. 17, Coppell DECA took 240 students to participate in the District 11 Career Development Conference at Irving Convention Center. As one of the top 10 memberships in the state, Coppell DECA made...

In the Coppell City Council Meeting on Tuesday, Islamic community members gathered to discuss the cease-fire resolution. The meeting also included conversations about Coppell’s Smart City initiative.

Islamic community urges city council for cease-fire in Gaza with passionate appeal

Manasa Borra, Staff Designer January 25, 2024

During the Jan. 23 Coppell City Council meeting, community members came forward to advocate for the council to make a proclamation in favor of the cease-fire resolution in Gaza.  Last month, the United...

Dwight Goodwin is Coppell ISD’s new executive director of technology. Goodwin formerly worked as a middle school history teacher and tennis coach at Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, and started working for CISD on Jan. 2.

Goodwin bringing new skills to the table as director of technology

Yug Talukdar, Staff Writer January 24, 2024

Coppell ISD Executive Director of Technology Dwight Goodwin was led into his career in technology by first making PowerPoint presentations to teach his middle school classes. Now, he is the head of CISD’s...

The Coppell ISD Board of Trustees discusses district updates at its meeting Monday in the Vonita White Administration Building. The board celebrated school board month, recognized student leaders, talked about updates regarding intervention services and progress on several projects, and voted on the new calendars for the upcoming two school years.

Board finalizes calendar for upcoming school year

Nrithya Mahesh, Staff Designer January 23, 2024

On Monday, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic calendars. The proposed calendar was earlier promoted as Calendar Option A in a district-wide vote sent to...

Coppell ISD is introducing three possible calendar options for the 2024-2025 school year. CISD teachers and students have varying opinions on the best calendar choice.

CISD explores three calendar options for the 2024-25 school year

Katie Park, Staff writer January 22, 2024

On Dec. 14, Coppell ISD circulated the three different calendar options for the upcoming 2024-25 school year, designated to extract the opinions of residents and staff of Coppell through a Google form. The...

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: 1/22-1/28

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor January 22, 2024

Today, Coppell ISD Board of Trustees meets at 6 p.m. in the boardroom of the Vonita White Administration Building. On Tuesday, Coppell City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers at...

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Your guide to FAFSA

Sri Achanta, Executive Editor-in-Chief January 19, 2024

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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: 1/15-1/21

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor January 15, 2024

  Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All Coppell ISD schools and buildings are closed in observance. Smart City Board meets today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Town Center. On Wednesday, Coppell...

Coppell Mayor Wes Mays shakes hands with a member of the Korean Society of Dallas and Fort Worth during the official proclamation of Jan. 13 as Korean American Day in Coppell. Coppell City Council met Tuesday at Town Center.

Council proclaims Jan. 13 as Korean American Day, approves zoning change request

Sahasra Chakilam, News Editor January 10, 2024

At Tuesday’s Coppell City Council meeting, Mayor Wes Mays proclaimed Jan. 13 as Korean American Day in Coppell.  With members of the Korean Society of Dallas and Fort Worth present at the meeting,...

General employability students brewing campus coffee shop (video)

Sri Achanta and Sameeha Syed January 10, 2024

Coppell High School is opening a new coffee shop run by students in general employability in the vacated concession stand in the Commons. Coffee is provided by Harp and Bowl Coffee Co. and available for...

KCBY Executive Leadership Team Members for 2021-22 Thea Massi and Halle Leonard are finalists for a National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) National Student Production Award in the Newscast category. KCBY-TV is also one of five national finalists in the NATAS National Student Production Award Newscast category. Winners will be announced Feb. 1. Photo Courtesy Thea Massi.

KCBY named finalist for nation’s top newscast

Manasa Borra, Staff Designer January 8, 2024

Counting down the seconds for two years, KCBY received a long-awaited email over Christmas break detailing not one, but two major accomplishments.  On Dec. 21, the Foundation of The National Academy...

Coppell High School juniors Aishi Biswal, Amrita Vittal and Jada Parker present how interacting with nature eases anxiety. CHS Anatomy & Physiology classes present ideas of booths to target mental health issues.

Anatomy students plan for May mental health fair

Elizabeth De Santiago, Staff Writer January 8, 2024

On Friday, Coppell High School Anatomy students presented booth ideas to their fellow classmates for the Defensive Line Mental Health Fair that will take place in May. Students pitched ideas for booths...

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