Coppell Student Media

On the Spot: Student Council building community of love with Valentine’s Day hearts project (with video)

Emma Meehan, Staff Writer • February 13, 2020

Red and pink hearts filled with compliments line Coppell High School’s halls today. For the second year, Student Council has brightened every student’s Valentine’s Day with personalized notes...

On the Spot: Fine arts students in tight quarters during band hall renovations (with video)

Camila Villarreal and Mark Santuae • February 13, 2020

The construction throughout the school year has finally made its way to the Coppell High School Band Hall after renovations in the auditorium were completed. Everything in the practice rooms, instrument...

Vaughn leaving CISD to pursue new opportunity

Joanne Kim, Staff Writer • February 7, 2020

Today, assistant principal Chase Vaughn is saying goodbye to Coppell High School. Vaughn has worked at Coppell High School and at the 9th Grade Campus as an assistant principal for the past two years....

On the Spot: Potential inclement weather reveals process of school cancellation

Meer Mahfuz, Staff Writer • February 5, 2020

Tomorrow, Coppell ISD will be monitoring potentially freezing precipitation and hazardous road conditions as it makes a decision on whether or not to cancel school for the district. Today, there were...

On the Spot: Large Plano schools added to Coppell’s new district

Sarah Woo, Staff Writer • February 3, 2020

Starting next fall, Coppell ISD athletics will say goodbye to Irving ISD and hello to Plano ISD in district competition. Today, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced the new districts...

On the Spot: Choir using classroom recitals for contest preparation (with video)

Rithik Chennupati, Staff Writer • January 30, 2020

Coppell High School choir students are going through rehearsals of their solos and ensemble for the UIL Region 31 Solo and Ensemble Contest tonight at CHS9. To some students, this is a project but...

On the Spot: Campus mourns death of NBA legend (with video)

Jillian Moore, Staff Writer • January 27, 2020

Yesterday, 41-year-old NBA star Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant were identified as two of the nine passengers killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. Their losses are felt...

On the Spot: Wuhan coronavirus hits Texas soil with potential case (with video)

Shreya Beldona, Staff Writer • January 25, 2020

With ever changing and rapidly mutating viruses, the threat of contraction always exists, no matter how little. Yet, a sense of imperceptibility remains, until the threat hits close to home. Exhibiting...

On the Spot: Spotify releases pet centered playlist creator (with video)

Andrés Bear, Coppell Student Media Web Producer • January 22, 2020

On Jan. 15, the music streaming service titan Spotify released a generator which creates unique playlists for owners to play to their pets. Spotify surveyed 5,000 people across the globe and concluded...

On the Spot: Weather changes impact school day

Arman Merchant, Staff Writer • January 16, 2020

This morning, faculty and students woke up to pouring rain as they made their way to Coppell High School. The Dallas-Fort Worth area has seen a variety of weather patterns in the past few days. The...

On the Spot: Campus introduces changes to next year’s scheduling system (with video)

Akif Abidi, Staff Writer • January 14, 2020

Coppell High School has seen many changes in its system this year, from ridding of semester exams to introducing Friday Night Live. Next year, it plans to see a change to the student schedule changing...

On the Spot: Tensions rise between U.S., Iran as the new year begins (with video)

Nanette Pottoore • January 8, 2020

Within three days into the new year, relations between Iran and the United States worsened when a U.S. airstrike, ordered by President Donald Trump, killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq. Multiple...