This is not journalism. Technically, it is. This column will be published on a news site and undergo an editing process, but to me, this is not journalism. As a senior and a first-year staffer, I joined...

I thought history was learning about the past. But lately, it feels more like we are rewriting it — or worse, avoiding it altogether. Schools are not echo chambers. They should be arenas for ideas.  All...

Freshman year, I was playing basketball; looking back, that’s where I saw my future at least within high school.  Playing in the arena my senior year, wearing a letterman jacket with patches down...

The door is right there. I could just walk out and never come back to school. Nothing is stopping me, right?  Wrong. Compulsory education laws exist in the United States, varying slightly from state...

What am I doing here? The question echoed in my head as I sat, stationary, in the Coppell High School parking lot at 4:32 PM. Ten minutes had passed, and my car had barely budged. Parents blocked exits,...

Even with my busy schedule, consisting of rigorous classes, electives and activities, I make time to read. Whether through an audiobook or e-book, I find ways to continue to make myself interested and...

 There is nothing quite as American as apple pie, the “Star-Spangled Banner” and… limitless loyalty? Every day, without fail, at 2:25 p.m. on the dot, the entirety of Coppell High School will...

On Feb. 1, a Coppell family’s front door was broken by an object thrown by a group of teenage boys. It was not an isolated incident. The same boys had previously harassed the family, banging on their...

I am a drink lover.  Nothing motivates me more than when I have one of my favorite drinks in hand, ready to take on the day. Of course, the type of drink depends on how I am feeling, but I always know...

Most mornings driving to school, I crave background noise filled by the news, but stories that normally spark interest leave me with dread as I listen to the most recent air strike, economic decline...

Saya cinta kamu, Anushka. Sa… saachi, mamma. “I love you” in Indonesian. My mom, Rani Joshi — whom I call mamma — has always found ways to show me love. Whether it is making food that I...