Coppell Student Media

Celebrity advice deserves no special attention

September 6, 2015

By Emma Cummins Editorial Editor As teenagers, we tend to draw advice from a variety of sources. Our family, teachers, and most importantly, the people we look up to, which for teenagers...

It’s gonna be alright, eh?

May 29, 2015

Sai Sailaja Seshadri Staff Writer @saisailu97 Anyone that knows me well is aware of the fact that I constantly talk about leaving - leaving high school, leaving Texas, going off to a new place...

On to bigger and better things thanks to my unexpected senior year

May 29, 2015

By Priya Desai Staff Writer @priusdasani Some seniors know exactly what college they want to go to. Some apply to five or six schools for variety...I was a little different. Last...

Kids tend to believe what their parents tell them

May 29, 2015

By Alexandra Dalton Staff Writer @alex_dalton04 It is hard not to believe everything that your parents tell you - to believe that your source of life and love is right about everything in the world....

A year at The Sidekick changes views, perceptions

May 27, 2015

By Emma Cummins Staff Writer From writing concert reviews, to tackling hot-button topics, my first year at The Sidekick has introduced a world unknown to myself. Before joining The Sidekick,...

Crime has price to pay; does not include luxuries

May 25, 2015

By Alex Irizarry Staff Writer Back in the old days when a person committed a crime, they were expected to fulfill a sentence in a prison. However, that system is being undermined by a new option allowing...

Back in the saddle; it can only go “pony up” from here

May 23, 2015

By Kara Hallam Enterprise Editor @KaraHallam A girl gets bullied out of one school only to end up a prom queen nominee at another. For most of her four years of high school, she fights an unknown...

9/11 is not a joke; new generations interpret horrors of the past with humor

May 21, 2015

By Alexandra Dalton Staff Writer @alex_dalton04 Edgy people have always tried to make light of dark times so they will seem not as awful but laughing at Sept. 11 will never be hilarious to me. I...

Everyone deserves a chance to prove they aren’t part of the stereotype

May 20, 2015

By Emma Cummins Staff Writer We have all heard the stereotype, if you're a white Christian you may have the tendency to be judgmental. The reason would most likely be attributed to the last...

Looking back: What I have learned this year

May 17, 2015

By Sakshi Venkatraman Staff Writer @oompapa1 I can hardly recognize the person that I was on Aug. 25, 2014 - the quiet, shy girl who walked into The Sidekick newsroom with nothing but a backpack...

Right, wrong can’t be applied to shape, size

May 15, 2015

By Kara Hallam Enterprise Editor @KaraHallam I pull up Facebook and my news feed fills with campaigns for body peace and body shaming. One thing out of all the posts suddenly catches my eye; it's...

College isn’t as ‘cutesy’ as they say

May 11, 2015

By Shruthika Pochampally Staff Writer @shruthreddy What people never tell you is that getting into college is not the hardest thing you’ll have to do. The first three years of high school are...