“Did you hear? He’s going to XXX school. Everyone goes there.” “Yeah, she got into XXXX school, but she got admitted for an easy major.” As the end of the school year and the May 1 acceptance...

Touching the blazing hot window pane, I slumped down in my seat in dejection. After two days of driving, we had finally reached the dusty, flat state of Texas.  I wanted to continue fourth grade at...

Despite being raised in a traditional South Asian Muslim household, I forced myself to assimilate to societal norms. In a four letter term, I was the epitome of an ABCD (American-Born Confused Desi).  Spicy...

As you seal the sides of your last AP exam booklet of the year, you drop your dark blue pen as you listen to the proctor's instructions with bated breath. You walk out of the Coppell High School gym and...

My first day of fifth grade was a lonely one. I had just moved from a charter school to a public one, Valley Ranch Elementary, leaving behind six years of history. I vividly remember sitting down in my...

The Twist is a humorous column about life in Coppell. Please be warned that any and all disdain towards any topic is due to the writers’ similar situation as adolescents (even though we feel so much...

My freshman year, simply put, was awful. In every aspect of my life, it was terrible and quite possibly the worst year of my life. I went into sophomore year with zero expectations, I just wanted to...

Rojelio Torres, Eliahana Cruz Torres, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Layla Salazar, Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, Maite Rodriguez, Annabelle Rodriguez, Alithia Ramirez, Eva Mireles, Maranda Mathis, Tess Mata, Jayce...

My eyes were glued to the field as I watched Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott throw the ball, completing yet another pass to wide receiver Michael Gallup. He would then go on to catch the ball, running...

Did you know that the cactus species Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth has the nickname “teddy bear cholla?” And did you know teddy bears are the fluffiest stuffed animals ever? Well,...

The Twist is a humorous column about life in Coppell. Please be warned that any and all disdain towards any topic is due to the writers’ similar situation as adolescents (even though we feel so much...

Fenty Beauty and Rare Beauty are makeup brands owned by Rihanna and Selena Gomez, respectively, which have been receiving a lot of recognition. In this video, The Sidekick’s social media manager Meghna...