Finding purpose in my spunk
Anvitha Reddy, Staff Writer
May 15, 2020
The little girl whose innocence was tucked back like her two pigtails is almost unrecognizable to me. Over a decade ago, I stepped into Mockingbird Elementary, and could not have anticipated the incredible lessons that I would learn from that building, or the three other Coppell schools that followed....
A letter to my past self: Life won’t always go to plan – and that’s completely OK
Nishant Medicharla, Business Manager
May 15, 2020
Dear me, I know you’re coming into high school with high expectations. I know you’re expecting to stay on the high school’s tennis team for four years while also playing varsity. I know you’re expecting to score a solid 1500 on the SAT. And I know you’re also expecting to get a six-p...
No regrets
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
May 15, 2020
“Moving on” When I first read the headline last year, I assumed the Coppell volleyball team was overcoming a loss or some other negative event. For some reason, the phrase “moving on” was always shrouded in bittersweetness. It meant facing adversity and progressing past it. Turns out, the headli...
Coppell: Let’s stick together while we’re apart
Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
Texas Governor Greg Abbott started reopening state restaurants, movie theaters, malls and more beginning on May 1. He thinks that we can both kickstart the economy and continue to be healthy in our everyday lives. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins wants to “follow the science and stay home.” He...
Think again before purchasing that cheetah print skirt
Anjali Krishna, Staff Writer
May 6, 2020
My mother likes to tell me that my toxic trait is thinking I have to buy a new outfit for every event. Maybe just this one time, I’ll have to admit she’s correct. Clothes shopping used to be something done occasionally, when the weather changed or when our size did. Somewhat recently though, a...
Brandy Melville fueling dangerous American culture of eating disorders
Anjali Krishna, Staff Writer
April 28, 2020
The ideal Brandy girl is an easily grasped concept. She’s tall, carefree and ultrathin. She fits effortlessly into Brandy Melville’s iconic Tilden pants and plaid skirt sets. She’s happy, fun, amazing and everything you want to be and can. But only if you’re skinny. Surprise! She’s not real. She...
How COVID-19 is bringing us together
Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer
April 17, 2020
One of my sisters recently turned 3, in early April. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we didn’t throw an actual party, but we “zoomed” our family in California and celebrated it that way. Because of COVID-19, we can’t be in any crowded areas of more than 10 people, and have to stay six feet...
Cancellation of prom may have taught us something more valuable – living in the moment
Nishant Medicharla, Business Manager
April 11, 2020
The clock struck midnight as I was scrolling through Instagram, liking all the prom pictures my upperclassmen were posting. The scary thoughts of the SAT and the next day’s calculus test dwindled away as I imagined a night where I could celebrate four years worth of hard work. But one email des...
Losing prom made me appreciate it more
Laasya Achanta, Staff Writer
April 10, 2020
I never understood the obsession with prom. I found it weird a party was hailed as the pinnacle of the high school experience, not even graduation. Sure, it seemed like a fun night, but was it worth the hassle of finding a prom group, choosing a dinner reservation and planning an after party? I de...
Letter From the Editor: Issuing the truth in midst of confusion
Anthony Cesario, Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2020
In the span of weeks, our lives as students — and as citizens in general — have quickly been thrown into confusion and uncertainty. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has gone from an overseas issue to one that has rapidly spread across our home country, directly impacting the things we do, the places we g...
Journalism satisfying the inquisitive by presenting me with opportunity to give back
Akhila Gunturu, Staff Writer
February 25, 2020
When I was in elementary school, I would peer out of the foggy window from my booster-seat, listening to the quiet, calm, filter of NPR’s “Morning Edition” from the car’s radio. Fast-forward to summer break, and I would spend the days of sweltering Indian summer heat splayed on the marble ...
Being a student journalist connects writing to my world
Shivi Sharma, CHS9 Editor
February 25, 2020
Like most students, I participated in many classes and camps growing up, determining possible interests. One of them was a writing class at University of California, Berkeley’s Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP) in the summer of 2012. We’d practiced writing poetry in third grade, and my haiku abo...
