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The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The official student news site of Coppell High School

Coppell Student Media

The bathroom stall seems to be the choice of platform for both hate speech and love speech.

Bathroom stalls see aggressive underground, student tensions

Grant Spicer, Staff Writer May 15, 2017

Rushing to use the bathroom and still be on time, students pick a bathroom stall to use before 52 minutes of instruction. Once situated, the student looks to their right: swastikas are drawn in black sharpie...

A reflection on fleeting emotion; the struggle of converting empathy into action

A reflection on fleeting emotion; the struggle of converting empathy into action

Briana Thomas, Staff Writer May 12, 2017

You press play on a video to view a woman narrating her experience as a victim of domestic violence. You see her tears. Her bruises. The way she holds herself firmly, as if at any moment, someone would...

Abbie Hall is a junior at Coppell High School and member of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Letter to the Editor: Associated Press mainstreams delusion

April 19, 2017

Re: Associated Press mainstreams delusion, By Emma Cummins, April 7 As transgender issues become more prominent in the media, journalists have found them hard to address, as there is no protocol for...

IB Math Studies teacher Ian VanderSchee works with seniors Jess Goode and Maria Khan on their trigonometry homework. VanderSchee teaches using the flipped classroom method, where students learn the material at home through videos and can ask questions and work out problems with him during class.

Working with a team when you hate team spirit

Grant Spicer, Staff Writer March 10, 2017

As students, we often learn about teamwork and its complexities. There will always be the group leader and there will almost always be one person whose laziness drags the whole group down.   Some...

The evolution of man has perplexed us for centuries. The Sidekick executive editorial page editor Emma Cummins thinks this search should not end with humans turning into robots. Graphic by Austin Banzon.

We are not meant to become robots

Emma Cummins, Executive Editorial Page Editor March 2, 2017

Recently, billionaire and inventor Elon Musk made the claim that humans have to become cyborgs or “risk irrelevance”.   I am not sure about you, but, to me, that kind of world sounds absolutely...

Barack Obama left the White House two weeks ago. With a campaign titled Yes, We Can!, many now claim that Yes, We Did!.

Looking Forward: Former president Barack Obama leaves behind legacy in White House

Rutuja Joshi, Staff Writer January 31, 2017

Just two weeks ago, a new president was inaugurated into the White House - President Donald J. Trump. The entering of a new president often results in a bittersweet leave for his predecessor. In 2017,...

Straight pride seen as equilibrium rather than for ignoring the real reasons of LGBT+ pride.

Why there is no straight pride: pride is to celebrate progress and bravery, not to please others

Grant Spicer, Staff Writer January 27, 2017
Pride is not a trend, but rather a practice based in a traumatic history of multiple social minorities.
From his intense campaign season to his first few week in office, President Donald Trump has waged a war on the mainstream “dishonest” media. Trump’s overtly hateful attitude toward the media reflects the actions of many politicians before who have tried to dismiss or silence whistleblowers.

Politicians’ alienation of media unwarranted, unhealthy for democracy

Sakshi Venkatraman, Executive News Editor January 27, 2017

  To say President Donald Trump’s relationship with the mainstream media is rocky would be a understatement.   From his divisive and intense year of campaigning to his first few...

Graphic by Austin Banzon.

Responsibility comes in all shapes, sizes but provides similarities (with video)

Emma Cummins, Executive Editorial Page Editor January 23, 2017

Introspection is hard. As teenagers, it is decidedly easier to ignore the flaws in ourselves and focus on others. However, there comes a point in our lives when we have to ask ourselves what falls under...

Coppell High School junior staff writer Fiona Koshy makes a goal to try two new hobbies, photography and piano, this year. She lets go of the fear that is holding her back so she can pursue the things she enjoys.

Letting go of fear to explore something new

Fiona Koshy, Staff Writer January 14, 2017

We have all, at some point or another, picked up a new hobby or explored a different interest. Whether it has stuck or not, pursuing something different pushes one's boundaries, encouraging them to go...

With a new year filled with new opportunities, many people take the initiative to plan out resolutions for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, according to Business Insider, around 80 percent of  people do not uphold their resolutions resolutions and fail by February and continue to pledging the same change year after year. Photo by Hannah Tucker.

New year, same you: why setting resolutions is a waste of time

Kelly Wei, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

My dad and I regularly work out together three times a week.   On the first Saturday of the new year, we drove to our local gym and traveled through a parking lot hosting almost double the...

Generation Z is often stuck between socially engaging between the digital and physical platforms.

Generation Z not inherently self-centered, just conditioned by generational strife

Grant Spicer, Staff Writer January 13, 2017
Each generation of youth has faced its fair share of disagreement from the older demographic. Technology has only become a new format in which to aim the blame.
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