Penny Podcast – Episode #004
February 14, 2019
Weekly Hosts: Neha Desaraju, Sarah Woo, Akansha Singh Weekly Guest: Nolan Sanders Equipment: Andrés Bear Music: Andrés Bear Penny Podcast is a weekly hybrid podcast that incorporates elements of interview and conversation. ---HEADLINE RUNDOWN--- Kelly Wei's article https://coppellstudentmed...
Is playing school or club sports more beneficial?
February 12, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Columns
Penny Podcast – Episode #003
February 7, 2019
Weekly Hosts: Camila Villarreal, Kelly Wei, Andrés Bear Weekly Guest: Anika Arutla Equipment: Andrés Bear Music: Andrés Bear Penny Podcast is a weekly hybrid podcast that incorporates elements of interview and conversation. ----THE HEADLINE RUNDOWN---- Sarah Wo...
For female wrestlers, losing weight is a source of positivity
Neha Desaraju, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Columns, Wrestling
Every week, Coppell High School senior Khushi Khandelwal tracks her weight methodically. As a wrestler, she has to maintain a certain weight range, known as a weight class, in order to compete. Many times, this means losing weight. Most of the time, Khandelwal is only losin...
Teacher of the Week: A look inside CHS history teacher de Waal’s classroom (video)
Sofia Guerrero and Andrés Bear
February 5, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Student Life, Video
Coppell High School history teacher Diane de Waal describes her classroom and why it is her "happy place." Watch to find out about the classroom's features, such as student work, costumes, posters and even a telegram from 1963.
Attention stance: Hayakawa punches through challenges, perseveres
Andrés Bear, Coppell Student Media Web Producer
February 5, 2019
Movement is present at every step in Coppell High School sophomore Jessica Hayakawa’s life. She punches and kicks opponents with such finesse and aptitude that her talent has brought a major opportunity into her life. Last year, she was admitted into the Mexican National Taekwondo team. &...
Theater students overcome obstacles, enthrall audiences with Shakespeare play
Shravya Mahesh, Staff Writer
February 4, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Showcase
One minute guests are chattering away, snacking on $1 concessions, and the next, the lights go down and an audible hush falls over the audience. At once, a spell is cast over the eager viewers. The Broadway Bound class’s play in the Coppell High School commons is about to start. ...
Penny Podcast – Episode #002
January 31, 2019
Filed under Multimedia, Podcast, Showcase
Weekly Hosts: Sarah Woo, Akansha Singh, Neha Desaraju Weekly Guest: Claire Clements Equipment: Andrés Bear Music: Andrés Bear Penny Podcast is a weekly hybrid podcast that incorporates elements of interview and conversation. ---THE HEADLINE RUNDOWN--- Arman Mer...
Coppell scratches off third district win against Jaguars
Nicholas Pranske, Executive Sports Editor
January 10, 2019
Filed under Boys Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Winter Sports
With less than 21 seconds left between the Coppell and Flower Mound boys basketball teams, the Jaguars had a three-point lead. But at the end of the game, the Cowboys came out with a win, 61-60. With 20.7 second seconds remaining, with Coppell fans and players holding their breath, senior ...
Change in opportunity: McGill switches commitment to Stanford
Christine Zacuai, Executive News Editor
December 16, 2018
Today, Coppell defensive back Jonathan McGill flipped his oral commitment from SMU to Stanford. Though committed to SMU for several weeks now, McGill reconsidered due to the academic opportunities and elite program Stanford offers. “It has been one of the hardest things I had t...
20 years of good thymes at Coppell Community Gardens (with video)
Charlotte Vanyo, Staff Writer
December 12, 2018
In 1998, Coppell city manager Jim Witt and council member Marsha Tunnell discussed a novel idea - one that would still be a center of growth, gratefulness and community in the city two decades later. With the help of Amanda Vanhoozier, a city employee who worked at a preschool garden at...
Phillips retires after two decades with CISD, leaving behind lifelong legacy
Karen Lu, Staff Writer
December 10, 2018
Every time Coppell High School Principal Dr. Nicole Jund calls out “hey, Terry”, her phone turns on as if she said “hey, Siri”. This playful attribution of Terry Phillips to an all-knowing, voice-controlled assistant is only a slight hint to the trust and reliance many have put in her in over th...
