Matteo Zanelli
Coppell High School senior Matteo Zanelli is trading Texas for the coast of England to study makeup, hair and prosthetics at Arts University Bournemouth. Originally considering a traditional...
Countless Coppell High School alumni walk through the building's doors each year, set with nostalgia and a plan to hug their favorite teachers again, stroll through the halls of the school they once attended...
As the clock hit 7 p.m., tears were shed and hugs were exchanged as Coppell ISD Board of Trustees Place 5 candidates hastily checked their phones to view Election Day results.
On Saturday, Coppell residents...
The noise came in waves: chants and cheers, building, breaking then rising again with every pitch.
The roar after the hit.
The rhythm after each pitch.
The dirt. The lights. The noise.
For...
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Rain trickled in slow, deliberate paths down the windows of Coppell High School junior Sahasra Kalakonda’s childhood home in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the comfort of her home were...
Timeline
On Oct. 4, 1989, the Vista Ridge Mall opened with success featuring anchors such as Sears, Dillard's and JCPenny along with a 12-screen Cinemark theater. It was considered one of the largest...
Three digits separate life from death. The dispatchers on the other side of a 911 call are, without exaggeration, life lines. The North Texas Emergency Communications Center (NTECC) is the home of...
On a sunny Saturday morning, the scent of motor oil fills the garage as Coppell High School dual credit success coach Ryan Hilton crouches over a 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, carefully reassembling...
Hamza Zakir, Editorial Page Editor
• April 7, 2026
“3…2…1…*CLAP*”
For almost a decade, that sharp clap has echoed through D115 at Coppell High School, cutting through chatter and the clatter of laptop keys to signal the start of work in The...
Coppell students volunteer in the damp field of the Coppell Community Garden, sit in ambulances blaring sirens rushing toward emergencies, knock door-to-door for canvassing and speak in important city...
Velvety turf pans across four acres with multi-colored adirondack chairs sitting on freshly established pavement. Dogs, big and small, frolic around ramps as the uplifting song “Dog Days Are Over”...
Excitement echoes among Harvest Hall in Grapevine as the students of School of Rock Coppell join the audience after performing on stage. But there is still one more performance in the lineup: the teacher...
